Karwa Chauth is one of the most romantic festivals in India. The rituals of Karva Chauth includes fasting for your partner for their long life and good health. 2019 will see Karwa Chauth celebrated on October 17. One of the most beautiful thing about celebrating the Indian festival is to get ready for your partner. People try to look their best on this day and everything right from the attire to makeup to accessories, is sorted to be Indian traditional. Women usually wear sarees or lehengas along with ornaments, sindoor, makeup and mehndi to go with it. Mehndi plays a very important role in the solah shringar ritual wherein women follow traditional sixteen makeup or adornment steps to look their best on Karva Chauth. The sixteen (solah)  beauty rituals from head to toe, consists of makeup, accessories and ornaments, etc.

And no solah shringar is complete without mehndi that is not only considered good luck but also completes your Indian traditional look perfectly. Old tales have it that, mehndi colour represents your partner's love for you. So on a day like Karwa Chauth, mehndi or henna takes an important spot. You can try out Arabic and Indian Henna Mehandi Patterns on hands and feet. 

It is not easy to create beautiful mehndi patterns and that is where easy online tutorials come in hand. And since this is an era or TikTok, why not find out some amazing tutorials on the video making and sharing app. TikTok is filled with videos from all genres. Be is comedy, drama, or dance, TikTok has something to offer to everyone. Tutorial videos on TikTok are becoming widely popular these days. Here are some DIY mehndi tutorial videos:

Beautiful Mehndi Design Using Tape

Amazing

Easy and Chic

How To Use Stencil For Mehndi Design

Easy-To-Do Feet Mehndi Design

If your mehndi doesn't exhibit a dark colour, the efforts to apply such intricate designs go for a waste. Check out some of the tried and tested, hacks and tricks that work when it comes to darkening the mehndi colour. Happy Karwa Chauth to one and all, may this day brings in lots of happiness and joy in your married life.

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