Friday, February 6, 2009

Mehendi

During our last Indian dinner night on Wednesday at the hotel, we had mehendi applied on our hands. Mehendi an art form that uses an herbal mixture containing mainly henna, eucalyptus oil and lime (no water) to decorate the body. It is most commonly seen as a decoration on Indian brides. The whole process was very quick - the artist was drawing free-hand, and the mehendi looks a lot like puffy paint when applied. It takes about 10 minutes to dry, and then it starts to flake off to reveal the color underneath.



No comments:

Post a Comment