Mehndi is usually applied during individual occasions like Weddings and festivals. Wedding ritual is a mixture of lots of trend and traditions. One of the most important ceremonies that are very important for brides is mehndi. Special day as mehndi is celebrated in several parts of world when mehndi is applied on bride’s hands and feet. Color of mehndi is very vital. Here, are some useful tips for mehndi designs and color:
1. Apply mehndi Oil before you apply mehndi on your hands and legs.
2. After applying henna, leave it at least 8 hours. Let the mehndi paste stay on your hands then color will be a darker shade of mehndi.
3. After drying of mehndi, apply coconut oil on mehndi design for dark shade.
4. Lemon Juice and sugar syrup applied with cotton on to the mehndi once it is dried. This will secure the mehndi onto the skin more and “therefore” result in the darkness of color on the skin.
5. Heat to some cloves in a pan and take the smoke of the clove on your mehndi. This will help your mehndi achieve dark color.
6. Apply Mustard oil on your mehndi properly and leave it for at least 8 hours. Do not put your Mehndi under water at all. After some hours, you will see your Mehndi color is quite dark.
7. Brides should have manicures, pedicures and waxing do before mehndi is applied on them as if not the mehndi will be waxed off with the hair.
8. When you get dark shade of mehndi on your hands, you can make it more beautiful by using different things that may include glitter, stones that match to color of your dress.