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The BIG event, my cousin's wedding last week, and these are my hands :)
This is probably the DARKEST mehendi/Henna ever on my hands! It is considered a good sign.
In India, the (old wife's tale) belief is that the darker your Henna, the more your mother-in-law will love you :) ;)
My other love... Plants :)
A snap of a plant with interesting leaves I saw at my aunt's home.
And FINALLY, pics of the FLOWERS BLOOMING in my garden :) :) :)
I LOVE the BURST of COLORS... when you walk in, you are greeted by all these little gems flowering :D
The BIG event, my cousin's wedding last week, and these are my hands :)
This is probably the DARKEST mehendi/Henna ever on my hands! It is considered a good sign.
In India, the (old wife's tale) belief is that the darker your Henna, the more your mother-in-law will love you :) ;)
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| Interesting leaves... plant in Dehradun |
My other love... Plants :)
A snap of a plant with interesting leaves I saw at my aunt's home.
And FINALLY, pics of the FLOWERS BLOOMING in my garden :) :) :)
I LOVE the BURST of COLORS... when you walk in, you are greeted by all these little gems flowering :D
3 comments:
your hands are so beautiful...what a work of art...how long does it last?
You asked about an egg-less cake recipe and a friend at the forum suggested this recipe...the mixed spice would contain cinnamon/nutmeg/allspice usually. Can you get Weetabix breakfast cereal or even Corn Flakes perhaps?
Enjoy your weekend
xxx
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=215590
The henna designs are just beautiful. I tried it once with my daughter. Any tips you can give would be helpful!
Thanks Sue and Jenny. I LOVE henna on my hands and their smell too.
We put them on our hair too, but i have only done it 2-3 times till now.
Sue- we have cornflakes, i will check this out - thanks a ton :)
The henna lasts for about 4-7 days, after which it begins to fade.
The tricks for getting the dark color and keeping it ON longer are:
- When you have put on the henna, let it dry - DO NOT put water on it!
once the henna is dry, put a mix of lemon juice and sugar on it - we dab it on with cotton wool.
Once that has dried, and the henna has dried too, we put mustard oil on our hands, and then once the henna has flaked off, we reapply the mustard oil, and give the hands (and feet in the case of the bride) a good massage - basically, warmth releases more color.
We usually don't wash our hands overnight...and keep warm...in the morning - voila! you have dark henna's hands.
(there is another trick which has to do with cloves - let me know if u want that too, but i am not super sure it makes a lot of difference!). I have personally found the mustard oil massage - 2-3 times does wonder.
And, basically, till you don't put water, the color will keep coming.
And then that's it, once you start washing your hands, it will start to fade.
So, you have to give the color a push in the 1st 12 hours!
Note: Henna makes your hands a little dry and rough, so do remember to keep your creams handy :)
Hope you will find these helpful :)
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