Booth/Site # 11 (between Sussex Miews & Robert)

Starts: June 13, 2010 12:00 PM

Ends: June 13, 2010 6:00 PM

Miles Nadal Jcc and the Bloor Annex BIA present the 14th Annual FESTIVAL ON BLOOR!

Join us for a fun-filled Sunday afternoon in celebration of the Bloor-Annex neighbourhood’s unique local heritage! Bring the family and enjoy live music at the Tranzac Mainstage, theatre at the Fringe stage, activities for children of all ages and over 70 craft, local business and specialty food vendors!

Festival Runs on Bloor Street West from Bathurst to Spadina

Henna Sooq will be doing henna, and glitter body art. We’ll have our amazing products there for sale!

We hope to see you there.

To reach us that day, please call us at 416-902-3091

The Henna Sooq will be offering free henna designs for every person.

The Open House features:

• Guided tour of the warehouse
• Complimentary spa treatments including henna body art, reflexology, mini massages, and ayurveda therapy treatments.
• Soap and Candle making demonstrations
• The launch of their new product line: Poya
• Discount coupons for purchases on that day!
• Amazing door prizes to be won!
• Goodie bags!

We hope to see you there this Saturday! Don’t miss out!!

We’ll have many of our amazing products for sale, and free henna body art samples at our booth. We’ll be located at booth #19.

Some of our products we’ll have on site:

• Organic henna, indigo, and cassia oboovata
• Organic Lush Brown Kit, and many other hair kits
• NEW! Hair Oil and Shampoo Kits
• All 4 of our henna powders!
• Many herbs for cleansing, and caring for your hair naturally
• Our amazing Shampoo Bars and Hair Oils
• Henna Artwork: Mirrors, Picture Frames, and Door Knob Hangers

We have 6 complimentary tickets left! Please let us know if you’d like to attend so we can get your tickets to you at hennasooq@gmail.com.

There will be so many great vendors at this event, and a special mother’s day brunch buffet. We hope to see you there. Should you need to reach us please call us at 416-902-3091

Enjoy! She has a lot of great tips.

We had a student come from Montreal to take our Henna Body Art Workshop. It was a really great class. Thanks for coming out from so far. We have a lot of students who come from outside of the Toronto area to study with us.

Going natural with henna takes only a few samples to get you started. So one of our natural ladies came by to pick up her free samples today. Free samples are available at Henna Sooq. We’re constantly adding new samples.

Thank you Little Golden Lamb for your recommendation of our blog, regarding cassia obovata!

Splinta24, you always come with a positive, real approach to life, and when it comes to Natural Hair Care. So many people really need people like you who are really open minded about their approach to henna, and you don’t  push people do it exactly like you do, but you are letting them know you are guiding them.

Enjoy her video!

Our Grand Prize winner is Tami! Congratulations!
Tami has won 600 grams of henna, or herbs of her choice, a choice of 1 hair oil, and a choice of 1 shampoo bar.

We want to make mention of all the entries, as all of the entries were amazing!

• Savannah
• Jenean
• Lexi
• Joanne
• Jenn
• Wardah
• Caitlin
• Catherine
• Eleanor
• Salwa
• Kasure
• Patrice
• Michelle
• Stevie
• Manasi
• Shaista
• Michelle S

The contest is now closed and within 1 week we’ll announce the Grand Prize winner, who will get $70.00 worth of Henna Sooq products!!! That’s a lot of goodies.

Michelle S’s Natural Hair Journey

My hair is cared for using strictly Organic and Natural haircare products. In my quest to avoid haircare products containing an array of toxic substances, I stumbled upon the Henna Sooq and have never looked back. My present Natural/Organic regimen has produced some amazing results. In terms of texture and appearance, my hair is now very noticeably healthy.

My favorite henna crop is Rajasthani  which produces a very lovely tone especially when out in the sun.  My natural hair color is more of a very dark brown so this works perfect without being too vibrant.

For simple cleansing and conditioning I use the following: Miessence’s Desert Flower Shampoo, Hennasooq’s Argan Oil Shampoo Bar and Miessence’s Shine Herbal Hair Conditioner.

And whenever I feel the need for extra conditioning I reach for a simple tea rinse using either Chamomile or Rosemary. I brew these and just pour over my hair.  Both are known to promote shine and overall healthy hair. Now and then I also apply a Henna Gloss using Henna and Amla Powder mixed with my Organic Hair Conditioner. This concoction conditions and also deposits a bit of color to my hair.

On days when my hair feels heavy, I use a simple Apple Cider Vinegar rinse or the Miessence Clarifying Hair rinse. They both produce amazing results!

My hair is naturally wavy and doesn’t require much styling hence I get away with using just oils such as Argan, Jojoba or even Coconut. Choosing an all Natural/Organic regimen is the only way to go for gorgeous healthy hair.

Thank you for entering Shaista.

Shaista’s Henna Journey

I have dark black thick hair.I’ve been using Henna since I was very young in India for mostly conditioning because I never get the RED color I want .
I stopped doing henna when I got married and came to Canada  and I never liked the  henna which Indian /south Asian stores have. I came to know about Khadija and I started using her henna on and off..Now it is pretty much regular for me. I still don’t get the RED I want but it gives my hair a beautiful shine and they are smooth and silky. I had long hair till almost my waist but now they are half way down my waist which I find easier to handle and maintain. They look really dark but when you see them in the sun you can see a bit of dark maroon in it..depends on the way I’m standing in the light

My Recipe:

- I use 3-4 boxes of Indian Raj Henna powder
- Warm Tea water with a bit of cloves, some lemon juice.
- Mix it until a bit thicker than tooth paste.
- Mix 4-5 drops of rose water or lavender essential oil (depends on my mood)
- Let it sit for a an hour.
- I wear gloves and apply it with my hands as I find it easier .
- I start with the center of my head, part my hair in half then take a bunch of hair and apply henna generously starting from the roots moving to the ends of hair.
- I take a bunch of hair from both sides of my hair (partitions) one side at a time then other and work going from the center of head to the outside.
-At the end  it looks like a turban. If I have any henna left I apply it on top.
-Wipe the excess from my head, ears , neck.
-I cover my hair with saran wrap and let it sit for 2- 3 hours.
-I rinse with water and let it dry naturally.
-When my hair is half dry half wet I apply lukewarm oil with a few drops of lemon juice. I’m a big fan of oil, and oil my hair on a regular basis. I use coconut oil.
-I always use warm oil.
-I wrap my hair with  a hot towel so the oil goes deep in the roots for 15 minutes.
-Next day I wash my hair with a shampoo bar from Henna Sooq
-After 2 days I apply a mix of yogurt , lemon juice and egg and apply in my hair and let it sit for an hour then rinse and follow the same oil routine.

I still wish I could get the red like Tammi and Stevie

Final day to enter is today at midnight. Every entry this week, gets 100 grams of a herbal product of their choice from the Henna Sooq.

Manasi’s Ayurvedic Hair Regimen

I use the Herbal Mystique(HM)  Fortifying Amla Tulsi Hair Oil once a week . Wash my hair with HM Aloevera Jojoba Shampoo and use the HM Jaswand hair gel (Hibiscus and Aloevera)  for leave in treatment 2-3 times a week.

We are feeling extremely generous this week, and have decided that everyone who has entered in the contest this week is a winner!!

The last day for our Natural Hair Care contest is tomorow January 29, at midnight. Enter as soon as you can. It’s really simple: your natural hair care regimen, and a photo of your gorgeous hair! Email us at hennasooq@gmail.com to enter now!!

Stevie’s Henna Journey

I have been coloring my hair “red” with all natural henna for almost 6 years now. I used to have dirty blond going brown hair and it was always a long tangled mess (my hair used to be a little more than half way down my back). Now my hair is so soft and shiny, plus I love the color. The shade and brightness of color depend on how long I leave it in as well the lighting of the day. As well, all photo representations vary due to flash or the surrounding lighting.

-Use 2 boxes of henna powder. Typically Jamila.
-Mix boiling water into powder until brownie batter consistency.
-Mix in 3-5 drops of Lavender essential oil.
-Leave to cool between 45 mins -1 hour.
-With gloves I apply to head in handfuls starting at the roots and covering them as best as possible while moving to the ends.
-Pile all hair on top of head and wipe off any excess from skin on forehead, ears, neck…
-Wrap with plastic bag and let sit for 2 hours minimum.