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Hola chicas!

Today's henna design is one that incorporated a Khmisa.

I have so many 'hand of Fatima' pendants but I can never get enough of it!

I just think it looks lovely and I therefore decided to create a henna design that incorporates it.



Take a look at my design.

The orange staining is from a previous design. I can never wait until one is faded to apply a new henna stain! Addicted much? ;)

What do you girls think?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
Good morning girls!

Check out today's henna design and the design that inspired me.
What do you think?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
Hola chicas!

As a hennaya, I often browse the internet looking for new and original henna designs by other artists that might inspire me for my own work.

I might the flowers in design a, the details on the leaves in design b and the little squiggles and curls in design c and turn them into my own person design.

Today I was looking through my collection of mehndi design I have collected until now and I wanted to share with you girls the design that I just think are absolutely gorgeous and that inspire me to practice, practice, practice to become just as good as these girls are.

Enjoy!
Artist: Henna Nekacha


Artist:Henna Kaoutar


Artist: Syra Skins


Artist: Unknown


Artist: Syra Skins


Which one of these designs do you like best and why?

Xoxo, Leyla

Pictures:
#Idontownthesepics
Rights reserved to the artists mentioned under each design:
Henna Kaoutar
Syra Skins
Henna Nekacha

 
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Sabah el khair! Good morning girls!

Let's start this Thursday morning with a lesson about henna stains.

Legend has it that the darker and brighter the bride's henna stain gets, the more she is loved by her future in-laws, including her groom. It is no wonder that every bride-to-be eagerly seeks the brightest, deepest, richest henna stain.

The color of your henna stain, however, is not a prediction of whether or not your future family-in-love will love you but it is determined by the products used, the period of time the henna actually is in contact with the skin and the location on the body where the paste is applied.

Product
There are a million and one different henna pastes out there, that all assure a deep dark and bright staining result. Many of these products would predicts a bleak future if a bride was to believe the color of her wedding stain. The product used makes a huge difference!

I have tried out different kinds and I have noticed a great difference between them.
Time
A second important factor is the period of time henna paste stays on the body. This is logical of course, because the longer the paste stays in contact with the skin, the darker the stain can become.

In my opinion a great result can be achieved if you follow these steps:
- Let the henna paste completely dry on the skin.

- Then you take a cotton swab and lightly dab on some olive oil or as I do:         cactus hair oil.

- Now you let the henna paste dry again.

- After this you can remove the paste of if you want an even darker stain,         continue with the next step.

- Get an old bandage or an old sock. Stick your hand in or wrap around your     DRIED (!) henna design.

- Now go to sleep and leave the bandage or sock around the design all             night.

- When you wake up, remove the bandage/sock and remove the paste. Your     stain will now we nice and dark!

Placement on the body
A third element that will determine the darkness of your henna stain is the placement on the body. Certain body parts allow for better staining.
As we can see on the image above, the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands are the places where henna will stain darkest.

So brides-to-be, keep this in mind if you want to assure a dark henna stain and guarantee a bright future with your husband-to-be! ;)

Was this helpful?
Please share your comments, suggestions and remarks!

Xoxo, Leyla
Sources of pictures:
SyraSkins

The Henna Page
Leyla Mehndi Henna
 
Hey chicas!

Today's mehndi design is one that I created last week.

I had been looking around on the internet and found many pretty peacock/ bird inspired design so i decided to create my own.Usually I don't henna my full hand but with this design I made an exception.

What do you girls think of this design?

Xoxo, Leyla
 
Hey henna lovers!

After looking at some gorgeous henna designs online last night, I just had to have one myself! Lately I have the urge to henna everyone and everything i see haha!

What do you girls think of this design?
 
Hallo iedereen!
De eerste post op deze blog is dus gebeurd!

Ik wou vandaag met jullie een free hand mehndi delen dat ik een aantal dagen geleden bij mijn nichtje heb gezet.

Tot nu toe, zet ik mijn henna design meestal bij mezelf dus het was leuk om het eens op iemand anders te doen en zo wat meer ervaring op te bouwen. Ik ben namelijk erg nerveus omdat ik bang ben het te verpesten ofzo... maar henna bij iemand anders zetten is veel makkelijker dan bij jezelf.

Ik was ook best wel trots op het resultaat.

Wat vinden jullie er van?

Xoxo Leyla