Kara Tackett
Stylist
Kara is the kind of stylist who reads the room. Easy-going and flexible, she loves a great conversation but is equally comfortable with a quieter, more relaxed appointment. Whatever you need that day, she matches it, and whatever your hair needs, she customizes it entirely around you.
Based at Bella Trio Studio at American Tobacco Campus in Downtown Durham and Bella Terra Salon in Hillsborough, Kara specializes in lived-in color, blonding, balayage, and highlights, along with tape-in extensions. Her approach is methodical and precise: she examines your hair section by section to make sure everything blends seamlessly and lasts as long as possible between visits. Her appointments run a little longer by design, so she can fully customize every aspect of your color without you having to come back as often.
Guests count on her for honest consultations, accurate color formulation, and the kind of attention to detail that makes a real difference in how your hair holds up over time. One service she often recommends for dimensional color clients is a gloss or toner touch-up between full appointments, a quick way to refresh your color and extend the life of your last visit without sitting through the full service again.
Outside the salon, Kara spends most of her time with her dog Tucker, her cat Toby, and her boyfriend. She loves to travel, shop, watch college sports, and has a creative side that shows up in doing her own nails and lash extensions.