Lucille Ball is famous for a lot of reasons, but her signature red hair was one of the best kept secrets in Hollywood. Her hair stylist was instructed to keep her hair dye under lock and key. Lucille’s hair was kept vibrant with a secret Egyptian Henna rinse, which explains why it has been so hard to duplicate by hair designers across the country. The henna rinse gave a ‘golden apricot’ colour to her hair. Rumour has it that she…
If you follow me on facebook or Instagram, you’ve probably noticed I’ve been doing a lot of yin and yang based patterns recently. This is partly to do with the high number of birthday parties I’ve done lately, but also partly because they feature in one of my most popular design books (Party Girl). The yin and yang design consisting of two comma shapes (one black, one white) wrapped around each other with dots of the opposite colour inside them…
Introduction Henna is magical! It starts off orange and darkens to an almost pitch black colour on the palms, and dark brown elsewhere. The peak colour is reached at 48 hours after application. This chart shows you the colour change process of a henna stain on different areas of the body – click on the image to see a full size and readable version. Where to get great henna stain (henna stains the darkest where the skin is thickest): Palm…
Introduction Rachel runs the spinster net facebook page, and has been dying her hair with henna and indigo for some time, and she gets a great blue / black colour. I’m delighted that Rachel has agreed to share her recipe here, and it is outlined below. If you are inspired to try henna and indigo on your hair check out the pack available at hennacat (always do a strand test). Henna will dye hair red with tones from auburn to mahogany…
What – Lemon Sugar Syrup Who uses it? – Henna artists and practitioners who want to get a deep dark henna stain, or who find that their henna paste is drying and peeling off the skin too quickly. Why does it work? – The lemon sugar syrup keeps the henna paste moist and in place for several hours. The henna dye molecule (called ‘Lawsone’) can move around moist paste, but it can’t move around dry paste, so the longer the…
This easy to follow video guide: A relaxing hand and arm massage will show you how to perform a hand an arm massage aimed at relaxing and rejuvenating these areas. It is ideal for artists, henna artists, typists – anyone who has tired hands and arms. You will need Massage oil, or hand cream. A towel Somewhere comfortable to sit. Preparation Wash your hands thoroughly to remove any dirt, or debris. Take off any watches, bracelets or rings you don’t…