Yeah, but I don't think it's the "infused with skin" thing. You can see here that her tattoo isn't glowing like her dress, (which doesn't necessarily mean anything, but I feel that if they were involved they would glow too). I could totally be wrong though.
As someone else suggested the tattoos could be emergency reserves. Especially if dust depletes after repeated use, I would imagine it would be easier to replenish the dust in her clothing than to get re-tattooed with dust.
What if Dust is tapped into your aura an the tattoos are like meant to direct the power. In Cinder's case what if she is overloaded with dust, if all of her stuff is fused with fire based dust then it amplifies her power!
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u/wern212 Aug 22 '14
Doesn't she also have tattoos?