FREE: HENNA TATTOOS: Earth Henna Body Printing Kit--NIB!

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This never-been-opened kit contains enough Henna powder and mixing tools to make up to 15 designs. It also includes stencils for design ideas and a professional applicator and tip.

The art of Henna has been practiced for thousands of years but in the last 5 years there has been a surge of interest from Western countries. It is now widely accepted as an art in self expression and individuality.

There is evidence of tattooing dating back over 5000 years and it is a life-giving and therapeutic experience for anyone who wants to get in touch with their inner self. It has a history of spirituality and is linked with marriage, birth and death, and is probably the oldest art form known to man.

There is something deeply satisfying for an Indian Bride to have her hands and feet painted on the day before her wedding with beautiful intricate Menhdi designs. She is revered by the wedding party and henna is used as a means of idolising her. She is not allowed to do any work before or after her wedding until all the stain has disappeared.

A Henna Sun Using henna for many women in poor countries was an inexpensive way of adorning herself and becoming exotic, to set herself apart from others. To paint ones friends was also very popular and the ritual that went with it drew you closer to them.

In the Middle East it is said that Arabs will not present their hand for henna if they are not speaking the truth and it is generally brides who are painted. Henna is known as a symbol of good luck in Turkey, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

In Morocco, pregnant women have designs painted on their ankles to protect them during childbirth and designs are passed down within the families, secret styles being kept in families for generations.