I was making this photo to promote on my website the easy to apply Bolliwood mehendi style stencils.
I was really surprised how nice they came out, and think that they are a good alternative for people who want to have a mehndi for only some hours. they may last even for some days, but the advantage to a real henna mehndi is that you have don't to pay for a henna artist and that you can them wash away whenever you want.

I am wondering which one of the two photos I made the above or the one with the black background beneath, you would prefer to see on my website:
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/boutiq9.html (German)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/franz/boutiq9.html (French)

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this is a mehndi hennadervish did on me as she visited me the first time 2005 in Berlin

Tags:   Henna Mehndi Mehandi Hennamalerei Tatouage au henné Bodypainting Body Art Körperbemalung Kunst am Körper Peinture corporelle Hennabemalung henna ala qatr Henna-Design Mehndi Design Hände hands hand Naksh http://www.henna-und-mehr.de Art Kunst نقوش حنة mehendi

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The left hand is painted with a henna design typical for Hudaida and made with henna ala qatr (henna destilate). The right hand is painted with khidab.

For an account how destilated henna is made please read the thread: How "henna ala qidra" in Yemen is mixed at henna-und-mehr.tumblr.com/

Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)

If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
www.henna-und-mehr.de/franz/khidabslide.html (French)

If you like to try it, i.e. to paint your self with this ink, you can now order it in 5gr. portions on the follwing pages:
www.henna-und-mehr.de/franz/boutiq8.html (French)
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/boutiq8.html (German),
you can even order it with an instruction for use in three languages : english, French and German. To inform me in which language you'd like to have the instructions, please use the message box of the order form.

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This is a hand painted with henna ala qatr in a pattern style which is typical for Hudaida.
Henna ala qatr means Henna destilate and is indeed a destilate made of the shed when sifting henna for "naksh"

For an account how destilated henna is made please read the thread: How "henna ala qidra" in Yemen is mixed at henna-und-mehr.tumblr.com/

Tags:   Henna Mehndi Mehandi Hennamalerei Tatouage au henné Bodypainting Body Art Körperbemalung Kunst am Körper Peinture corporelle Hennabemalung henna ala qatr Henna-Design Mehndi Design hand Yemen Jemen Naksh http://www.henna-und-mehr.de Art Kunst نقوش حنة mehendi

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her arms and hands are painted with khidab, a gall ink for bodypainting, in the fashon of Sanaa'

Khidab is a Gall ink which is employed in Yemen mainly in the mountainous regions around the capital Sanaa instead of henna. For an account how it is made you can download an article:
Yemeni Women’s Body Painting with Black Gall Ink Khidab, Production Methods,
from my colleage Dr. Hanne Schönig at www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/Khidabartikel_eu.pdf (Englisch)
or www.henna-und-mehr.de/pdf/schoenig_deutsch.pdf (German)

If you like to see original Yeminite bodypaintings with this ink visit
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/khidabslide.html (German) or
www.henna-und-mehr.de/franz/khidabslide.html (French)

If you like to try it, i.e. to paint your self with this ink, you can now order it in 5gr. portions on the follwing pages:
www.henna-und-mehr.de/franz/boutiq8.html (French)
www.henna-und-mehr.de/de/boutiq8.html (German),
you can even order it with an instruction for use in three languages : english, French and German. To inform me in which language you'd like to have the instructions, please use the message box of the order form.

Tags:   khidab Yemen Naksh Body-Art http://www.henna-und-mehr.de Art Kunst نقوش حنة mehandi mehendi bodypainting Körperbemalung

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