This year, Barbie turned 50 years old. I just wanted to alert all of our readers who are in the tat industry, that Barbie now sports sticker tattoos, and even comes with wash-off temporary tattoos for her owner.

This is causing quite a stir as tattoos are still largely associated with less than savory figures (which as you all know unfortunately spills over to our products). In fact, the Chicago Tribune reports it as the third top google search trend last week. I just wanted you to know, so that you can use this information. Its really a nice way to illustrate the demand potential for temporary tattoos, and the best temporary tattoo there is, temporary airbrush tattoos. Also, it shows a highly paid marketing giant feels that the time is right for tats to go mainstream.

• Toys’R'Us – Barbie Totally Stylin’ Tattoos Doll
• LA Times – At 50 years old, Barbie gets tattoos — and a Megastore in China
• Entertainment Weekly – Tat’s all, folks: A&E, Mattel get inked
• Yahoo! Buzz – Tattooed Barbie Rocks the Web