BY : KATHRYN KORCHOK
Wellness
FEATURES
BEAUTY FROM THE
GROUND UP
TATA HARPER SKINCARE AIMS TO GIVE WOMEN A FRESH START
Tata Harper believes in beauty from the ground up . The 37-year-old entrepreneur and founder of her namesake 100 percent natural skincare line not only grows many of the ingredients for her products on her 1,200-acre family farm in rural Vermont , but she also lives and breathes the philosophy of organic , natural and healthy living every day of her life .
And life is what Tata is all about .
Tata Harper grew up in Barranquilla , Colombia , where beauty is not just a feminine regimen – it is what defi nes women .
“ Latin women grow up with a different philosophy of beauty ,” explains Tata . “ For us beauty is not a luxury but a priority . My grandmother loved beauty , my mother loved beauty . We would get together and try different creams … different lotions . It was a time to play and embrace being a woman .”
But Tata wasn ’ t just a girl focused on her face . She received her degree in industrial engineering from the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico in 1999 . While working on her Masters degree in Paris in 2000 , she met her husband-to-be and together , the couple moved to the United States to live and work .
“ That ’ s how I came here - out of love ,” she laughs .
It was a family illness that was the catalyst for Tata starting her skincare company .
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