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How to Teach Yourself Henna Tattoo

Yep! my book is finally here!  You can see a few people have Pinned it already!  I am so excited about the book, Amazon gives you an opportunity to peek inside - but the book is available wherever books are sold.  ISBN 978-1-57421-414-7.  The book was published by Fox Chapel Publishing in conjunction with Design Originals.

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Sexy Sandal Tattoos

Sandal Designs, that is what I call the cute designs that run along the inner and outside edge or your feet.  They are such sexy little peek-a-boo fun when your in your bedroom slippers, or strappy sandals.

Sun Dragon Henna Tattoo

Bajidoo Henna Tattoo Art (Keyboard)

Bajidoo Open Lace Design

Tip: How to Know when your Paste is Ready to Use

TIP:: How can you tell that your henna paste is ready to make beautifully dark tattoos?:

After you have mixed your paste, transfer it from the bowl you mixed it up in to a plastic zipper closing plastic sandwich bag.  Then zip it up and place in on a paper towel someplace humid and slightly warm (I use the top of my fridge) .  Leave it at least 6 hours, then lift the baggy of henna paste from the paper towel - if you see an orange stain beginning to develop where the baggy once laid....BINGO!  If not leave it another 6 hours and repeat until it appears.

How long should it take? It depends on your climate, the humidity and temperature of your area.  All these factors make the henna paste act uniquely for the circumstances.  Once the stain appears you can rest assured the paste is perfect for making tattoos every time ( it will peak in about 4 -5 days from mixing regardless, unless the powder you bought was very old - check the date on the packaging - if there is no date I would be suspect of the ingredients and quality) sometimes sooner, not often later.

Happy Henna Tattooing

TIP: How to get a DARKER henna tattoo

TIP:: How to get a darker henna tattoo:

First  and most obvious is to leave the henna paste on as long as possible.  One way to help you do that is to loosely wrap the henna tattoo with light weight tissue, like bathroom tissue or Kleenex.  Only do this when the paste is no longer shiny, but before it is so dry it is crumbling away from your skin.  Then semi-loosely wrap the tissue area with cling wrap, as in the kitchen for preserving left overs.

Leave the wrap on at least a few  hours or over night.  Viola! A beautifully dark tattoo will emerge(provided the henna paste used was not applied to your skin before it was ready to produce dye or so old it was no longer able to produce dye). 

Teach Yourself Henna The Art of Henna Tattoo the Book