Re: Full body henna coming up. Need some hints. ;-)

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: : From the Sirius Bride that we full-body hennaed....it was : interesting : : that apart from palms and soles, the henna color was very nearly : even : : throught her entire body. However, the fading did not take place : : evenly at all. Upper chest and tummy faded out first, legs and : arms : : faded later.....it seemed to exfoloiate from the heart out to the : : extremities, extremities exfoliating last. Claudia wanted some of : her : : favorite patterns re-done, as she'd become very fond of them, : : expecially the fern Alex did at her ankle. The technique of : henna, : : spray New Skin, then apply liquid latex was extremely effective. : THe : : only difficulties were in areas that flexed (around joints) where : the : : latex lifted up as she walked. Indoors would certainly be more : : comfortable than outdoors.... and the lady to be hennaed really : needs : : the whole day off work! : : : : On a second bride that I did full fody henna on....this was an : : Afro-American lady, so contrast of skin color versus henna color : was : : more crucial. Simpler, more heavy patterns did well. On her hands : : and legs, the henna was rich redwood color against a sort of : : baked-potato jacket brown. THe henna on her palms and soles went : very : : nearly black. : : I also talked with a Saudi girl about the traditional full body : henna : : available in the henna parlors there....she said the henna artists : did : : a sort of lattice-work pattern all over the body and filled it in : with : : fillagree. She said such was also available in Cairo. : : I think the lattice sort of design would be an excellent : idea....that : : gives artists a grid-plan to work into, and would make things : : gosmoothly and evenly. : : I would adise working out completely the full body design before : : starting, then finding 4 henna artists of approximately equal : ability : : to share the job.... that way you can get the henna done on the : front : : half of the lady in a 2-4 hour shift.....then next day do the back : : half of her. Unless you're doing something very simple, I think a : full : : body is more than one artist can handle comfortably ....because : both : : you and your client need a break every hour or so, and more than 4 : : hours is a long time to henna constantly, or be still, getting : : hennaed.

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