Mehndi: The Art of Henna Body Painting

So I absolutely love the art of henna painting, and the beautiful designs that one can create with it.I also really enjoy learning about the history of it's use, which is, to my understanding, female centered in nature, which is neat to learn about, especially how it is used in celebration and to mark special life events.Now while I have dabbled in creating my own henna influenced designs in paintings and drawings, I never really knew much about the technique. Well for x-mas I received an Earth Henna Kit, which is a little starter kit. Everything was fine with it only it didn't really include traditional designs.That is the main reason I was looking for a book on mehndi. But this book is sooo much more! It contains many clear pictures of traditional and creative mehndi designs, some history, and details on how to begin your own designs--even if u have never drawn before, this book gives guidance.I also really like the author's style. Who she is comes through in a lovely way. She makes attempting henna design very approachable.A great little book! Highly recommend!

It Is just ok

Short and sweet with great tutorials! The author has a good sense of how to bring you through the designs from simple to complex.

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.

it was as discribed in perfect codition.met totally my expectation.

This is a very nice little book, quite primitive but very sweet in its style and explaination of the process and design. There are some interesting photos of different designs and larger skin applications, and the finished work was quite lovely. My only grievance was that the hand-drawn illustrations and designs are somewhat childish looking and skewed, but then again, I'm more of a perfectionist. In the spirit of free-hand artistic expression, I can overlook that factor.Overall, I did enjoy this book and believe many others would find it interesting as well.

Loved it

Great book