Would they?

Posted by SeeSee on July 29, 1999 at 17:46:37:

In Reply to: Re: F_____CK NO some Black henna NOT safe? Response to this posted by Hadie on July 28, 1999 at 18:50:01:

:If we all stopped on the same day and refused to
:give it to the public, trust me they would still get a henna.

I can't think of how many people come to this forum who are unhappy
with the colour results of properly applied natural henna. Almost
every day there is another person asking how to make their henna
darker or black. These are the people who read the small article in
the back of the local magazine that always contains some variation of
the following line:

"Mehndi is great for those of you who are too chicken to make the
committment to a tatoo."

Almost everyone I meet on the street also assumes that I do mehndi as
a substitute for tatooing my hands. What colour are most of the
tatoos out there? Black! The man or woman on the street is not
interested in the history or ritual of mehndi, he or she simply wants
something that looks like a black tatoo so they can be cool for a
while.

Professional mehndi artists need to stress the fact that mehndi is its
own, separate art form, that THIS colour comes from THIS herb, that
the temporary nature of it is part of the art. I hope that those of
you who read this forum regularly are putting the proper "face" on
mehndi art.

Follow-ups:

• Re: Would they? Amy C 02:12:43 7/30/99 (2)
  • Yes, there is a traditional black henna.....but.... Catherine Cartwright Jones 23:28:20 7/30/99 (1)
    • Re: Yes, there is a traditional black henna.....but.... Amy C 00:36:47 7/31/99 (0)