Browsed by
Tag: tattoos

Henna tattoos for kids

Henna tattoos for kids

Henna is a plant with small, dark green, scented leaves. The leaves are dried and ground down into a powder. After adding liquids (usually lemon and essential oils or tea) to loosen the mix, it is piped or painted on to the body in elaborate patterns. Henna is totally natural, safe and chemical free so can be used to create temporary tattoos that kids (and parents) will love. It will make a change from the usual face painting and will…

Read More Read More

Prolonging Henna Tattoos

Prolonging Henna Tattoos

Although henna tattoos are a temporary form of body art which typically lasts around ten days, you might want to make a particularly nice or special henna design last longer. This guide from Cat will show you how to prolong henna body art e.g. make your henna last longer and fade more slowly. Use great quality henna Begin with using great quality henna, use a great recipe*, apply, and leave it on for as long as possible. Avoid washing your…

Read More Read More

FREE e-book ‘Knuckle tattoos in Henna’

FREE e-book ‘Knuckle tattoos in Henna’

‘Knuckle tattoos – in Henna’ came about in the Summer of 2011. I noticed a trend of people asking for knuckle tattoos done in henna, some with firm ideas about what they wanted, some without any clue at all. Often young people would ask for nothing more creative than expletives which would get them into trouble with their parents and school. I started to catalogue expressions that contained two four-letter words and eight letter words so that people could be…

Read More Read More