Mehndi

There are a wide variety of Mehndi patterns or designs to choose from while applying the henna or the Mehndi. Different types of patterns can be used while applying Mehndi on different parts of the body. Such as Palms, feet, back, arms, anklets etc.

As far as the palms of the hands are concerned you can choose from Arabic Mehndi, Indian Mehndi or the glitter Mehndi. Arabic Mehndi generally comprises large floral patterns on the palm of the hand whereas the Indian Mehndi comprises of thin and delicate designs consisting of paisley, floral and lacy patterns. Most of the patterns are based on simple and basic geometrical designs such as circles, triangles and lines and are filled with vines and swirls and they look very beautiful when the Mehndi is applied.

The various Mehndi patterns meant for palms of the hands are flower arches, lotus, peacocks, henna web, leaves chains, swirly vines with dots, henna jewellery, flower net, and many more. The tip of the fingers is generally covered with henna.

While as far as the feet are concerned, it mainly involves making beautiful and elaborate floral patterns. It consists of various commonly used patterns such as tear drops, paisley patterns, flower petals and stems, leafy tendrils, abstract shapes and other intricate designs. The tips of the toes are decorated with blocks of henna color.

Similarly the patterns which are generally made on the arms include vines and swirls with dots or tear drops on either side or both the sides. Thus from tiny flowers to full body motifs, Mehndi has made its way in the global world.

There are a large variety of Mehndi designs that a person can choose from. Arabic Mehndi is one of the most commonly known types of Mehndi designs. The other types and varieties of Mehndi designs include Bridal Mehndi, Glitter Mehndi, tattoo Mehndi, Indian Mehndi, Pakistani Mehndi, and many more.

The Arabic style of Mehndi is quite diverse and it consists of various designs and shapes. Arabic is a term which is mainly used to describe floral designs including flowers, stems, petal etc and it involves leaving of a lot of space when compared to the Indian Mehndi. This kind of Mehndi also includes drawing of a lot of peacocks, faces and other geometrical designs.

The Indian Mehndi when compared to the Arabic Mehndi concentrates on a lot more detail work and does not involve leaving of a lot of space. It takes a lot longer to apply the Indian Mehndi when compared to the Arabic one. Today, when people do not find too much time from their work, Arabic Mehndi is highly preferred because of its time saving advantage. Also, it is known that Arabic Mehndi is a lot thicker than the Indian Mehndi because of which the colour of the Arabic Mehndi is generally darker and is reddish brown when compared to the Indian Mehndi.

For people wanting to take up a course on Arabic Mehndi, there are a large number of classes which teach Arabic Mehndi along with different types of Mehndi designs to both beginners and professionals. And for the people who already know the art of applying Mehndi but are in need of new innovative designs, there are a lot of websites available online which give you access to a lot of free Arabic designs.

There are a large number of websites which are available online that would enable you to get Mehndi or henna tattoos online for completely free of cost. These designs can either be segregated as Indian designs, Bridal designs, Arabic designs, and glitter designs. On the other hand a few websites give designs pertaining to body parts. A few of the body parts where Mehndi can be applied are palms, feet, arms, naval, anklets, back, shoulder, etc.

A few of the many sites which are available for an abundant variety of Mehndi designs have been given below:

http://www.mehndistyles.com/arabic-mehndi-designs/: This website offers you with a large variety of

Mehndi designs such as Arabic Mehndi, Indian Mehndi, bridal Mehndi, glitter Mehndi etc. It also talks about a lot of topics pertaining to Mehndi such as how to apply Mehndi, tips for applying Mehndi etc.

http://www.indiavisitinformation.com/mehndi-design/mehndi-design2.shtml: This website provides you with a large number of Mehndi designs for a large variety of people and occasions. This website also gives you information about the history of Mehndi, medicinal use of Mehndi, how to prepare a cone, how to create different Mehndi designs etc.

http://mehndidesigns.hosuronline.com/home/type.asp?iCat=11&iChannel=3&nChannel=Pictures: One of the sections of this website deals with a large number of Mehndi designs. It consists of various designs for fingers, for hands, legs, parties, traditional mehndi’s, Bridal Mehndi, Arabic Mehndi and many more.

Other than these websites you can also get a lot of Mehndi designs in the magazines, other Mehndi specific books and various other resources which are available in the market.

This generation makes use of or applies Mehndi not only during weddings or auspicious occasions such as Diwali, Eid, or any other festivals. Mehndi is infact used during a lot of occasions such as a Valentine’s Day bash, traditional day in colleges, a party, a family get together or even at disco theques. A lot of people use Mehndi as a temporary tattoo as well.

Mehndi in the past few years has been recognized as one of the best fashion accessories by the “cool” or the “fashion conscious” generation. Mehndi or ‘henna’ as it is often called, can be applied on various parts of the body such as hands, feet, arms, as a necklace, as an anklet, on the naval, on the back, etc. Mehndi is applied in various designs and patterns. It all depends on the creativity and the talent of the Mehndi applier.

The various kinds of Mehndi designs comprise Arabic Mehndi, Bridal Mehndi, and Glitter Mehndi; tattoo Mehndi, Indian Mehndi, Pakistani Mehndi, etc. People draw beautiful and elegant Mehndi designs which may include peacocks, mangoes, geometrical figures, butterflies, flowers, petals, stems, free hand drawing, etc.  There are abundant numbers of classes where one can learn new designs as well as the art of applying Mehndi.

For the ones who already know how to apply Mehndi, but are in search of good, new, elegant designs there are a large number of websites which are available online. These websites offer a large number of designs in various categories.