People in the Middle East, India and Africa are particularly in love with this centuries-old practice. And people in the West are also embracing it since, for them,  this novel art has a lot of scope for creativity! Ladies nowadays embellish many celebrations mandatorily with the mystical henna tattoo designs.

Mehndi is synonymous with happiness and celebrations in many parts of the globe and many of us can’t have enough of it. As tradition goes, Henna was primarily applied on the hands of the bride and groom before their wedding as it possesses cooling and antiseptic properties, hence is believed to help to keep worries and stress levels at bay.

But today mehndi application is not restricted only to weddings. For many women, any and every reason to be happy is the chance to apply henna.  The tattoo trend across the globe has also been instrumental in fueling the henna craze. Earlier it used to be limited to the ethnic floral designs on the hand and feet but now the henna cone is your paintbrush and the body a canvas! Henna has become a creative form of expression. What better than having the liberty to apply it again and again when you desire to. In fact, at many tourist attractions, you find women offering to draw attractive henna tattoos for tourists at a very reasonable price. And you will have ladies, teens and little girls alike, flocking to these skilled henna artists! Such is the craze for henna!

Celebrities like Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Liv Tyler, Xena, and numerous others gladly sport henna. Westerners experiment a lot more with henna than Indians, Pakistanis or people from the Middle East. And it does not take a lot of time for new trends in henna to go viral.  The latest henna trend that took the internet by storm was Bollywood actress, Sonam Kapoor sporting henna filled hands during the Cannes 2018.

The mystical aroma of mehndi, the timeless intricate designs, the scope to experiment with it, the various occasions that demand its application and the temporary duration of its stay on the body is what makes it attractive and so loved by women. So whenever you happen to be in Abu Dhabi and intend to get some lovely henna tattoo designs made, Beautiful Henna Centre in Mushrif is the place to be! After all, how can the Miss give Henna a miss?

These are the only few things which we generally know about henna but it will excite you when you know that along with all the good and joyful things henna also has plenty of medical, herbal and natural properties.

• One of the main reasons why henna is applied to the bride is to relieve her from the wedding stress.
• While Henna cools down the body, refines the texture of the nails and uplifts the mood due to its soothing fragrance, it is also considered as natural sun block.
• Henna has high antiseptic properties and it can also prevent from viral diseases.

Aren’t you loving it more; already?

When it comes to design there are many variations and types of henna designs available these days, such as Arabic design, Indian designs and Pakistani designs etc.

The fun fact about henna is; it generates its color gradually within 24 hours from the time of removal. We all must have noticed it that the henna color moderately becomes darker and richer the other day.

To make it look more eye-appealing do check our previous blog article 5 tips to get perfect henna color