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Thursday 29 November 2012

Mehndi Preparation, Mehndi Cone, Mehndi Ideas


Mehndi Preparation, Mehndi Cone, Mehndi Ideas

Mehndi looks awesome on hands, shoulders, legs, palms and if use creatively it looks gorgeous on other parts of the body too. Learn how to make henna powder, henna paste, henna cone and how to apply Mehndi (Henna) on your body to look amazing.
Mehndi Preparation, Mehndi Cone, Mehndi Designs, Mehndi Ideas
For making your Mehndi (Henna) you can simply buy henna from the market or you can dry henna leaves in the shade for making your own henna powder. Drying henna leaves is a lengthy process, as it may take weeks to dry and get crisp. If you aren’t too specific about making your own henna powder you can simply buy a quality henna powder.

How To Prepare Henna Paste

Given below are the ingredients which you will require to make henna powder.
  1. Properly sieved henna powder – Use a muslin cloth to sieve the henna powder. Make sure there is no residue left as it can block the Mehndi  cone.
  2. Well strained strong tea decoction.
  3. Add few drops of eucalyptus oil
  4. Also add some strained lime juice.
  5. For better results add 1-2 table spoon of sugar.
Take the henna powder in a bowl, add the tea till it becomes a thick paste (similar to a dough). Add eucalyptus oil, sugar and lime juice and mix well to make it into a smooth and thin paste. Leave it covered over night or during the day if you prefer to apply in the night.

How to Make a Henna (Mehndi) Cone

Ready made henna cones are also available in the market but if you wish to make one at home take a rectangle 7″ X 4 shape thick plastic (freezer bag plastic etc) . Start twisting the bag from  one corner so as to make a cone from it . Tighten the tip to make a tiny hole in it. Your Henna cone is ready now. Fill the cone with the henna  paste, and tie the border tightly by using a rubber band or a thread.
Use your Mehndi cone and apply Mehndi on your palms, hands, shoulder or legs depending upon the occasion. You can be creative and innovative while making a Mehndi designs or can simply browse our Mehndi design section for stylish and trendy Mehndi design ideas.
How To Get A Darker Mehndi Color
  • You should leave the Mehndi for minimum 3-5 hours to get a darker color. The longer you let your hand dry deeper the color will be.
  • Mix lemon juice and sugar in ½ ratio. Apply on semi dried Mehndi to get better results. Moreover this will also help your Henna to stay wet for longer duration.
  • Keep your hands away from water as long as possible to get better results.
  • Do not use water to wash the Mehndi once it dried. It’s better if you use a spoon or knife to remove Mehndi coat.
  • Apply sesame oil on your hands and leave it for ½ hour to get a darker color.
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Getting Into Home Tattooing For Fun

Getting Into Home Tattooing For Fun
Getting Into Home Tattooing For Fun

Getting Into Home Tattooing For Fun

Life keeps ticking on, and I haven’t been sure how to muster up the will to keep going. No, I’m not being dramatic, I’m not thinking of anything extreme, I’m just a bit bummed. I guess you could say it’s a mid-life crisis. I’m not thinking about getting a red convertible, well, I wasn’t until I just wrote that, now I am. But it’s not the typical feelings and thoughts, at least as portrayed in the movies. And I’m certainly not on the verge of breaking down and destroying civilization as we know it. No, it’s more a deep omnipresent feeling that I can’t get out of my head, that I’m not doing what I’m supposed to be doing, but I’m stuck in the current path and I don’t really see what direction I should steer myself in. I decided to compromise with my brain, okay, you’re not happy, but you can take control of some things. I can at least rebel in a sense in a way that’s fairly socially acceptable. I decided to get a tattoo, but I didn’t want to just head into a parlor and get any old design on any old part of me, I wanted to do it myself. I wanted the satisfaction of not only getting a tattoo but of learning a new skill. I thought that would make me feel better. I got one of those tattoo kits and tattoo gun that comes with the rest of the necessities for home tattooing. I figured, and correctly, that that would be a heck of a lot easier than piecing together all the things I’d need by myself. It was also easy to get all the stuff, because I was referred to http://www.thelashop.com/ which just had all I needed right there. So that part was extremely easy. I haven’t yet given myself the tattoo, but I have been practicing on the practice skins and think I know what I want to do, and where. I can’t really share that with the world now, because again, I’m doing this for me.