MEET THE FOUNDER
Tara graduated from University of Arizona, double majoring in Fashion Merchandising and Marketing, moved to Los Angeles to work with top Artistry brands; Bobbi Brown and Shu Uemura for over 11 years. During this time, Tara immersed herself in learning the beauty business and working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
With a Team of 25 Make-up Artists + Hairstylists based in Los Angeles (for 16 years) and a Team of 10 based in NYC (launched this year) Tara and her Make-Up Therapy Teams are the true experts in creating personalized elevated natural beauty looks that are modern, chic and timeless, with an edge.
Tara Dowburd is a Celebrity Make-up Artist, a Beauty + Business Public Speaker and the Founder of her award-winning company Make-Up Therapy.
For 17 years in business and counting, Make-Up Therapy is a beauty collective whose work has been featured in dozens of magazines and they provide on-location make-up application and hairstyling for clients all over the world, for life events, such as: weddings, red carpet, milestone celebrations, fashion + corporate + bridal photoshoots and TV + press appearances.
Born and raised outside of Philadelphia, Tara’s love of all things beauty and fashion related started at the age of 7 years old. At this age, between Tara’s mother having make-up done by a Professional Make-up Artist at their home for galas and private events and Tara’s father allowing her to get Vogue magazine, so she could tear out the sheets of her favorite looks then creating folders to organize them, Tara was truly in awe and inspired… Little did she know that this was creating the foundation for her future career and company.
ABOUT MAKE-UP THERAPY
Make-Up Therapy’s focus is on bringing the highest level of professionalism to each event while creating a therapeutic, fun, personalized + pampering experience, for each client.
While being a part of hundreds of weddings, red carpet events, photoshoots, fashion shows, and milestone celebrations, Make-Up Therapy Founder Tara took her passion for creativity and helping people to look + feel their most confident beautiful selves, she pursued her dream of launching her company almost 17 years ago. Her beauty collective is made up of 35 of the most sought-after makeup artists + hairstylists in the beauty industry, who are all known for creating timeless elevated beauty looks from effortless timeless chic to soft modern glam.
Make-Up Therapy has been widely recognized as the “Best Make-up and Hair in Los Angeles” and their work has been featured in dozens of magazines such as Vogue, Martha Stewart Weddings, Harper’s Bazaar, Inside Weddings, California Wedding Day, Glamour, Grace Ormonde, WWD, People, The Hollywood Reporter, Us Weekly and more.