Sep 08
I went to First Friday downtown last night to peddle mehindi. It was successful in that Windy was good company and the atmosphere was relaxing, but not successful in that I didn’t convince many people to get henna done. Also, I’d brought a lantern, but the children must have left it on all night because …
Sep 05
I was experimenting with a new recipe tonight and wanted to test it out on my arm. My first problem was that the goop was too thin, so I had to add more powder. I worried that the henna had indigo in it again, because it was bright green, but it didn’t. It’s just fresh. …
Aug 18
I had more fun with henna tonight and Friday night. Some people volunteered to let me use their skin as canvases, though I didn’t remember to photograph all of it. I’m afraid that the batch tonight was mislabled and contained some indigo, because it was unusually blue-green. :( Either that or I added too much …
Aug 11
Last night I got bored and decided to make a batch of henna. I’ve experimented with a lot of different recipes, none of which have worked very well. I think what I decided is that A. putting lemon and sugar on it after it starts to dry really does help, and B. adding a decent …
