Mehndi: Art of Henna Body Painting by Carine Fabius (A review)

According to Earth Henna, this is the first published book on mehndi in the U.S written by author Carine Fabius, creator of Earth Henna body painting kits. The book comes with dozens of practice exercises and sample illustrations containing

• Step-by-step instructions on how to apply your mehndi designs
• Dozebs of practice exercise and sample illustrations
• Tips from professional mehndi artists
• History of the art form and a discussion of the traditional uses of the henna plant
• 140 beautiful photographs and illustrations
• and more!

Published by Three Rivers Press, New York.
ISBN: 0-609-80319-0

Personally I think this is a lovely book for those who are new to the art of henna or mehndi or would like to have a more in depth understanding of the subject. It is quite wordy illustrating the history and culture of the art of mehndi from different regions across the world. I think it's a good idea for henna artists to at least have a look at the book as you would be able to provide a more in depth overview to your prospective clients - instil their confidence. It also provides simple instruction how to prepare your own henna paste recipe and cones to drawing simple designs and the artist's thought process. There is a good number of designs to try on from simple to those complicated ones including step by step instructions how how to draw; starting from the base of the design to elaborate side decorations. There is also a short overview on different types of design from different roots and culture. However if you are into more designing aspect, this may not be up to your interest. Please be noted that this book does not concentrate on only designs. If you are looking for a book as design references, please do not choose this book!

I hope this review is helpful to those who are interested in the book.

I currently have one extra copy in my possession and I am currently putting it up FOR SALE. The book is BRAND NEW. If you are interested, you can contact me directly by email or visit my Ebay at ebay My World : Aquamarine*13. It is up for bidding from a low price of 99p!

Number of copies available : 1 (Sold)

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