Best One Yet!
This is the best henna I've done to date!
The design is from Darcy's book. The paste is the one I made the other night. The sealer was Maxx's fabulous half-glue, half-lemon juice mix with some glitter thrown in, generously dabbed on with two Q-tips. I blowdried it, and it was so well-protected and flexible that I didn't even cover it when I went to bed. Peeled it off in the morning after 8 hours, covered my hand with a plastic glove while I showered and got ready, and went to work.
Now, 20 hours after application, and 12 hours after paste removal, I have a gorgeous, deeper-than-redweld-colored stain! And such crisp lines as I have never seen myself do.
w00t -> me :)
Oh, and the reason for the orchid is twofold. First of all, I just bloomed on Sunday! Isn't it pretty? Secondly, it seems that there is a rule somewhere about obligatory henna-and-a-pretty-flower photos. So this is my contribution. Ideally, I want to get some black drapery so I can have henna photos on a black background with minimal Photoshopping.