Re: lil' anecdote

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 8, 2001 at 13:16:07:

In reply to: lil' anecdote posted by Darlahood on October 8, 2001 at 04:32:14:

: in Paris where I stayed this past summer had her bottom lip and chin
: hennaed.
Epidermal or dermal body art?

It was a weird color, tho, and probably unnoticable to
: someone who hadn't seen it before and didn't know what it was. The
: lady was "black" but not in the same way people are in America; she
: was definitely African, and the henna stain appeared to offset her
: natural skin tone by giving it a greenish hue.

I've hennaed many black people, but have never seen greenish results.
Was she using indigo? I know the greenish is considered the most
auspicious color of tattoo in North Africa, but hadn't found a
reference on how they get it greenish. I'm looking at my inadvertant
henna "tattoos" (where I hennaed over a spot the cat scratched, and
now I have permanent freckles) wondering if that might have a greenish
case against darker skin (doesn't look like it). (Damn shame my
husband won't let me near him with the henna, or I could find out!).

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Re: lil' anecdote Maureen 18:46:52 10/8/2001 (0)
Re: green Alex 13:36:48 10/8/2001 (3)
- Re: green Catherine Cartwright Jones 16:56:49 10/8/2001 (2)
  - "...like the red cabbage trick with vinegar".... Silvia 04:49:26 10/10/2001 (1)
    - Re: "...like the red cabbage trick with vinegar".... Catherine Cartwright Jones 17:24:49 10/10/2001 (0)

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: : in Paris where I stayed this past summer had her bottom lip and chin : : hennaed. : Epidermal or dermal body art? : : It was a weird color, tho, and probably unnoticable to : : someone who hadn't seen it before and didn't know what it was. The : : lady was "black" but not in the same way people are in America; she : : was definitely African, and the henna stain appeared to offset her : : natural skin tone by giving it a greenish hue. : : I've hennaed many black people, but have never seen greenish results. : Was she using indigo? I know the greenish is considered the most : auspicious color of tattoo in North Africa, but hadn't found a : reference on how they get it greenish. I'm looking at my inadvertant : henna "tattoos" (where I hennaed over a spot the cat scratched, and : now I have permanent freckles) wondering if that might have a greenish : case against darker skin (doesn't look like it). (Damn shame my : husband won't let me near him with the henna, or I could find out!).
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