This year we return to VidCon, the conference “For People Who Love Online Video.” Why? Because, seriously, it’s too much fun. How can we not have fun when we are one of the most popular booths there? Every year, we arrive at 8:00 a.m. to find a line already forming around our space. And it is …
Carine Fabius introduced henna tattoos to the west coast in 1997 with the first henna studio in the United States. Her popular book, Mehndi, the art of henna body painting, was the first book published on the subject in the U.S. (Random House). In 1998 she created the ever-popular Earth Henna body painting kits with her partner Pascal Giacomini. She is also an art dealer, freelance museum curator, the author of five books, and a regular blogger on Huffington Post.
Beyoncé with Pregnant Belly Henna Tattoo at her Baby Shower (photo courtesy of Billboard.com). Every once in a while I get reminded that henna body painting is thousands of years old. Back when we first got involved in the world of henna tattoos, in media interviews I would be asked whether I thought the henna …
Photo courtesy of Callie Sedlacek. I was in Paris recently and I am here to report that we are not alone in the States in our love of glitter, floral crowns, and temporary tattoos. My French husband’s cousin, Iris, one of my favorite people, and a lovely and talented 20-year-old, spent quite a bit of …
I’ve been thinking about the adult coloring trend, which started in 2015. I remember being at the Craft & Hobby trade show in Anaheim in 2016, and watching in wonder as the booth across the aisle from us totally sold out, by show’s end, of its entire inventory of adult coloring books. I was blown away! …
A good part of the time, what we do here in our offices at Earth Henna is sit around trying to come up with ideas we think our customers would like. And since Cinco de Mayo is almost here, Paddy (whose official title is Multimedia Communications Specialist for Earth Henna) came up with the idea of …
And, if you are going to Outside Lands, Bonnaroo, Coahella, etc.— for the first or tenth time—you will impress the other revelers with your deviant, dark jagua tattoos. So, if you are contemplating getting a real tattoo, Earth Henna’s Black Jagua Temporary Tattoo Kit might be the safest way to test out some designs before …
I am obsessed with what people are wearing at Coachella. Wherever I am online, there’s something grabbing my attention because it’s usually saying Best or Weirdest Outfits from Coachella. I’ve become a click monster! And what have I seen upon clicking? GlitterGlitterGlitter. No surprise here, but still! It’s literally glitter season! People don’t care that …
Me, tooling around in my husband’s giant Chevy pick-up. I can’t draw. My company, Earth Henna, manufactures the Earth Henna temporary tattoo kits, but I can’t draw. I wrote a book about henna titled Mehndi—The Art of Henna Body Painting, but I can’t draw. Isn’t that sad? So when I feel like getting a beautiful …
OK, so most of us have limited budgets, and we love festivals. So how do you decide which one(s) to attend, which ones to cross off your list, which one you’ll do next year instead? Aaaargh! Sorry, but I don’t have any answers. I suggest eeny, meeny, miny, moe, and enjoy yourself anytime and anywhere …
People just love having painted hands. There’s something so exotic and tribal and just plain gorgeous about adorning your hands with a beautiful temporary tattoo; not to mention watching the surprised and delighted looks on people’s faces as they catch a glimpse of your unexpectedly decorated hands, as you talk animatedly about something, or make …