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Seashie Ray
Member # 49582
posted 01-17-2012 12:17 PM
Does anyone have a Henna Tattoo? Do you find it easy to draw on your own skin? Do they stain or smudge, or do they dry? I ordered a cone of Henna skin dye today, so I was wondering if anyone's tried it? What did you draw/write?
eryn_smiles
Member # 35643
posted 01-18-2012 05:39 AM
Most of my Indian friends have had henna'd hands and feet as part of their bridal ceremonies, usually done by makeup artistry type folks, very beautiful no smudging when they do it!
Seashie Ray
Member # 49582
posted 01-18-2012 05:43 AM
Wow, I've seen pictures of bridal ones on hands and feet; there are really beautiful! Do you know how long they last?
loneranger
Member # 78998
posted 01-18-2012 10:22 PM
they last for 2 weeks or so...depends on where it is....on your palms lasts for lesser time because , we keep washing our hands frequently.....on our feet they will be for a longer time, though they are not as dark as the hands.....though if you do apply on the nails, lasts for as long as a month. Are you applying the design yourself? , i guess you can get good easy designs on the net-try searching for 'mehandi designs' - which means henna tattoo designs, but you get more results i think, though i am not really sure
selina
Member # 33376
posted 01-19-2012 05:28 AM
i love henna tattoo. but i get someone else to do it for me because i always mess it up. i'd like to wear it all the time given the chance
Seashie Ray
Member # 49582
posted 01-19-2012 09:02 AM
Yeah I'm doing it myself. I'll search for 'mehandi designs', thanks Loneranger. Can you put them in other places as well as hands and feet? Selina, I hope you get to have more henna soon!
loneranger
Member # 78998
posted 01-19-2012 10:50 PM
yes....u can....try first with simpler designs...and make sure to make only pin sized hole in the cone.......so that its easier for u to draw the designs or else it may become a little messy...and keep a cloth to immediately remove if it falls on ur fingers while using it or else u many have a small patch of henna on ur hand in india its a tradition to apply to hands and feet.....but if u doing it for fun....u can apply any where but it wont be as dark if u want it to be darker what u can do is make thick sugar solution and apply on it after it dries (just take a cup of water and add 4 teaspoons of sugar), thats what my friends do to make it darker......it will feel kind of sticky and all...but u'll like the darker shade of the tattoo
loneranger
Member # 78998
posted 01-19-2012 10:52 PM
yes....u can....try first with simpler designs...and make sure to make only pin sized hole in the cone.......so that its easier for u to draw the designs or else it may become a little messy...and keep a cloth to immediately remove if it falls on ur fingers while using it or else u many have a small patch of henna on ur hand in india its a tradition to apply to hands and feet.....but if u doing it for fun....u can apply any where but it wont be as dark if u want it to be darker what u can do is make thick sugar solution and apply on it after it dries (just take a cup of water and add 4 teaspoons of sugar), thats what my friends do to make it darker......it will feel kind of sticky and all...but u'll like the darker shade of the tattoo
moonlight bouncing off water
Member # 44338
posted 01-20-2012 06:07 AM
I don't have henna tattoos, but this reminds me: I know someone who almost handed in somebody else's arm covered henna as their weekly sketch in art class.
Seashie Ray
Member # 49582
posted 01-25-2012 07:44 AM
Haha Moonlight. That's amazing. Thanks for the info, Loneranger! I might make a sugar mix. Gonna try putting some on my hands in a sec.
loneranger
Member # 78998
posted 01-26-2012 07:07 AM
thats great Ray ! Now i feel like getting one......that's what i will do...when i go home
Seashie Ray
Member # 49582
posted 01-27-2012 07:06 AM
Oh wow! Did you get one?
loneranger
Member # 78998
posted 01-28-2012 12:17 AM
no...not yet...am going home next week...that's the first thing i am doing
newborn
Member # 95090
posted 02-28-2012 01:23 AM
henna may be applied in the face as well, but it's better to make only a small design there, and keep it away from the eyes.
kevin2011
Member # 95150
posted 03-02-2012 07:07 AM
I never tried it but it looks cool, there are lots of henna tattoo designs are available. If you are thinking about dryness then it is good to use all the precautions for this kind of tattoos. [ 03-02-2012, 12:13 PM: Message edited by: KatWA ]