Project Description
Goddess Parties
We are all Goddesses and deserve to celebrate! We should all celebrate ourselves and our friends, as they are the family we chose for ourselves. Often the times we come together are when one of our tribe is choosing another for life, or bringing life into the world. Why not just bask in what we achieve for ourselves and each other. Let’s not limit ourselves to marking marriage and birth. Let’s do it for our Queens.
Parties, Birthdays, Tuesdays, Fri-yays, Any damn days….
I will come to your home, villa, boat, basically anywhere we can relax in the shade. I will decorate your hands, or feet with some designs we chat about beforehand. I’ll bring everything needed for a morning, afternoon or evening of creativity and being fabulous.
2 Hours €250 up to 4 guests, €30 every additional guest.
Inc. taping of designs to prevent transfer/staining
Pre agreed designs/freestyle
LUX Platters and wines can also come along…. (everything is better with wine)
Hen Parties
Whether you’re coming here to celebrate, poolside or beach bar, in the sun with drink in hand, you can do it in true hippy Balearic style with henna designs on any part of your body, collar, wrist, hands, feet, the options are endless!
Brides! Bridesmaids! Hen Party Beach babes! Get that Bride Tribe Vibe on (try and say that fast 3 times!) and make the most of those beautiful moments together to celebrate your Bride-to-be.
I will come to your hotel, villa, boat or beachside! Basically anywhere we can relax in the shade. I will decorate your hands, feet, collar or any other areas with some designs we chat about beforehand. Lets get the Balearic vibe going.
2 Hours €250 up to 4 guests, €30 every additional guest.
Inc. taping of designs to prevent transfer/staining
Pre agreed designs/freestyle
LUX Platters and wines can also come along…. (everything is better with wine)
Baby Bump Henna
My favourite canvas! I just love the joy that surrounds the coming of a new arrival. Whether it’s you taking time before your baby comes to relax and celebrate, or you want to show off your beautiful body, as it deserves to be appreciated!
For a truly unique gift, a baby announcement, gender reveal or a babyshower celebration. Maybe you’re going on your Babymoon and would like something extra special. Perfect to add that special touch, or just for you to admire
Show off that beautiful bump!
Often called a ‘Baby Blessing’ prenatal henna can be done any time. Safe and non-toxic oils blended especially for the Mumma to be and a design to compliment whatever shape bump you have.
Whether a wild Mumma, barefoot and connected, or whether someone slightly more reserved, maybe you’ve never had henna before? Let me come to your home, or anywhere you feel relaxed and happy. Your comfort is my priority. I want you to love and honour your body. Lets sit and chat and drink tea while I create something that is so relaxing and looks totally amazing. You may find it’s too beautiful to keep under wraps.
2/3 Hours €100
Inc. taping of designs to prevent transfer/staining
Pre agreed designs/freestyle
Frequently Asked Henna Questions
Today people all over the world have adopted the ancient traditions of adorning their bodies with the beautiful natural artwork created from the henna plant. It became a very popular form of temporary body decoration in the 90’s in the US and has become a growing trend ever since. Celebrities like Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Yasmine Bleeth, Liv Tyler, Xena, and many others proudly adorn their bodies with henna and show them off in public, movies, videos, etc. People throughout the west have adopted the eastern tradition in their lives by having their hands and feet painted for weddings, bellies painted while in pregnancy, heads adorned with henna while going through chemotherapy, scars camouflaged to make them unnoticeable. Take the time to love your body.
The art of henna (called mehndi in Hindi & Urdu) has been practiced for over 5000 years in Pakistan, India, Africa and the Middle East. There is some documentation that it is over 9000 years old. Because henna has natural cooling properties, people of the desert, for centuries, have been using henna to cool down their bodies. Making a paste of henna, they soak their palms and soles of the feet in it to get an air conditioning affect and can feel its cooling sensation throughout the body for as long as the henna stain remains on their skin. Initially, as the stain faded away, it left patterns on the skin surface, which led to ideas to make designs for decorative purposes. In the ancient Egyptian times mummies wore henna designs and it is documented that Cleopatra herself used henna for decorative purposes. And we know that Cleopatra was a total Boss.
Henna was not only a popular adornment for the rich but the poor, who could not afford jewellery, used it to decorate their bodies as well. And I absolutely love this! Always feeling beautiful decorated without the need for jewels.
Henna has been used to adorn young women’s bodies as part of social and holiday celebrations since the late Bronze Age in the eastern Mediterranean. Many statuettes of young women dating between 1500 and 500 BCE along the Mediterranean coastline have raised hands with markings consistent with henna. I have yet to hunt these down! This early connection between young, fertile women and henna seems to be the origin of the Night of the Henna, which is now celebrated in all the Middle East.
Henna is traditionally used for special occasions like holidays, birthdays and weddings in Africa, Pakistan, India, and the Middle East. The most popular of the traditions is the Mehndi (henna) Night where the bride, her family, relatives and friends get together to celebrate the wedding to come. The night is filled with games, music and dance performances that may have been rehearsed for months prior to the event by those closest to the bride while the bride gets extensive henna patterns done on her hands and feet that go to her elbows and sometimes, knees. The bridal patterns can take hours and are often done by multiple henna artists. The guests will usually receive small designs on the backs of their hands as well.
Tradition holds that for as long as the henna stain appears on the bride, she doesn’t have to do any housework! Also, the darker the stain the better the marriage and the better the mother-in-law will be! So you can imagine why the bride would want the stain to come our dark and last as long as possible! I would possibly consider a tattoo…..
Henna was used for cosmetic purposes in the Roman Empire, Convivencia-period Iberia and Ancient Egypt, as well as other parts of North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Near East and South Asia. It can be found in other hot climates like Pakistan, India and Australia.
Across the henna-growing region, Purim, Eid, Diwali, Karva Chauth, Passover, Nowruz, Mawlid, and most saints’ days were celebrated with some henna. Favourite horses, donkeys, and salukis had their hooves, paws, and tails hennaed. Battle victories, births, circumcision, birthdays, Zār, as well as weddings, usually included some henna as part of the celebration. Bridal henna nights remain an important custom in many of these areas, particularly among traditional families.
It’s refreshing to know that women in countries where women are discouraged from working outside the home can find socially acceptable, lucrative work doing henna. Morocco, Mauritania, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates India and many other countries have thriving women’s henna businesses. These businesses are often open all night for Eid, Diwali and Karva Chauth.
Leave the henna paste on your skin for at least 6-8 hours. Overnight is even better.
HEAT is a friend of henna. Warming your henna design with the henna paste still on your skin will help in achieving a dark stain. You can warm your henna design in front of the fireplace or a space heater, or even use a heating pad or a hair dryer. But please don’t go nuts with this. There’s no need to burn yourself!
When removing the henna paste, do not wash off with soap and water. Scrape the paste off gently. You might use a little coconut or olive oil to help taking the paste off. I like to use a plastic card (like a credit card) or my nails to help scrape off the paste. This doesn’t apply if your henna has been stuck with tape, the tape should safely remove most/all of the henna.
Avoid excessive direct contact with water for the next 24 hrs. Keep stain moisturised with olive or coconut oil to create a protective barrier.
Your henna stain will be a light/bright orange at first and will darken to a deep reddish-brown over the next 48 hours. This gradual darkening of the stain is a sign that the henna paste is 100% natural!
You can also just leave the paste on for 4-6 hours and not follow any special steps and still get a good stain. The above instructions are for a good dark stain that will last longer.
After you have removed the Paste, keeping your skin well hydrated by drinking plenty of water and applying a good lotion such as one containing shea or cocoa butter will slow the exfoliation process of your skin and help extend the life of your Henna Tattoo. You can also apply a little olive or coconut oil to your design anytime just before showering to prevent any heavy exposure to water.
AVOID Scrubbing the tattoo area with a loofah or brush or anything that exfoliates your skin. Your Henna design will fade away as quickly as your skin exfoliates. So any precautions you can take to prolong this will help your Henna stain to last a little longer.
AVOID soaking your fresh henna tattoo in a bath, hot tub, swimming pool, the ocean, etc. Long exposure to soaking the skin area in water can cause the henna to be pulled out of your pores. Normal showering is fine.
Enjoy your beautiful henna and should you need any further advice following the application process please don’t hesitate to give me a call!
It really depends on the size and how detailed the design is. Small pieces will generally take between 15 and 20 minutes.
Henna (Lawsonia inermis, also known as hina, henna tree, mignonette tree, Egyptian privet) is a flowering plant that grows 12-15 feet high and comes from the sole species of the Lawsonia genus. The English name “henna” comes from the Arabic (ḥinnā). The name henna also refers to the dye prepared from the henna plant and the art of temporary tattooing based on those dyes. Henna has been used for centuries to dye skin, hair, and fingernails, as well as fabrics including silk, wool, and leather.
The henna plant contains lawsone, which is a reddish-orange dye that binds to the keratin (a protein) in our skin and safely stains the skin. The stain can be from pale orange to nearly black depending on the quality of the henna and how well ones skin takes it. A good henna, fresh from hot & dry climates, will stain the darkest. I went to Morocco recently and found the perfect stockiest of an amazing henna powder, so that is what I am currently using.
For body decorations, the leaves of the henna plant are dried, crushed into a fine powder, and made into a creamy paste using a variety of techniques. In my handmade henna I use only fresh and organic ingredients. The process takes over 24 hours and then I transfer it to cones into handmade cones, fresh and ready to go. This paste is then applied to the skin, staining the top layer of skin only. In its natural state it will dye the skin an orange or brown colour. Although it looks dark brown when applied, this brown paste will flake off revealing an orange stain. The stain becomes a reddish-brown colour after 1-3 days of application. The palms and the soles of the feet stain the darkest because the skin is the thickest in these areas & contain the most keratin. The further away from hands and feet the henna is applied, the lesser the colour. The face area usually stains the lightest. The designs generally last from 5-10 days on the skin surface depending on the henna, care and skin type.
Henna works on all skin types and colours. It looks just as beautiful on dark skin as light skin but because some people skin may take the dye better than others, it can look more prominent on one and not as much on another (even lighter skin). But nevertheless, henna is a symbol of beauty, art, and happiness and is meant for EVERYONE!
Henna is considered an herb, and has long been known to have healing qualities. It is used topically and usually not ingested or inhaled. In ancient times it has been applied to the skin surface for such ailments as headaches, stomach pains, burns (including sunburns), open wounds, as a fever reducer, athlete’s foot and even the prevention of hair loss. It is also a sunblock and has been used on the noses of animals to prevent sunburn. Another use of henna would be to apply it to goat skin bags, after they have been salt-cured. It “insect-proofs” or “moth-proofs” the bags by making the skin poisoned or inedible.