Welcome to the official website of Internationally Certified Natural Henna Artist, Holly Monster, located in the beautiful & culturally-diverse city of Toronto (Canada).
Looking for henna appointments? See the "Get hennaed" page >
Want to buy henna supplies? See the "Buy henna" page >
Want to learn how to henna? Henna workshops will be offered again this summer. See the "Learn to henna" page >
Holly will be hennaeing at these upcoming events:
May 15, 2010
Leslieville Tree Festival
with Tarquin and Heidi
June 19, 2010
Barbeque annuel de GEC
with Heidi
July 10, 2010
Strathmore Blvd Block Party
with Tarquin
July 31-Aug 2, 2010
Artisans at the Distillery
with Tarquin and Heidi
Sept 19-20, 2010
Danforth East Arts Fair
with Tarquin and Heidi
Oct 15-17, 2010
Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival
with the Larissa and Colleen
Short intro to henna: Henna is a several-thousand year old art with diversified traditions throughout Southwest Asia, the Middle East and Northern Africa. Originally from Persia, the natural dye within the leaves of the henna plant (lawsonia inermis) was used by various cultures for traditions including birth, coming of age, marriage and death.
The henna plant itself is a hardy little shrub that thrives in hot, arid climates. The leaves are harvested once or twice a year, after the heavy rains, and left to dry completely. The leaves are then ground into a fine powder to preserve the dye within. Henna powder is mixed with a few ingredients, including lemon juice, to encourage the dye to release. Henna paste is then applied to the skin, hair, fingernails, natural fabrics (eg. cotton, silk) and leather. Learn more about henna >