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Posted by Lauren on August 3, 2001 at 19:07:15:

In reply to: let me assure you... posted by Lauren on August 3, 2001 at 18:38:15:

: Even without the sleep-deprivation, lack of caffeine, delicate
: pattern, and too oily paste, even the best of us will do this
: occasionally. Two nights before my first (okay, only) Indian
: wedding, I drew a design that came out so smudged in the morning
that
: I knew they'd take one look at it and send me packing, so I covered
: up the horrible fingers with wide strips going from knuckle to tip
on
: each, with white-space chevrons near each knuckle. The morning of
: the wedding, the fingers looked great. Funny thing was, the old
: design showed through as a dark red, but it wasn't as sharp as
before
: (against henna color looked much better that against pale skin, I
: guess). It was actually kinda nice with the two-tone effect. The
: underneath design disappeared as the stripes got darker. After a
: couple weeks, when the back of the hand was gone but the fingers
were
: still medium-dark, I did a new design using the previous dark and
: light spaces and got a 3-tone effect which was very cool.
: The only downside is that it looked weird for a couple week,s
because
: the knuckles went almost black while the rest faded. Overall, a
: success, and as soon as I get the @%$#@$#^% new site up, I'll tell
: people where to look at the pics.

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: : Even without the sleep-deprivation, lack of caffeine, delicate : : pattern, and too oily paste, even the best of us will do this : : occasionally. Two nights before my first (okay, only) Indian : : wedding, I drew a design that came out so smudged in the morning : that : : I knew they'd take one look at it and send me packing, so I covered : : up the horrible fingers with wide strips going from knuckle to tip : on : : each, with white-space chevrons near each knuckle. The morning of : : the wedding, the fingers looked great. Funny thing was, the old : : design showed through as a dark red, but it wasn't as sharp as : before : : (against henna color looked much better that against pale skin, I : : guess). It was actually kinda nice with the two-tone effect. The : : underneath design disappeared as the stripes got darker. After a : : couple weeks, when the back of the hand was gone but the fingers : were : : still medium-dark, I did a new design using the previous dark and : : light spaces and got a 3-tone effect which was very cool. : : The only downside is that it looked weird for a couple week,s : because : : the knuckles went almost black while the rest faded. Overall, a : : success, and as soon as I get the @%$#@$#^% new site up, I'll tell : : people where to look at the pics.
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