The eastern tradition of drawing drawings on the body - mehendi, has not lost its relevance to this day. Even on the contrary, today mehendi enjoys extraordinary popularity all over the world. And as interest in all sorts of ethnic rituals and customs grows, more and more people are interested in learning how to correctly draw mehendi henna.
Mehendi - temporary tattoo
Style and pattern are different patterns applied to different parts of the body with the help of this remarkable natural dye. And if you, at least a little, know how to draw, then decorating your body at home will not be difficult for you. Therefore, how to learn how to draw a mehendi is very easy. For this you need:
- immediately before the procedure, clean the skin area with a scrub, then rub it with alcohol;
- a few days before the application make depilation , as well as abandon the solarium and avoid exposure to direct sunlight;
- to think over the pattern itself and the way it is applied (in order to make the drawing more precise and beautiful, you can apply contours in advance with a cosmetic pencil or practice on paper);
- beginners and those whose artistic skills are far from perfect, it is better to purchase a special stencil with a favorite pattern;
- prepare henna and drawing tools (the tools for painting can
be any, depending on the complexity of the drawing and the thickness of the lines, for example, brushes, toothpicks, wooden sticks, a syringe without needles, a cut cone made of foil); - It is necessary to apply the pattern gradually, in this case it is necessary to make sure that the thickness of the lines is not less than 2-3 mm. Excess paste and wrong lines should be cleaned immediately with a cotton swab;
- after application, henna should dry. Typically, the drying process takes from 1 to 12 hours. After completely drying, the remnants of henna can be scraped off with the blunt side of the knife or wiped with a cloth, and the skin is treated first with lemon juice, then with special oil.
