How I did it: I used the Caca Marron from Lush. I wear a bob and have natural thick and dark brown hair. Due to the fact that I love Lush and try to avoid chemical products  dying my hair with Henna was something I wanted to try out for a long time.
Although I was unsure whether my dark hair would absorb the Henna colour I tried it out with the goal of a dark-brown-reddish colour :)

After melting the Henna blocks and applying the mixture on my hair I put plastic wrap and a towel around my head and waited for ~6 hours until I washed out the Henna.
To me the smell of Henna is pretty nice and natural, but my brother complained about a "nasty, earthy" smell.
Well, after washing out the Henna, I let my hair air-dry and immediately noticed my hair was shinier and smoother than before!
Unfortunately my hair colour almost didn't change and I didn't receive the result I was aiming for.

Despite the failure in dying my hair reddish a natural product which makes your hair healthier is never a

bad choice!
By the way, you can also buy colourless Henna to just care for your

hair! :)

Lessons & tips:

• Think about which effect you want to achieve and be prepared that it may not work on dark hair!
• Make sure to cover everything with newspapers etc to avoid stains.
• Keep the Henna on your hair warm, by wrapping a towel over the plastic wrap.

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Mar 20, 2012, 04:00AM PDT | 3 comments | 6 cheers