HI, I’M MARIS.

OWNER AND ARTIST AT WILD VIOLET.

If you're new here, I'd like to take few minutes to introduce myself!

Over the span of my 20+ year career in the beauty industry, I’ve worked as an award winning and internationally published beauty and bridal makeup artist, multi-certified permanent cosmetic tattoo artist and beauty studio owner. When I’m not creating custom beauty for my clients, you’ll find me cooking, running, reading and spending time with my husband, our daughter and two dogs.

Now enough about me… Let me tell you how I can help you simplify your beauty routine and achieve easy, effortless beauty!

I truly have a passion for helping women of all ages feel more comfortable and confident in their own skin. I’ve always considered myself a natural beauty enhancement artist. I don’t like to cover or hide features, just seamlessly complement them.

My seamless brow + lip enhancement services are designed to be an undetectable glow-up of your natural beauty that will take minutes off your daily routine. Imagine waking up every day with perfect brows + juicy lips that won’t wash off!

In addition to cosmetic tattoo, I also offer fine line dainty tattoos and permanent jewelry and I am incredibly excited to offer these services to my clientele!

Whatever your beauty goals may be, I’m ready to help you show up in your life feeling radiant and confident!

xoxo - Maris

ACCREDITATIONS

Education + Certifications

  • Tennessee Licensed Cosmetic Tattoo Artist

  • Board of Health Certified and Inspected

  • CMU Certified Makeup Artist, Bridal, Fashion & Airbrush

  • Microblading Artist Certification, 3D Brows Academy

  • Powder Brow Master Class Certification, Brow Envy Academy

  • Saline Brow/Tattoo Lightening Certification, Violet Tarabay Beauty

  • Brow Color Correction Certification, Shay Danielle Academy

  • Bare Microblading Certification, Bowler Esthetics

  • Airbrushed Aquarelle Lips Certification, Mona PMU Academy

  • Nano Brows Certification, Beaute Academy

AWARDS

  • 5x The Knot Best of Weddings winner

  • 2015 The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame inductee

  • 4x WeddingWire Brides Choice Awards

  • 2010 Austin Fashion Week Peer’s Choice Award “Best Makeup Artist”​

the story of wild violet

When I was little girl in the 1980’s, I spent a lot of time with my Grandad, Onyx. He was born and grew up deep in the Mississippi woods and loved all the nature that is found there. His favorite flower was the little wild violets that grow on the red clay banks in the spring and summer. Because of his love of these flowers, they also became one of my mother’s favorites and mine as well.

When I grew up and fell in love, it just so happened (not by coincidence in my opinion) that a family name for the women in my husband’s family was Violeta, Spanish for Violet. Many women in his family including his mother, grandmother and great-grandmother share this name and in turn, it is our daughter’s middle name.

It is in honor of my Grandad and mother, my husband’s family, our daughter and all our ancestors that I named my studio Wild Violet.

xo, Maris