have you tried having a henna tattoo?
By austere
@austere (2812)
Philippines
August 23, 2008 11:36am CST
have you tried having a henna tattoo on your skin?
well, i have my friend who is a henna tattoo artist and he really has lovely designs and he knowshis craft real well. his tattoos are so neat and the designs are really cool. well, i see it as an art.
i dont want to get a permanent tattoo but i want one that would really stick into my skin for a long time. henna tattoo is a current fad here especially if your are in the beach!
well, i have my friend who is a henna tattoo artist and he really has lovely designs and he knowshis craft real well. his tattoos are so neat and the designs are really cool. well, i see it as an art. i dont want to get a permanent tattoo but i want one that would really stick into my skin for a long time. henna tattoo is a current fad here especially if your are in the beach!3 people like this
11 responses
@dementia88 (900)
• United States
23 Aug 08
i've had them done they are really pretty. and dont last.
but my friend went to maimi last year, she got one done and i guess she was alergic to an ingrediant in it and it scared onto her skin so she has it permantly on her now
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@austere (2812)
• Philippines
24 Aug 08
oh, am sorry to hear about your friend. there are really some people who are allergic to henna tattoos. i also have a friend who is allergic to it, good thing she just have a small design tattooed on her skin..
that's what i like about henna tattoos they don't stay on the skin forever!
there are really some people who are allergic to henna tattoos. i also have a friend who is allergic to it, good thing she just have a small design tattooed on her skin.. that's what i like about henna tattoos they don't stay on the skin forever!
@rrowenaa (834)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
i had one before, tattooed on my lowerback, a dragon and a japanese name, it was designed by my friend's friend, his name is "Denn". i'll try to upload the pic on here. henna tattoo is my alternative since i dont have the guts to do the real one hehe.
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
21 Oct 08
same way here.. i dont want to put something on my skin forever so i always opt to have the henna tattoo to make me a little "in" hahaha and the picture that you have uploaded looks very chic and very neat too!:) guess i want to have that design at my back if i'll be going to the beach too!hehehe
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
28 Aug 08
I used to have an ex-girlfriend that's so loving henna, and I'm not just talking about the erasable henna tattoo, but she will be donning henna on her hair, on her hands and feet' fingers and anything which she could put on henna, she would. Crazy, but true, LOL.
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
22 Oct 08
that's definitely right!:) i cant have a permanent tattoo.. well, not really that i can't have one, butu i can imagine getting a tattoo that stays on my skin forever!hehehe i want henna that gets washed away after sometime.. my boyfriend though wants to have a tattoo.. i dont know how to react!hehehe
@carmela0210 (1591)
• Philippines
16 Oct 08
id love to have one also, but i dont think my father would let me to have one, they just think its just waste of money.. but a friend of mine he is living in florida right now he has lots of tattoos not just henna tattoo, his are for real all over his body but he said its for art sake, and every tattoo has its memory and story behind it, actually his first tat was his father's name!!!
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
17 Oct 08
really??hahaha well, when i first had a henna tattoo my aunt freaked out.. my parents didnt know because they are in bantayan when i was in college!hehehe but after i explained to hear that it will be washed away she felt better!hahaha i dont want to have a permanent tattoo.. i just want henna tattoo,at least it gets erased after 2 weeks!
well, when i first had a henna tattoo my aunt freaked out.. my parents didnt know because they are in bantayan when i was in college!hehehe but after i explained to hear that it will be washed away she felt better!hahaha i dont want to have a permanent tattoo.. i just want henna tattoo,at least it gets erased after 2 weeks!@carmela0210 (1591)
• Philippines
17 Oct 08
yeah me too, i really want to experience to have one, its just that their is less here that is doin henna tattoo, or even the permanent tattoo, maybe because our place was in the forest,,kidding...i dont know here in our place its not as trendy as in another place!!!
,kidding...i dont know here in our place its not as trendy as in another place!!!
@lorddeath (82)
• India
16 Oct 08
Henna tattoos are very common in India.. From prints on hands for marriages.. to all sorts of funky tattoos being applied these days.. You can buy a kit which has a small block.. with authentic designs made on it.. Henna preparation.. Once its all ready.. you just need to dip the block in the prep and then press it on your body.. Tada! Your done.. its as simple as that.. However.. these last only for a few days..
In Goa.. you have many many guys who specialize in making Henna tattoos.. You choose your design.. or make on yourself.. give it.. and rest is all free hand.. With the help of some Henna and a Match stick (as needle).. These usually last for upto 15 days.. But by around the 10th you would need some re-touching.. They look like ink tattoos and are hard to differentiate..
It all depends on the artist.. It is extremely difficult to find good henna artists.. Why would a tattoo guy make henna tattoos? And also.. you have to be really careful about the Henna you use.. You can easily lay your hands on harmful henna (yea.. just like ink).. and they can cause rash and worse case infections..
All in all.. Henna tattoos are extremely practical.. I had got one on my entire back during a trip to Goa.. Cheap.. did i mention they are extremely cheap? In about 10$ you can get your entire back tattooed!!
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
17 Oct 08
oh really? you have a henna kit? like you just put it on your body like a stamp? we dont have that in the country.. we just have henna guys do the art free hand, like in your country.. but in the philippines, we just put henna when it's summer and we are in the beach or when there are festivals, it's really an "in" thing.. and yes, i definitely agree with you about being careful on the kind of henna tattoo.. my friend got her leg scared because the henna tattoo that was used on her skin was not a good kind.. good thing i never experienced something like that!
you have a henna kit? like you just put it on your body like a stamp? we dont have that in the country.. we just have henna guys do the art free hand, like in your country.. but in the philippines, we just put henna when it's summer and we are in the beach or when there are festivals, it's really an "in" thing.. and yes, i definitely agree with you about being careful on the kind of henna tattoo.. my friend got her leg scared because the henna tattoo that was used on her skin was not a good kind.. good thing i never experienced something like that!
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
18 Sep 08
it must really be that expensive eh?hehehe i heard they cost 200+ there.. or 100+ hehe. we have henna tattoo here in cebu for 25 pesos, 10 pesos or 50 pesos..hehe there are other artists who would ask for 100 per tattoo too. we have them during sinulog, a lot of them would do it on the streets.
i heard they cost 200+ there.. or 100+ hehe. we have henna tattoo here in cebu for 25 pesos, 10 pesos or 50 pesos..hehe there are other artists who would ask for 100 per tattoo too. we have them during sinulog, a lot of them would do it on the streets.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
14 Oct 08
I had one placed on the palm of my hand when I attended a wedding in India a year or so ago. It lasted about a week. It was a very basic one compared to the designs many of the women were getting but it was still an interesting experience! You do have to be careful where you get them done though because some people add chemicals to the henna to make the ink darker and last lomnger and this can cause a negative skin reaction. There is a little boy that was scarred because of the very same thing. 
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
i know a friend who got scarred because of henna tattoo too, good thing she only put a very small design on her leg.. guess you should know what are the chemicals mix in the formula. and it would be best if you know the person who made it. i always have my friend make the tattoo for me, that way i am sure it's safe for my skin!
, good thing she only put a very small design on her leg.. guess you should know what are the chemicals mix in the formula. and it would be best if you know the person who made it. i always have my friend make the tattoo for me, that way i am sure it's safe for my skin!
@coffeeshot (3783)
• Australia
15 Oct 08
NO i've never had one but they do look very striking, espeically on Indian women when they are in their beautiful saris. I love the patterns that are usually associated with henna tattoos.
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
16 Oct 08
really? i havent seen indian women with henna tattoo.. in the country we put on henna tattoo when we are in the beach or when there are festivals just for decoration.. i love getting henna tatto especially because it just washes away after a few days..hehe
i havent seen indian women with henna tattoo.. in the country we put on henna tattoo when we are in the beach or when there are festivals just for decoration.. i love getting henna tatto especially because it just washes away after a few days..hehe
@thebeaddoodler (4262)
• Lubbock, Texas
23 Aug 08
I think henna tattoos are pretty. There are so many unique, intricate designs.
They may be just a fad to you, especially at the beach, but did you know henna actually helps keep your skin cool? That could be where the fad started. The tattoos wear off after a while, but they'll stay during those hot summer months and let you enjoy the beach even more. I don't know how sunscreen effects them though.
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
24 Aug 08
really? i didn't know that! but i am glad to have learned it.. that's why there are so many people wanting to have henna in the beach eh.. but aside from the cooling effects that they have on the skin, i love their lovely designs too. and it's just look good on the skin.
i didn't know that! but i am glad to have learned it.. that's why there are so many people wanting to have henna in the beach eh.. but aside from the cooling effects that they have on the skin, i love their lovely designs too. and it's just look good on the skin.
@insulin (2479)
• Philippines
27 Oct 08
Hi there..;-0 Yes I've tried it during our festival here in our area..;-0 My first tattoo was roses with torn and they placed it in my left hand and I love it..;-0 It was there in my hands for almost 6 days and its cute..:-0 God bless and have a nice day..;-0
