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	Mehndi
JohnWaterman
11-24-2008 1:20 PM
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11-24-2008 11:19 PM
justchill
Lovely Designs!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would definately show it to a henna artist to use one of them..
thanks dude..
though no indian occassion is coming such . but so wht..
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Mehndi decorations became fashionable in the West in the late 1990s, where they are sometimes called <EM>henna tattoos</EM>. Henna is typically applied during special occasions like weddings and festivals. It is usually drawn on the palms and feet, where the color will be darkest because the skin contains higher levels of <A target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratin" title="Keratin">keratin</A> which binds temporarily to <A target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsone" title="Lawsone">lawsone</A>, the colorant of henna. 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