Our Team

Rafaela Chagas- Owner/Esthetician

Rafaela Chagas made her dream of opening her own spa come true on February 28, 2010. The Grand Opening of Natura Waxing Lounge and Spa was a complete success. She came to San Diego six years ago from Ceará, Brazil to study English, and shortly, she discovered that her waxing talent was in demand among her friends.

Graduated from California Design Academy, she became so popular that she could barely return all her phone calls. Rafaela’s dream for years was to open her own spa where she and her estheticians would be able to attend to all clients wanting Brazilian waxing and facials.

Rafaela proceeded to get her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Entrepreneurship from San Diego State University (SDSU), and two months after graduation, Natura Waxing Lounge and Spa became a reality.

What began as a side job became Rafaela’s passion. She describes waxing as therapeutic because she adores making her clients feel beautiful and clean. She is a perfectionist and loves to see her clients leave smiling.

Rafaela chose the name Natura, because most of the products used at the spa are natural and organic based ( from waxing to facial products). What makes Natura distinctive is its friendly Brazilian atmosphere and the most authentic Brazilian wax. The work ethic that Rafaela instills in her estheticians is one of customer service. She believes that her passion for the Esthetics’ field, the desire to provide the best service possible to every client, and the willingness to make all customers feel at home, is what actually make them faithful to Natura.

Mariana Souza- Esthetician/Facialist & Makeup Artist

Born and raised in Brazil, being around a culture that celebrates beauty, Mariana has always been interested in skin care and beauty. She moved to San Diego in 2000 and once she got settled decided to pursue her dream with a career as a skin care specialist enrolling at Marinello School of Beauty.

She provides relaxing facials incorporating massage providing a stress relief experience while treating the skin with the appropriate products for each individual skin type.
Her areas of specialization are anti aging, sun damage, both correction and prevention. One of her biggest areas of expertise are Microdermabrasion and chemical peels, which are services that provide amazing results.

Also very skilled on the treatment of acne skin, she has a soft spot for those clients being that she battled acne on her late 20′s.

She believes in health and well being and promotes that to all her clients.She’s also a makeup artist and eyelash extension specialist. It is a [pleasure for her to give her clients makeup tips, lessons and even do their makeup for a special ocasion.