RANKED · STRONG & STEADY ONLY · 6 BRANDS
Best beauty & personal care franchises that can start under $500K
Only brands we rate Strong or Steady appear — from a current FDD (no more than two years old), with enough history to judge, and a loan record that doesn't cap the rating. Strong first. Verdicts are our opinion from the filed record, not investment advice.
Only the cheapest disclosed format is below this budget — the upper end of the range may be far above it. These are filing estimates, not a quote for your location.
- 1. BLO BLOW DRY BAR INC.Strong
$328K–$424K to open · Filed FDD
Net units: +27% · 2026 FDD
- 2. PIGTAILS & CREWCUTSSteady
$160K–$385K to open · Filed FDD
Net units: +9% · 2026 FDD
- 3. WAXING THE CITYSteady
$325K–$604K to open · Filed FDD
Net units: +20% · 2024 FDD · 1+ year old
- 4. SPAVIASteady
$496K–$698K to open · Filed FDD
Net units: +6% · 2024 FDD · 1+ year old
- 5. GREAT CLIPSSteady
$188K–$420K to open · Filed FDD
Net units: +0% · 2025 FDD
- 6. SUPERCUTSSteady
$186K–$323K to open · Filed FDD
Net units: -21% · 2025 FDD
| # | Units · latest run | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | BLO BLOW DRY BAR INC. $328K–$424K to open ✓ FROM FILED FDDBlowout & hair-extension bars2026 FDD | Strong | +27% | |
| 02 | PIGTAILS & CREWCUTS $160K–$385K to open ✓ FROM FILED FDDHair salons2026 FDD | Steady | +9% | |
| 03 | WAXING THE CITY $325K–$604K to open ✓ FROM FILED FDDWaxing2024 FDD · 1+ year old | Steady | +20% | |
| 04 | SPAVIA $496K–$698K to open ✓ FROM FILED FDDMassage & day spas2024 FDD · 1+ year old | Steady | +6% | |
| 05 | GREAT CLIPS $188K–$420K to open ✓ FROM FILED FDDHair salons2025 FDD | Steady | +0% | |
| 06 | SUPERCUTS $186K–$323K to open ✓ FROM FILED FDDHair salons2025 FDD | Steady | -21% |
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