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This is a henna I did on the darkest woman I've met in ages, a delightful orchestra conductor in the Boston area. Sweet lady, brilliant wit, much talent ... having a blast at Pennsic swanning about in saris and jewels. She'd asked every henna artist she could find whether they could henna her, and they'd all shaken their heads that they didn't know "if it would work". She's working on her SCA persona, of Abyssinians who settled in Gujerat about the 12th century. Daveed Korup, bless his heart, said "If you want henna, go to Catherine." I spent a delightful afternoon with her, hennaed her free, and would have hennaed every part of her except I kept having other clients come in. Jogendra Saksena, in his book, "Arts of Rajasthan, Henna and Floor Decorations" , wrote that henna looks messy and bad on dark skinned women. Hmmmmm. I think he was looking through his caste goggles. I worked all week with Jamila henna mixed with lemon juice, and terped it with cajeput and cardamom. I didn't sugar, seal or wrap. The weather was godawful hot, so I just put the henna on and let it ride. Came up great! |
