Re: Ding...I'm done

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Posted by Diane on November 11, 2004 at 08:53:58:

In reply to: Ding...I'm done posted by Tara on November 9, 2004 at 16:34:37:

: I hennaed again today. What's this....#4 ?? I've lost count
now ;)
: This was just a touch up job really. 100g Catherine's henna, lemon
: juice to make a paste...a generous sprinkling of ground cloves
(just
: to see what if anything would happen) and even a few drops of
: lavender EO (in hopes of some scent but didn't wanna go crazy)
Left
: that wrapped on the fridge overnight. Today I mixed in a bit of
: nice warm water to achieve spreading consistency and hennaed up ...
: for my usual 2 hours. I see some orange action going on. And even
: smell a hint of clove. Maybe lavender, but I think just clove.
: Anywho..smells nice, not so haystackish as usual.
:
: Well, time for more henna..I've cleaned out my freezer stash :eek:
:
: Having no henna in the freezer is at least as bad as having no lye
: for soapin LOL
: Which I had planned to do today as well btw...hmm hopefully
: tomorrow. Got some good scents planned, new fragrances in oooo yeah
: Ok sorry...got off topic
:
: ~T~

Well, how did it come out??! I just did no.6 on Monday...experimented
with adding some indigo, a-la Kim from MI, however was a bit too
conservative (the 50/50 test blend I did left my sample a dark brown
which I didn't want) with the indigo, did about a 15-20% indigo to
henna ratio, and am back to ORANGE as usual, hehe. Oh well, I do like
orange at this stage, but next time I'll go for more indigo.

I learned about cloves way back -- not sure they actually affect the
colour, but I love the smell, it does mask the haystack for sure...

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: : I hennaed again today. What's this....#4 ?? I've lost count : now ;) : : This was just a touch up job really. 100g Catherine's henna, lemon : : juice to make a paste...a generous sprinkling of ground cloves : (just : : to see what if anything would happen) and even a few drops of : : lavender EO (in hopes of some scent but didn't wanna go crazy) : Left : : that wrapped on the fridge overnight. Today I mixed in a bit of : : nice warm water to achieve spreading consistency and hennaed up ... : : for my usual 2 hours. I see some orange action going on. And even : : smell a hint of clove. Maybe lavender, but I think just clove. : : Anywho..smells nice, not so haystackish as usual. : : : : Well, time for more henna..I've cleaned out my freezer stash :eek: : : : : Having no henna in the freezer is at least as bad as having no lye : : for soapin LOL : : Which I had planned to do today as well btw...hmm hopefully : : tomorrow. Got some good scents planned, new fragrances in oooo yeah : : Ok sorry...got off topic : : : : ~T~ : : Well, how did it come out??! I just did no.6 on Monday...experimented : with adding some indigo, a-la Kim from MI, however was a bit too : conservative (the 50/50 test blend I did left my sample a dark brown : which I didn't want) with the indigo, did about a 15-20% indigo to : henna ratio, and am back to ORANGE as usual, hehe. Oh well, I do like : orange at this stage, but next time I'll go for more indigo. : : I learned about cloves way back -- not sure they actually affect the : colour, but I love the smell, it does mask the haystack for sure...
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