Seattle beauty company Julep is laying off 102 employees as it gets set to shut down its local nail parlors and Seattle headquarters, the Seattle Times reported. The moves come after Julep’s parent company, New York-based Glansaol, filed for bankruptcy protection last week. Glansaol CEO Nancy Bernardini said yesterday that Julep will continue selling its makeup online and in stores such as Nordstrom and Ulta. Julep’s operations will be combined with Glansaol’s other two beauty brands — Laura Geller and Clark’s Botanicals — and the companies will be run from Glansaol’s New York offices, she said. Julep employees were given two months notice of the layoffs, Bernardini said, and several will be offered jobs in the New York offices. Julep’s office in Seattle will close in mid-February.
