Jagua tattoos aren’t just gorgeous on the skin, jagua is believed by many Indigenous peoples in the Amazon forest to be a mystical fruit endowed with all kinds of powers. As a follow up to my last post on the subject of jagua, here is more magical information, mythologies and beliefs surrounding the jagua fruit …
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 all know, a safe, natural …
I remember a time when, if you were unhappy with something you bought at a store, you would return the product or call and ask to speak to the manager. What happens nowadays? One-star review on Amazon, Yelp, etc. This product is crap! The applicator tip was missing and the box …
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 …
Where does your jagua come from? It matters because it is going on your skin! We introduced jagua tattoos back in 2009, after the success of henna tattoos generated a desire in many for a temporary tattoo that looked like the real deal. As you probably know by now, this demand yielded the dreaded so-called …
Valentine’s Day may have come and gone but love and sex live forever! So, while we’re still in the afterglow of all this emphasis on coupling—in every sense of the word—now feels like an excellent time to recount this weird but magical tale surrounding the jagua fruit and the part it reportedly played in the …
For all you pros out there, this information may be old hat; but lots of folks still don’t know what jagua is and how it works. So I thought I would reprint this chapter titled Frequently Asked Questions about Jagua from my book Jagua: A Journey into Body Art from the Amazon. Is jagua the …
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 …
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 …