Some of my henna work

hennagirl

hennagirl

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Here are a few pix of some henna I've done.

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My season is just starting to heat up... just finished my first festival of the year and it was most excellent -- busy from opening until close with lots of mellow and happy people -- I hope this is a sign for the rest of the summer! 8)
 
ruby_soho

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It looks sooo nice. I've always wanted to get my hands henna-d but I've never been able to find someone who does authentic henna, not those stupid butterflies and smiley faces in the market.
 
MAC_Whore

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Those are beautiful. I do henna as well (just for myself and friends). That makes me want to break out my kit! You do beautiful work!
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kaliraksha

kaliraksha

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I did my own one night... it's so creative... but one hand took me 3.5 hours!

I love the work you did on the feet =)
 
Pushpa

Pushpa

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i love it but red doesn't show up on me so i stick with black hehehe

the feet look lovely
 
Henna_Spirit

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Hi Natasha! Didn't know you were on here?!
Nice work as always
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Pushpa: You do know that black is very bad? Check this out and you'll understand why you should NEVER EVER use black.

http://www.hennatribe.com/ppd.php

The reason why natural henna might not show up on is becaus eyou've used dead and/or crap henna. Buy some fresh from henna suppliers ont he net and trust me you will get good results!
I always mix my own and this is the sort of results my brides get:
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midnightlouise

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Wow. That's amazing hennagirl! I need to get my feet done now! How long does it last?

And Hennaspirit that bride looks lovely! Did you do her work? Gorgeous!
 
Pushpa

Pushpa

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Originally Posted by Henna_Spirit
Pushpa: You do know that black is very bad? Check this out and you'll understand why you should NEVER EVER use black.

http://www.hennatribe.com/ppd.php

The reason why natural henna might not show up on is becaus eyou've used dead and/or crap henna. Buy some fresh from henna suppliers ont he net and trust me you will get good results!
I always mix my own and this is the sort of results my brides get:
soniamehndi.jpg


oh wow but when i say black henna i mean darker (almost a deep sienna/burgundy a bit darker than your bride) i have never heard of actual black (the color) henna but wow if i ever see it i will beware thanks for the tip...thats a bit scary

and my nana told me it was the way my skin is pigmented with already red undertones or something that it only shows up when its a darker shade
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and wow that is beautiful i love traditional henna i hate seeing ppl with a butterfly on their shoulder or crap like that looks lame
 
hennagirl

hennagirl

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Thanks for the compliments! When I first started I would spend hours doing very simple designs -- but 7 years later, I'm much faster... it's all about the practice... everything is freehand. I tried stencils, but couldn't get them to work well, so then I learned to draw LOL!!!!

Hey Amira!!! Great work as always!!! I'm sure you recognize the foot pattern as one of yours!!! I LOVE that book! (well, actually, it's 4 books I put in one binder....)

Black henna is evil... it's not even real. They add a chemical hair dye to make it turn black and that chemical gets below the skin surface and can cause major damage... here's more info: http://www.hennatribe.com/ppd.php

Real henna designs generally last 1-2 weeks, depending on skin texture, chemistry, where the design is and how often you wash, swim, etc. Basically, it absorbs into the upper layer of your skin -- so if you have thick, calloused skin, it will be darker and last longer than places with thin, frequently washed skin...

And now off the soapbox and back to your regularly scheduled forum...
 
Sushi_Flower

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Great work everyone! Love the designs by you Henna Girl. And Henna Spirit your designs are amazing, how do you manage to get it all so detailed, do you use a very thin cone opening? and what measurements do you use to mix your own and any special ingredients? People used to mix their own too but in recent times we get cones ordered from India so we get the real deal but it's all ready to use for us.

I'm Indian so i've grown up with henna like everyone else in my friends and family, we put it on before special occasions like Eid and especially at weddings on the bride's 'Mehndi Night' (henna night) where the bride invites all the girls in her life for a party a couple of nights before the wedding and gets her mehndi done professionally and all the other girls do each others and dance and have a great night.
I went to a wedding last week and ended up doing loads of people's mehdni till 1am in the morning as they kept lining up, i had to actually say no to people in the end as i really needed to get home!

Oh and the reactions shown on that website to black henna is what used to happen to me!!! I used to get tiny dots all over where the mehndi was done and so when the mehdni faded i had the pattern still there made out of dots. I thought i was allergic to mehndi but i've stopped getting reactions now so i think maybe that was a bad batch.

Here's my cousins' bridal mehndi - not done by me.

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And in the hectic craziness that is Indian weddings (the celebrations last a week..full on!) we didn't actually take a pic of the mehdni when it was washed off but you can kinda make out the colour here and also see her beautifull dress!
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user79

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Originally Posted by Henna_Spirit
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Oh WOW that is amazing. If you don't mind me asking, how much do you charge for something like that and how many hours does it take to apply?
 
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