Jules Makeup & Skincare

I have been going to Jules for a while now. She is fantastic! Great prices, impeccable service, very professional and always good vibes! She is very considerate of your scheduling needs and comfort level. I highly recommend her waxing, massage, and facial services! Affordable prices and a great bang for you buck :)

An excellent esthetician! After my facial, I felt amazing. I’m glad that I had the opportunity to take advantage of this service, thanks to an online deal :)
Jules is professional, thorough, and detail-​oriented. It was a pleasure to have a skin treatment done by her.
Since going to Jules, I have had treatments done that are closer to home, but so far, none have compared to her high-​end style.
I would return. It’s definitely a treat that is well worth the value.

Today, I finally got to see Jules for a facial after many many friends recommendations, and she is as great as everyone suggested.
She has beautiful presence, I love the products she uses, and I swear she has magic hands. I left her salon revived and with glowing skin. I definitely recommend Jules for all your beauty needs.
P. S. She also did wonderful job with my eyebrows, they look perfect!

LOVE Jules! I’ve been getting brazilians with her for almost a year now and I’m always very satisfied with my waxes. She does a thorough job with minimal pain, and also makes sure you’re comfortable during the whole process. In addition to being great at her job, she’s so friendly and warm, and she treats her regulars like friends. I really appreciate how accommodating she is, and I highly recommend her to everyone who’s looking for a waxer!
I found Jules through a Lifebooker deal, and like several other Unilocalers here, I also had some difficulty getting in touch with her at the beginning just because she has such a busy schedule. But she eventually returned my calls/​texts and I got an appointment. Now, I make sure to make future appointments after every wax. For those who worry about getting in touch, I recommend just being patient and persistent. She will get back to you! And it’s well worth it.

This comment is in response to Jules’ very insincere response. Don’t
apologize if you don’t mean it. You don’t need Lifebooker now, but at
some point you did needed them and the customers they brought you. YOU
decided to have your deal posted on Lifebooker and it’s not the
customer’s fault that YOU decided to charge less than the cost of your
materials. Don’t blame the customer. It’s YOUR fault, you can’t manage
your time. I’m glad I got my money back and did not go into see you
because I’m sure there are plenty of businesses as good as you are or
maybe even better. It is bad business and bad customer service not to
honor those vouchers YOU decided to sell on Lifebooker. I’m not even
basing this on your skills, just purely based on your poor business
practices.

The customer service is appalling. I have emailed her, texted her, called her but to no avail. Other than her sporadic text replies saying she is busy attending a client there’s not much. And it’s been a month now of patiently waiting. Last week I accidentally reached Julie McCarthy and she asked me to come in at 12:50pm today. She even said hope you are ok with the odd timing. I showed up today waited till 1:15. Called her 3 times, texted her twice but no reply. She stood me up! She called me back leaving a message at 1:30 saying she has a 1:30 pm appointment and she needs to attend to her client and that she will get to me eventually! When !!!
Beware: if you get a deal on lifebooker or one of these prepaid services avoid Julie McCarthy!

Booked a Brazilian wax (my first!) through Lifebooker with Jules. She was welcoming, friendly, and distracted me from the pain! As a first-​time waxer, she was great and I’ll definitely go back! I want to try out her eyelash tinting too — sounds like lots of fun!
Clean, nice location close to Union Square.

If I could give 10 stars I would! I have been seeing Julie for waxing for over 10 years and have followed her to every location she has been at. Not only is she incredibly sweet and caring but she is incredibly skilled at what she does. When she does my brows, complete strangers come up to compliment me! She also manages to keep her waxing fairly painless — I’ve even fallen asleep during a wax. I cannot recommend her highly enough!

Just saw Julie again. And once again, she rocked it. I’ve never had a problem getting into see her and have been going to her for the last 12 years! I went to update my old review since she’s moved locations and saw some bummer reviews which really surprised me. She runs her own business and I’m guessing that she must have been overwhelmed by the response to the deals. The good news is that most people who did get to see her had the same great experience that I’ve had all these years. And frankly, her regular prices are reasonable for the work that she does.
She’s a great gal and deserves more Unilocal love given my experience with her. I hope people considering visiting her in the future can see past a small business person overwhelmed by responding to interest in the online deals. I’m not excusing lack of response at all, it just makes me sad to see someone who’s done such great work for years so negatively reviewed. I’m guessing it’s probably has been a painful learning experience for her as well as you all.

My first experience with Jules was quite pleasant. My appointment to get my eyebrows shaped was the greatest experience, no one before has ever spent so much time perfecting the right shape of eyebrows for my face. I really appreciate how detail oriented she is, but the best part of all was the finished look of my brows. Money well spent! My eyebrows look perfect.
Love, love, love my eyebrows. I’m definitely coming back again.
Thank you Jules for everything.

If I can give 0 stars, I would. Such extremely bad customer service. I’ve tried to call, email, and text to schedule an appointment because I, too, bought the Bloomspot coupon, and I got a text reply that she would put me in the books. That was over a week ago and I followed up with another text with no response. How can I get my $ back? Please don’t buy prepaid service from her, she won’t even reply back to you! Aargh.
UPDATE (⁸⁄₂₃): I contacted Bloomspot to let them know about the merchant being unresponsive and to get a refund and they are issuing me a refund! I’m glad I’m getting my money back.

Wait a second… there are 9 reviews out of 43 with one star, and yet Unilocal has averaged this to 4 stars??? if i do just a very simple math, 9 out of 43 is close to 20%. there is no frkin way this can average to 4 stars. thanks Unilocalers… not Unilocal… for letting me know not to buy a coupon for this scammy place!

UPDATE: 04÷12÷12
A couple of days after my review I received a reply back from Jules via text message and she was very sweet and apologetic for not having had the chance to respond due to her being out of the country. We also spoke on the phone quickly in order to set up an appointment for 04÷11÷12
So yesterday I went to see her and she was super sweet and bubbly.
I had a coupon which included Eyebrow waxing and tinting, however I just had my eyebrows done a week prior, so I asked her if I could substitute it with an eyelash tint instead. This was not a problem.
Jules was very informative about the specific steps she was taking during the facial and what products she was using.
She gave a very good shoulder, neck, hand and arm massage which was very relaxing. The pressure was just right. :-)
The place was very neat and you can see that she is a perfectionist in what she does as she kept on straightening the towels and blankets I was lying on. :-)
All in all I really enjoyed her service and will definitely be back for another facial.
So, I had to change my previous rating from a ONE star to FOUR star. (The only reason for not giving FIVE star was the initial hassle to get an appointment. However service was FIVE Star!)

Sadly I have to add my shouldn’t-even-be-one-star rating to the list because after many, many phone calls, texts and emails I’ve not gotten a response for an appointment. I had a Bloomspot coupon, perhaps the lack of response is related to coupon purchases as others have mentioned.
I’ve spent 11 months trying to get a Jules of Life facial, I’m sure that it would have been amazing, had I been able to schedule.

I got a Trubate for a facial with Jules, and she was very cute, knowledgeable, and nurturing during my facial. She put a nice fragrance in my towels and spent a lot of time working on my acne-​prone skin and gave a nice relaxing shoulder and hand massage.
She rents out a tiny room on Market, and it was pretty cozy. She was really understanding about products. I loved how honest and open she was about discussing what products I should be using WITHOUT pressuring me to buy any of her products.

I have been pampered by Jules for about 5 years now. I have very difficult brows to work with, blonde. doesn’t really match my brown hair… so she dyes and waxes them to perfection every single time. I go in with blonde non-​existent brows and leave so thankful that someone can make them appear again in such an amazing way. I’m always complimented on her work.
I also get facials and LOOOOOVE them. Unlike some other Aestheticians, Jules actually cares and genuinely wants to make you feel and look beautiful. My skin is always glowing after one of her facials and her massage techniques are so very soothing and relaxing.
I have never ever had trouble getting a hold of her or making an appointment. She is always super flexible and again, genuinely wants you to come in so she can pamper you.
Jules is amazing and I would never go anywhere else.

I’m UBBERLY shocked and disappointed at the raving reviews and the outcome of my services.
I had the Trubates deal and eventually came in for a facial. My brows were waxed and skin was taken from one, and the other brow wasn’t missing hair, thank you, but was irritated. I’ve had my brows waxed in the past, and I’ve never had this problem. My face was stinging for 4 – 5 days. The rest of my face was peeling, around the sides of my eyes, my cheeks, my nose, my forehead… it seemed like it was a cleansing/​nourishing facial, but I felt stripped, then over compensated with cream at the end of the facial.
*sigh*…Jules is very high strung, means well… but…there’s probably a reason as to why she’s not established and moving around so much.
Sorry Jules. I tried to like you, but in the end, your services were horrible. Also, you mention that you’ve taken a lot of classes for massaging/​facial techniques, but your execution lacks, horribly. Please get a better instructor and take more classes if you want to continue.

Wish i could give less.
After 2 phone call messages, 3 text messages, and 1 email sent to try and make an appointment, I’ve decided that Jules clearly does not want my business.
If you’re not ready to handle the volume that comes from posting a deal online (CrowdSavings), then please to not utilize the sites to market yourself. Not only have you just lost a customer, you’ve just gained a bad rep in the area.

Praise the groupon. Otherwise I would never have known there was this awesome place right down on Market where Julie and other spa-​types exist (mostly hair stylists). It’s like a little indoor village where each owner has their own totally personal storefront-​I love it — it’s like a «spa-​town» in Disneyland or something.
ANYWAY — here’s the Jules review– the facial was so great that I literally felt like I was walking on a cloud on the way home. Maybe that’s not the normal goal of a facial but that’s how I felt it was incredible! Like other reviews already say — Julie really seems to be passionate about what she does. She immediately feels like a good friend and you can tell she is totally on your side as far as doing what is best for you — that’s a great feeling. Next time I will try to remember to post a before/​after face shot so you can see what a great job she does!
I had no problem getting in touch with her right away via email. Yes, she seems busy but she also seems to really care about her clients and our business. I already went back for some eyebrow/​eyelash tinting which as a blond has totally made such a difference! And I already have another appointment for a glow-​on-​the-​go and eyebrow shaping for a performance in a couple of weeks! I’m hooked.
At first I was disoriented by the lack of front-​desk spa-​experience I’ve had with other facials but now I don’t know why! Julie’s cozy one-​room personalized experience is as soothing and relaxing as my fanciest Vegas or Beverly Hills spa experience ;)

I snagged the coupon on
for a facial with Jules since my skin was feeling pretty grody after getting hit with the flu more than once this year already.
I showed up to the space — VERY COOL! I love the layout of the floor with each person’s own little studio. I got dressed into a strapless gown and under the comfy covers. Jules was SUPER NICE! Explained every little step of everything she was doing including what she was using. I lost track of all the wonderful smelling scrubs and masks she used as I was just simply in heaven.
I upgraded to the next facial up for an additional $ 30 (or $ 35? I can’t remember) which I thought was something I definitely needed to do.
She finished up with extractions and some more wonderful organic skin goodies on my face. I was glowing and my skin hasn’t felt this clean since. well. EVER!
If you have the opportunity to get a facial, go see Jules. She is amazing at what she does and just straight up kind hearted and awesome.