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Published: 2005-07-27 19:21:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 4348; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 38
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OK, this is another one that I didn't come up with... the design is by Catherine Cartwright Jones. I just hennaed it. Maybe it should go into a different category, I dunno...Anyhow, this is a henna design that I did on my daughter's leg... the paste is still on, with glitter sprinkled on top.
One of the main advantages of henna bein' sticky.
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Wow that's pretty stunninng.
Groovy.
It looks so glamourous.
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i've seen shimmer powder used on top, but i've never seen glitter like that before... it's beautiful!!!
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shimmer powder? sounds like something that i should look into!!
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Hi James,
Henna itself has been around, almost literally, forever.
But it goes on like a paste... that's what this is a picture of. Pretty much like icing a cake. People have lots of different ways to apply it... I generally use a baggie (that's how this one was made). Just put the paste in the corner of the baggie, cut a TINY hole in the tip, and squeeze! Cheap and easy. Mylar cones are my favorite thing to use... a sheet of mylar is wrapped in the shape of a cone, and again, a tiny hole is cut in the tip. They're the easiest to control (for me). But everything from jacquard (spelling?) bottles (bottles with a very fine tip, the henna has to be very smooth to use these) to twigs are used to apply the paste.
The paste is left on the skin as long as possible... I generally recommend 4 - 6 hours as the minimum but overnight is better. It flakes off and leaves an orange-ish stain that darkens to a nice brown color over the next couple of days. The brown stain lasts anywhere from a week to a month, depending on how well it is cared for (if it's protected before bathing and swimming, stuff like that) and where it is on the body (on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet it lasts the longest... that's where the skin is thickest).
The sparkle was an idea the person who taught me henna had, actually... while the paste is still wet, it's sticky... so we just sprinkle glitter on.
- Mandy
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I've never seen anything like this before, the technique I mean. Is it something fairly new? Also, how permanent is it, how long does it stay on?
Some lovely sparkle going on there, and what looks to be a complex design. As I know nothing about the technique, how do the thinnest parts of the design get applied, such as the snake's tongue, and the swirling roots of the plant?
Regards,
James
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