Black "henna" BS is taking over NY

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Posted by Kenzi on September 5, 2001 at 02:35:14:

I took a little tour of Times Square last night with my henna partner
just to see if there was any black henna going on. There are a ton
of portrait and caricature artists there, plus sellers of t-shirts,
incense, postcards, etc. Sure enough we found four purveyors of
black paste o' death on one block!!!

One was a Chinese couple that only did Chinese characters and all the
rest were male artists, a very common trend. I rarely see women
doing black henna.

We talked to one guy and he noticed the henna on our hands and
said, "oh the brown stuff, that's from India". We asked him about
his henna and he did claim it was henna and told us, "henna naturally
comes in three colors red, brown and black" and "what I use is the
black henna, like they use in Arab countries". He said that his
partner brought it from her country and pointed to a woman who looked
Arab.

We were livid and speechless, unable to focus our comments. I think
I need to enlist the help of Anne whose verbal skills when confronted
with black henna artists far surpass mine.

I was astounded at the amount of bad information this guy was passing
around and how fully he believed it. Also, all of the black henna
stands looked like crap. They were all poorly set up, with badly-
lettered signs full of misspellings, and their books were full of
crappy designs. It just all looked so trashy...I'm surprised that
anyone would trust them. And the smell of hairdye was overwhelming.
I can't believe that people think that henna really smells like
that. I am hoping that our decked out henna table, with beautiful
sign and books full of gorgeous designs (thanks to CCJ, Alex, Liisa
and many others) will show people that natural henna is the classy
way to go.

Follow Ups

Re: Black "henna" BS is taking over NY Maureen 05:09:39 9/5/2001 (8)
- Re: Black "henna" BS is taking over NY Kenzi 22:15:57 9/5/2001 (7)
  - Re: Black "henna" BS is taking over NY Maureen 05:18:34 9/7/2001 (0)
  - who owns the turf? Catherine Cartwright Jones 00:05:59 9/6/2001 (5)
    - Re: who owns the turf? Kenzi 01:56:12 9/6/2001 (4)
      - BE FEARLESS, TIRELESS AND INNOVATIVE Catherine Cartwright Jones 05:57:18 9/6/2001 (3)
        
        Re: BE FEARLESS, TIRELESS AND INNOVATIVE Monica Tittle 19:09:52 9/7/2001 (0)
        
        Re: BE FEARLESS, TIRELESS AND INNOVATIVE Kenzi 22:29:14 9/6/2001 (1)
        
        turn them stones Catherine Cartwright Jones 02:19:17 9/7/2001 (0)
Another article about PPD, LAtimes Daniel 04:03:30 9/5/2001 (0)
EVERYONE Must take action NOW! Catherine Cartwright Jones 03:24:15 9/5/2001 (5)
- EVERYONE Must take action NOW - UK samantha 11:33:26 9/5/2001 (1)
  - Re: EVERYONE Must take action NOW - UK Catherine Cartwright Jones 15:57:14 9/5/2001 (0)
- Re: EVERYONE Must take action NOW! Kenzi 04:35:21 9/5/2001 (2)
  - Direct your energy to the people who can make a difference! Catherine Cartwright Jones 16:13:53 9/5/2001 (0)
  - Count me in, Lisa! Lauren 14:53:06 9/5/2001 (0)
Re: Black "henna" BS is taking over NY Darlahood 03:00:30 9/5/2001 (0)
Re: Black "henna" BS is taking over NY Christine 02:57:46 9/5/2001 (0)

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: I took a little tour of Times Square last night with my henna partner : just to see if there was any black henna going on. There are a ton : of portrait and caricature artists there, plus sellers of t-shirts, : incense, postcards, etc. Sure enough we found four purveyors of : black paste o' death on one block!!! : : One was a Chinese couple that only did Chinese characters and all the : rest were male artists, a very common trend. I rarely see women : doing black henna. : : We talked to one guy and he noticed the henna on our hands and : said, "oh the brown stuff, that's from India". We asked him about : his henna and he did claim it was henna and told us, "henna naturally : comes in three colors red, brown and black" and "what I use is the : black henna, like they use in Arab countries". He said that his : partner brought it from her country and pointed to a woman who looked : Arab. : : We were livid and speechless, unable to focus our comments. I think : I need to enlist the help of Anne whose verbal skills when confronted : with black henna artists far surpass mine. : : I was astounded at the amount of bad information this guy was passing : around and how fully he believed it. Also, all of the black henna : stands looked like crap. They were all poorly set up, with badly- : lettered signs full of misspellings, and their books were full of : crappy designs. It just all looked so trashy...I'm surprised that : anyone would trust them. And the smell of hairdye was overwhelming. : I can't believe that people think that henna really smells like : that. I am hoping that our decked out henna table, with beautiful : sign and books full of gorgeous designs (thanks to CCJ, Alex, Liisa : and many others) will show people that natural henna is the classy : way to go.
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