We've posted previously pics of our Henna, but this past time Liz was able to get a step by step of how the henna is applied... Its definitely a process but worth the wait!!! Henna is a traditional type of artwork that the ladies do in celebration of a wedding, a new baby, a party of some type, a holiday, etc. Just as we might get a pedicure or a manicure in the States, they get henna done here.
Morgan wanted to go with Liz and get henna on our her hands... she was straining to smile in this picture because the chemicals in which henna is made from tend to sting a bit and Morgan was not a fan of the minor pain. However, Liz decided to get henna on her feet (for the first time) and it did not hurt at all, but it did have a distinct odor to it!
It feels like they are painting mud on you when they are designing the henna... It's usually a darkish, brown, almost black color at first. After the lady finishes the designs, you sit for nearly an hr so it can dry.
Then you wipe it off with a tissue and underneath, its typically orange! It flakes off...
The longer you allow it to dry, the darker orange it turns...
One happy little girl, free of pain!!! Morgan loved her henna!
And here's the final production of Liz's feet. The first 12 hrs, its an orangish color but it turns into a nice dark red/brown color within the first 24 hrs. Liz and Morgan went to a party with their National friends the following night and it was a lot of fun. Come visit us and we'll take you to get henna too! (total cost for our beauty: $10.89 U.S.) not bad, huh? And it stays on anywhere from 2-3 weeks.
4 comments:
Looks like a fun girl day! The lady did such a good job with the detail! Glad to see yall having fun!!
$10.89 = henna
plane fare $$$
visit with good friends ......priceless
Wow, that looks really neat!
Love, Megan Kuhn
Very neat! Awesome designs, looks great :)
- Chessa
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