This foreigner tried henna on her lips and Indians are confused.
As Indians, we are fond of all things DIY and love to reach for kitchen ingredients to fulfill our beauty needs. We also are deeply connected with our traditions and culture and are sensitive towards appropriation, when it comes to it.
Recently, a video of a girl named Briana Christianson was discovered on Twitter in which she was seen using henna as a lip tint. People were amazed to see henna being used on lips when in general, it is used to apply Mehendi on hands with some intricate and beautiful designs.
People had mixed feelings about this “hack” video and were not sure what to say. While some took it lightly, others were deeply offended and demanded an explanation. Check out the reactions of the people below.
DID THIS MF PUT HENNA IN THE LIPS?????? IM GONNA SCREAM pic.twitter.com/VFvZZLDWNS
— ash. skz lomls (@skzologic) October 25, 2020
What in the cultural appropriation https://t.co/PLglVY8uM8
— himBolin (@sablud50) October 26, 2020
Damn first they colonised yoga and now henna? I hate it here https://t.co/fCpp5cjZ01
— briar⁷❍ (@0rbitches) October 25, 2020
Someone tell her lipstick exist
— ᴮᴱ아포방포⁷ (@sweetguyjimin) October 25, 2020
One thing is being creative another is going crazy in the lockdown it’s definitely the second one here
— ⟭⟬ 🐳 ᴮᴱOT ⁷🐋⟬⟭ (@BorahaeeS) October 25, 2020
Many people also shared some facts about store-bought henna:
their lips the next day will be swollen asf cuz that henna contain chemicals bro 😭 even our hands couldn’t handle that sometimes 😭😭😭 https://t.co/uL2WxxGomE
— lisha⁷✯ is sleeping 😪 (@strawbryKoo) October 25, 2020
Petition to take henna back from whites…
Also someone tell didi.. her lips would be low-key black by the next day..henna gets darker after 6-7 hours https://t.co/4r7JMkXUU5
— one step away⁷✜ (@jin_dionysus) October 25, 2020
that’s gonna look horrible in two days yknow when it looks cracky with some parts fading away and other parts red
— spooky meghana⁷ 🐳🎃 (@koreseokjinie) October 25, 2020
The tweet has now been removed. What do you think of this henna hack?
