The Green Jungle Beauty Shop Review

About The Green Jungle Beauty Shop

Before I dive into my The Green Jungle Beauty Shop review, I thought I would provide some background on the company. The Green Jungle Beauty Shop is a Canadian online shop that specializes in natural and organic beauty products. This includes skincare, makeup, and haircare products. They offer a wide variety of ethical beauty brands such as 100% Pure, Living Libations, and Herbivore Botanicals. With a commitment to eco-friendly and sustainable beauty solutions, The Green Jungle Beauty Shop caters to those seeking quality and conscientious beauty products. They are 100% Canadian-owned and operated and are based out of Ontario.

The Green Jungle Beauty Shop was launched in 2015 with a mission of giving consumers an alternate to the mainstream beauty brands that sell products with harmful ingredients. Every brand sold on the site is carefully selected by the founder with a focus on brands without any chemical or synthetic ingredients. They also focus on procuring brands that are hard to find on other sites in Canada. This is evident when you look at their list of brands. There are dozens that I have never heard of nor have I seen on other beauty sites. They have thousands of products from over 140 brands that range in price point with some luxury beauty options available as well.

If I had to compare The Green Jungle Beauty Shop to another Canadian site it would be Socialite Beauty. They share many common brands but The Green Jungle Beauty has a much longer list of brands that I have not seen sold anywhere else.

The Green Jungle Beauty Shop Perks

I have mixed feelings about The Green Jungle Beauty Shop. Their biggest strength lies in the list of brands that they carry and the difficulty in finding many of them anywhere else in Canada. I have a lot of fun going through the brands and reading up on each on them. As a beauty lover, I get excited discovering new brands especially on a Canadian site. The Green Jungle Beauty Shop has a couple of paragraphs describing each brand which I find incredibly helpful. I should point out that they sell very few mainstream brands and these include Ilia Beauty, Kosas, and RMS Beauty.

Another strength worth mentioning is their shipping time. Every order I have placed has arrived in less than a week and I have never had any issues with my orders.

Now to cover what I don’t love about The Green Jungle Beauty Shop in this review. Given their commitment to eco-friendly and sustainable beauty solutions, they are a no frills type of retailer. For example, they do not provide any samples with orders and it is rare that I have seen a gift-with-purchase. Unboxing an order from The Green Jungle Beauty Shop is quite anticlimactic. You can expect a brown cardboard box, some white tissue paper, and your product(s). They also have a pretty strict return policy in that returns are not accepted. While I understand how this aligns with their mission, I find it very limiting and it makes the shopping experience a bit less enjoyable. I would never purchase anything from their site that requires shade matching as you are out of luck if you get it wrong.

I also need to complain about their sales and discounts. I have been watching this site for years and I can’t say that I have every seen a sitewide sale over 15% off. This includes Black Friday and Boxing Day. Occasionally they do have a 25% off sale but that is limited to a small and select group of products. It is hard to get excited about 15% off especially with all the deals that are out there on other sites. They seem to be less generous with discounts than other beauty retailers. I even struggled to find a first-time buyer promo code. There was no welcome code when I subscribed to their emails. I had to search the web to find one which I have included in the table below. They did send me a birthday promo code though for 15% off an order. That was a pleasant surprise.

The Green Jungle Beauty Shop Review Details

I have placed many orders on The Green Jungle Beauty Shop and here is a recap of what you can expect when shopping on their website. Use this chart to help you shop their site and determine the best time to buy.