The captivating mehendi on the snow-white handles of the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity blooms brighter and brighter with inimitable lace. Born in the cool of harem life, the art of applying henna to the skin in the form of abstract or miraculous plant patterns has gained unexpected success among European beauties.
Amazing tattoo: mehendi on the arm
Mehendi meticulously drawn and thought out to the smallest curls on women's hands was transformed from an original decoration into a strong but temporary talisman, bringing to the life of a married lady not just peace and prosperity, but also the unfading tenderness of her husband. For unmarried women, such jewelry is used only on special occasions.
Mehendi in its essence is a distant relative of a permanent drawing. The technique of applying safe and often useful henna to the body involves only superficial contact of the paste and human skin. Due to this, the mehendi drawings on the hands and feet of the beauties disappear after 30 days (the epidermis of any person is completely renewed in the same period, andthe paint is gradually fading).
Another, truly oriental mehendi bonus is complete work safety. Due to the minimal intrusion of tools and paste into the layers of human skin, such underwear art eliminates the usual infections for tattoos. Moreover, natural henna perfectly disinfects the epithelium and significantly rejuvenates its cells.
How to create paint (paste) for drawing?
Now we will tell you what you need to prepare the paint. It is necessary to pour high-quality powder from real dried henna leaves with lemon juice or other liquid containing natural and safe acid. Only settled pasta can please with the highest effect: after 6-12 hours of rest, the molecules of lawson will be released and will be able to give incredible saturation to the colors of the mehendi on the hands. Essential oil (lavender, fragrant eucalyptus or delicate tea tree) can add durability and showiness to the pattern - it is added to the already settled mass.
Another way of making pasta
The European version of the paste is more saturated with working components:
- 2 heaping teaspoons (heaped) ground quality coffee must be mixed with 0.5 liters of boiling water;
- add 2 teaspoons of aromatic black tea to the resulting coffee mix, then the mixture is boiled over medium heat for about an hour;
- 40 g of good quality henna mixed thoroughly with the coffee mixture (the formation of lumps can break the saturation of the patterns, so they need to be rubbed);
- to the finished pasta you needadd 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice (3 teaspoons of citric acid).
Caution
Before you risk and transform with the help of fiery henna, you should carefully study and discuss the process of applying the pattern. The inimitable drawings of mehendi on the arms and legs have their own aesthetic and semantic meaning, therefore, when meeting with a master who applies drawings in this technique, you should slowly discuss your vision of the biotat and take an allergy test. Henna is a natural and completely safe product, but recently used substances that darken its color contribute to the development of dermatitis in careless customers.
Preparation
The effectiveness of fine lines can only be achieved on a prepared and cleaned surface (oily skin prevents the dye from setting). First of all, the areas for drawing are wiped with alcohol wipes or special lotions. Excess or line errors can be removed with cotton swabs. You can store the remaining paste frozen, but only fresh henna gives the most persistent and amazingly rich color to the pattern, so you should prepare the optimal amount of material.
Feature of applying a bright pattern
You can increase the brightness and durability of the pattern with the help of lemon lotions: the pattern must be soaked with sweet lemon juice (the proportion of sugar and juice is 1: 1) at least two times. The drying time of such a pattern increases to 16 hours. It is not allowed to wash the painted areas for about 12 hours, only in this way the henna will completely react withskin and set.
Beautiful patterns
Each people in their own way filled the art of drawing mehendi on their hands. Photos of the most extravagant and noble stencils present on the hands of European beauties cause surprise and delight. The Arabian wind filled the mehendi with floral ornaments and liveliness, the Bedouins instilled in henna a love for filled drawings, while Asian craftsmen perfected oriental motifs, harmoniously mixing geometry with the plant world and African flecks.
Features of application in India
Indian openwork patterns are a traditional and amazingly touching decoration for a newlywed. A few days before the magnificent celebration, the girl’s relatives drew captivating patterns with metal or thin wooden sticks and dedicated the bride to the secrets of happy, and most importantly, passionate marriage bonds. The more elegant and brighter the patterns turned out, the more skillful and experienced the Indian bride became.
More drawings
Inhabitants of the mysterious North African expanses used geometric three-dimensional figures (often rhombuses) and romantic curved lines in the technique of applying mehendi - passionate Moroccans especially "suffered" this, and persistent Berbers preferred short segments and points, harmoniously intertwining them with each other.
Indian craftswomen, making mehendi on their hands, drew the most beautiful flowers of a marvelous lotus, an inimitable peacock or an exciting elephant. Considerable popularity among Indian noble women of fashion enjoyedimage of the strongest God Ganesh.
Meaning
To choose your mehendi, you should deal with intricate and sometimes unimaginably attractive patterns. Mehendi on the hand in the form of a beautiful, gracefully lifting elephant's trunk is interpreted by the craftsmen as a sign of future abundance and power. Male drawings of such animals nourish inner courage and boundless courage, female (already married ladies) will give peace and wisdom, and the newlywed elephant speaks of the speedy continuation of the family and worldly comfort.
In a generalized sense, the symbolic images of an elephant carry valor and the desired longevity, peacefulness and pure kindness. Such a tattoo also brings a person an unshakable sense of proportion and forethought.
Peacock
Symbol of diversity, joy of life, beauty and longevity. In India and Byzantium, he was revered as a royal bird, and in Christianity he personified the immortality and incorruptibility of the soul. The patterned peacock comes to life in the arms of those who have lost the joy of life. Also, such a drawing is suitable for creative individuals who are eager to increase their energy potential. The most ancient legends talked about the immeasurable nobility of this bird and the brightest glory. People who put peacock patterns on their skin received tremendous fortitude.
Amazing pattern
What else does the mehendi on the hand matter? Drawing in the form of an intricate Turkish cucumber in different countries tells about longevity, rapid spiritual development and well-being. Such patterns are not onlydecorate the body of a modest newlywed, but also echo the wedding ornament of the dress. It is believed that a cucumber applied to the bride's skin will help not only to transform her strength and energy into helping her husband, but also to open up to the maternal principle.
Lotus
Mehendi in the form of the most delicate lotus is often found. Such a pattern is applied to those who have the purest soul, or those who are seized by the desire to return innocence to their lives. Also, the lotus adorns the body of the newlywed and the one who carries the child of her husband under her heart. According to legend, a touching flower, born in muddy water, remains impeccably clean and tender, so this tattoo gives the owner the same purity of thoughts and soul.
Colorful God
God Ganesh is an unsurpassed and very popular ornament for mehendi on the hands. Photos of finished works with this element are striking in their immediacy and some mischief. Ganesh is one of the most beloved mythological characters of the East. A colorful deity with a child's body helps in the education and development of children, as well as those who have not lost their childish purity and frankness. In Ganesh's arsenal there is an ax to eliminate future difficulties and a clever rod to destroy obstacles.
Each master puts his own spiritual vision and wishes into the future mehendi. Stencils for an arm or leg are used rather as a basis for future decoration. Similar elements can be found on portals of the corresponding subject and shown to the contractor. This will help the master to think over the lace of the pattern. repeat exactdrawing is impossible: like any manual painstaking work, mehendi is the embodiment of the mood of the creator and the wishes of the client.
Conclusion
How to draw mehendi on hands is no longer a secret: masters from Bangladesh or India with an open mind teach European masters of permanent drawing their oriental tricks and wisdom. Immediately after drawing the pattern, henna appears in a fiery color, but after a day the pattern becomes chocolate or black. With delicate care, mehendi pleases with its lace for about 3 weeks, but in some areas (hands and feet) henna can last longer.
