Many ladies visit Middle East with the fancy of decorating their hands with lovely henna designs. This is an ancient practice of Middle Eastern women and there are plenty of henna salons offering henna tattoos in Abu-Dhabi. Eastern Mangroves Resort & Spa is an ideal choice if you desire to vacation in style at a hotel in Abu Dhabi while beautifying your hands and feet with henna patterns.
Henna is the perfect solution for all those who do not have the endurance and the commitment to go under a needle to get a tattoo. This is a plant dye that comes from the leaves of Henna tree, which is dried, then ground and mixed with water to get the paste. Females prefer henna designs over tattoo designs, as it is painless and as it goes away with time.
Drawing of henna patterns is done with traditional and novel tools such as a cone or a syringe. Henna designs are usually orange in colour and it gradually turns to various shades of reddish brown. According to specialist henna artists, the longer the paste is left on the skin, the darker the design would be. You can dab some sugar or lemon mix over the paste to avoid the intensity of the shade lessen. After washing off the paste, many artists advice to steam or warm the henna pattern to darken it. However, it would fade away with washing, over two to three weeks.
Usually, Henna patterns are part of the bridal make up in the Eastern culture. But, at present, it is an expression of style for many women. Generally, the hands and feet were decorated. Yet, nowadays, henna tattoos that sprawl across backs, over shoulders and curving around waists are most fashionable. Therefore, visitors to Abu Dhabi can try an intricate, complex design with delicate swirls and symbols of animals or a lady-like, simple design with flowers and leaves on your hands, feet or shoulders while visiting heritage villages of Emirates or during a desert safari.
Thanuja Silva is a travel writer who writes under the pen name Auburn Silver. She has a passion for fashion and a deep interest in admiring new and exotic attractions around the world.
