Monday, 12 March 2018

Henna Designs from different parts of the world

There are many henna designs and not one of them are the same.Every country, every culture has different henna designs and styles. I will share all the different henna designs with you.



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This is a Moroccan henna design. Moroccan henna patterns are very calculated and geometric. Moroccan henna designs include, lines, diamond shapes, squares, triangles, and crisis crossing.

 I think that Moroccan henna designs are unique, they are different from all the other henna designs. That is why Moroccan designs look more attractive and they stand out.

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The picture above shows the Indian designs. Indian designs are very thin and they often contain floral patterns with leaves. I love Indian henna designs as they are very detailed and contain floral designs, which i love.

In India, during the weddings, the names of the husband and wives are written with henna and then you try and find them. I think that this game is very fun, however, it does take some time to find the names as the henna is very thinly applied.

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The picture above shows what an Arabic design looks like. Arabic designs are very big with lines and dots. I love Arabic design as they are unique and different. Arabic henna designs can be very simple or they can be detailed.

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I love Pakistani henna designs and i would say that Pakistani henna designs are my favourite. Pakistani henna designs are very detailed and it takes a lot of time when applying, specifically, bridal henna.

In Pakistan, henna is used for on hands and feet and many women use it for Eid. Men also use henna to colour their hair.

All the countries have different traditions about henna and henna can be used fro many things in different cultures and countries for many different things. Some traditions are different and some are the same.




Favorite Henna Designs 2017

I have many henna designs that I loved in 2017, due to a number of reasons. Some of these designs are simple and some of them are very detailed and beautiful.

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Who does not find this design attractive? I mean look at it, it is very simple yet beautiful. This is my favourite floral design. The reason why i love this design is because of the simplicity and the floral pattern. This design has different types of flowers, lines and dotes which make it look more attractive and eye catching.

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Recently, i have discovered Arabic henna designs. I must say that they are beautiful and unique. This design is Arabic design and it is my favourite. The reason why i love this design is because of the different patterns and because it only covers part of the hand, not the whole hand and this makes it stand out more.

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I love henna finger design because they don't cover the entire hand, only the fingers and I think that when you have henna designs on your fingers, it looks very pretty. This finger design is one of my favourite. I love this design because there are a lot of things going on in this design and it contains all of the patterns that I like in a henna design.

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This design is a new design that I have come across on YouTube. This is a Arabic henna design. This is my favourite design and I applied this to my hand and it looked very beautiful.

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I love henna on my feet, it looks very beautiful when the henna is on the sides of your feet. I did this henna pattern on my feet and it looked very beautiful, since the colour was very dark. This is my favourite henna pattern design on the feet. I love this design because it is on the side and I think that it looks very simple, yet eye catching.

So these were my favourite henna design for 2017. I am sure that I will have more favourite henna designs by the end of this year.

Emergency Henna Cone

There are many different types of henna cones. All the henna cones are different, some henna cones are darker when applied, and some are lighter. Some henna cones are better than others, and I have used quite a lot of henna cones.

I always purchase one henna cones, I don't buy it in bulk. Therefore, I buy different henna cones all the time from different shops.

This is the henna that I have used and it was okay, not amazing, but it was fine.

I purchased this henna cone, couple of times and I loved it. The colour was very dark and it lasted for a couple of weeks.

Furthermore, the henna cone that I hate is the emergency cone. I really hate this cone because I applied this henna for more than fifteen minutes and my hand started to burn. So I quickly washed my hand before it really burned.

This is the emergency cone. I would not advice people to apply this, since it burns is skin really badly.

When I applied henna, it did not burn my hand because I washed it very quickly, however, my friend applied the on her hand and she did not wash it. Her hand burned very badly, it looked horrible, and it was very sore.

When I applied the emergency henna cone, it smelled like it was burnt and the paste was very runny.

The henna does last long and the colour is very dark. However, this henna paste does have side effects.

This is what the emergency henna cone looks like, when It is applied.
This is what the henna paste looks like when it dried.

I have never applied the emergency henna cone again. I would like everyone to know that the emergency cone should not be used, since many people have burned their skin.

There are plenty of other henna cones that you can use, which are way better than the emergency cone.


Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Henna Experince In Pakistan

I am obsessed with Henna, I need to have henna on my hands all the time. I love everything about henna, I love the smell, the colour, everything.

Before, I went Pakistan, I was going to get my henna done by a professional. However, I did not have enough time, so I just put henna on my self. It was a simple design, and it looked beautiful. The pictures is below.
The reason why I choose this design was because of the simplicity. It is very simple yet beautiful and unique.

I thought that the quality of henna from Pakistan will be very good. However, the henna paste that I bought was very runny and the it would only last for a couple of days.

The colour of this henna was not dark, it was very light, even though I kept it on for the whole day.

This was the henna cone that I bought and I absolutely hated it. I still have it in my cupboard.

If you get henna done from a professional in Pakistan, they don't charge. Therefore, when It was time for me to come back to Glasgow, I wanted to get my henna done.

So, my granny called her friends daughter over to put my henna. She was a professional and I loved the henna patterns she did.

I got henna on both arms, on both sides of the hands. In addition to this, I was not happy with the colour of the henna and the henna only lasted for two or three days.

This was the design that I choose and the girl applied it to my arm. I choose this design because I loved the floral pattern.

This was the other design that she applied to the inside of my hand. I like this design because it is very detailed and beautiful.

When I went to the shop in Pakistan to purchase henna, I took a long time to decide which henna done I wanted. The shop keeper recommended me the henna cones, he said that it was very good.

However, when I applied the henna, it was the worse henna done that I purchased. My experience of henna in Pakistan has not been as good as I thought.

Therefore, I decided that I will not buy henna from Pakistan as it is not good. The henna cones  in Glasgow are very good, so when I came back to Glasgow from my holidays I bought a box of henna cones and they are very good.


Monday, 26 February 2018

Henna for Beginners

Who does not know what Henna is? Henna is used all over the world, in every culture, and every culture uses henna in their own unique and special way.

This is a little guide for beginners on what henna is, what it is used for and where henna comes from?

However, if you don't know what henna is, do not worry, I will tell you what henna is, where its from and how is it used?

Henna is a green powder with a grassy aroma which is ground from the leaves and twigs harvested from the henna shrub. This henna is pure and natural.

The exact origins of henna is not clear, however the tradition goes back as far as Ancient Egypt. It has been said that Cleopatra used henna to adorn her body and the Egyptians used the henna paste to paint the nails of mummies before they were buried.

Henna is used in many different ways. The art of applying henna to the hands and feet is known as mehndi. It is traditionally used for celebrations, such as, weddings, parties, eid,  holi, navratari and many more celebrations.

For Indian and Pakistani weddings, henna is painted on the bride to symbolize beauty and joy. While, the Moroccans use henna to bring peace and chase away evil.

Henna will look different depending on where you get henna tattoos.

There are different types of henna. Indian tattoos feature lines and floral patterns. Arabic henna is very large and African henna is bold.

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There is the picture of floral henna above. I personally love floral henna, since floral henna is very easy and quick to do. The reason why i love floral henna is because of the simplicity and i love how it looks.

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I also love Arabic henna designs as they are unique and different. Arabic henna is a little harder to do in my opinion and I have tried to do some Arabic henna patterns and they did not turn out as the way i thought they world turn out.

Henna is a very beautiful and simple way of enhancing your beauty and it can be used by anyone.