The secret of beauty: Henna for a special occasion

If you want to make the party a real sensation, in addition to manicure decorate their hands and feet using henna, especially since ethnic theme so popular in recent years.Henna can be as simple or as complex as you yourself wish.Whatever it was, it is necessary to take into account certain things to prepare to spray pattern.

If you use ready-mixed henna, you can get down to business almost immediately.If you mix henna for yourself, you will need time to mix the powder with water.Kits contain everything you may need, you can find in specialty shops.You can create drawings using a stencil or draw by hand.Drawing can be added at various stages of color paint, glitter and stones.

Preparation and use of henna

You will need:

- henna powder,
- strainer,
- large bowl to mix (not plastic),
- wooden spoon,
- strained juice of two lemons or limes,
- a piece of cloth,
- hot concentrated coffee (optional),
- hot water (optional),
- cone-shaped bag or bottle of the finished pasta with a tip,


- paper towel,
- Stencil (optional),
- spraycuts,
- soft scarves,
- adhesive tape,
- wads of cotton (on request),
- lemon juice (optional),
- sugar (optional),
- distilled water.

1. Pour into a sieve and sift into a large bowl of henna as much as you need.Typically, a shortage of about 25 grams for a single drawing.

2. Make a well with a wooden spoon, mix the contents of the bowl with the lemon juice, strained to puree the state.Cover the bowl with a paper towel and leave overnight in a cool place, in order to form hennaya acid.

3. To achieve a soft consistency gradually add the lemon juice, a few drops of coffee and hot water into a paste.The consistency should resemble a mass of icing and not too spread out.

4. Wooden spoon Put henna in a pastry bag, a plastic bag or plastic jar.(Two or three tablespoons depending on the pattern.)

5. Make sure that the area of ​​skin on which you intend to apply the pattern, clean, degreased and completely dry.Now squeeze out a few test strokes on a paper towel to ensure that the pasta get the right consistency.

6. If you are good at drawing, you can create a picture for yourself, otherwise you have to take the help of friends or finished stencil.Place the stencil on the desired area of ​​the body.When you're done drawing, sprinkle with his spray (it is usually used to protect minor cuts and abrasions).This will help to prevent blur in the next two to six hours while the henna is on your skin.

7. Place a soft handkerchief on top of the figure and secure it with adhesive tape.Carefully wrap around the picture matter to increase the temperature and thus achieve greater color depth.

8. If the ambient temperature is too high to wrap the figure, you can lubricate it with a cotton swab dipped in a mixture of lemon juice and sugar (to make syrup and cool).Repeat this several times until the image is covered with crust.

9.Chem longer you keep the mixture on the skin (ideally overnight), the darker and more durable it will be.Expand handkerchief and gently remove dry henna.Finally, rinse with distilled water drawing.

Before applying henna on the skin, you need to properly process the skin.These rules are binding for all occasions.

You will need:
- cotton swabs,
- alcohol solvent,
- paper towels,
- eucalyptus oil.

1. Clean the area on which the image will suffer.

2. Dry the skin - it has to be completely dry for the next step.

3.Votrite few drops of oil to a tampon, which will be done drawing

4.Prigotovte mixture as described above, and place it in the applicator.

technique of drawing universal.Practice until until you are confident that you can create a picture for yourself.

1. Prepare a mixture as described above, and place it into the bottle.

2. Slowly create contour drawing.Hold the bottle with the paste, squeeze the henna on the skin.For smooth lines expose even pressure.Give contour dry for 30-40 minutes if you are using a stencil - carefully remove and clean it.

3. Apply a protective layer with a swab of cotton.

4. To maintain the brightness of the picture do not soak it for at least 24 hours, although it may be purified by means of wipes.To fix the color requires 24 to 48 hours.

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