It doesn’t get too cold and somber here in sunny southern California, we must admit, but we don’t sit around gloating about it (well, maybe sometimes, just a little!). Instead, we huddle to figure out how we can brighten your winter and bring a little extra sunshine to your day, and we’ve come up with …
What are you doing for Thanksgiving this year—I mean, besides eating, eating, and eating some more? And trying to avoid discussing politics with your Trump-supporting relatives? And attempting to explain why the special dish you made didn’t come out quite as planned? Or getting stuck doing massive cleanup after the big meal? Or after you …
I’ve been in the temporary tattoo business for 20 years now, and along the way I’ve learned a few things. Here are just five of them: 1. People are looking for meaning in their lives. Even though they’re temporary—whether they’re getting a henna tattoo or a jagua tattoo or a white henna tattoo—people care about what …
(Image courtesy Jan Hetfleisch via Getty Images.) The winners of this year’s World Bodypainting Festival are in, and you won’t want to miss these photos posted on Huffpost of the amazing work by some of this year’s artists, performers, and contributors, who came from 54 countries to participate in the festival. It took place in Carinthia, …
Aloha from Maui! I’m on vacation with my husband Pascal in tiny, historic Paia in Maui, land of near-daily rainbows and preternaturally green foliage so lush your eyes can’t quite believe it. Yesterday we joined lots of other nature lovers, who made their way over to the Twin Falls—a popular landmark on the road to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Right now I’m thinking that nothing goes better with a henna tattoo than a floral crown! You know how they’re just so playful and delightful and make whoever’s wearing one look like a goddess or someone young and carefree, even if she’s walking around on crutches? Permanent tattoos have their own vibe; jagua tattoos project …
We in the henna tattoo business see a lot of mandala imagery on people’s bodies, which has me ruminating on why so many feel drawn to them. Yes, they’re absolutely gorgeous, and the intricacy involved in creating a mandala means a talented artist was at play. Everyone must be attracted to a beautiful piece of …