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27/03/2025

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12/03/2025

Aspiring henna artists: skip 6-12 months of trial-and-error in just 2 hours, and learn the basics to create your own beautiful designs without depending on someone else to do them for you.

You’ve been wanting to be a henna artist for years…actively looking for the opportunity to learn. Art is an ingrained part of you, and you’ve been ready for this for a while.

But so far, you've tried really hard to get a complete design done...and you gave up before you finished it.

It’s so hard to know how to hold that damn cone, what design element goes where, or how to make it look...not amateurish.

Is this group workshop the right fit for you?

✅ You're a perfect fit for this workshop if you:

• Are creative, but have almost zero henna experience
• Tried to do a design, but gave up
• Watched many YouTube tutorials, but you're still stuck
• Want to charge for your designs down the line
• Want to do designs for simple festivals/events/bridals

❌ You're too early/not the right fit for this workshop if you:

• Are still learning the absolute basics of drawing
• Haven't tried to do designs before
• Haven't watched any tutorials as yet
• Are doing this as a hobby/for recreational purposes
• Are doing designs just for personal/family/friends

❌ You're too advanced to take this workshop if you are:

• Already charging for your work
• Successful with doing designs you're happy with
• More than comfortable with the basics
• Already professional
• Doing designs at an intricate bridal level
• Long past the basics stage

If you're in the perfect-fit category, book your session here!

Resources for aspiring henna artists who want to master the basics to create their own beautiful designs. Based in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

13/06/2023

Natural henna is the best way to do the most stunning details that chemical-loaded commercial cones can never let you do. Commercial cones stunt your artistic growth and can cause painful skin reactions in the short-term, along with scarring and internal damage (when the chemicals are absorbed into your bloodstream) in the long-term.

When you use natural henna, you'll get the darkest, richest colour from your body art. It also says something quite special about you - that you're particular about what goes on your skin, you love supporting local, and that you care fiercely about the effect that harmful chemicals has on the environment.

My silky-smooth formula is available to you; I mix my pure henna myself using:

🌿 organic henna powder
🌿 pure eucalyptus essential oil
🌿 organic brown sugar, and
🌿 water.

I don't have to add any harmful chemicals to my mix to artificially get a strikingly dark colour. It's just naturally luscious, smooth and dark-staining. It's the same formula I use for my professional appointments, so you can get the same gorgeous experience at home. Have a look at the incredible designs my stunning clients have already done with the cones they've bought!

🛒 Visit https://lydimehndi.com/shop or go to the link in my bio. It'll take you to my shop, where you can find more fun and exciting henna and Jagua supplies to give you a leg-up in your body art journey.

08/05/2023

This Friday, Jolene excitedly signed up for my 1-on-1 beginner henna class. It was wonderful seeing her again (you'll remember her from her stunning Matric dance henna designs I did last year, where she's wearing a beautiful blue top).

Her progress throughout the class was absolutely FANTASTIC (and way better than I was when I first started out!). First, she worked through each simple element slowly and carefully. Then, she used two of my henna strip designs as a guideline to trace out freehand so it helped her get used to putting the elements together. I was so impressed with how quickly she grasped all the concepts, and at how each element became more and more transformed and refined from start to finish.

At the end of the class, she was super excited to have learnt this addictive ancient skill...and it's a secret weapon for doing the most gorgeous simple henna designs for any occasion!

Would you like to enroll for a beginner 1-on-1 henna class to learn how to do simple henna designs? I have available spots for the next few weeks.

Register here instantly: https://lydimehndi.com/new-henna-classes-2023/ ❤