Wholesale Jagua, A Journey Into Body Art From The Amazon By Carine Fabius

Written in a breezy, engaging style, this lavishly illustrated book by author Carine Fabius (creator of the Earth Jagua all-natural black temporary tattoo kits) takes readers on a journey into the heart of the Amazon jungle, where the jagua fruit grows. Inside you will find: • 40 pages of gorgeous color photographs, including contributions by noted documentary photographer & travel writer Cristina Mittermeier • Over 25 black & white photographs & illustrations • The author’s personal account of her and her artist/explorer husband’s journey into the world of temporary body art, beginning with henna and culminating with the discovery of the jagua fruit’s promise to deliver a beautiful tattoo that looks real—yet fades after two week • Excerpts from her husband Pascal Giacomini’s diary as he travels on a motorized dugout canoe into the deepest reaches of the jungle, where he spends weeks with an indigenous group called the Matsés • Brief histories of various indigenous groups associated with jagua