In Pictures: This Dubai-Based Artist Will Give You Henna Fever
By Sarah Alblowi
Summer is approaching and Easter weekend festivities around the corner, so this calls for a henna celebration. If you haven’t tried henna, these modern designs are far from your average overdrawn wedding orangy hands. Cooler than your Pinterest and Tumblr feeds combined, these henna designs are the hottest thing in Dubai at the moment.
Beside perfecting her bag brand, Dubai-based Canadian-South African Azra Khamissa is the henna queen behind these eye-catching designs. Not too orange or pitch black, the iconic clean patterns are rare and an easy show stopper. When was the last time you’ve seen cheetah prints or parallel lines as henna tattoos? If you thought henna is an old trend, think again! These minimalist ideas are just as cool as mini tattoos that interrupt urban culture and makes for a great Instagram post.
Here’s some inspo for your next henna session: