Re: What Do You Use to Apply Henna?
Posted by Kenzi on October 06, 1999 at 03:09:02:
In Reply to: Re: What Do You Use to Apply Henna? posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 06, 1999 at 03:02:15:
: I tried a side-by-side with the "carrot bags" that I use ( a type
of
: jellybean bag that is an isoceles (sp?) triangle , of a softer
plastic
: than a frosting bag) and one of those little squeeze bottles, and
I
: watched other people do the same. For some people the bottles are
: better, for some the bags are better.
: The people who do very well with the little bottles you describe,
: appreciate the effortlessly even line quality. This is especially
: helpful if they're not especially used to drawing or painting with
: brushes. The bottles are great for small henna projects.
: I have a couple of complaints about the bottles, which tend to
reflect
: my use of henna....which usually includes hennaeing for 4 or more
: hours at a stretch .... they tire my hand, they need refilled
: frequently (and I'm a very clumbsy lady and always mess that up)
and
: they only make one size of line. I, personally, do much better
I use the jacquard bottle exclusively, and I can agree
wholeheartedly, they tire your hand out...I get used to it after a
while, but I usually have to take little breaks.
What I like about them is that I can easily pop the tips off to
change line thickness...this may seem a little cumbersome, but it's
nice to know that your line is almost always going to be consistent
with the tip size. I also like that if I get the mix wrong and my
paste is too thick, I can just open the bottle up, put in a few drops
of lemon, close the bottle and shake it to mix it well and then start
hennaing again.
As for the problem of the bottles being too small...yes, this can be
a problem, but I get around this by having several bottles prepared
and I just pop the tip onto the new bottle.
I never got the hang of the plastic bag method, and I never tried the
syringe....seemed to be difficult to maneuver and got clogged easily.
To each his or her own. I just hope that i am not going to get long
term injuries (henna elbow) from the jacquard bottle!