I’ve been using henna for 10 years, here are some tips: 1. Only use pure henna powder 2. Put something acidic into the mixture like lemon juice or vitamin c powder, because it will strengthen the colour and gives more shine 3. Make your mixture few hours before the application, because henna needs time to release its colour 4. Always use gloves, it stains your skin and nails, impossible to get it off 5. Leave it on your hair at least 6 hours or overnight, more time the better 6. Rinse with cold water, don’t use shampoo or conditioner Your hair will feel a bit rough, because of no conditioner, but thats fine, next hair wash you can use your products (wait a few days at least) and your hair will feel soft ❤️

Everyone please beware of "black henna" which is actually indigo plant powder (very dark blue pigment) and does NOT come out on the hair EVER !!!! I made that mistake twice 😅

Water is a chemical and is natural. Not all chemicals are bad.

That color looks so natural and beautiful it complements your eyes and complexion

The water temperature really depends on the color result you want. A less warm, darker color (like a medium brown with a slight amount of warmth) needs lower temperature. I used to buy pure plant powders online (walnut shell powder, henna, indigo and turmeric) and created my own mix for a bronze brown on a natural level 8 to 7. And it did still come with the shine and the very nuanced, natural look of regular henna powder. Plus it still added volume to the individual strands of hair. I have to say though: on bleached hair the color turned out more like a light to medium bronzy, golden blonde, which also was a very beautiful tone. It never pulled to warm or too dark though. It always came out the way I wanted it. If you understand what the individual powders do and how much they are supposed to change your hair, you can pretty easily learn to create the correct mixture to get that wanted result. BUT of course you can't lighten your hair with plant powders. That lamination effect it has will also protect your hair from mechanical damage (until it's "worn off") that's why people use pure Cassia (it's also the henna plant but harvested earlier so it doesn't add pigment to your hair). A downside to these though: you can bleach them out pretty similarly to chemical color, but indigo has a tendency to lift blue or green and it CAN happen that any dark chemical color you apply will come out a few shades darker than expected. I don't remember which brands did that but some do while others don't. I feel like it's a chemical reaction between the plant pigment and some ingredients in chemical color. I never had problems lifting plant pigment out though. Even the mixture with indigo was not a problem at all. But I do believe that also depends on the bleach you use. So test strands are crutial. And REALLY make sure you get pure plant powders, no metal salts added. Coz if you put chemical color on them they might cause your hair to burn off and melt away. (I didn't have that problem actually, but I wouldn't dare to test it anymore, I was way to experimental friendly back in the day.)

This colour and length are stunning on you, love the makeup look that you combined it with too! It just screams holiday chic to me!

I’ve been dying my hair with henna for years. I love it

Loveeee seeing you playing with henna! I dyed my hair with it for years, but have been in the process of growing it out to switch back to my natural color. It's a great alternative as long as you're committed to sticking to that color for a while. Very excited to see your journey for getting it out, because it's certainly stubborn!

Your hair looks so healthier 😊 This copper tone is wonderful, I never thought henna could make such a beautiful color 😊

this color with the final hairstyle literally gives me 1998 Miranda Hobbes vibes, love it. You look amazing! (+ i love to see you using more eco-friendly products)

Girlll I was so concerned about the after affect of henna but this is amazingggg Giving Molly Ringwald vibes

Wow! One of your best looks! 😮 This color suits you so much!

I've been waiting for this video! Thank you so much. Now i have no questions about the final result of such hair dying :)

That color is soooo pretty on you!

love to see you trying this! the execution was flawless ❤️

Love this look and colour on you Stella. 🧡🤎🧡🤎

This looks incredible! And i love the color matched outfit, makeup, and nails 😍

Cool! That's something new. So beautiful outcome, I love this colour so much!❤

stella!!! i really like the colour henna turns out. really like it.

now I wanna see you using each one of the colors they've sent ❤

I used 100% Henna powder for years (usually mixed with a very strong tea for acidity). It was very messy and smelled like hay, but that was okay. 3 years ago, I was doing the messy henna touch ups every 4 weeks, as my gray was coming in stronger and stronger. I contacted a few hairdressers and none of them would touch my hair until all of the henna was grown out. There is a very strong fear among them, I found. I can insist that I used pure henna, but they don't even know what to do with that information after all of the horror stories that they have heard. I wish there were more education and experience with pure henna in the western world. Now, I have some beautiful fully-grown-out brown with beautiful silver streaks.

Love how this turned out. ❤️💕👍 Beautiful colour and very rich.

Wow I been useing hanna for 4 years looks so good love that color

I caaaan't believe those results, stunning!!!

This is absolutely STUNNING 😮

What a simply stunning colour! You look incredible

My mum has been using henna for years and I have been putting it on her hair for a while. There are various shades and she plays with it until she’s happy with the mix of browns and reds and oranges

Love the henna!

this is amazing, it looks wonderful ❤❤

I used henna in the late 70s while in cosmetology school. It was so beautiful and thick! I also used to put a raw egg in the mixture. Mine was auburn color.

I loved henna for years, but the problems started when I tried to bleach the hair after a while. As henna colors the cuticle only, bleach does not take it! Nothing happened except my hair got damaged after 4 attempts with bleach.

I used henna for years. My favorite was just body art henna in coconut milk, dye release is instant and it is seriously conditioning. Also very close to the natural color of my hair when I was a teenager. I think my ultimate blend was half henna half senna and coconut milk. It always smells like a haystack on my head though.

Omg that color is beautiful

I’ve been using henna for four years changed my hair made it healthy shine and has grown so much

looking forward to see the final results

You didn't have more glamorous end result in months. You are more than stunning 😍 ❤❤

I have that same hair color at the moment and now I'm so much more confident in using henna once all the chemical dye has rinsed off in about 6 weeks

I’m a henna girl, used it in the 90’s. I loved it 🥰 , I sat in the sun & used to bake it, it was fluorescent orange 😂. love your look 😉🔥🥰🇬🇧xxx🤛🏻xxx

Girl! I’m guessing you’re committed to not bleaching for a while!! I’m proud of you ❤ beautiful color

Used to dye my virgin hair with henna, a big part of why I started doing it was because I wanted the conditioning effect it gives. I only ever used pure henna from well-known brands like Khadi and Sattva. And I'm shocked to say that I hated it. My hair looked super thick and shiny but was hard to the touch and impossible to style, I had loads of flyaways that I couldn't control. It felt like straw. It wasn't just right after dyeing either, it stayed like this the whole three years I did henna. I just chopped the last hennaed pieces off and my hair is finally back to its normal, moisturised self. Really weird how differently hair can react to the same product. I had heard so much good things about henna that I spent years in denial - but for me, it really didn't work. AND it's actually very permanent. It's impossible to get out, you have to grow your hair out completely before trying any cool color, this warm henna glow will always be there.

It's beautiful, but you need to give it about three to four days to find out what the final oxidized color will be. I agree with the thickness. I LOVE the way henna turns my fine hair somewhat more medium-textured. Your hair looks gorgeous!

I only use henna to dye my hair now. I use 70gr of henna and 30gr of cassia obovato (I used to use 50/50 but because my base color is very light it came out too golden; the 70/30 ratio gives me a nice red-copper), plus two teaspoons of aloe vera powder (DO NOT SKIP THIS!) and a teaspoon of lemon juice. I use chamomile tea instead of water (about 5 teabags in a small pot of water, soak for about a half hour). I then let the mix sit for about six hours, apply on damp hair (washed without using conditioner), and leave it on for 3 hours. I then do a mermaid rinse to remove most of it (I fill a big plastic basin with water, stick my hair in it, and work my hands through it until most of the henna is gone), then jump in the shower to rinse (no shampoo or conditioner). I wait 3 days before I actually wash it.

I honestly think this is the best hair colour I’ve seen on you yet !!! Beautiful

Stunning as always!😊🎉❤

Love it so much! ❤

OMG PLESE DO A VIDEO ON HOW YOU STYLED THIS PIXIE SHORT HAIR - TTHERE IS NOTHING ON THE INTERNET

I used Khadi a few years ago and while I really liked the color and how healthy my hair looked and felt, the smell was horrible! And the worst part was that whenever my hair got damp, for example while working out, the smell came back. So I changed to another brand and now I'm very happy with my henna red hair 😊

So freaking beautyful! 🥰

I love henna - nothing else makes my hair feel as thick & luxurious, as I have very fine hair ♥ - but then the minus side is that it's impossible to get out of hair if you want change the colour, it's much more commitment than any permanent chemical dye (and I'm like you, I love to switch it up), so I usually end up bleaching it sooner or later ;) Luckily herbal colours are so conditioning, so it somewhat mitigates the damage! ;) As I love my long hair, and now growing it to be as long as possible. Plus another minus side of henna is that it makes my hair even more unable to hold any curl :( And I love curls.

if you mix a lot you can freeze it and is good for 12 - 15 months btw

This is gorgeous

I would love to see how semi-permanent hair colors affect henna stained hair

I love pure henna for hair health.. IF you stick to it!!!! But nooooo if you want to go lighter or blonde. I used LUSH henna, BRUN which has indigo in it and that’s impossible to get out! Wanted blonde and it would ALWAYS go green!!! It’s been 2 years to grow it out! I’m finally back to blonde, barely shoulder length.. Love coloring my hair like stunning Stella.. Hi Stella 🤗❤

love the color. ❤

I’ve been using Henna for 2 yrs to cover my greys without using chemicals. It’s a longer process but I love it!

So very very glamorous ❤❤❤

I adore the hair color i wish i could get it but if i put henna on my hair it wont look like this, but i do use neutral henna sometimes on my hair it gives off a soft yellow hint but the same benefits as normal henna, would love to see you try a blonde henna color (like a level 8) bc usually people are like henna can't give you a level 8 blonde color or level 7

Good luck getting that out

Looks gorgeous and healthy!

Yayyy i always use henna!

I was gonna say the same everyone else has said, you’re BOLD to use henna 😮 I’m excited to see how you tackle this removal

I knew it! It was on your IG a week ago or so, and I guessed it right ✅️

love this, every woman in my family has used henna to dye their grey hair, but i'm also interested to see what would happen if u added some semi-permanent dye to the henna mixture? would it alter the colour, say if u added a pink semi permanent dye?

Do you need to use the mask or is washing with the natural shampoo enough?

I seriously love henna, i used it for a long time. My hair is naturally blond so i was bright copper with it. After 2 times using it my hair has had such deepness in color and it was never so healthy again after i sadly had to remove it. I have allergic asthma and turnt allergic against it. Thats very very rare so don't be scared to use it. I miss how my hair looked and felt with it

I am a natural redhead and I use only henna to enhance my hair and LOVE it -- I mix a few reds and powered Aloe vera mix it with coffee for the liquid -- let it set up overnight -- until the color fully releases -- 1 hour on my hair - rinse condition - and not wash it for 3 days

I love the way you you styled it at the end as well! I feel like you could go back into another 3 or 4 videos of different styles of short hair, you could even branch out into like a 10 minute just on a few of your eyeliner looks? I've personally thought a video on how you choose your jewelry for looks, and what's your inspiration for it would also be great content.... just ideas ❤❤

Henna smells like green tea to me. It can really dry your hair out too, anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. You need a deep conditioner after. I also do not let it completely dry on my hair because it can cause dryness. If i go to sleep in it, ill mix it with a silicone free, cheap not moisturising conditioner.

Wow so beautiful hair color

it is gorgeous

Use conditioner when you wash it , all rough stuff will fall immediately

you look like Raye. so gorgeous

I do it on my hair, to get a more vibrant color mixt it with some milk cream

I live on sweden, and when I was around 10(24 years ago), i got bullied so much for my ratcoloured dirty blonde that I begged my parents to dye it. I had thick,long beautiful hair quality, and my mom didnt know what to do,just to not mess with the quality of it. And hairsalons was out of the question way to expensive for a family of 5. So she got the idea of henna. She had to go an hour away to a different part of town, and an hour back to get it. Then I sat once a month with that in my hair for 6 hours and a bag. The shiiiine, the curls, and it grew soo healthy and long. I got stopped in the streets complimented for my hair back then. I think i kept it up for a couple of years and would do it all over again. 😅

Now I want to do it too 😁

I’ll be watching when you get tired of henna. I have henna in my hair and it’s really really hard to get out.

I have dark almost black hair would it work on me?

Looking forward to the video where you go platinum blonde after using henna. That would be exciting. But please be safe. 😬

Beautiful ❤❤❤

As a cosmetology student and knowing Stella, I’m curious how the process of removing this color is going to go because I heard henna is extremely hard to get out. The color is stunning tho 🤎🧡

Beautiful but a commitment! There's no removing henna or bleaching or dying over it - synthetic dyes will act wierd... as beautiful as the end result looks, i'm not sure you will like the permanence of it

Unless the Henna is a Red or Reddish Color it is NOT ‘PURE’ Henna it has other ingredients. Black Henna, Dark Brown or Ash Brown may contain Indigo which is a plant Dye which is used to dye Blue Jeans and can be very difficult or impossible to remove without destroying the hair.

Hopefully got henna safety able to remove . If decided to change it again .

Be careful about using henna because it’s very hard to remove! Especially if there’s any indigo in it. I speak from experience ! I loved my henna hair til I wanted to lighten it or change the color… having to just grow /chop /grow…. Especially for someone like you who likes to change color frequently

That must be a moroccan henna , a rajastan or yemen henna would've come out more firy red ! Now i'm wondering if bleaching henna would be possible

I been using hanna hair color for 3 years now

Your hair looks incredible!! My mum has been using henna since I was young and has always had compliments oh how Beautiful and healthy her hair is!

Very pretty color. I’ve always heard that since henna has metallic salts in the formula, then dyeing or bleaching the hair with regular dyes in the future will make the hair smoke 😳

As a Turkish, traditionally my grandma had dyed my hear with henna. It took such a long process and my really dark black hair does not give much colour with hanna. However, it is so nourish for hair. I had been bleaching my hair for 2 years and it was so damaged. I decided to apply henna again and gradually go back my natural hair color. It helps my hair become heaty again. However, one thing you should consider, if you apply henna you can't bleach your hair. Girls consider that. This is red pigment. It will stick your hair and either you will go darker color if you change your mind or you will wait to get rid of all henna. So think again. Do you have that much commitment?

Never been this early for a video.... but absolutely love this look on you!!!

Can someone lemme know if indigo powder can be used on the skin instead of henna but AS henna? Tks

I want to try henna but i don’t know which brand to start. I want brown color, any suggestions?:))

Be careful when dying with henna. Some henna dyes contain metallic salts. These are what cause problems when trying to dye over the henna hair later. Also black henna is linked to allergic reactions developing to other products later. Lush do an amazing henna hair dye also that is super natural. This one looks lovely too. The colour is very nice 🥰

9:47 - FORBIDDEN CHOCOLATE SAUCE 😂 Damn, this color looks so good on you!

It's beautiful. How would it cover grey?

I use henna every month. I purchase it from a company that has been harvesting it for years.

I'm surprised it's not more red, but I guess tat could be because of your colour underneath was bleached and dyed a number of times

Oooh think this might go straight into the regret bucket. There's no bleaching out or colour removing henna. This is permanent black box dye x100. I speak from bitter experience

Ive always been a little afraid of henna because I heard of a reaction if you have or gonna have tattoo's... Also other reactions to things .

Copper Stella is my favourite Stella