Mehndi, the Indian word for henna temporary body art, is the perfect thing to talk about on Valentine’s Day! For those who may not be familiar with the history and cultural practices surrounding henna tattoos in India, it’s all about love. The henna plant is believed to be infused with the positive power of the …
Erzulie — Mixed media by José Delpe. As Valentine’s Day approaches, our minds turn to love. For some of us that means What am I going to get him for Valentine’s Day? For others, it’s I wonder if he’s going to remember to get me something? Me? This year I’ve been thinking about love in …
HINT #1: It’s the New Year. HINT #2: Time flies—which means it’s time to start planning ahead. HINT #3: March is just around the corner. ANSWER: Come on, you haven’t guessed? IT’S ALMOST FESTIVAL SEASON! We get really busy around festival season, ’cause henna tattoos, jagua tattoos and cool beauty adornment accessories play into everyone’s …
I’m a writer, so I love words. I can write a word I love on my body with henna, and there it will stay for 7–10 days. Like ineffable, which means incapable of being described with words, like life! I’m also an author, an art dealer, and a freelance museum curator. Creating henna tattoo kits is …
Everybody talks about the stress of the holiday season. I know I do! First of all, it comes around so fast. Didn’t I just buy Christmas gifts for 15 people? Yeah, and I had to wrap them too. I’m not that swift at giftwrapping, my gifts usually look like you hope what’s inside is nicer. And …
Pascal helps with jagua extract preparation. When we left off last week, Pascal was running around trying to find a few more items to bring as offerings to members of the Matsés. The next morning, departure for the Matsés village was set for 5:00 a.m. That’s when he realized that the “boat” was nothing more than …
Last week I posted about how we got started in the jagua tattoo business, and about our introduction to the Matsés people, who live in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon jungle and harvest the jagua fruit we use in our Earth Jagua kits. I gave the condensed version, and promised more details for those who …
People so often ask how we came to be involved with jagua and the Amazon that I thought I’d write it down and point people to our blog! To my husband Pascal and me, we were just doing what we always do—walk through a promising door when it opens. But people keep telling us how …
This week it’s hard to avoid all the talk about the misogynistic ramblings of our Republican nominee—the things he said on that recently released tape, and the awful way he speaks about women on a daily basis. (Yes, I realize Bill Clinton and millions of men may be careless and sexist in the way they …
Drumroll, please. Introducing our beautifully repackaged Henna Kit for Kids! In the last three years, we went on a repackaging adventure. It had suddenly dawned on us that, after fifteen years, our kits needed a face lift (yes, we’re a little slow sometimes). First up was our best-seller, the original Premium Earth Henna Body Painting …