henna (dye)

Nikita wants to follow her family's tradition of making beautiful henna art.

Celebrate henna, a traditional plant-based form of temporary tattooing in South Asian, North African, and Middle Eastern cultures.

"Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone from her 1950s rural village to the vibrant pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the henna artist, and confidante, most in demand to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own"--Provided by publisher.

With her eighth birthday coming up, Marya claims she is having an epic henna party, so now she must convince her family to make it happen and work to pull it off, but everything Marya does seems to end in disaster.

With her eighth birthday coming up, Marya claims she is having an epic henna party, so now she must convince her family to make it happen and work to pull it off, but everything Marya does seems to end in disaster.

Contains black-and-white illustrations of over 160 permission-free designs for mehndi temporary henna tattoos.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions provide a guide on how to make different henna tattoos, including flowers, vines, mandalas, and more.

Photographs and text introduce readers to the art form of henna, discussing the meaning and the basic techniques.

Provides step-by-step instructions for more than seventy body art projects, including designs for face painting, airbrush tattoos, henna temporary tattoos, and fingernails; and provides introductory guidance on the equipment and techniques of each art.