Henna/Ink Tattoo and cultural perspective. So henna tattoos takes about 15 minutes to dry out! Once it's dry, you peal it off and there you have a nice tat that last maximum 2 weeks, comes in 2 beautiful colors Red and black, there's also white henna and it's perfect on darker skins! Ink (needle) tattoos are not acceptable in Arab culture (modern societies) and in Islamic religion! Because it's seen as a way of changing and ruining your god's given skin! When in the 30s_80s ink tattoos were considered accessories and young kids of age 12-14 (especially young girls) would get one on their chins and foreheads! So yes my great great grandmother has a tattoo on her chin! now it's not okay and socity is very strict about tattoos! But in the end everyone is free to do whatever he/she wants! and Henna is always an option :D I think it's cool to change tats every now and then.