Tara and I got traditional henna done on our feet and hands. Tara wanted it for her trip home to America. The henna is applied like cake frosting- squeezed from a bag. Fatou, the woman who did it made up the designs as she went. You wait about 20 min for the henna to dry and then wash off the excess, leaving the cool designs. It can last for a week to 10 days. Women also do solid black henna on their feet, or make negative space designs with tape.
The process leading up to the henna was a bit comical. Tara and I showed up in a compound her host family told us about. We greeted and looked around for the henna lady. She said she would do the henna, but needed to feed the kids’ breakfast and get the materials. While we waited for her we sat in their house. They have a satellite and French news was on. So we sat while women ate breakfast and watched French news. Then Tara drank Nescafe made with tea. The coffee tea mixture was interesting. Finally Fatou was ready and we did the henna and left.
Tara and I got traditional henna done on our feet and hands. Tara wanted it for her trip home to America. The henna is applied like cake frosting- squeezed from a bag. Fatou, the woman who did it made up the designs as she went. You wait about 20 min for the henna to dry and then wash off the excess, leaving the cool designs. It can last for a week to 10 days. Women also do solid black henna on their feet, or make negative space designs with tape. 
The process leading up to the henna was a bit comical. Tara and I showed up in a compound her host family told us about. We greeted and looked around for the henna lady. She said she would do the henna, but needed to feed the kids’ breakfast and get the materials. While we waited for her we sat in their house. They have a satellite and French news was on. So we sat while women ate breakfast and watched French news. Then Tara drank Nescafe made with tea. The coffee tea mixture was interesting. Finally Fatou was ready and we did the henna and left. 
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