Simple Henna Designs For Hands For The Bride And Her Tribe

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With the perfect bridal outfits and hair-do, you can’t afford to compromise with your henna design. The tradition of putting henna for a festive occasion can never go out of fashion because mehndi holds a very dear place in every woman’s heart.

Each day, the henna fashion industry is accelerating to another level. From the Mehndi Ki Raat, Baraat and Karwachauth, the henna designs get more intricate and darker as more and more women want these designs to be super fashionable and Insta-worthy! With that in mind, you would not want an amateur to ruin your mehndi designs for your big day!

Every woman has her own definition of the perfect design. So, let’s dive into a couple of simple henna designs for hands to help you find yours!

1. The Moroccan Art

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With little Geometric patterns on the tips of your fingers, this Moroccan henna looks interesting and very different from the usual designs we see. If you like to keep your designs neat and visible, you must opt for this art style.

Ask your henna artist to add a few circles and parallel lines to create such simple henna designs for hands. Try to keep it as basic as you can, as too many designs put together can kill the essence of the art.

2. Centre Patti

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The big Patti (Leaf) in the centre gets all the attention. This simple yet classy henna design looks stunning when paired with a little flower jewellery for the bride. The simple design has its tips filled with mehndi, which adds an edge to the henna.

3. Ambi Design

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All of you girls who like to be a little sassy can surely pull off this Ambi (little Mango) design. The Ambi acts as a canvas and an outline for the rest of the designs that can be created inside.

If you are a bridesmaid, then this can be an on-point design for a ladies Sangeet night.

4. Little Sassy

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Running out of time? Something like this can be created quite quickly. This small little design looks so chic. One of the best things about this is that it looks quite subtle. Simple henna designs for hands are plenty, but mehndi patterns like this one definitely stand out.

5. The Modern Bail

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Such a stunner! This intricate mehndi design is a combination of Bail style and freehand mehndi. Love how the henna artist decided to leave the fingertips half filled.

This design strikes a perfect balance between modern style and traditional style. The little dome on the wrist adds character to the mehndi.

6. Perfect Backhand and Palm

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This coin like design looks perfect for backhand mehndi and the palm, both. If you do not want to go for fuller hands, then this design has to be the one for you.

Two parallel lines with leaves on the sides make the fingers look long and pretty. It is totally your choice to keep the circle big or small, heavy or light.

7. Connecting Dots

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It’s amazing how something as random as dots can add character to such simple henna designs for hands. This design gives a fuller feel on the back of your hands and middle finger.

You can get the dotted design customised on any of your fingers, totally your call. The curvy design on the dorsal is trending so get that chic design on!

8. Fuller front with the Jaal (Net)

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A mehndi stays incomplete without the Jaal (Net) design. In the above picture, the artist decided to make the simple henna designs for hands with jaali patterns.

You can risk this design with an amateur as well as its quite simple and never going out of fashion. The great design can be made at the centre of the palm and on the tips as well.

9. Super Symmetrical

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The artists chose to keep the simple henna designs for hands symmetrical on both the hands. The symmetry between the two hands stays intact. This great henna design has flowers and a blend of little spiral circles, which look very fashionable and contemporary.

10. Arabic feels

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Straight from Arab scrapbooks, these designs have set the internet on fire. All the henna artists are a pro at making Arabic Mehndi Designs and the list of simple henna designs for hands remains incomplete if the Arab designs aren’t added to it! If you are the bride, you must pull off this henna design with some funky floral jewellery.

If you are the bride, bridesmaids or the mother, the above shown simple henna designs for hands are bang-on. While it's not necessarily that all henna artists will be able to make the designs look exactly the same, as long as the base pattern remains the same, it will look great. When working on the top of your hands, you may also experiment a little with henna accessories like glitters and studs as they can change the entire look.

Bonus Style Tip to acing these simple henna designs for hands: Get your nails done to complete the look!

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