Ohai!
I feel really stinking cute today, and I really, really hope that my depiction of an Indian girl is considered nothing but appreciation of the culture, rather than appropriation. I did a little research on the Bindi, just to make sure I could educate a BIT about the culture, too!
From what I understand (and I might be wrong, so check out the wiki page >Here<), the bindi can signify a myriad of things including a particular religion, love, prosperity and honor and as part of the spiritual aspect can mean you’re opening up your third eye, on the path to leaving your ego behind and reaching ‘enlightenment’.
Bindi’s are not exclusive to the Indian culture. There’s apparently a similar marking for babies in China, and it’s also used in Indonesia and i’m sure other places I’ve not researched haha.
Typically in the Indian culture, Bindi’s are a red or maroon colour usually achieved with a pinch of vermillion powder and applied via the ring finger. I’m not sure if there’s a reason it’s applied with the ring finger but now my curiosity is piqued so i’ll be doing a little more looking up on that! It does seem that the traditional colour and shape vary on the country of origin, so you might notice several different colours and shapes being used depending on where you are in the world.
There’s of course a decorative aspect to the bindi, and honestly I find them just beautiful, whether they’re gems or the traditional.
Check out this skin from Mila and the hair from Stealthic! ❤
Make it a beautiful day, Spoonies. You’re worth it.
All of the things :
Head : LeLUTKA Briannon Head 3.1
Skin : .MILA. Aizah Skin [LELUTKA EVOX]
Eyes : {S0NG} Aino Eyes
Body : eBODY – REBORN
Earring : Zaara : Kalki earrings
Hair : Stealthic – Fragile @ Equal10
Bindi : GESTALT – Bindi Collection
Tattoo : Tattoo “Uadyet” by GoK
Kaleidoscope. 