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Henna Tattoo Designs in Indian Tradition

Henna Tattoo Designs in Indian Tradition

 Mehndi or henna tattoo is a stylish way to beautifying oneself, a lot of women wears mehndi during holly, Weddings and all other significant Indian festivities and events. Mehndi designs are regularly printed in women’s hands, palms, feet, foreheads and shins. If you desire to do your own mehndi tattoo, you can do so. However, some choose to have a professional mehndi designer to do their tattoos for its traditional and beauty designs.

Women-Full-Back-Henna-Tattoos

Women-Full-Back-Henna-Tattoos

Henna Tattoo Arm

Henna Tattoo Arm

 

In every civilization, henna tattoo designs are seen differently. In India, henna tattoos are the tradition of the people during weddings and other festivals and it’s generally applied to the girls and women on their arms, palms, feet and ankle. Typical Indian bridal is adorned so attractively with mehndi on her visible part of the body including chins and forehead, in their history bridal mehndi took even 2 to 3 days. In Arabic designs it is the depiction of Koran passages and in most other countries it is believed as a luck feature, whereas in western countries it is just cosmetic. In 1998, traditional Indian henna tattoos became so trendy to the world through Madonna, who featured stylishly in the music album FROZEN with mehndi on her hand.

 

The henna leaves are used in body painting or what we call as henna tattoo or temporary tattoo. Nowadays, people prefer to use it because it is simpler, cheaper and you can even make one and apply them your own. The henna leaves are ground and powdered and turned into paste then, applied in diverse body parts such as; neck, back, belly and even in toe and fingernails and in other parts of the body where you would prefer to have them.

Henna_Tattoo_Art

Henna_Tattoo_Art

You can certainly play around your selected tattoo designs. You can have elaborate or simple designs depending on your choices. And as they are only temporary, you can have different designs from time to time if you desire to. The most common designs include Indian and Arabic patterns commonly placed on the back of the hand or feet. Indian designs generally involve intricate patterns of lotuses, flowers, teardrops, webs and other paisley patterns. Indian patterns generally involve fine, well drawn lines and often carry spiritual and religious messages.

Henna Tattoo Feets

Henna Tattoo Feets

 

In applying the henna paste, you can prefer from using a toothpick, squeeze bottle or a cone. You can purchase or make your own using accessible material that can be made such. Then you will have to choose for the design but don’t worry, there are various henna tattoo design kits available in the market and pictures on the internet.

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