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Saturday 9 October 2010

As Leonardo Da Vinci places art...'Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication'. Cheers for that!

   Now, I am no Leonardo Da vinci but I do, like many other henna artists would, place henna tattooing in the 'arts category' (what do you guys think?). 
   I kept this henna design you see below simple yet sophisticated. Although this design is fairly simple i've kept the detailing very intricate. And ofcourse, the more intricate, the less you feel your thumb which does most of the work! But peeps, it's well worth it when you feel a sense of...*sigh* "I did this? I did this" :) and ofcourse the receiver is usually very appreciative! 
Bridal henna is indefinitely very big, bold and beautiful as per usual, so if I were to tattoo this design onto a bride I would take this design further up, possibly repeating the wrist, almost bracelet-like design a fair few times up the arm. That would give us a very simple, sophisticated yet contemporary bridal henna design. Alternatively this design would be ideal for the bridesmaids, even the bride herself if she prefers to keep the henna to a minimum ( I appreciate not everyone has a mutual love for henna as I do, no hard feelings, I swear :p) and not forgetting festivals such as Eid and Diwali were wearing henna as part of the rituals and to compliment that beautiful new outfit is a must!     







   If you want to give this design a go here's something to take into account...Tip: Start by structuring the design well. If you start off by tattooing the wrist design first, then the circle design in the centre and lastly the design on the fingers, the whole proceedure will be faster, more comfortable for yourself and the 'receiver' and smudge proof! Let me know what you guys think of the design, where I could improve and even your own ideas of what design I should try next and which part of the body I should try it on (be as imaginative as you like!) would be much appreciated! Adios for now peeps!xx

7 comments:

  1. This is sososososo beautiful! Omg, it one of the most amazin designs i've seen :o ;) xxxx

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  2. Thank you lovely! More designs coming soon :) xxx

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  3. Your designs are lovely! What do you do for your thumb? I spent all weekend putting henna on people and my thumb is all numb - you do this much more than I do (and more intricately as well!) - is the numbness permanent? Do you have any good tricks that you use to alleviate it when it happens to you?

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  4. I love this design and yes, it is very sophisticated! The intricacy that you do is amazing, I am in total awe of that! Do you make your own henna tubes?

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  5. Hey Beautiful Wednesday! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. To be quite honest there is nothing in particular out there to get rid of the numbness. It's what you call Repetitive Strain Injury or RSI which can be treated by any mild painkiller. It's not permanent but if like you you're putting henna on poeple all weekend you may do long term damage to your thumb! So be very carefull, take atleast a 15min break between customers! And ofcourse I am no medical practitioner so be sure to get advice from a speacialist! Hopefully will be uploading videos on how to get each design as intricate as possible in the near future :) Keep posted!x

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  6. Hey shewhisks! I'm glad you like the design :) Thank you so much! Unfortunately I don't make my own henna tubes as of yet but it is definitely on the agenda as for one, Cardiff has very little to offer when it comes to ANYTHING cultural and travelling far and wide for the sole purpose of buying henna tubes I hve been told is silly! Grr! Will let you know how I get along with that!x

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  7. Thanks for your reply :D I look forward to following your blog and seeing all the amazing inspirational things you come up with!

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