Strange ...

Posted by Jewel on November 07, 1999 at 09:26:30:

In Reply to: Re: Pale Green? posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on November 07, 1999 at 01:11:11:

My simple little mind even thought that she mixed the henna powder
with milk (?? ... please don't laugh at my ignorance :-)). But it
seems impossible to me that the henna powder won't turn dark after
contact with any type of liquid. Any explanations Catherine ?

I swear the colour was pale green (milky even). I'm sure she mixed
some secret stuff in there that she wouldn't tell me. I even doubted
if the paste would perform the way she described it would but
obviously I was very wrong. I bumped into a couple of Indian ladies
(who graciously posed their beautifully mehndi-ed hands for my
lenses), and even they are doubtful (by the look of the colour of the
paste) if it would stain at all. They went like ... "Oh God, why is
the paste that colour ?? Are you sure she didn't take you for a ride
?" ...

Anyways, after watching these ladies at work, I am motivated to learn
more about this wonderful art :-) ....

Peace

~Jewel~

Follow-ups:

• Re: Strange ... Catherine Cartwright Jones 15:06:42 11/07/99 (0)