Vetiver is…
A safe place to receive nourishing & creative results-driven treatments, performed by experienced massage therapists, bodyworkers, hairstylists, estheticians and healers who love their craft.
We incorporate natural and eco-friendly products and services whenever possible and offer an amazing array of beauty, self-care and holistic products in our retail space.
With our gallery space that supports local artisans and makers, we bring art and wellness together in one space.
Welcome to Vetiver.
Tuesday & Barbie
Tuesday Cohen has spent over twenty years in the beauty/skincare industry. She became a licensed esthetician in 2010 and graduated from the San Francisco School of Massage in 2015, graduated from McKinnon Body Therapy Center in 2022, completing Introduction to Traditional Yoga Thai Style Massage. In the same year, she finished the first course in Gua Sha at the Komorebi Institute. Tuesday is an ongoing student of the Komorebi Institute (Ecology in Motion with Clive Witham) which she uses in her treatments to date. Her specialties include Gua Sha, Kansa massage, acupressure, lymph, and facial massage techniques. She has additional training in acne, rosacea, and sensitive skin types. Tuesday comes from a unique background which has served her well. As a child growing up in Hollywood, she was exposed to artist and maker communities from an early age. As a teenager, she sold her handmade “functional art” on the sidewalks of Los Angeles. Her success with this led to the formation of Headless Designs, a popular boutique with a vintage flair, which she founded and managed throughout her twenties. A true “do-it-yourself” approach is part of Tuesday’s nature; she is known far and wide for her ability to bring creativity to everything she touches. Skin care is no exception. Tuesday is a proud herb enthusiast and she formulates small batches of skincare using herbs from her own garden as well as locally sourced and high quality ingredients wherever possible. She uses some of the products she makes in her treatment room and they can also be purchased at the shop, along with her artwork.
Barbie Santos is a licensed hair stylist and certified massage therapist. She is a sought-after stylist with deva cut accreditation, she earned her cosmetology license in 2010 and did additional training at the Sassoon Academy in San Francisco. Barbie’s the perfect stylist for you if you prefer no fuss wash-and-go styles. Barbie graduated with honors from National Holistic Institute’s 900-hour core program and was certified as a massage therapist in 2017. Barbie is continually furthering her massage education. She currently specializes in a variety of massage modalities including Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Craniosacral, and Thai, but her knowledge and specialties are always expanding.
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Tessa : esthetician
Tessa learned the art and science of holistic skin care at San Francisco’s Aveda Institute. With a wellness mind-set she has a healing nature that will soothe both the body and mind.
Her utmost priority is to help each client move towards wellness and to achieve their most glowing versions of themselves. Her holistic treatments help aid the body's systems back into homeostasis, thereby restoring proper function. Through physical and energetic balancing techniques she strives to support client’s full body alignment and begin to heal the skin as well as the person.
With an herbalist's perspective she focuses on the power of botanicals and plant medicine promoting natural skincare whenever possible, being most gentle on both the skin as well as the earth.
Outside of the spa Tessa finds herself most grounded in nature. She enjoys hiking and camping. She stays balanced and in tune with herself through her practices of yoga, meditation and tarot.
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MaJo : acupuncturist/ herbalist/ biodynamic craniosacral therapist/ sound healer
With over 23 years of experience in the healing arts, Maria Jose Montijo is a California licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, biodynamic craniosacral therapist, sound healer and performing musician. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Maria Jose discovered Daoist cosmology at an early age via Tai-Chi and Qi-Gong practice. She trained at the Massage and Bodywork Institute in Puerto Rico and studied Thai Massage in Thailand, where she also started training in Craniosacral Therapy. Upon arrival at the Bay Area she began a mentorship in Biodynamic Cranial Touch with Giorgia Milne. María José formalized her Chinese Medicine studies with a Master’s degree at American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM at CIIS).
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Nikki Hicks : hairstylist/colorist
Nikki has been in the hair industry since 2003, growing as a stylist and a person. Through empathy and patience, she likes to genuinely connect with clients. She believes everyone deserves to be heard. When you sit in her chair you will have a thorough consultation, where a look that works for you will be co-created.
Nikki started her career among the redwoods of Humboldt County where she trained with a master Matrix stylist to learn the art of haircutting and coloring. She went on to study with DevaCurl, Vidal Sassoon, Aveda, Matrix, and many others. She likes the challenge that each new head of hair brings. Cutting hair of all types is a passion of hers, and within that passion is a love for curly hair. She specializes in dry cutting on hair curly and straight. As someone who went gray early, there is a special place in her heart for gray coverage and transitioning from all over gray coverage to natura. After much research she found a color line for gray blending which helps to reduce that dreaded line of demarcation. She also loves doing highlights and balayage to create that sun-kissed glow.
When she is not behind the chair you can find her serving at Canticle Farm, the community where she lives.
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Audrey McNichols : licensed cosmetologist/hairstylist
Audrey is a licensed cosmetologist. She graduated from Empire Beauty School, Wyoming Valley in 2019. She then spent three years advancing her skills behind the chair, as well as attending Regis and Matrix classes in advanced color and cut techniques.
Audrey is new to the Bay Area and is eager to grow her career at Vetiver. She is dedicated to giving you a welcoming experience, ensuring your needs are met and you feel heard every step of the way. In her words, “Forming meaningful connections and helping people feel like the best version of themself is why I love this work so much.”
Outside of cosmetology Audrey loves to read, connect with nature, meditate, and practice yoga, which has taught her discipline and flexibility both behind the salon chair and on the mat.
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Adina Pernell : certified massage therapist/ Reiki healer
Adina Pernell is a certified massage therapist who has been working in the spa and wellness industry for nearly 20 years. Her journey started as a licensed esthetician in 2003, and for over 15 of those years since 2006, Adina has worked as a massage therapist. A natural healer with a penchant for crystals and all things witchy woo woo, she is a firm believer that we are all energy and that everything is energetic.
She has been a certified Reiki healer for 10 years, first studying under her mentor Aisha Shani Shareiff and later with spirit medium Gail Thackray. Most recently she has re-certified with famed aromatherapist and energy worker Lisa Powers. She loves to spend time in nature, in stillness and meditation, practicing yoga, performing tarot readings, working with candle magic, the energies of the moon and with her crystal allies. When otherwise inclined she is a creative soul who in her spare time enjoys music, singing, writing poetry and fiction, and is working on starting a band incorporating the sounds of folk, pop and soul music with a 70’s vibe. It is her pleasure to work with you on your journey wherever it may lead.
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Meta Kendrick : hairdresser/colorist
Meta's career in the salon industry began in 2002. She is inspired by the creativity of the trade and also the relationships she's made with her clients throughout her nearly 20 years in the industry.
Meta believes that your hair should excite you. She loves creating colors that accentuate something beautiful and unexpected in her clients. The options with hair color are limitless and Meta enjoys collaborating with clients to create a style that is personal and inspiring. Meta specializes in highlighting and fantasy color.
A great color should be supported by a gorgeous cut. From straight to curly and everything in between, Meta works with her clients to create shapes that are fun to wear and easy to style. Working with both scissors and razor cutting, Meta will create a shape that makes the most out of your hair.
Outside of work, Meta is an avid reader and baker, who collects cookbooks and vintage kitchen gear. She's a bay area native, a parent and a dog mom. She's excited to be a part of the Vetiver community and can't wait to meet you all.
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Alexis Aguilar : certified massage therapist
Hailing from Houston, TX, Alexis (they/them) has been practicing massage therapy since 2015 with a focus on deep tissue and Thai massage.
They consider massage an integral way to calm the body and quiet the mind to allow individuals to reconnect with their body and spirit; a way to access the inner wisdom and deeper healing.
They see their practice as a way to bridge the gap between old and new, nurturing the collective connection of all things. Small but strong, they listen to the needs of each individual and is intuitively informed as how to approach their specific healing.
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Misha : certified massage therapist
Misha strives to support people in making embodiment a more accessible choice through facilitating increased awareness and connection within the body. The body is ever shifting and always offering information, yet many things can get in the way of listening. Through various modalities: myofascial, deep tissue, structural and energetic, Misha’s approach combines 10+ years of study, practice and exploration of the body / mind and centers recognizing the impacts of trauma that we each carry, which are not fixed, to create more ease, access and alignment. Originally from the east coast, with a background in yoga, Misha went to massage school in the PNW; they are currently pursuing a counseling degree and working in community mental health. Misha finds healing being in community, nature, writing poetry and with felines.
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Marlene : hairstylist
Marlene has more than 20 years in cosmetology, cutting and styling hair for clients around the United States and in her native Mexico. While her specialty is long and short haircuts for adults and children, she also has experience in haircolor and updos. She is empathetic and caring, listening and responding to client needs, particularly when it comes to making her clients as beautiful as possible.
She practices the ancestral healing medicine that her grandmother taught her and that over time she has been learning. She works with the healing magic of medicinal herbs. She is an immigrant rights activist.
When she isn't cutting hair, you can find her and her family at the Cesar Chavez community garden, healing the land and growing the food that they cook with, together, for themselves and in community.
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We are proud to be carrying a wide variety of hand selected hair care, skincare, and body care products which will include Ilike organic skincare, Skin Script professional skincare, Vetiver skin and body care, along with DevaCurl and Davines hair care products.