it took a lot of scrubbing to get off i think that is a good thing [SEP] i purchased these for a party i was going to most of the people attended had actual large tattoos these were good enough to be believable at first sight but yeah you will not fool anyone for long the colors were nice and vibrant they went on nicely and they stuck i had to scrub quite a bit to get these off hint use a washcloth you do not care about too much i could never get the gunk off my washcloth if you are looking for something that is somewhat realistic looking and has some lasting power these are great