The other night I put henna/mehndi on my hand just for fun. I had only done it once before which didn't turn out very well but I wanted to try anyways because I was bored.
There's two names for it but it's the same thing; 'henna' is more of a Western term and 'mehndi' is more of an Indian term. It's traditionally worn at Indian weddings and special events but nowadays you see people wearing it just for fun. I've actually seen some local fairs and art events have "henna tattoo" booths so it's becoming more popular here. It's a paste made of crushed Mehndi leaves usually applied with a cone. You're supposed to leave it on for at least 5 or 6 hours and apply lemon/lime juice for the red/dark brown color to really show but I didn't have the patience for all of that because I think it smells disgusting and can't wear it for more than a few hours. And I also didn't have lemons (but it's on my shopping list now!). After you wait forever and the paste dries up, you scratch it off and voila!
There's two names for it but it's the same thing; 'henna' is more of a Western term and 'mehndi' is more of an Indian term. It's traditionally worn at Indian weddings and special events but nowadays you see people wearing it just for fun. I've actually seen some local fairs and art events have "henna tattoo" booths so it's becoming more popular here. It's a paste made of crushed Mehndi leaves usually applied with a cone. You're supposed to leave it on for at least 5 or 6 hours and apply lemon/lime juice for the red/dark brown color to really show but I didn't have the patience for all of that because I think it smells disgusting and can't wear it for more than a few hours. And I also didn't have lemons (but it's on my shopping list now!). After you wait forever and the paste dries up, you scratch it off and voila!
