Henna and face painting,
at your kitchen table.
Piya Designs brings mobile henna and face painting to your door in Reading, Berkshire. I publish a price for every service before you enquire, and I use only skin-safe products.
Henna and mehndi
Priced by coverage, applied at home
Bridal mehndi, party henna and mehndi nights. Every tier has a real price and a real application time, published before you ask.
from £90
Face painting
Priced by the hour, skin-safe paint only
Parties, school fetes and family fun days. Cosmetic-grade paint, booked by the hour, no message needed to see the price.
from £45 per hour
Four things, done properly
Face painting
Parties, school fetes and family fun days across Slough and Reading. Skin-safe paints, booked by the hour, and I come to you.
from £45 per hour
Bridal mehndi
The full sitting, at home, two to three days before the wedding so the colour peaks on the day. Priced by coverage, not by guesswork.
from £90
Party and event henna
Mehndi nights, Eid, Diwali, Karva Chauth, baby showers, hen dos and birthdays. Booked by the hour, and I bring everything.
from £50 per hour
Brows and threading
Threading, shaping and tidying, in your own bathroom light. Every brow salon I found in Berkshire makes you come to them. I do not.
from £8
How every price works
Henna is priced by coverage, face painting by the hour. Different mechanics, the same rule: the number is here, not behind a message.
Henna: priced by coverage
Henna is priced by how much skin the design covers and how long it takes to apply. These are the five tiers, shaded to exactly what each one buys.
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Both hands, front and back, to the wrist
from £90
about 2 hours
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Both hands, to mid-forearm
from £140
about 2.5 hours
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Both hands and arms, to the elbow
from £190
about 3.5 hours
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Hands and arms to the elbow, plus feet to the ankle
from £230
about 4.5 hours
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Full bridal: arms to the elbow, both sides, feet to mid-shin
from £280
about 6 hours
| Coverage | Typical application time | Price from |
|---|---|---|
| Both hands, front and back, to the wrist | 2 hours | £90 |
| Both hands, to mid-forearm | 2.5 hours | £140 |
| Both hands and arms, to the elbow | 3.5 hours | £190 |
| Hands and arms to the elbow, plus feet to the ankle | 4.5 hours | £230 |
| Full bridal: arms to the elbow, both sides, feet to mid-shin | 6 hours | £280 |
Prices start at these figures. Denser or more detailed designs take longer and cost more, and I will tell you the number before you commit, not after.
Face painting: priced by the hour
Coverage tiers make sense for a henna design that takes hours to apply. A face-painting party works differently: booked by the hour, from £45, minimum 1.5 hours.
Face painting pricesWhere I travel
Based in Reading, which sits between Reading and the nearby towns. Most of my bookings are within half an hour of home.
Questions people actually ask
Do you come to me?
Yes. Every booking is mobile, henna or face painting. I bring everything to your home, your venue or your hotel room, across Slough and Reading. Bridal mehndi is almost always applied at home on the morning or the evening before, which is exactly how it should be.
Why do you publish your prices when nobody else does?
Because "DM for price" wastes your time and mine. You already know what a brow thread costs before you walk into a salon. There is no good reason a bride, or a parent booking a birthday party, should have to send three messages to find out whether henna or face painting is within budget. Every tier on this site starts at a real number.
What is in your henna paste?
Natural henna powder, lemon juice, henna sugar, cajeput essential oil, lavender essential oil. Nothing else. No PPD, no "black henna", no instant-stain chemicals.
What face paint do you use, and is it safe for sensitive skin?
Fusion Body Art, a cosmetic-grade, water-activated paint chosen for skin safety rather than the cheapest option. It is not craft paint or a costume-shop kit.
How far in advance should I book bridal mehndi or a face-painting party?
For a wedding in peak season, three to six months. Eid, Diwali and Karva Chauth book out weeks ahead, because everybody wants the same two evenings. For a birthday party, school fete or a smaller henna booking, a fortnight is usually enough.
Do you do eyebrows as well as henna and face painting?
Yes, and mobile. Every brow and threading salon I could find in Berkshire is fixed premises, so you go to them and wait. I bring the chair to your kitchen. It also means I can do your brows alongside mehndi or a face-painting booking in the same visit before an event.
Tell me the date and I will tell you the price
No quote forms that go nowhere. Send me the date, the occasion and roughly what you want, and you will get a real number back.
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