The Art if Henna

iluvsparkles

anyone interested in henna?

i loove love looooove doing henna on myself and others! i thought id share my new one wtih you guys! i hope yall dont mind!











and i did this on tuesday, for a friends belly dancing show

iluvsparkles

anyone interested in henna?

i loove love looooove doing henna on myself and others! i thought id share my new one wtih you guys! i hope yall dont mind!











and i did this on tuesday, for a friends belly dancing show

beep

Isn't that a marriage ritual?????

auntkaren

How do you do that on yourself like that? It's really pretty art. Your really talented. But I am not sure what Henna is, is that a permanent , like a tattoo?:

Healthier_Me

Em, you are very lucky you don't live near me... I would be begging you to do some henna on me.
I wanted to get it done on my belly when I was preggie with my 2nd baby :frown:

I just think henna is beautiful art and you do it so well.

iluvsparkles

Henna is indeed a marriage ritual. i definitely plan to do some when i get married.

it has become so popular lately. i personally think it is because of its semi-permanence.

to answer your question, henna is actually a staining plant. I personally buy it in the powder form. you then mix it with lemon juice (or any slightly acidic liquid) to form a paste, which you then apply.
i use bottles with tiny little tips. its alot like decorating a cake!

you let it dry, usually over night, then in the morning it is stuck on, and you scrape the 'mud' off and it leaves this gorgeous reddish tan stain. It is a permanent stain, so on most locations of the body, it sticks around for up to 3 weeks!(until all the stained skin flakes off (the hands go faster with how much i wash my hands!)

it is usually performed ont he palms of the hands and bottoms of the feet.
the dye takes instantly on these parts of the body and very Very dark! It is harder to achieve a dark color on a tan!

i actually do, however have a real tattoo that looks like henna! it is on my sternum, and here is a picture of it!

beep

That looks like so much fun. I really hate tattoos (sorry everyone) but I love the henna stains! Beautiful work, sparkly girl.

Sparkling girl with dye
slipping swirling round her arm
sighing how lovely

angelbells86

You are so talented to be able to do henna. I wish I could! I love anything tattoo related...which is probably why I have so many. Lol

studentRN

Wow! You're very talented...love the belly design!

GravyGurl

I love henna!! Always have. I have played around with it for a few years but it's hard for me to do on myself for me. I would love to live near you too!! :laugh:

iluvsparkles

bump for today!

SoupNazi

That looks awesome! Did you freehand that or use a stencil?

iluvsparkles

i always freehand my henna. I am a perfectionist! So each of the designs you see here took me about 2 hours

SoupNazi

i always freehand my henna. I am a perfectionist! So each of the designs you see here took me about 2 hours

:noway:
You are just so multi-faceted!:happy:

brandyjo

I don't know much about henna but I just have to say WOW! you're artistic. You have a real talent!

brandyjo

I don't know much about henna but I just have to say WOW! you're artistic. You have a real talent!

GravyGurl

I feel like you could be my daughter :laugh: We have so many of the same interests. I need one of my boys to bring someone like you home instead of the dunderheads they bring around :laugh: