Friday, May 14, 2010

New Mehndi Designs

Trial with a loose mehendi... I had this cone at home which was very very thick and hard...was not able to make designs out of it... so i took out all the contents and put it in a cup and added a spoon of fine sugar( sugar they say has the ability to dilute the mehendi a bit and also add elasticity to the mehendi.... which way it doesnt powder out when dried....) well well some experiments...:P So when I added and left it for 30 minutes, the mehendi became very very loose and watery... hehhe hence my mehendi is glitering and almost flowing...:P

I just sat and scribbled some design that came into my mind and to my astonishment it turned out into a good design.


In India, it is used at celebrations like weddings and other special occasions which are traditionally associated with transcendence and transformation. It is used for worship and work but not for the sake of vanity. It is traditional for the bride to get together with her friends and have them spend hours applying the henna to her skin and give her marriage advice in tandem. The patterns used for weddings are much more intricate and time consuming (than the everyday wear) and therefore the bride's friends have lots of time to give her advice on erotic activities for her wedding night, sexual pointers and tips during the hours that it can take to complete the design. The bride's henna must be more beautiful and intricate than anyone else's of course since it is, after all, her special day. Another interesting fact is that the bride has good reason to look after her henna for she is not expected to partake in housework until the henna is gone. This means that she will not be rubbing, scrubbing or tubbing a lot unless she really loves doing work at home.

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