Thursday, January 31, 2008

Red & Black Mendhi HNT


On Monday, I shared my post, Attack of the Mendhi Twins in which I tell about my hands being stamped with textile printing ink while in Bangalore.

A couple of weeks later while in Delhi, I got my hands and arms hennaed again, only this time for real. What you see is black and red henna. First the outline is drawn with the black and then filled in with the red. It takes about three hours to dry. That's long enough to smoke 2 beedees, drink three cups of chai, chat with crazy Russians, imposter as a travel agent as I assist a Frenchman inquiring about Kerala, and listen to a handful of c/ds.

Oh yeah! I got my feets done too.
Happy HNT, Everyone!

27 comments:

barman said...

What a cool pattern just as long as there were no after affects this time. Happy HNT.

Mina Lamieux said...

absolutely amazing! HHNT

Kittie Kate said...

I don't think I've seen it more than one color before.
Looks cool!
Happy HNT!

LushlyMe said...

Lovely... HHNT!

Jericho said...

Unique, very cool... and now I am wanting chai. I loved reading about your trip, btw. Thanks for the updates!
~hhnt~

The Ethical Slut said...

That is cool!

HHNT

My Fiancee is Hot © said...

Oh wow Thats so cool :)

Have a great HNT and wonderful weekend

HHNT

M.K

G-Man said...

Susie, Susie, Susie...
You know what I think of your pretty perfect feet!
Now they are even prettier...HHNT..xoxoxox

Zoely said...

wow that is the mad beautifulness!! HHNT!

TK Kerouac said...

Very cool, that must have felt wonderful, Happy HNT!

Biscuit said...

That is SO cool! And your feet are so pretty, even though they're making me dizzy :)

Biscuit...a little more so

lime said...

so pretty. i don't think i'd ever get a permanent tattoo, but i'd do mendhi in a heartbeat.

HHNT

Lapis Ruber said...

Very unusual and artistic. Happy HNT.

TK Kerouac said...

I have another blog which stays private, I can send you the invite if I had your email address

Polt said...

heheeh, I love what you did while getting them done more than the acutal result, although that's pretty cool too. :)

HAPPY HNT!

Bunny said...

Cool henna! I love it!

HHNT!

Mariposa said...

Wow! Can you do me one in my legs too? ;) HHNT!

BTExpress said...

Very cool! How long does it last? Happy HNT!

SignGurl said...

I love to look at the henna patterns. They are mesmerizing.

Very kewl!

Happy Half Nekkid Thursday!

Moosekahl said...

What a wonderful adventure! Happy HNT

G-Man said...

Suzay-Cue!!!!!!
I'm up.....
Boiiiiiiiiiiiing!!!
xoxoxoxoxox

Queenie said...

That looks great, fab HNT.
BTW I'm up for 55.

barman said...

I went on a post frenzy and my 55 is up. Laughing at G-man's comment at that thought had entered my mind.

Akelamalu said...

That's Fab. How long does it take to wear off?

Anonymous said...

I'm really impressed by what you can do in three hours! And after that you even looks amazing :-)

Stealth said...

Wow! Sorry I am late; that looks incredible!

I love henna- yours is fabulous.

Mona said...

Love the HNT Susie! I just don't have patience for hennaing it takes too long to take effect! Tip! Just smear a little eucalyptus oil over that & see the color turn dark red within half that time!