About Tara
Welcome to Haus of Botanica—where beauty meets truth.
Tara Murphy is many things—Master hairstylist. Credentialed trichologist. Certified tooth gem artist. Yoga teacher. Health coach. Business strategist. Bellydancer. Artist. Lover of justice, true crime and body cam footage.
But above all, she’s a truth-teller—someone who shows up raw, real, and ready to create something meaningful.
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With 25+ years in the beauty and wellness industry, Tara has helped others build their visions from the ground up—whether launching a business, transforming a look, or simply holding space for someone to feel seen in her chair. She’s walked through fire, uprooted what no longer served, and replanted with purpose.
Haus of Botanica is her next evolution: a home-based greenhouse salon nestled in the Santa Cruz redwoods, designed to be part sacred space, part creative sanctuary.
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Whether you’re coming for a cut, a consultation, or a conversation, Tara will make you feel at home—often with a dorky joke, deep insight, or glitter on her shoes. She’s not interested in surface-level anything. She’s here for the transformation—inside and out.
Haus of Botanica honors the legacy of Estrella Collective, the beloved studio she built from scratch and ran for nearly a decade. This new chapter is smaller in footprint but bigger in soul and everything about it is intentional.
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Here, beauty isn’t about trends. It’s about truth.
And Tara? She’s the mirror, the match, and the magic all at once.