Over the past week, I’ve had the pleasure of serving women with envy-worthy travel plans, and frankly, I’m thrilled to know that so many of you are out here living your best life! What makes me even more happy is the fact that you’re planning ahead and choosing to get your henna done before boarding that flight or ship (or both!) for vacation.

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Don't Get Your Henna Done Until You've Done This

Believe it or not, the things you do (and don't do) before your henna session are also important for maintaining a good stain for the days and weeks after your appointment. Today I'm going to share five easy tips to prepare for getting your henna done - and because I’m currently listening to none other than Beyonce herself, let’s run through this in full Bey fashion. You ready?

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The Most Important Question to Ask Your Henna Artist

As a professional henna artist, I get asked a lot of questions about my art. Many of the questions have to do with how to make the stain last the longest or what the designs "really mean" or how long it took me to learn to wield a cone. But there is one question that I don't hear hardly enough, and it's time we talked about it.

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The Lie They Fed You About Getting Dark Henna Stains...

There's a myth circulating around the henna community, and I feel like it's time that we put it to bed. You can call me Chelsea, the Myth Buster. I've heard this myth cross the lips of henna artists, clients, and aunties alike. For whatever reason, it seems like it just won't die. It's the good ol'... "If you put lemon juice on your henna it will stain darker. #yeahright

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We Need to Talk About Jagua...

Things have been stirred up within the henna community, and cool, black stains are to blame. By now you've learned that #hennaisneverblack, and you've likely come to love the deep, rich color of natural henna stains. Just as you've cozied up to the idea that natural henna yields warm cherry or mahogany stains on the skin, jagua hits the scene.