You may think you should get a henna tattoo kit because that one box can deliver anywhere from 15-30 beautiful henna designs that make you look pretty and special. But I’ll let the Moroccans tell you why you really want a henna tattoo! Here’s an excerpt from my book Mehndi, The Art Of Henna Body …
What is white henna? There is a lot of confusion on the subject and that’s understandable. So maybe I should start by telling you what it’s not: henna. White henna is not henna. By definition, white henna could not be henna because there’s no such thing as white henna. Now you’re really confused, right? Sorry, …
We’re thrilled to introduce Henna Freestyle! It’s the new kit on the block, and we couldn’t be more excited. We figured out that people love to do their own designs, so the Earth Henna Freestyle kit comes with the basics needed to create your own, original temporary tattoo designs: —pre-measured henna powder —pre-measured solution —a …
It’s hot out. You need henna! Believe it or not, the practice of mehndi started out as an answer to the need for air-conditioning in the desert. The henna plant has several medicinal properties, chief among them its ability to cool down the human body. When the desert people of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Gujarat became …
What does your tattoo mean to you? We’d love to hear your story! I’ve been in the temporary tattoo world for 20 years, and in that time I’ve come to observe, admire (and sometimes recoil) at tattoos in all their forms—whether temporary or permanent. One thing is for sure, there’s always a story behind the ink. …
Are white henna tattoos here to stay? When we first introduced henna tattoos to the West Coast by opening the first henna studio in the United States (that was 20 years ago!), I was interviewed a lot by the press. I must have done an interview every week for six months! That’s how high the …
Overwhelmingly, people love jagua tattoos—the fact that they’re dead-ringers for permanent tattoos, that they last two weeks, that they are as easy to apply as henna tatoos, even simpler since you only need to wait one hour before removing the gel! But if there’s one beef about jagua that I hear on a regular basis, …
Last week I wrote about henna flower designs being popular with henna lovers, and then I realized, duh, jagua flowers are a thing too! What was I thinking? Somehow, in my mind, I tend to think of jagua designs as being more permanent tattoo-ish in style. But really, a quick look online confirmed it. People …
As I wrote about earlier this year, 2018 is all about flowers, so we’re here to help you get your flower power on! And I can’t think of anything more appropriate than henna to help you get there. Why? Because although henna is a plant, it sprouts the loveliest flowers. Henna lives and breathes flower …
How do you choose between henna and jagua? Which do you prefer: henna tattoos or jagua tattoos? What’s the difference between a henna and a jagua tattoo? What kind of art do you create with henna, versus jagua? We get asked these questions a lot when we’re at Vidcon, the Youtubers conference; at natural product …