Re: Henna from Mecca ...
Posted by Kris on July 28, 1999 at 02:05:01:
In Reply to: Re: Henna from Mecca ... posted by Jewel on July 26, 1999 at 02:00:36:
: : Can you tell us where you got your henna? Can we get some from
: them?
: OK, this is the story ... my aunt went for a holy pilgrimage to
Mecca
: somewhere last month. I knew (from experience) how good henna from
: Mecca was (I remember how I used to display deep dark reds on my
: fingertips all thru' my school holidays when I was younger). I
asked
: her to get some for me, and the wonderful soul (bless her !) got me
1
: kg of green henna and 2 packets of brown henna (the packet shows
that
: it's for hair altho' there are pictures of mehndi-ed hands on them
: *shrug*).
: To be honest, I don't know where this henna is originally from. It
may
: be from India and was brought and sold in Saudi Arabia. All my aunt
: could tell me is, she bought it from one of those MANY stores that
: sells henna there. Henna is ALL over the place there. It was my
luck
: that she's got some good stuff (BLESS her soul !) ...
: If you'd like to try, I'd be more than happy to ship some to you
(or
: anybody else who wants to try it :)). I live in hot, humid Asia so
I
: guess that does play a role in how deep the stain was. But I'd LOVE
to
: know how the colour would turn out at the other side of the world
:).
: I'm gonna wait for another person to make the pilgrimage there and
: have them get more for me and at the same time, get the contact of
the
: store that sells it. I just hope that it's the same store that my
aunt
: got it from :) ....
: In the meantime, write me with your address and I'll ship some to
you
: (FREE!). I'm happy to share !!! I'll get my pictures online soon so
: that you guys wouldn't think that I made this all up ... hehehe ...
;)
: A word of caution : The henna is EXTREMELY coarse (I had to sift it
3
: times thru' nylons).
: Till then, peace to all ...
: ~Jewel~
Jewel,
I would love to try your henna! I live in San Jose, California US.
Here is my address.
Thank you! ;)
Kristen Brazil
1597-B Meridian Avenue #119
San Jose, CA 95125-5337