Costume parties generally only come around once or twice a year so why go as some boring nurse or firefighter? With so little opportunity to have some with your costume, why not go crazy and wear a costume that people will be talking about for years. If you’re a conservative stay at home mom then dress up like a street smart, sexy biker chick. If you’re a lawyer then dress up as one of your clients that ended up in jail. If you are a fan of the more traditional costumes like a sailor or a pirate, there is no reason why you can jazz the costume up to make it stand out from all the others.

Temporary tattoo sleeves are a great and inexpensive way to authenticate the look of your costume. These realistic looking sleeves can transform you from a simple looking inmate to a tough-as-nails prison impersonator. Here are some more ways you can build a costume around a temporary tattoo sleeve.

1. Tribal dancer: Have you ever seen those men who participate in tribal dances in the Hawaiian Islands? Well whether you saw them on television or in person, you may have noticed that many have some sort of tattoo. This type of costume could only be a true success if you had the tattoo to go with it, which is possible when you use a tribal tattoo sleeve.

2. Prisoner: Prisons are one of the more common places to find tattoos, so if you want a simple costume that will stand out, the inmate, tattooed look is an easy answer. If all you have to your costume is dull grey pants and a white t-shirt then you’ll look little better than a bum, but slip on a tattoo sleeve of you liking and you will have the look of a genuine inmate.

3. Rock Star: Over done you say…well maybe, but when you add a pair of tattoo sleeves to the costume, you get a whole new look. The teased hair and wild makeup will only go so far, but throw on some skull tattoo and rose covered tattoo sleeves and some leather accessories and you look like you just stepped off stage. Check out the 'Flaming Mic Rock n Roll Tattoo Sleeve'

4. Pirate: Everybody loves a pirate (the Johnny Depp version of course) and you can’t be a pirate without a tattoo or two. But really who wants to spend the time or money getting a real tattoo for just one costume, so just reach for a dead men pirate tattoo sleeve instead. With one pull you can have flames leaping up you arm or dancing girls sauntering around your bicep. You’ll be a pirate worthy of an extra roll in the next Pirate’s movie.

5. Biker Chick: All women at one point or another have a wild streak that longs to be expressed with the help of a short leather skirt and biking boots. But a biker chick costume is incomplete with just some leather; a true biker chick needs a tattoo. Tattoo sleeves for women can allow you to exude femininity while still looking as tough as you black leather spike bracelet. Check out the 'Love To Ride Biker Tattoo Sleeve'.