I’ve always said that getting ready is the best part of any celebration or night out, and Eid is the perfect example of this. There’s something incredibly magical about the buzz and grandeur of the Eid getting-ready process. Spending the morning with your loved ones, scraping off your henna (and hoping for a dark stain), dancing in plumes of perfume, curling each other’s hair, soaping your hands to slip on big bunches of bangles, waiting for the boys to come back from the mosque so you can all celebrate together—the anticipation, excitement and joy is indescribable.
In my family, we get up early and spend hours getting ready—this is the biggest, most special day in our beauty calendars after all—and our make-up, hair and henna needs to be top-notch.
