Re: bridal mehndi/ henna in the GTA
I have a website, you can check it out (I'm in Cleveland). I need to revamp it, and the photos are old, but I've been so swamped lately! Dimple Shah has some amazing patterns!
In Bollywood Movies, the "reddish," tone I think is either body paint or sometimes there are additives for henna. However, I've never experimented nor met anyone else who reached any sort of reddish tone of that magnitude.
The secret to getting that dark tone are terp's (certain essential oils), and heat. After you've had your mehndi done and wrapped, you can wave your arms under a blow dryer for a bit. It'll make the color much darker.