Lying about your products being vegan is not okay. From the website FAQ: "A nontoxic nail experience is provided by using products and polishes that are 100% natural, organic, vegan, and not tested on... Read More
Lying about your products being vegan is not okay. From the website FAQ: "A nontoxic nail experience is provided by using products and polishes that are 100% natural, organic, vegan, and not tested on animals." From the About page: "All nail polish Juniper stocks are not tested on animals, vegan approved, and 5Free (absolutely no Toluene, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, Camphor or DBP - Dibutyl Phthalate)."... I trusted the website when I booked my appointment and excitedly walked in for my manicure appointment, but thank Maude I had a knowledgeable and honest manicurist who knew what she was talking about. I walked into Juniper thinking I could pick any nail polish because they're all vegan - nope. This isn't true. Turns out there are multiple polishes at Juniper that aren't vegan - in fact, according to Tiann, the owner, only three polishes are vegan. And very few of them are certified cruelty-free, as well - another falsehood on the website. Worse, only one manicurist in the entire salon knew which polishes were vegan and which weren't - the other manicurists expressed surprise when they learned that all of the polishes weren't vegan. So the staff isn't appropriately or honestly trained, either. I know we have a dearth of vegan and ethical nail places in Seattle, but Juniper - not vegan, not ethical - is not the place that's going to change that. Edit: The owner will threaten to take legal action against you for slander if you leave a negative review. I've got an email I'm happy to share. Steer clear of this place, friends. Edit 2: A Juniper employee, Kelly Ornstein, stalked my Instagram and screencapped my personal posts and photos in an attempt to use my illness/disability against me. She shared them with a friend of mine as proof that I am "a hypocrite". Yes, you read that right: she combed my posts going back a full year in order to snake screenshots and weaponize my personal photos/posts. This is morally indefensible and beyond the pale.This is what kind of company Juniper is. See More Read Less