The magical art of mehndi, or henna painting, has been practiced for centuries in India, Africa, and the Middle East, and now it has finally arrived in the West. Packed with inspirational photographs of traditional andcontemporary mehndi, this complete resource offers everything you need to create your own beautiful hennadesigns, including: dozens of practice exercises and sample illustrations a foolproof recipe for mixing the henna pastestep-by-step instructions on how to apply your mehndi designinsider's tips from professional mehndi artists and more!