It’s 2008. I’m ten years old. I have a henna cone in my hand and I’m not afraid to use it. I squeeze unrecognisable flowers onto the women, and I paint wonky footballs and messy rockets onto the boys.
Neha Assar can spend up to three hours holding a bride’s hands before a wedding. She will also devote three hours to holding her feet. Ms. Assar is a henna artist specializing in mehndi, the ...
In 1997, when Madonna and Gwen Stefani started sporting henna tattoos, the Western world took notice of these gorgeous and artful techniques. But we were already behind the times. This traditional ...
Miles away from that dodgy dolphin design you got every year on your annual family holiday to the Costa Del Sol, traditional henna is the ridiculously beautiful body art we're obsessed with. And now ...
With Indian wedding traditions, you win some, you lose some. So, while the week-long customs might tire you out, the ritual of mehendi is gladly taken up by every wide-eyed bride. Numerous Bollywood ...
Priyanka Chopra incorporated many hidden romantic symbols of her relationship to Nick Jonas into her gorgeous wedding wardrobe. We’ve known about the touching embroidery she included in both of her ...
The henna cones that we pick off the market shelves are made for commercial use by adding chemicals to the paste. Homemade henna, on the other hand, is prepared by soaking the powder in the water and ...