Re: BLACK HENNA /faux colour rant, sorta

Posted by Catherine Nielsen on September 30, 1999 at 17:00:10:

In Reply to: Re: BLACK HENNA /faux colour rant, sorta posted by Anne on September 30, 1999 at 13:31:23:

:I agree with the brown-is-better. I particularly like it BECAUSE it
will not be mistaken for a tattoo.

Hej,

: In addition to what Catherine said on this subject . . . I don't
: understand the obsession with getting a black/very dark colour with
: henna. My finger tips and toes can get very dark with Castle Art
: Henna, but when it starts to fade, well, my friend described it as
: looking like I had a nasty bruise. Who wants that on her hand?

: Our latest black henna poster is entitled to his opinion on what
: colour looks best, but I find nothing wrong with brown (or red, if
: you can get the Iranian henna Catherine mentioned some posts back) -
: especially since *that's the colour it's supposed to be.* There's
: something to be said for the subtleness of brown, and I get more
: compliments on my mehndi when it's that colour than I do when my
: fingertips are in the "nasty bruise" shade of fading black. (And
: even before it starts to fade, it looks very severe - but I have
: pretty fair skin.)

: I wonder if our latest black henna poster has taken a look at the
: warning page or reviewed the black henna posts of the past month or
: so . . .

: Best,

: Anne, who doesn't understand what makes one colour of something more
: fun than another . . .

: : I know all will object to this, but if used properly and with
care,
: : black henna is a lot of fun and looks much better then brown or
: : natural. (snip)
: : There is a lot of money to be made with black henna, and it looks
: much
: : better

Follow-ups:

• Re: BLACK HENNA /faux colour rant, sorta Amy C 18:24:56 10/01/99 (2)
  • Re: BLACK HENNA /faux colour rant, sorta Matthew 00:50:22 10/02/99 (1)
    • Re: video Amy C 19:23:14 10/02/99 (0)