50 Simple Bridal Mehandi Design & How To Get The Darkest Color

The Bridal mehandi is an integral part of Indian weddings and a crucial function among others. The Mehandi adds to the glow of the bride making her more beautiful. It is something that the bride and her tribe enjoy the most. From jewelry to outfit to the best Bridal Mehandi designs each bride has her own preference.

Here are some of the latest bridal mehndi designs for the new age brides based on 5 classifications

Arabic Bridal Mehandi Design

 

 

 

 

Comprising basically of leaves, vines, birds, and flower patterns the Arabic style of bridal Mehandi is free-flowing and focuses primarily on the palm. Going a step beyond the usual bridal Mehandi designs, the Arabic style of bridal Mehandi consists of radium stickers, diamonds, and additive colors. If you are the bride who prefers minimal Mehandi designs, the Arabic style is definitely for you. 

Floral Bridal Mehandi Design

 

 

 

 

Floral designs have been in trend for a long time. In case of bridal Mehandi designs, floral and paisley motifs have been quite a common trend and is also considered to have laid the foundation of Mehandi art in India. 

Intricate Bridal Mehandi Design

 

 

 

Intricate Bridal Mehandi designs are time-consuming and exhausting. It helps you incorporate multiple elements into the design and trust me, the results are mesmerizing. 

Minimal Bridal Mehandi Design

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are the bride who likes to keep the mess at bay then minimal bridal Mehandi designs are appropriate for them. They have made a recent prominence in the field of mehandi designs. 

Personalized Bridal Mehandi Designs

 

 

 

2019 has witnessed bridal Mehandi designs getting some personalized touch from the couple’s names to their hobbies or favorite food and even TV characters. There is so much more to it. Keeping up with the latest trends here are some cool personalized Mehandi designs that you can get finalized for your wedding. 

The un-missable wedding hashtag Mehandi design

 

Wedding hashtags make the most common and adorable incorporation in a bride’s Mehandi.

Include your husband’s hobby in your mehandi design

 

You know your hands can be etched with anything in this world. Why not incorporate your husband’s favorite hobby? 

Initials & Portraits  in your Mehandi design

 

You can add a plethora of personalizations within your bridal Mehandi design. You can get a caricature of you and your groom depicted on your hands through your bridal Mehandi design.

Cute elements Mehandi Design

 

There can be nothing cuter than having the sketches of cute animals printed within your bridal Mehandi design.

Dating symbols on Mehandi Designs

 

If you happen to meet your husband on any dating app, say Tinder, for instance, you can incorporate the same in your bridal Mehandi design. 

Dates & Horoscopes in your mehandi design

 

You can also get your zodiac signs and important dates incorporated within your bridal Mehandi design. 

Include a Love quote within your Mehandi design

 

Love can never be too much. Have a love quote incorporated within your bridal Mehandi design dedicated to your groom. 

For the foodie brides

Here is a unique way to infuse your love for food in your bridal look. Get food-related elements imprinted within your bridal Mehandi design. 

Things you love to do together within your mehandi design

 

As a couple, there must be an array of things that you love to do together. How adorable it would be to get all of them incorporated in your bridal Mehandi design. 

The proposal moment

 

The moment when you’re asked to spend the rest of the life with your partner is special indeed and that is exactly what you can depict on your arms within your bridal Mehandi design. 

Depict the travel story through your mehandi design

 

There are certain places that hold significance to a couple. It would be a great way to personalize your bridal Mehandi by incorporating the skylines of the places that are close to your heart. 

Couple Portraits

 

Hire an experienced Mehandi design artist who can draw portraits of you and your groom on your arms. 

Favorite cartoon characters on your mehandi design

 

A beautiful one, how about incorporating your favorite cartoon characters within your bridal Mehandi design along with your wedding date. 

Personalize your profession

Your profession is a part of your life and for some people it is difficult to part ways with it even if for a day. So why not get your profession etched within your bridal Mehandi design. Let your imagination go crazy for a unique design. 

Sher-O-Shayari on Mehandi design

 

Are you among the brides who is fond of poems and poetry? How about imprinting a verse from your favorite poem dedicating to your mind? That would be something cute. 

Your best memory together on your mehandi design

 

You must have created innumerable memories together, also there will be many more in the future but there is definitely one such memory which can never forget and is very close to your heart. How about getting that particular memory of you incorporated within your bridal Mehandi design.

Whatever be your liking the one thing that matters the most is how dark has your bridal Mehandi turned out to be. There is no denying that Mehandi application is an arduous task and when you’ve invested a great deal of time and effort into this let that not go in vain by scrapping it off soon without achieving the darkest color.  Here are some of the ways in which you can get the darkest mehandi color. 

1.Wash your hands before applying Mehandi

Before you start with applying Mehandi on your palms, you need to wash your hands with soap and water and tap them dry with a towel. Also, after the wash, make sure that you do not apply any moisturizer or cold cream so that there is no barrier between the skin and the Mehandi design and you get a deeper and darker color. 

2.Use a Eucalyptus oil

Once you are done with washing your hands, apply a good quality eucalyptus oil and let it get absorbed properly before you start with your Mehandi design application.

3.Keep it for long

We know it takes a long time to get the perfect Mehandi design when you have invested so much time into it why waste it by scraping it soon. Keep it for as long as you can to get the darkest Mehandi color. 

4.Generous lemon & sugar

Once your Mehandi is fully dry, before you scrape it off, make a mixture of lemon and sugar and apply it on your Mehandi design with a cotton ball. Make sure you don’t overdo it as it might act in reverse, lightening the color of your Mehandi design instead of darkening it. 

5.Clove smoke

Apart from lemon and sugar mixture, clove smoke works great in darkening the color of your Mehandi design. The smoke produced from heated cloves is enough to darken your Mehandi for long-lasting color. 

Take a few cloves on an iron pan, heat them up and run your hands over the pan. Keep them as long as you can and repeat as long as you can. 

 6.Vicks or any other balm

After giving ample time for your Mehandi to dry overnight, scrape it off by rubbing both hands. Once done with the scrapping apply a good amount of Vicks in your hands. It is said to act as a color enhancer to your Mehandi. 

7.Mustard oil

Mustard oil also helps in darkening your Mehandi design. Not only that but any other pickle oil will be able to darken the color of your Mehandi. 

8.No waxing or shaving

The best thing to do is to get all your beauty treatments like waxing or shaving done atleast a day before you get your Mehandi design done as shaving or waxing after Mehandi might peel off the upper layer resulting in a faded look. 

9.Let it dry naturally

Often you might be in a hurry to dry your Mehandi design quickly, but you shouldn’t do that. Trying artificial things to dry your Mehandi will take away the natural glow of your Mehandi. Always wait till your Mehandi dries naturally. 

10.A thin layer of Chuna

Many of you might not know this, but trust me this is amazing. Chuna is usually applied on paan but it can be surprisingly used to darken your Mehandi design. Once your Mehandi is dried, apply a thin layer on chuna on it to darken the color. Remember to soak the chuna in water nicely before applying it. 

11.Cover your hand with bandages

As soon as your Mehandi is a little dry, cover it up with bandages so that your design doesn’t get hampered also it doesn’t come in contact with water ruining the design. 

12.Add tea or coffee to your mehndi mix

Soak some tea or coffee in water and add this mix to your liquid Mehandi. This remedy would give you amazing results. Tea or coffee-soaked mix will give you a darker Mehandi than expected. So, get ready to flaunt your darker Mehandi to all of your office colleagues. 

13.Avoid contact with water

One thing that you’ve got to do is avoid bringing your hands in contact with water at least for a day. Water prevents the color of the henna from penetrating within your skin. So, avoid it wherever you can.

14.Apply 1-2 days before the main event

You probably want the darkest Mehandi design for your wedding. Get your Mehandi design done atleast 1-2 days prior to your wedding day. It usually takes 30-40 hours to get the darkest Mehandi design and get the true color.  

15.Go chemical-free

Natural Mehandilasts longer than chemical ones. Natural Mehandi comes out darker and leaves you with a more beautiful color. 

16.Do not blow-dry

It might appear tempting to dry your Mehandi design soon but it is advised to let it dry on its own. Do not even think of blow-drying as it might lead to bleeding of your Mehandi design and ruin it completely. A bleeding Mehandi is something you would never want, especially when its your wedding. 

17.Avoid direct sunlight

While proper lighting is important for your Mehandi design artist to check her strokes, you must avoid sitting under direct sunlight as it would result in a blurred Mehandi design. 

18.Ask your Mehandi design artist to go for thicker strokes

Always keep in mind fine designs though look pretty on application, does not look striking when they come off. So it is better to go for thicker strokes which are bound to come out darker once dried. 

19. Avoid soapy water 

You anyway need to avoid water for a good 10-12 hours. Even after that, you have to avoid washing your hands in soapy water to avoid getting your Mehandi design faded in portions. 

20. Avoid constant movement

In order to get your Mehandi design dried soon avoid moving your hands up down or sideways as you might end up spreading or spoiling the entire Mehandi design. Please let your Mehandi design dry on its own without any external effort.