Different Types of Mehendi Designs And Colors You Can Choose From

Mehendi or henna is a paste that is made from henna leaves and is applied on the hands of the bride and the other women and girls in the families. It is said to be auspicious and brings the bride a lot of happiness and prosperity. Mehendi is not only a cultural and sentimental tradition but also a jewelry and fashion statement. It has changed so much and now Mehendi is in several colors and has many designs. It ranges from bright blues and yellows to gorgeous greens and beautiful browns.

Different Types of Mehendi Designs you can Choose From

1. Arabic Mehendi Designs

Arabic Mehendi designs originated in the Arab countries and with time became popular in countries like India, Nepal and Pakistan. Arabic designs are usually very floral and flowing. They also include lots of checkered patterns and meshwork. It has repeating motifs that makes it look very elegant and simplistic.

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2. Indian Mehendi Designs

There are several traditional henna designs such as those with patterns of gods and goddesses and many more modern takes on Indian cultural Mehendi. Here are some of the latest, most trending Indian Mehendi designs

Source: Bittu Mehandi Artist

3. Indo-Arabic Mehendi Design

As the name suggests, Indo Arabic Mehendi designs are a fusion of Indian culture and Arabic culture. These designs have gained a lot of popularity in the recent years among brides, girls and millennials in general. Below are the most beautiful and stunning indo Arabic Mehendi patterns.

4. Western Mehendi Designs

Western Mehendi designs are very minimalistic and look like jewelry on your body. They look like rings and a bracelet attached together as one finger usually has a detailed art on it and the rest of your fingers are plain. Here are some of the western Aztec patterns that have been gaining a lot of popularity nowadays.

5. Indo-Western Mehendi Designs

Again, as the name suggests, the indo western designs are a fusion of Indian and Western designs. These patters merge the beauty of Indian Mehendi with that of the simplicity of western Mehendi designs.

Different types of Mehendi colors you can choose from

1. Bright Blue

The serene color of blue represents calmness, trust and intelligence. You can ask your Mehendi artist to incorporate some bright blue detailing in your Mehendi designs. It is nature’s color for water, the sky and bravery.

2. Gorgeous Golden

The color gold is the brother of the colors yellow and brown.  It is associated with illumination, compassion, courage, magic, and wisdom. Gold is a precious metal that is associated with glamour, grandeur, and prosperity. It is undeniably the perfect color for highlighting parts of your Mehendi.

3. Radiant Red

The color red is tied to feelings of love, danger, passion, desire and heat. It is a very strong color that looks absolutely stunning on hands as Mehendi. There are several brides who opt for their whole Mehendi to be done in red.

4. Beautiful Brown

Brown is a color that evokes a sense of reliability, strength, safety and security. It represents wholesomeness, stability and resilience. Mehendi is usually done in all brown and optionally has highlights or detailing done with colors like blue, green, red or golden. These colors not only compliment and add beauty to the simplistic brown but also have their own, unique significance.

5.Glittering Green

Green is a color very closely associated with nature that represents tranquility, good luck, health.  Green carries the vibration of growth, new beginnings, renewal, harmony, hope, and peace. Green compliments brown perfectly to create the blend of nature on your Mehendi adorned hands.

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