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This is one of my henna designs with the Abu Dhabi logo I did during the ADAC Rally 2010 in Trier. I was there employed as hennartist for the BP FORD Abu Dhabi World Rally Team.
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are derived from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen two years ago. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
My younger sis Nargis had her hand designed with Henna just a day before my elder sis's engagement that was held on 28th of Aug. 06` .
As i was in a rush of fulfilling the responsibilities given to me by dad on eve of elder sis's engagement ceremony, took this snap and sadly it didn't come out quite straight as Nargis had her hands folded in curve :s thus marring the beautiful henna design she had on her hands =))
I will post a better one if i find one from my cousin's cam :d
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf; (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
This bodypainting was executed with khidab. Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf; (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
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Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are derived from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen 2006. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/anwend.html ) as well as on youtube you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQVPuceyKs
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSn9OtM7RZE
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqNnU8r7Xs
KHIDAB is the Yemeni black waterproof ink for body painting. It is used often instead of henna, but sometimes also in combination, to decorate hands and arms, back, décolleté as well as legs and feet with extended tendril-like patterns.
Khidab is obtained through pyrolysis. Cuprous oxide gives the ink its dark blue-black colour. Dr. Hanne Schönig has described the composition and production in detail in the article: “ Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods”
which you can download at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf; (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
just finished this mehndi for a chanteuse who will perform a videoclip with it.
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are derived from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen two years ago. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
Since today is aid al kabir and in a few day christmas i presented my friend lienna with the above posted henna!
It was for me the occasion to try the jaquard bottles Kenzi (see her work at flickr.com/photos/kenzilicious/) sended me in fall. Although it is by far more hard to work with them as to work with kreecones they are much more handy as the jaquard bottles you can buy in Germany!.
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste, the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in french and German) you can see several little videos how hanna is made and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
This is the realization of the pattern I created for a hungarian bride using hungarian embroidery elements. The henna is Tunisian style where like in Yemen gall ink is used to high light the henna.
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf; (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the feet. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are derived from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen two years ago. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
Henna or mehendi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded leaves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringe to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are all created by me. A great deal of them are inspired from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen 2006. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/anwend.html ) as well as on youtube you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQVPuceyKs
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSn9OtM7RZE
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqNnU8r7Xs
This is the realisation of a henna design I created for another client who is undergoing a chemotherapy. It seems to me that instead of waering a wig a hennapainting on a bald head will become fashionable.
I think that a hennapainting on the head is a real alternative to a wig, because it is much more comfortable and in the same time it is a good way to cope with the loss of hairs during the time of the chemotherapy.
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This is the realisation of a design I created for a woman who is undergoing a chemotherapy.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the head. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
This is my first client who wanted her belly painted with henna. In a few days she will give birth to her fourth child.
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
The patterns I do, are derived from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen two years ago. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
Henna or mehendi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded leaves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringe to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are all created by me. A great deal of them are inspired from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen 2006. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/anwend.html ) as well as on youtube you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQVPuceyKs
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSn9OtM7RZE
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqNnU8r7Xs
this is also henna ala qatr which did Ruquaia Al-Harazi for a bride. the henna painting covers all her arms and legs. But the bride didn't want to show more of this georgous henna
For an account how destilated henna is made please read the thread: How "henna ala qidra" in Yemen is mixed at henna-und-mehr.tumblr.com/
Henna or mehendi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded leaves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringe to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are all created by me. A great deal of them are inspired from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen 2006. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf). But this pattern is inspired from by paisley patterns.
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/anwend.html ) as well as on youtube you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQVPuceyKs
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSn9OtM7RZE
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqNnU8r7Xs
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
The patterns I do, are derived from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen two years ago. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf; (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
I got in the beginning of the week a new shipment of khidab, after I had nearly given up the hope to get hold on this bodypaint from Yemen.
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
www.henna-und-mehr.de/franz/khidabslide.html (French)
If you like to try it, i.e. to paint your self with this ink, you can now order it in 5gr. portions on the follwing pages:
www.henna-und-mehr.de/franz/boutiq8.html (French)
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/boutiq8.html (German),
you can even order it with an instruction for use in three languages : english, French and German. To inform me in which language you'd like to have the instructions, please use the message box of the order form.
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf; (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
Henna or mehendi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded leaves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringe to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are all created by me. A great deal of them are inspired from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen 2006. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf). But this pattern is inspired from by paisley patterns.
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/anwend.html ) as well as on youtube you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQVPuceyKs
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSn9OtM7RZE
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqNnU8r7Xs
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how hanna is made and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the feet. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are derived from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen two years ago. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are derived from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen two years ago. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
Während der Grünen Woche vom 18.-27. Januar 2019. werde ich täglich für Marokko (Halle 18, Eingang Nord, Masurenallee) Henna-Tattoos/Mehndis mit naturreiner frisch angerührter Hennapaste aus BIO-Henna anbieten.
During the Green Week in Berlin from 18.-27. January 2019. I will offer daily henna painting for Morocco.
I invented these patterns, a pentagon, the national emblem of Morocco and a North African brooch, to show visitors to the Moroccan hall what the country's traditional henna art looks like.
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/anwend.html ) as well as on youtube you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQVPuceyKs
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSn9OtM7RZE
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqNnU8r7Xs
the bodypainting was made with khidab. Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf; (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf; (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
This is now my second painting I made from the left over paint of the gig just 6 weeks ago. This time there isn'tl enough ink left to do another painting.
Nevertheless I am pretty content to have testet out, that you can use the preparedkhidab ink for weeks without any problems, provided you keep the ink in anairtight bottle.
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
In the moment I have a client who is undergoing a chemo-cancer-treatmend. Instead of waering a wig she want that I henna her bald head with flowers. She loves in particular hibiskus and so i created for her this design in which the hibiskus is prominent.
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the haed. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are derived from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen two years ago. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
This was the first henna I did for a bride. She is a Turk, while henna for a bride in Turkey is tradition intricate henna designs are not. She told me that in the henna night the bride receives only a blotch in the middle of the hand to symbolize the bride prize paid by the groom. You can still see the round henna blotch in the right hand which she has got at her henna night.
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
The patterns I do, are derived from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen two years ago. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
Can you find his initials? When brides in Indian weddings get this done, they put the initials of their groom some where hidden in their mehndi (henna). REB found his initials pretty quickly ;)
[Letters for ODC2]
All my bridal mehndi done by Aiza Fayyaz
Photo taken on my old HTC Hero
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the color result of the mehndi.
The patterns I do, are all created by me. A great deal of them are inspired from the henna and khidab artwork I saw in Yemen 2006. They are also known as gulf style or Khalidji. (Khalidj means in Arabic Gulf)
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/anwend.html ) as well as on youtube you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQVPuceyKs
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSn9OtM7RZE
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqNnU8r7Xs
Today i was more lucky wtih a costumer who wanted a painting with khidab on one of her feets . Because she didn't make any prescription what I should do, I think this design is by far more balanced than my first one (see www.flickr.com/photos/henna-und-mehr/2575346739/in/photos....
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
Today Karwa Chauth festival was celebrated across India with great enthusiasm.
'Karwa Chauth' is a ritual of fasting observed by married Hindu women seeking the longevity, well-being and prosperity of their husbands. It is popular amongst married women in the northern and western parts of India. Unmarried young girls also celebrate this festival to seek blessings in hope to find a good husband.
The Time:
This festival comes 9 days before Diwali, on the fourth day of the new moon immediately after Dussehra , in the month of 'Karthik' (October-November).
The Meaning:
The term 'Chauth' means the 'fourth day' and 'Karwa' is an earthen pot with a spout - a symbol of peace and prosperity - that is necessary for the rituals. Hence the name 'Karwa Chauth'.
The Ritual:
Married women keep a strict fast and do not take even a drop of water. They get up early in the morning, perform their ablutions, and wear new and festive raiment. Hindu Gods are worshiped along with the 10 'karwas' (earthen pots) filled with sweets. The Karwas are given to daughters and sisters along with gifts.
The Fast:
It is the most important fast observed by married Hindu women. It begins before sunrise and ends only after offering prayers and worshiping the moon at night. No food or water can be taken after sunrise. The fast is broken once the moon is sighted and rituals of the day have been performed. At night when the moon appears, women break their fast after offering water to the moon.
The Custom:
In the evening, women dress up in special clothes, usually a red or pink sari or 'lehenga-choli' with gold woven 'zari' patterns. New brides often wear their bridal costume. All deck up in jewelry and wear henna patterns especially on the hands. Fasting women from all over the neighborhood gather in a group and narrate mythological stories that underscore the significance of Karwa Chauth. And, of course, all wives expect lavish gifts from their husbands!
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
This picuture shows the mehndi after painting the henna on the hand. For that the henna rest moistened for several hours it is sealed with a coat of sugar water.
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German) you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hzuberei_T1.mov
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaauftrag_T1.mov
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.henna-und-mehr.de/movies/hennaqidra2.mov
Livia the childhood friend of my daughter came by today. She was thinking getting a tattoo. To convince her, that it is much nicer to be able to change motives every so often, I made her this painting as a christmas present.
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf (Englisch) or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)
If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
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Während der Grünen Woche vom 18.-27. Januar 2019. werde ich täglich für Marokko (Halle 18, Eingang Nord, Masurenallee) Henna-Tattoos/Mehndis mit naturreiner frisch angerührter Hennapaste aus BIO-Henna anbieten.
During the Green Week in Berlin from 18.-27. January 2019. I will offer daily henna painting for Morocco.
I invented these patterns, a pentagon, the national emblem of Morocco and a North African brooch, to show visitors to the Moroccan hall what the country's traditional henna art looks like.
Henna or mehndi is not a tattoo which is made with a needle to bring the color pigments beneath the upper layer of the skin and therefore painful and permanent.
To draw such fine lines the finely grounded laeves of the henna shrub is in a first step well sifted, than mixed with warm water. After several hours of let sit the paste the strained paste is filled in a cone or syringue to lay very thin and delicate strings on the skin, which will stain the skin red. THlS DOESN'T HURT AT ALL, but you have to be careful not to smudge the henna and also very patient, because henna needs between 6 to 8 hours to develop a color.
On my website www.henna-und-mehr.de (available in French and German: www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/anwend.html ) as well as on youtube you can see several little videos how henna is mixed and applied:
1.) how the paste is prepared: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQVPuceyKs
2,) how henna is applied with a syringe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSn9OtM7RZE
3.) how it is applied with a cone : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyqNnU8r7Xs