The Great Henna Experiment - Part 2

I did my research and it seems my batch of henna is ready to test! Of course, I was right that I shouldn't have put tap water in the mix...oh well. The goop has darkened nicely and smells, hmmm, like old tea. I mixed in a little ground cinnamon to spice up the aroma a bit (it won't change the dye). My hairdresser saved a slice of my hair last week so here goes the strand test:


Smearing it on with something I found as I rummaged through the junk drawer:


And, wah-lah! Must say (in case you weren't thinking it already) that it looks like something Eric pulled out of the shower drain....eeewwwwwwwww:

I'll let it sit for a couple hours or so then we'll see! I don't think I'll attempt going to watch soccer practice before I put it on my head so it's going to have to wait until after the kiddos are in bed for the main event.