Over the years, I’ve noticed that “henna tattoo” has become a catchall term for all kinds of temporary tattoos. Decals, metallic tattoos, chokers, tattoo patterns, jagua tattoos, “black henna” tattoos—as long as it evokes a henna tattoo, well then, that’s what they’re called! On the positive side, this mysterious reinterpretation of “henna tattoo” simply means …
Someone sent me a link to Bored Panda magazine’s piece on women with cancer and alopecia who get gorgeous henna crowns painted on their heads after hair loss. We’ve known about this trend for years since a company called Chemo Chicks has been selling our henna tattoo kits for a long, long time! These new …
Happened onto dessert girl’s blog, where she highlighted these gorgeous cakes, decorated with henna-themed designs by Aura Anglesey. Of course, I couldn’t resist investigating further. Sure enough, a quick Google search for images of “henna cakes” yielded a veritable visual feast! That must be why we always tell people that drawing with henna is like …
There are as many traditional henna paste recipes as cake recipes. And people from differing henna cultures often have a special ingredient, which makes their recipe “the best.” These ingredients have always varied from country to country and from family to family, and they’ve often been closely guarded secrets. Well, with the internet secrets no …
I’ve decided that what I like most about henna is how it makes me feel. I think it’s fairly safe to say that human beings love to adorn their bodies. Whether it’s with jewelry or make-up, tattoos and piercings, face-painting and air-brushing, scarification, or coloring our hair pink, blue or green, the people on this …
I recently attended an art and fashion event hosted by Project Ethos at the Avalon in Hollywood, and what did I stumble upon? Absolutely stunning henna body art in the making. This was no regular henna tattoo session. The artist, Neha Assar, was creating a jaw-dropping and elaborate design on the bare chest of totally …
Ever since writing my last post, I keep coming back to this question. Why do people want to bother with that fake black stuff, which is primarily black hair dye?* Why not just go with the real deal—your skin stained the deep, rich, reddish brown color that screams organic, ceremonial and mysterious. (Besides, as we …
Welcome to the official Earth Henna blog, Temp Tat Times, where we will be posting hot-off-the-press news, commentary, stories, pictures, videos, fun facts, stats (curious and serious), and more on what’s happening in the henna and jagua temporary tattoo community, as well as in our own inner camp here at Earth Henna. To start things …