I cannot recommend Lolitha Popuri (@Loli_Henna) enough! She was our henna artist for our wedding,…read moreand working with her was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. From our very first conversation, Lolitha was kind, professional, and incredibly accommodating. One thing we really appreciated was how transparent she was about her pricing. She was upfront about costs, worked with our budget, and helped us find options that fit our needs without ever making us feel pressured. That honesty and flexibility made the planning process so much easier. She took the time to understand exactly what I envisioned for my bridal mehndi and created a design that was even more beautiful than I had imagined. Every detail was intricate, elegant, and personalized, blending traditional elements with a modern touch that perfectly matched our wedding style. On the day of the mehndi, she made the entire experience so enjoyable. She worked efficiently without ever compromising on the quality of her artistry, and her calm, friendly personality helped me relax and truly enjoy the moment. The henna stain developed into a rich, dark color that lasted beautifully throughout all of our wedding celebrations, and I received countless compliments from family, friends, and guests. Our guests also loved their henna, and Lolitha was patient, organized, and made sure everyone who wanted a design had a wonderful experience. If you're looking for a talented, reliable, and genuinely caring henna artist in the Bay Area, I wholeheartedly recommend Lolitha Popuri (@Loli_Henna). Her artistry, professionalism, transparency, and willingness to work within our budget made her such an important part of our wedding celebrations. We're so grateful we chose her and would happily recommend her to anyone looking for beautiful, high-quality henna. Thank you, Lolitha, for helping make our wedding memories even more beautiful!

I got married in September and hired Loli for both my bridal henna and our Haldi + Henna event…read moreduring wedding weekend and I'm so grateful I did. She came on-site a few of days before the celebrations to do my bridal henna, along with designs for my mom, my friend, and small designs for my husband and dad. She took so much care with every detail and never rushed, making the whole experience feel relaxed and special. My bridal designs came out absolutely stunning -- intricate, elegant, and exactly what I hoped for. Loli uses natural henna and she provided clear after-care instructions. The stain developed over the next couple of days into a very deep color that everyone kept complimenting! (Pro tip: get your henna done a few days early for the darkest stain.) One thing I really appreciated is how thoughtful she was even after she finished -- she stayed and took photos of all our henna, which was so sweet and gave us such special memories to look back on. We also hired Loli for our Haldi + Henna event so our guests could get small designs. She coordinated and brought additional artists, and they were all punctual, friendly, and incredibly talented. Our guests loved their designs. Loli is communicative, organized, and truly an expert at her craft; she's also a great person to chat with! I highly, highly recommend her!

Omg Riddhi is amazing!!! My friend found her through Yelp and I am so glad that I made the right…read moredecision to go with her for my bridal henna. Riddhi arrived right on time and made the whole 6 hours of doing my henna really fun! We discussed the design to do and she actually welcomed my suggestions. I then had planned a henna party for my friends and family in the evening and Riddhi did gorgeous henna for them too!!

Riddhi did my bridal henna and attended our welcome dinner to do henna for my guests the night…read morebefore the wedding. On both days, Riddhi arrived early, was very patient with me and our guests, and her henna looked absolutely stunning. I shared my vision and Riddhi delivered exactly what I wanted for my henna. Everyone loved her designs on me and themselves, and she made it a really fun experience for those who are new to henna. Thanks so much for hanging in there with me as we rescheduled our wedding so many times, Riddhi! You're the best!

Arati was such a pleasure to work with for my private bridal mehndi and mehndi party! I spent a lot…read moreof time researching who I would want to do my bridal henna, and Arati was the clear choice. Her designs are detailed, clean, and beautiful! She was also such a pleasure to get to know. My bridal henna took 5.5 hours and the end result was worth it! My henna came out with a beautiful deep stain just in time for my mehndi party the next day; and the color stayed on for 3 weeks after! My guests also really enjoyed having Arati and her second artist there to create beautiful henna designs, and everyone's color stain turned out so well! Arati should be considered for any henna event - she is a great artist, detailed, fast, and so sweet to work with! Thank you Arati for making my wedding week so special with my beautiful bridal mehndi design!

Arati's designs are intricate and gorgeous! I had the pleasure of getting my bridal mehendi done by…read moreher earlier this month. She fully accommodated my request for my dogs to be included in the designs and did my sister's mehendi the same night. She also provided great tips for darkening the henna like applying sugar syrup onto the henna, drying the henna over stove top with cloves, and using gauze (not Mefix) for leaving the henna on overnight. The next day, she provided over 15 party guests with mehendi (the line was long because everyone was eager!) and was willing to stay extra time to make sure everyone received designs. She provided me and my guests with lifelong memories. My mehendi was so beautiful, I couldn't stop looking at the designs throughout my wedding. I highly recommend Arati for all your bridal and party henna needs. She will be the first vendor we contact for my sister's wedding. Thank you, Arati! :)

Love my new Henna, she does an amazing job and I love it. I will be returning every few weeks to…read moreget this done. Grateful that she is located near me. Thank you so much like always

I had an extremely disappointing experience with this mehndi artist, Naheed!…read more My original appointment was canceled at the scheduled time, and when I agreed to reschedule for 10 PM (even though it was quite late), she didn't show up. Then she pushed it again to 11 PM and still never came. I had clearly mentioned that I have work the next day, but there was absolutely no respect for my time. Because of her cancellations and no-shows, I ended up with no mehndi on my hands for the festival I look forward to every year. This was my first time booking with her, and it was such a terrible experience. Highly unprofessional, unreliable, and unethical. I would never recommend anyone to go through such a disappointing experience.

We had Mona for our bridal Mehendi Party. Mona was awesome and very patient and attended to all the…read moreguests and took her time to finish with everyone. The results were awesome! Also Mona figured that she miscalculated the time and refunded $$ to us. Highly recommend mOna for your Mehendi events. Thank you Mona!

She is incredible! I highly recommend her services for your next party or event! So talented and…read moresuch beautiful work

Swati had done my cousin's bridal mehendi in April 2019. When I saw it, I knew I HAD to have Swati…read moredo mine when I got married. Fast forward a few years - my wedding happened in April 2023. I held my mehendi party 3 days before my wedding ceremony. I was SHOCKED at how dark it came out by the time of my wedding! Swati is very professional and punctual. On the day of the mehendi party, she came, quickly set up, and got to work. My mehendi took around 7-8 hours to get done (hands up to the elbows, and feet up to a bit below the knee), and Swati did not complain once during that time. I was so impressed at how focused she was during the time. She is also very sweet and kind, and we had pleasant conversation while I was getting it done. I had asked her for peacocks at the top of my design, a paw print with my dog's name, told her I liked reverse negatives and a symmetrical design, but other than that I let her do whatever she wanted. I HIGHLY recommend it, she is a true artist and came up with the most beautiful and intricate designs. It was stunning. By the time of my wedding, it was EXTREMELY dark. I got so many comments (especially from the in-law's side of the family) that it was the darkest they had ever seen. I took extra care though to do the post-mehendi care and maintenance that Swati had recommended - it's well worth it (warming your hands on both sides over the stove, Vasoline and coconut oil, avoiding water, keeping it on overnight, etc). She had also applied a lemon mixture during the day of my mehendi to make it dark. It also lasted so long, it took almost a month for all of it to come off, and was still extremely visible 2 weeks after (especially the feet/legs) I cannot recommend Swati enough, she is amazing!

Swati is beyond. Beyond bomb! My niece arranged for her to do bridal henna plus henna for a group…read moreof women. She was on time, prepared with her kit of artistry, and the experience and professionalism just literally oozes off her. I learned that she honed her craft in Bombay (I can't bring myself to say Mumbai :-) ... and has well over a decade of experience. It shows because she absolutely knows what she's doing. Her demeanor and presence is not only confidence inspiring, she is a human well worth entrusting whatever body part you're giving yourself over for the henna package lol :) I had never ever in my 61 years, ever had henna done and was stoked, besides myself and excited to supernaturally epic proportions to get it done! I barely could sleep the night before and had no idea what it would be like. What I especially appreciate about Swati is her focus and of course, steady hand! She's not distracted nor casual about her process, she's conscientious and pays such close attention to detail ... she took the time to ask questions about what I wanted, and because it was my first time (henna virgin is how I referred to myself :-), I didn't have a lot of requirements, just a few. and during the process, she inquired several times to make sure I was gonna be happy. She also reviewed instructions plus a stack of her cards, on the back, gives clear directions for henna aftercare, which I followed to a T, and boils--below are photos immediately after the henna application, and also 18 hours (overnight) later! If henna is what you're looking for, Swati's your go-to :-)! Did I mention she comes to where you are?! I. Mean. Whatever could a girl ask for :-)?!

5 star rating well deserved! Yogita is not only a wonderful patient artist, she is also sweet and…read moreconsiderate of everyone and their time. I will definitely recommend her services and will have her again for my future events. She did my sons one year party, henna, glitter and face. ... she's amazing! Fast and detailed!

Yogitha was so sweet from the moment I contacted her to do henna for my baby shower. She responded…read moreto my query for quote and availability within 24 hours and recommended different types of henna (like glitter if we had young children) and the hours we would require to meet the amount of girls I had (she even accommodated my time limit by saying we could just do smaller designs). She showed up to my shower early, got started on my belly and hands and she was the sweetest lady. In about an hour, my belly was decorated and so were my hands, all freehand.. with such detail! http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yogis-henna-fremont-2?select=DB-ov9vbltstmasQ7Nw74w#DB-ov9vbltstmasQ7Nw74w She did other designs quickly and professionally with all the girls there that wanted one. Her designs were truly unique and each girl had a different design. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yogis-henna-fremont-2?select=HPvIGJVGuAbAUvXkgni6fg#HPvIGJVGuAbAUvXkgni6fg http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yogis-henna-fremont-2?select=XWys-J88jmJWyCHMocKBXg#XWys-J88jmJWyCHMocKBXg http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yogis-henna-fremont-2?select=ty5POGUh6ZcDovNe4L6YwA#ty5POGUh6ZcDovNe4L6YwA http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/yogis-henna-fremont-2?select=-ZlpRK7NtJBcl5TkalEYnA#-ZlpRK7NtJBcl5TkalEYnA I would highly recommend Yogitha. She's sweet, accommodating and her designs are amazing. Two days later and my designs are super dark. The henna smelled like eucalyptus and lemon, so not too strong, and was a bit cooling on the skin (which was nice 'cuz I ran hot during the shower). Definitely a unique party favor that all your guests at any age, can enjoy!

I'm writing this as a complete newb, but my experience with Ravie was amazing. She was at a…read morefriend's mehndi party, and, as is tradition, guests were given a chance to get a design if they wanted one. I did. I saw her create these wonderful henna designs on the people ahead of me. Of course, I saw the designs that she did for the bride and groom the day before. When it was my turn, she was great. She had a chart with around 25 designs along with a postcard with her info, and another piece of paper with instructions and her contact info. The instructions were very helpful for a newb like me. It helps because everyone seems to have an opinion even if they don't come from the culture, and those opinions are usually wrong. (I'll leave my Columbusing dig at that.) As a cultural newb, it was a great experience.

I initially met Ravie at the Vivah bridal fair. Even though I already had a mehndi (henna) artist…read morelined up at the time (or so I thought), my mom insisted I stop at her booth and find out more about her business. It was lucky that I did, as the mehndi artist I initially approached via email turned out to be flaky. (Surprising, considering her slick website and numerous positive Yelp reviews). This other artist was also at Vivah, but after speaking with me there, didn't remember my name at all even though we corresponded a few times over email. The other artist ended up doing a trial at Vivah and told me to follow up with her. After doing so, I only received a response two months later in the form of an automated email containing a link to the contract. At that point, I was done. I immediately reached out to Ravie, who was a breath of fresh air. While she didn't respond immediately to all emails, she did so within a reasonable time, and always consistently. She sent me a detailed email containing pricing, what to expect, after care, etc. She also invited me for an in-home consult, during which I told her that I wanted a simple design with more negative space. She quickly made a sketch for future reference. During my actual mehndi session, she recalled everything we discussed without prompting and went to work. She is a kind person, but does have a very dry sense of humor, so be prepared for that! I followed her care instructions and my mehndi turned out super dark and intricate! I received countless compliments on my mehndi from desis and non-desis, including another mehndi artist. If you want a talented AND reliable mehndi artist, then contact Ravie now. She's been in the industry for a while and gets booked up to a year in advance!

I've really enjoyed working with Maaz on my henna. The work is very intricate and fine, it looks…read moreabsolutely beautiful in the end! We've done a couple of different designs now and they always all looked amazing. I got a lot of compliments on it and the stain was long lasting which is great through the whole wedding week! I can't help but keep looking at it and admiring the beautiful designs. Maaz is my go to now for all events! make sure you allow enough time so the perfection can be complete. It's important to take care of it the way Maaz instructs, and to keep it on as long as possible. You can ask for medical tape if you need.

Maaz did a wonderful job on my wedding henna! I hired them to do my wedding henna as well as…read moresmaller designs on the guests at my henna party, and they did a phenomenal job. They did both hands and feet for me with stunning designs, clearly incorporated what I said I was looking for, and worked SO quickly. They finished (admittedly smaller than some bridal henna I've seen, only to just past my wrists) in maybe 2.5 hours, and took another hour/hour and a half to complete 8 or so smaller designs. Their pricing was extremely reasonable, much less than other artists and the quality was unbeatable. I left the paste on for about 4 or 5 hours, but the paste was getting itchy and I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep with it on, so I took it off after that time, and still got a beautiful dark stain that lasted for about a week. If it makes sense for you, I definitely recommend scheduling your henna in the morning so you can leave the paste on for more of the day to get an even darker stain, but mine was gorgeous even after just a few hours.