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Posted by Candi* on April 21, 2001 at 13:23:14:

In reply to: Introduction posted by Delurking on April 21, 2001 at 00:25:01:

Happy to hear from you,

I don't know why some people lurk for so long? We are nice people
aren't we? So I want to invite any other lurkers to introduce
themseleves. Even if you never post again it's nice to know who's out
there.

:) Toodles,

Candi*

: 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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: Happy to hear from you, : : I don't know why some people lurk for so long? We are nice people : aren't we? So I want to invite any other lurkers to introduce : themseleves. Even if you never post again it's nice to know who's out : there. : : :) Toodles, : : Candi* : : : 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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