Re: Old, weak henna with a purpose.

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Posted by Marina Waltz on July 8, 2001 at 07:10:11:

In reply to: Old, weak henna with a purpose. posted by Maureen on July 8, 2001 at 03:37:15:

You have some great ideas for multiple color shades. I'd really love
to see some photos of your results.

The last henna I did was a small pattern for my ankles where the
center section was designed to be filled in with a lighter shade. I
did the main application and left the paste on over night. After
scraping it off the next morning I applied more paste to the center
section. I wiped it off after half an hour and was surprised to find
it had stained almost as dark as what had been left on overnight, so
I didn't have as much constrast as I had planned. After a week, the
area that only had henna on for half an hour hasn't faded any more
than the rest of the design. It's still slightly lighter in color
but not much. (Oddly enough, my left ankle turned out slightly
darker than my right, and I did the right ankle first.) <shrug>

You have inspired me to start thinking of more ways to use varying
shades. Next time I'll try 3 or 4 different applications left on for
varying lengths of time and see how it turns out.

Regards,

Marina

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Re: Old, weak henna with a purpose. Maureen 17:48:16 7/10/2001 (2)
- Re: Old, weak henna with a purpose. Marina Waltz 17:07:09 7/11/2001 (1)
  - Re: Old, weak henna with a purpose. Maureen 22:58:55 7/11/2001 (0)

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: You have some great ideas for multiple color shades. I'd really love : to see some photos of your results. : : The last henna I did was a small pattern for my ankles where the : center section was designed to be filled in with a lighter shade. I : did the main application and left the paste on over night. After : scraping it off the next morning I applied more paste to the center : section. I wiped it off after half an hour and was surprised to find : it had stained almost as dark as what had been left on overnight, so : I didn't have as much constrast as I had planned. After a week, the : area that only had henna on for half an hour hasn't faded any more : than the rest of the design. It's still slightly lighter in color : but not much. (Oddly enough, my left ankle turned out slightly : darker than my right, and I did the right ankle first.) <shrug> : : You have inspired me to start thinking of more ways to use varying : shades. Next time I'll try 3 or 4 different applications left on for : varying lengths of time and see how it turns out. : : Regards, : : Marina
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