Re: stinging henna paste

Posted by Kenzi on July 25, 2000 at 19:46:59:

In Reply to: stinging henna paste posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on July 25, 2000 at 14:16:52:

: At Starwood, people kept coming to me and asking for backs, necks,
: chests and sunburned bits to be hennaed, and I refused nearly every
: time. I don't use the premixes because I'm so uneasy about hurting
: anyone, and I don't like to take people's money for a job I doubt
will
: come out well. At Brushwood, every henna I do is seen all week by
: hundreds of other people, and if my work doesn't look excellent
every
: time, there goes my credibility. I only did work that I knew was
going
: to be outstanding and would bring people back to my booth.

That's great advice. I have had mixed feelings about doing designs
on non-henna-liking body parts. I explain the difference between
different types of skin etc. and stress the importance of following
the aftercare instructions to get a good color. If they insist on
getting the design, I often feel awful that they aren't being
realistic about the results and their expectations. I had one woman
call me up because her $5 belly design didn't come out dark. I
really wished I had just refused to do the henna on her....it wasn't
worth $5 to get out of bed to tell her 'I told you so'.

Thanks for the advice!

Follow Ups:

• Old, crusty, and refusal to compromise Catherine Cartwright Jones 20:35:59 7/25/00 (1)
  • hehe, it makes me wish I were old! (nm) Nick 08:14:11 7/26/00 (0)