Check out these beautiful North african and south african mehndi designs by these talented henna artists. African mehndi designs have abstract and geometrical patterns to them. One can find a lot of pyramid shapes and geometric shapes in the african mehndi design. During weddings and other festive occasions, people prefer temporary tattoos and the quick fix is african mehndi design. The mehndi designs in Asia and Africa are completely different. Indians prefer to use floral and peacock patterns to their mehndi designs. In Africa, shapes and abstract patterns are quite popular in the mehndi designs.