The cover of my book, Secrets of the Henna Girl, shows a girl's hands covered with bridal henna design. Yet, look closely and you will notice a pair of silver handcuffs among her colourful bangles.

Hariyali Teej Mehendi Designs: Observing fast on Sawan special Hariyali Teej holds a great significance in Hindu mythology. On this day, a wife observes fast for the long life of her husband and to ...

It’s hard to pin down the exact origin of the ancient body art of henna. Some speculate that Cleopatra, perhaps the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of the words “consummate beauty,” used ...

"I am tired,” whines the bride-to-be who has been reclining at an awkward angle on a lounge chair for the past two hours while a mehndi artist applies henna to her palms and feet. Twenty-one-year-old ...

People skilled in creating unique patterns and skin tattoos with henna are called henna artists. Just like tattoo experts, they can make designs on any area of your skin using mehndi cones. As mehndi ...

Henna (also called mehndi, anella, or lalle) is a temporary “tattoo” and hair dye made from the henna plant (Lawsonia inermis). People in many cultures use it to create elaborate designs on the skin.