Moroccan Culture Series
Henna - See the Results!
The finished product. Moroccan women often have their nails dyed a solid brownish-orange, but the woman who did my henna didn't even ask me if I wanted that - I guess foreigners usually say no.
The henna on my palms is much brighter than on the backs of my hands and my wrists, due to the different types of skin.
The henna lasts anywhere from one to four weeks, depending on your skin type and where on your body it is used. The henna on the backs of my hands and wrists lasted less than a week, yet after three weeks my palms were only just starting to fade.
Henna: Introduction - Waiting - See the results!
Index to Moroccan Culture Series
Learn more about tattoos and body art with my colleague Karen Hudson: http://tattoo.about.com
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