A fair review of Daniel's henna ( sorta long)

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Posted by Lauren on October 20, 2001 at 16:04:51:

I wrote Daniel and asked him to send me a sample, which he promptly
did. I received one of tattoo-me.com's standard small vials. It was
the brightest natural green I've seen in a powder, looking just-
ground fresh with no dyes. It was also one of the finest grinds I've
seen, as fine as Jamila and drier. It mixed beautifully to a very
gloppy paste. When mixed with lemon juice and a bit of sugar and
left overnight wrapped, it gave almost no dye on my stomach (neither
did any of the others I tested at the same time) but on my finger was
a deep red-brown which lasted clearly about three weeks with no
care. It was one of the top four colors, all of them being about
equal, the others being Castle Art's standard silver foil pack, my
Moroccan, and a sample sent me by a company from Bombay that wants
you to order 100kg or so to get a decent price, alas. It lasted a
few days less long than the best two, which were Castle Art and my
Moroccan.

Cost is an issue- it is four times as expensive as Castle Art's
silver pack and over six times as expensive as my Moroccan. When
importing henna from overseas, you have to pay outrageous shipping
costs which can double or more the price of the actual henna, while
his from California has no shipping costs incurred at all. I wonder
why something that should be a great deal less expensive due to
shipping costs alone is so much more expensive.
Also, I have concerns about his advertising methods, which try to
promote his henna by puttig down others, by giving unproven
comparisons, by misleading others using the name of Info God to
assume authority, by using this Forum solely as an advertising space
and not to share information, and at one point at least, using other
people's pictures on the website without their permission or credit.
I don't know if the last has been corrected. If so, I apologize.

The henna is definitely some of the best there is, no doubt. It's
the other stuff that comes with it that I'm concerned with.

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: I wrote Daniel and asked him to send me a sample, which he promptly : did. I received one of tattoo-me.com's standard small vials. It was : the brightest natural green I've seen in a powder, looking just- : ground fresh with no dyes. It was also one of the finest grinds I've : seen, as fine as Jamila and drier. It mixed beautifully to a very : gloppy paste. When mixed with lemon juice and a bit of sugar and : left overnight wrapped, it gave almost no dye on my stomach (neither : did any of the others I tested at the same time) but on my finger was : a deep red-brown which lasted clearly about three weeks with no : care. It was one of the top four colors, all of them being about : equal, the others being Castle Art's standard silver foil pack, my : Moroccan, and a sample sent me by a company from Bombay that wants : you to order 100kg or so to get a decent price, alas. It lasted a : few days less long than the best two, which were Castle Art and my : Moroccan. : : Cost is an issue- it is four times as expensive as Castle Art's : silver pack and over six times as expensive as my Moroccan. When : importing henna from overseas, you have to pay outrageous shipping : costs which can double or more the price of the actual henna, while : his from California has no shipping costs incurred at all. I wonder : why something that should be a great deal less expensive due to : shipping costs alone is so much more expensive. : Also, I have concerns about his advertising methods, which try to : promote his henna by puttig down others, by giving unproven : comparisons, by misleading others using the name of Info God to : assume authority, by using this Forum solely as an advertising space : and not to share information, and at one point at least, using other : people's pictures on the website without their permission or credit. : I don't know if the last has been corrected. If so, I apologize. : : The henna is definitely some of the best there is, no doubt. It's : the other stuff that comes with it that I'm concerned with.
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