Mehndi : The Art of Henna Body Painting

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Summary: Excellent Buy for a beginner!
Review: This book is a friendly, easy read. For the beginner with no experience, it will make you feel comfortable. It offers advice on the history of a design, the meaning, and gives a step by step instruction on some of the more complicated looking designs. The book also offers practice exercises for those who feel they can't draw mehndi designs.
All in all, it's a good book for a beginner.

Rating:
Summary: A good book for the beginning Mehndi artist.
Review: This book is excellent for the aspiring Mehndi artist. It gives you a little historical and botanical information about the henna plant and it's uses. It has a very to easy follow recipe for making your own paste and practical how to designs. The book touches on the symbolic signifigance that can be bestowed in a Mehndi design. I would have liked to see maybe another page or two of symbolic designs. Overall I must say I really enjoyed the book.

Rating:
Summary: A good book for the beginning Mehndi artist.
Review: This book is excellent for the aspiring Mehndi artist. It gives you a little historical and botanical information about the henna plant and it's uses. It has a very to easy follow recipe for making your own paste and practical how to designs. The book touches on the symbolic signifigance that can be bestowed in a Mehndi design. I would have liked to see maybe another page or two of symbolic designs. Overall I must say I really enjoyed the book.

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Summary: For a good over veiw
Review: This is a great book, especially for the beginner. It teaches you much about the history and uses of mehndi. It's a very interesting book, for both beginners and people who are somewhat familiar with the practice. Provides you with many different designs and information on both the history of mehndi and the henna herb itself. Not only that but it tells you how to mix henna paste, how to make cones to apply it with, and lots of advice coming from the author's experience. It also has pages of lines and simple drawings to practice to get the feel of applying the tattoos. Over all this is an excellent book, both for refering to and just to read for fun.

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Summary: Interesting Introduction to the Art of Mehndi
Review: This is a great book, especially for the beginner. It teaches you much about the history and uses of mehndi. It's a very interesting book, for both beginners and people who are somewhat familiar with the practice. Provides you with many different designs and information on both the history of mehndi and the henna herb itself. Not only that but it tells you how to mix henna paste, how to make cones to apply it with, and lots of advice coming from the author's experience. It also has pages of lines and simple drawings to practice to get the feel of applying the tattoos. Over all this is an excellent book, both for refering to and just to read for fun.

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Summary: The first henna book I bought-I still refer to it most often
Review: When I decided to venture into the world of my own business, I thought henna would be a likely place to start. Being artistic helps, but knowledge helps more. This was the first book I bought when I began my research into the great big world of henna. The instructions are clear enough so that children can understand, yet not dumbed down. There is a good deal of cultural information as well as interesting traditions and superstitions surrounding the use of henna all around the world. She doesn't stick to just one culture, which I appreciate. Too many books now just give the flashy "Madonna" speech and leave the rich history and customs out of it. This has enough cultural information to keep your friends or clients interested while you are doing a long henna design on them. The professionals tips are great, too! Saved me lots of failed experiments. There are several beautiful B & W photos throughout this book that range from very simplistic to terrifyingly intricate designs. So for those who are learning this wonderful art form either for personal self expression or going into business to do it, or both, this is a must-have! Go forth and Henna!