Born into an artistic family, Darcy Vasudev began painting age two. She first noticed henna in an old issue of National Geographic, and, disappointed that the henna recipes were not described, began her own haphazard experiments. Luckily, a Moroccan friend invited Darcy for a magical night of plum Tajine, honey-soaked sweets, cardamom scented coffee, and Moroccan style henna. Darcy went home 5 hours later, with an impressively decorated foot, and some fresh henna powder. She soon began hennaing any friends and relatives that would sit still.

Since, she has developed her own techniques and perfected her "secret family recipe". In 2004 Darcy quit her full-time job to pursue her artistic passions, and founded Henna Lounge. Darcy also began importing henna and other natural products from around the world, and Henna Lounge Bazaar was born.

Darcy's favorite thing to do is create custom designs for private appointments and photoshoots. When Darcy isn't drawing on people and shipping orders, she can be found traveling, salsa dancing, eating spicy food, sewing costumes for Burning Man, or looking for the holy grail of parking spots near her home in the Mission.

Darcy also started her third venture in 2012, Mehndi Paradise, which is exclusively devoted to Destination Weddings.

Darcy's client list includes:

Michelle Pfeiffer

Sara Sidner of CNN

Aneesh Sheth of "Outsourced"

Khori Dastoor international opera star

eBay

Beck's Beer

Diageo

Exploratorium

Golden State Warriors

HotWire

Macy's

Lancome

PayPal

Sun Microsystems

Cisco Systems

SF Jewish Community Center

Palo Alto Jewish Community Center

Lulu Lemon

Yoga Tree

SF Gay and Lesbian Community Center

YMCA

Notre Dame de Namur University

eTrade

Kiehl's

IDEO

Jewish Bureau of Education

Namaste Yoga

Khosla Ventures

Draft FCB

...as well as many local businesses, libraries, and festivals. She has also henna'd people all across the US, and in Mexico, Costa Rica, India and Europe