It’s 2008. I’m ten years old. I have a henna cone in my hand and I’m not afraid to use it. I squeeze unrecognisable flowers onto the women, and I paint wonky footballs and messy rockets onto the boys.

Neha Assar can spend up to three hours holding a bride’s hands before a wedding. She will also devote three hours to holding her feet. Ms. Assar is a henna artist specializing in mehndi, the ...

With a history spanning millennia across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, henna is steeped in tradition and cultural rituals. The natural dye is typically used to create temporary, ...

Youngsters are increasingly preferring modern and elegant patterns like wrist-length designs with finer detailing and ...

In 1997, when Madonna and Gwen Stefani started sporting henna tattoos, the Western world took notice of these gorgeous and artful techniques. But we were already behind the times. This traditional ...

A popular spring break souvenir may have more staying power than you'd like if it contains the chemical p-phenylenediamine, or PPD. A henna tattoo looks like a fun beach souvenir -- until you break ...

A girl gets her hands decorated with traditional henna designs ahead of Eid-al-Adha in Agartala, Tripura, India, July 29, 2020. (Str/Xinhua) A girl gets her hands decorated with traditional henna ...