henna

He then offered a lighthearted alternative: “Maybe they could do a henna one, and then commit to make it permanent if we hire them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Light-up toys flashed in every kid’s hands and fireworks exploded overhead while henna artists inked swirling patterns onto excited patrons.

From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2025

A woman with henna tattoos prays during the Islamic Society of West Valley’s Eid celebration and open air prayer service at the Pierce College stadium in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

Researchers used lawsone, a red-orange compound found in henna leaves that has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, to boost the performance of cotton.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024

It was mehndi, a design made from the powdered leaves of the henna plant.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

By late afternoon, old indigents with hennaed beards filled many of the alleyways, prostrate in nests of discarded twigs.

From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2019

They both was fair, and each one had hair hennaed auburn-purple and dressed in curls.

From The Verge ● Mar. 1, 2018

With her long, hennaed hair, expressive voice and contagious energy, Manny is clearly the forward thrust of the Bear Creek engine.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2013

The face of the heavily hennaed woman at the veggie burger van visible wrinkles in disgust the moment Hayden Thorpe starts belting out his fruity falsetto.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2011

A video of a woman in orange hijab with plump hennaed hands and lots of jewelry fills the screen.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan