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Posted by Delurking on April 21, 2001 at 00:25:01:

Oh, and since I'm posting too much lately to claim that I'm still
lurking, I guess it's time for an introduction. Only fair, since I've
read through all of the archives and feel like I know most of you
already. (: Anyhoo, I'm male, will be 40 in a couple of months, got
into mehndi back in December when I did a impulse-buy of some henna at
an indian grocery store...got home, did some web searching, and found
this site and CCJ's site and now I'm a bigtime expert. *laugh* My
real problem is that I'm not an artist-type, so most of my designs are
lacking but oh-well, I like it anyway and it doesn't stop me from
practicing on myself, my wife and one of my friends. I've been
religiously writing notes and taking pictures of my "work", and it's
destined to all go up on my website as soon as I actually get some
time to actually create the site. I tend to spend more time with other
people's sites (my wife and I own an ISP) and don't have enough to
mess with my own. Ahh well, such is life.

My favorite recipe at the moment is simple; henna, LJ, and a couple of
drops of euc oil. I use lemonsugar mix to keep it moist/seal until I
apply either NS or LL. I wrap with cotton and/or rolled surgical gauze
(if I didn't use LL). Sometimes after application I alternate between
lemonsugar mix and a hairdryer to get things warm. I generally steam
it off afterwards either with teakettle or a nice hot shower (am
fortunate to live in a rural area with well water so no chlorine or
otherstuff in the water).
Hint of the day: Don't attempt steaming with a teakettle if the area
is the male "private part", trust me. It won't stain well anyway. (:

I make my own "carrot bags" with plastic freezer bags, cutting the
quart-sized ones into four triangles and sealing the edges with a book
& lighter. I've documented the process with pics and a writeup, also
destined to be put on my hopefully soon-to-be website.

Incidentally, while in a mediterranian grocery store, an Iranian guy
saw my mehndi and said that in his homeland, men will sometimes put
henna on as a romantic overture to his woman...something about it
making his skin softer or something...he was excited and happy to be
talking about his homeland and got to talking too fast to remember
everything.

Follow Ups

Re: Introduction Yvonne 18:12:51 4/21/2001 (0)
Welcome Candi* 13:23:14 4/21/2001 (2)
- lurking MehndiMan 03:44:15 4/23/2001 (1)
  - Re: lurking Kenzi 23:30:58 4/23/2001 (0)
Welcome!! Thanks for sharing! (nt) jazibe 04:42:46 4/21/2001 (0)
Welcome to the world of Mehndhi Meena 00:35:10 4/21/2001 (0)

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: Oh, and since I'm posting too much lately to claim that I'm still : lurking, I guess it's time for an introduction. Only fair, since I've : read through all of the archives and feel like I know most of you : already. (: Anyhoo, I'm male, will be 40 in a couple of months, got : into mehndi back in December when I did a impulse-buy of some henna at : an indian grocery store...got home, did some web searching, and found : this site and CCJ's site and now I'm a bigtime expert. laugh My : real problem is that I'm not an artist-type, so most of my designs are : lacking but oh-well, I like it anyway and it doesn't stop me from : practicing on myself, my wife and one of my friends. I've been : religiously writing notes and taking pictures of my "work", and it's : destined to all go up on my website as soon as I actually get some : time to actually create the site. I tend to spend more time with other : people's sites (my wife and I own an ISP) and don't have enough to : mess with my own. Ahh well, such is life. : : My favorite recipe at the moment is simple; henna, LJ, and a couple of : drops of euc oil. I use lemonsugar mix to keep it moist/seal until I : apply either NS or LL. I wrap with cotton and/or rolled surgical gauze : (if I didn't use LL). Sometimes after application I alternate between : lemonsugar mix and a hairdryer to get things warm. I generally steam : it off afterwards either with teakettle or a nice hot shower (am : fortunate to live in a rural area with well water so no chlorine or : otherstuff in the water). : Hint of the day: Don't attempt steaming with a teakettle if the area : is the male "private part", trust me. It won't stain well anyway. (: : : I make my own "carrot bags" with plastic freezer bags, cutting the : quart-sized ones into four triangles and sealing the edges with a book : & lighter. I've documented the process with pics and a writeup, also : destined to be put on my hopefully soon-to-be website. : : Incidentally, while in a mediterranian grocery store, an Iranian guy : saw my mehndi and said that in his homeland, men will sometimes put : henna on as a romantic overture to his woman...something about it : making his skin softer or something...he was excited and happy to be : talking about his homeland and got to talking too fast to remember : everything.
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