Glitter and gems?

After seeing some of Kims pics recently with the glitter and gems I was inspired to give it a go. I used some of my Face paint glitter and some gems with eyelash glue. Lets just say there is room for improvement. I'll post some pics soon when my camera is recharged, basically I seemed to poof it too hard and it took away from the henna by being over glittered - by the end of the day I kinda had it down to less glitter - also figured it was easier to apply gems first as when I applied them so skin that had been cleaned for henna they didn't stick for as long. Does anyone have any tips for doing glitter and gems? or any cool photos. I checked out henna pages already but was keen to know if anyone here did it regularly? I've got a 2 day henna only festival this weekend and I'm looking for something a bit edgier than just henna...

Wow! OOps! I did not see this here! Well it's too late to help you with those gigs, but really the only thing I do in a festival/party setting is just the glitter. It will stick to the henna and then the access shakes off unless the weather is really hot and the client is sticky. I rarely use any gems during henna application. It's a pain, it rarely stays nicely, and often falls off with the henna and the glitter pretty much has all the impact you need as I often combine at least two colors. I find it's just an extra step that if you already have the glitter you don't need.


When I do brides tho I often have a second appointment and do the glitter and glue and temptu bodypaints to highlight the design but I'm alwasy careful to ensure the effect is elegant and not overdone.





I know this didn't help you but hopefully this post may help someone else!!

You do such beautiful work with the glitter--do you have any photos or videos of you in the process? How many colors do you have, and how do you apply it?