Tara Scrivener

Tara joined the Foli Sim team in 2019 and has been part of the Perth studio since. She is a local to Perth city, so clients in the western suburbs and the wider metropolitan area are often dealing with someone who knows the area as well as the work. She sees clients during studio hours, Monday to Sunday, 9am to 6pm.

Tara has a long history in makeup artistry, which she brought with her into SMP. It is a less unusual route into the industry than it sounds: both disciplines are about reading skin tone, judging contrast, and building a result that looks unstudied close up. That grounding gives her the edge that high quality scalp micropigmentation demands.

It shows in the finish. Tara's attention to detail, finesse and perfectionism can be seen in the way she applies SMP to any scalp, whatever the client's age, gender or ethnicity. Working across a wide range of skin tones is routine in makeup artistry, and the same judgement about tone and contrast is what keeps an SMP result looking like real stubble.

Tara completed intensive scalp micropigmentation training under Kate Dawes, Foli Sim's Co-Director, a highly sought-after international artist and registered trichologist. Training directly under the founder means Tara learnt the technique and the standards together, and she continues to work alongside Kate and Shannon Over in the Perth studio.

Tara works from the Foli Sim Perth studio at Level 1, Suite 2/135 High Street Mall, Fremantle, Western Australia. It is a Health Department certified studio, a short walk from central Fremantle. She is there during studio hours, Monday to Sunday, 9am to 6pm, and you can check her availability on 1300 668 490 or by emailing info@folisim.com.au.

Her favourite aspect of the work is completing a full transformation for a client: designing and creating natural, realistic hairlines and rebuilding a full buzz-cut look. Those are the jobs where the difference is most visible from across a room, and her artist portfolio is a fair testimony to the standard of that work.

One of the things that matters most to Tara is that from the moment you walk through the door to the moment you leave, you feel comfortable, supported and relaxed. Clients who have been in the studio with her tend to mention her bubbly personality, professionalism and relaxed manner, which counts for a lot on a treatment that takes a few hours.

Yes. Tara applies SMP to any scalp, no matter the client's age, gender or ethnicity, and her makeup artistry background gives her a practised eye for matching tone across a wide range of complexions. The right pigment shade for you is determined in person at your consultation, since scalp colour and hair colour both come into it.

Call 1300 668 490 and ask for Tara at the Fremantle studio, or email info@folisim.com.au. She works studio hours, Monday to Sunday, 9am to 6pm. Your first appointment is a free consultation with no obligation to go further, and it is the point at which the hairline, shade and number of sessions are discussed rather than assumed.

Yes. Aftercare guidance is given as part of your treatment at Foli Sim, and Tara's priority is that you feel supported from the moment you arrive to the moment you leave. Because the right advice depends on your skin, your treatment plan and how many sessions you are having, it is given to you directly rather than as a generic list. Ask her anything you are unsure about.