Mehndi Design - Women in Pakistan are Mostly

Held The Night - Mehndi Party

Mehndi party is held the night before the wedding. Traditionally, it is held in the home of the bride and only includes women from the bride's side. It is a fun and relaxing evening for the bride to spend with her closest friends and relatives. 

The evening is spent applying mehndi (henna) designs to the bride's hands, feet and anywhere else! Friends and family may also have some mehndi. While applications are being done their may be music, dance and other entertainment for the

Mehendi Henna Tattoo

Mehendi (Henna Tattoo, also known as Mehndi) is an ancient Indian Body Art.

It is used in creating intricate ethnic or contemporary designs and exotic patterns on various parts of the body, though traditionally applied to the hands and feet of women preparing for special ceremonies.

It is completely natural, non-permanent and painless. Once thought only for women, men are finding it a nice alternative to permanent tattoos.

The appeal? Painless temporary tattoos. Cutting edge.. Cool.. Painless.. Fun.. No needles.., just a natural paste. What was in this month might be out the next, so with Mehendi a lifetime commit

Mehendi Decoration

Mehendi decoration and application is an ancient practice in India, Africa and The Middle East. Girls and women are the ones who generally use henna for beautification. This becomes a different affair during ceremonies, like marriage and other festivals.

The various figures, geometry and patterns symbolize their fertility, womanhood and nature. Henna (or 'Mehendi', the Indian namfe) is made from the henna plant (Lawsonia Inermis). The leaves of the plant are dried and ground. The powder is mixed with water and various spices and oils to get a fine paste that is then applied to the skin. Once it hardens and peels off, it leaves an exotic reddish brown color on the skin.

You can get henna at an Indian Store or on the internet. Remember though, to get a packet from the latest batch. With just one packet of henna, you'll make enough paste for two dozen application or more.

Check out my henna recipe at mandala-online.com.

Before application make sure the skin is clean, dry and not oily with moisturizer or sun block lotion. If you want to color your nails too, remove nail polish from them. Be sure if you want your nails covered with henna because it will last long on nails. You can however get around with this by using nail polish again !

Palms, feet and foot soles take henna very well and stay longer. You may apply henna with a small stick, cone or a plastic appllicator-similar to a syringe but without any needle !

Symmetric and geometric shapes work best. Don't make the lines too thin, the color won't come on to your skin v