Eid
Also called: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
The two festivals of the Muslim year, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, marked by family visits, new clothes and, for many women and girls in the Gulf, fresh henna.
Eid is a family occasion, and getting ready for it is part of the celebration. In the Gulf that usually means henna for the women and girls of the house, drawn on the night before Eid or the day before that so it is dark on the morning of the first day, along with hair, nails and makeup for the visits and gatherings that follow.
Eid henna designs tend to be lighter and quicker than bridal work: a Khaleeji trail on one hand, fingertips, or a simple floral for a young girl. Because everyone wants it in the same two days, henna artists are booked out well ahead of both Eids, so reserve early and, if several women in the house want henna, book them together for one visit. Only natural henna should be used, especially on children; a black paste is not henna.
Hamd Beauty draws Khaleeji and floral henna for both hands at home, and takes group bookings for a household getting ready together, with one therapist for up to three clients.
