50+ beautiful mehndi designs for adults and kids

50+ beautiful mehndi designs for adults and kids

Looking gorgeous is what each one of us looks forward to achieving. You may be getting ready for a big event or just living your normal life. As a lady, you will have to look for the best clothes, shoes, and accessorize with the best ornaments. Getting mehndi designs drawn on your arm, hand, or leg is also the best way to look beautiful. You can also take your little one to a mehndi artist as well.

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Body art comes in different shapes, patterns, and sizes. You can have unique patterns on your wedding day, for particular religious celebrations such as Eid, when attending social events, as your natural look, among other occasions.

Adorable mehndi designs for kids

They are not meant for adults only. You can also allow your young one to get one or all of the following patterns.

1. Decorate the little hands with cartoon characters

Every young boy and girl grow up loving cartoons. One of the most favourite cartoon characters that most children adore is Tom from Tom and Jerry cartoon series.

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2. Girl cartoon

Girls also love to watch cartoons with girlish character traits. The following pattern will look gorgeous on your pretty girl.

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3. Make her the queen

You should show your girl child that she is a queen so that she grows up believing she is the one.

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4. Encourage healthy living

Teaching your young ones that eating healthy is important, is the best parenting trait. You can emphasize this by having a henna tattoo of a fruit drawn on their hand.

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5. Let them sparkle like the stars

It is good to remind your child that he or she is important to you. Encourage them to always let their sparkle shine by drawing a pattern with stars.

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6. The butterfly feel

Having the image of a butterfly on those little hands is adorable.

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7. Cute Arabic art

Remind your child that culture is important by putting an Arabic pattern on his or her hand.

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8. The universe

A child's imagination is always big. You can expand their imagination with a universe drawing on their hands.

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9. Decorate the adorable little hands

You can make your kid more lovely by painting their h.

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10. Bold henna splash

Kids enjoy having unique things on their hands. Ensure your child is happy by trying this pattern.

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Simple mehndi designs for adults

It is good to try all the patterns available. The following are popular ones for grown-ups.

Legs and feet henna art

You should decorate your legs now and then. You are supposed to look your best from head to toe on your special day such as your wedding.

1. Floral legs

Your legs will stand out with a floral artistic appearance.

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2.What about that peacock style

Peacocks are known to be stylish animals. Your legs will be pretty with such a pattern.

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3. Bold pattern

It is a good idea to have your legs covered with the henna pattern. Everybody will notice you.

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4. Ornamental leg

You do not have to spend thousands of dollars on purchasing leg ankle accessories on your wedding day. Get an ornamental leg with henna today!

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5. Simple but elegant

You do not have to fill the entire leg with henna. You can keep it simple.

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6. Make beautiful steps

Having henna drawings on the sole of your feet is fashionable. You can walk without shoes as well.

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7. Express yourself through henna art

You can ask the henna artist to customize the drawing. They can also put a few writings on the drawn pattern.

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8. Make your feet stand out

There are numerous patterns that can be drawn on the foot such as this one.

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9. You do not need an anklet

If you are a lover of foot jewellery, then this is the best drawing for you.

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10. Unique leg art

A combination of patterns on the legs and feet looks lovely.

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11. Partial coverage

Covering part of your legs and feet with henna drawings gives it a unique appearance.

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12. A pattern that blends with your bridal attire

Since you have to look fashionable on your wedding day, ensure that you get a wedding henna pattern that blends with your wedding dress. The following is an example of a floral mehndi pattern which is similar to the floral drawing.

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Henna art for the palm

You look at your palm all the time. You can make it more appealing to look at with the following henna patterns.

1. Red looks good on your palm

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Red is eye-catching.

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2. Keeping it to a minimum

Minimalism is the new gorgeous.

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3. Get those signature trails

Trails are common but they will not be out-fashioned anytime soon.

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4. A blend of lovely patterns

Having multiple patterns together is the way to go!

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5. Try this eye-catching art

This is a trending henna pattern you should get.

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6. Easy to draw flowers

Put on this simple yet appealing floral design.

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7. You don't need gloves

Get a drawing that covers your fingers and the palm.

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8. Get that peacock palm

Peacock drawings remain to be the most preferred.

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9. Simple yet bold-looking pattern

Your palm looks pretty with simple patterns made up of various designs.

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10. One pattern is never enough!

Having several henna patterns on your palm makes you standout.

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Mehndi designs on the back-hand

Did you know that the back of your hand is among the first things to be noticed by other people? It is, therefore, good for you to make sure that it looks amazing by having the following henna patterns.

1. White-coloured patterns are amazing

Have you tried this white drawing on your backhand?

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2. What about paisleys art?

Paisleys are widely used across the globe due to their uniqueness. Don't be left behind.

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3. The ring pattern on fingers rock!

You can create an illusion of having rings on your fingers.

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4. Patterns that are far apart are appealing

The patterns on your hand can be spread out so that they create space between them.

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5. What about the three-dimension pattern?

3D makes them captivating.

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6. The floral trail

You can have a trail of flowers from the tip of your finger downwards.

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7. Keep it simple

Looking gorgeous with simple art.

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8. Try a trail of snowflakes

The star shape of snowflakes makes them look lovely on your back-hand.

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9. Sheer elegance is pretty

Elegance is always lovely.

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10. Red henna

The red colour shows love and passion. Such colours are good for wedding ceremonies.

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11. Brown henna

You should take a break from black and try out brown patterns such as this.

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12. Floral patterns never disappoint!

You can have any pattern consisting of several flowers.

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Easy mehndi designs on the lower arm

Since your lower arm is visible all the time, you should get something that makes it lovely. Below are a few henna drawings worth trying.

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1. Try the unique peacock drawing

Having peacock tattoo on your hand gives you self motivation.

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2. Head-turning arms.

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Make your arm noticeable by everyone.

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3. Floral

Floral looks good everywhere.

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4. Feel unique

Standing out from the crowd gives one a good feeling.

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5. Flower pattern yet again!

Every girl is a beautiful flower. You emphasize that with a unique flower pattern.

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6. Say goodbye to long-sleeved clothes

When you have a beautifully decorated arm, you do not have to cover it.

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7. Arabic henna decorations

Try that Arabic pattern to remind you of henna art origin.

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8. Express your love

Love drawings are worth more than a thousand words.

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9. Design that sparkles

Glitters make your henna art more appealing.

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10. Spaced pattern

You can have several patterns that are far apart.

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11. Beautiful bracelet

Having a henna customized drawing around your wrists is awesome.

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12. Brown is pretty

If you are looking for a unique colour, brown is the way to go!

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Body art, especially mehndi designs, continues to be embraced by people across the globe. You should not be left behind! There are numerous henna designs you can try.

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