Thursday, May 02, 2024

Henna Season Has Begun

The weather has turned hot enough for me to make good paste that will give you a rich stain on your skin.* Appointments are required, but same day sessions are possible. For dark color, two days notice is a must. I am able to offer "Front Porch" Henna this year. I have a big, shady front porch, a fan, and comfortable seating. 

Here are a few important points to remember before you come for your design:

1) You must not have sunscreen, lotion, nor oil of any kind on your skin. These products keep henna from staining your skin.

2) You must leave the henna paste on at least four hours to get a good stain.

3) Henna goes on the hands and feet, the lower part of the arm and the lower leg. If you ask for a design any where else - back, shoulder, upper arm - I can to the work, but I cannot guarantee the stain. 

4) If you want to a beautiful design that complements your features, pleaset your artist do as she pleases will get the best result.

5) If you want something special, please send the design ahead. Designs start at $25 and many of the simple ones you see pictured on my sites cost that much. 

5) The more elaborate the pattern, the more time and material it takes, so the greater the cost. Bridal henna is billed by the hour. 

6) Wear clothing that will not interfere with your henna. Remember, this is a paste and takes a while to dry. 

7) If you want henna on your feet, please wear flip flops with very small straps. If you have someone to drive you home, that is best. You can go barefoot! 

8) Remember, many people believe that tubes sold online are actually henna. Some are, but a great many are not. There is no such thing as black henna.... that can be very dangerous to wear. If you see henna that looks like "shoe polish" then you are seeing a body paint, which may contain harmful chemicals. 

9) Henna is only one color, and each person will have a different outcome. 

10) When you removed the henna, please scrape it off. A plastic card or butter knife will do just fine. If the henna is really stuck on, use a warm wash cloth to soften the paste. If you must use water to get the henna paste off, please dry your skin and cover the design with olive or coconut oil at once. 

11) To get long lasting henna please keep your design out of water as long as possible. You may also keep oil over the finished design to make it last. 

 *If you have been getting prepared henna from tubes, I do not use that kind of paste.

**Please be sure to wash your skin well and to use the restroom before arrival. This really is front porch henna. 

Friday, August 25, 2023

Join Me at the Grand Opening of Fluent? Walk-In Henna this Saturday • Noon to 400pm

I am very pleased to be part of a small troupe of local vendors to help kick off the Grand Opening of Fluent. Located on the corner of Post & Normandy in Jacksonville, Florida, the address is 971 Cassatt. This colorful yellow building seems hard to miss, but I had to drive back by to enter correctly.    

There will be some other local vendors, a food truck and.... a doctor to answer your questions. I am sure there will be cool beverages and some shade! 

I will have a tent and plenty of organic henna paste to get the party started. 

If this is your first henna experience, please, please read about henna tattoo from this page. Or have a look at this: Instagram Reel of Hennas

I will offer traditional, tribal and whimsical henna designs using an organic herbal paste mixed with spices and essential oils. 

Twenty years ago I brought along all kinds of pattern books and photo albums. I don't need to do that now. Pinterest has some nice designs as does this blog, and my website. 

Of course you are welcome to call with questions, but this blog should cover most any question you have. 

It is important to have cleans skin, to be able to stay out of water for about six hours, and to be ale to provide good aftercare to get the deepest color. 

I am new to Fluent. I have not yet met anyone there, but we have talked by phone. This is a trust appearance for me.

I am hopeful all goes well. Namaste. Ann   


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Friday, September 03, 2021

Time flies! 20 years of henna brings a lot of joy! (touch of grey).


 Hello everyone, 

Yes, I am still at it. Loving the art of henna tattoo and LoVing being at Beauty Junkie! 

Look at all the lovely hair care products, and of course, some of my own art in this photo. 

See you this Labor Day Saturday?  Beauty Junkie, 935 Edgewood Avenue South. 32205 12:30 to 3:30. Call if you need more info. 

For those new to henna, there is not enough interested to support a full time henna artist in Jacksonville.

Please support all the local artist you know. 

Walk In Henna Tattoo • Saturday September 4th!! Happy Labor Day.

Spirit Vision Henna is happy to welcome everyone to our new location with a Walk In Henna Day this Saturday 9/4/2021. 

I am so pleased to show off my new location, inside the Award Winning Salon...... Beauty Junkie,  935 Edgewood Avenue South! Jacksonville, Florida 32205.  

I have fresh & fragrant henna paste, hand made using a proven recipe. The lemon sugar spray I use is made with organic ingredients.  Designs start at $20 and cash is preferred. FMI: 904-993-7466.

Never been to Murray Hill? There is so much to see. Just inside Beauty Junkie there is a perfume bar, a little vintage clothing stash... and nice gifts as well as fabulous hair care products for sale! 

Vagabond Coffee is across the street if you need a bit of refreshment before or after you get some art. We have lots of fun shops in our neighborhood..... so lots to see if there is a wait.  

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Henna Tattoo in 2020! Come to my new location!

Greetings! It has been a long road to some henna tattoo this year! I did not want to work until the Governor gave all Tattoo Artists the OK to go back to work. Although my art does not penetrate the skin, we are going to be very close to one another... there is no way around it.  

I am happy to say I found a new henna powder that is fresh and fragrant and gives a deep red color when well cared for. Caring for your henna is your part of the process. Putting a good design with quality henna paste is my part.

Preparation is critical this year as we have hand sanitizers to watch out for.  I have no idea what a hand sanitizer will do to henna if you have it on your skin before we decorate, but it is best if you come with clean skin. As well, you will not be able to use a sanitizer while you have henna on.

To preserve your henna, please keep a light coat of a natural oil over your design. The best oils are olive, coconut, and avocado. Please do not use grape seed oil, for some reason it takes the color from the design.

If you put oil over your henna before you put your hands in water, your design will last as long as is possible. I do not use any dyes or chemicals in my paste. This is not black henna, nor is it from a tube made anywhere else. I have been making paste for 20 years now and promise you there are only fresh  food quality ingredient.s

My opening day should be Saturday, June 6th at The Studios located at 1506 King Street. I don't know if we will have social distancing markers on the floor..... but I am sure we can manage. This year I will not have a phone gallery of photos to share with everyone.. (you know.. Covid).. but I did put all the images in that gallery on line at my Facebook Page. You can find Spirit Vision Henna on Facebook. If you follow my page you will have all the updates.

Please bring cash this year. It will keep me from having to stop everything to swipe a card.. and with lemon sugar & henna paste on hand.. cash is easy. Designs start at $15, the bigger ones are $20. Have a great week and come see me Saturday.