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About Tara
Hi, it's me.
I’m a nearly 30-year veteran of the beauty industry, and most people in Santa Cruz know me as the former owner of Estrella Collective, the salon, movement studio, and event space I built and operated downtown for nearly a decade, where I worked behind the chair, taught yoga, coached wellness clients, hosted events, and somehow managed to collect more certifications than any one person probably needs.
These days, I’m running wild in the redwoods at The Haus of Botanica, a greenhouse salon I somehow concocted into existence.
It’s part beauty studio, part playground for woodland creatures, and part home to my growing obsession with tooth gems, all while dreaming up new ways to bring people together.
When I’m not behind the chair, you’ll find me popping up at local events creating custom gem designs, talking scalp health, rearranging plants, or coming up with my next insane idea.
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