SAGE Industry Deep Dive: Salons and Spas

What Are the Different Types of Salons? This type of salon requires appointments to be made ahead of time. Often accompanied by a higher price tag, service providers are adorned with years of experience, and are specialists in their craft. High-street salons are often found in the city, with a highvolume amount of clientele. Examples: Hunnies Salon, Van Buren Gentlemen’s Salon, Prive Salon Co High-Street Salon This type of salon is usually within the comfort of a home or event space. Often ranging in experience, the provider brings their own supplies to perform their services. Most often these services are for special events or occasions. Examples: 2Girls1Brush Beauty, The Tanning League Traveling Salon A service provider rents either a suite or booth space and operates individually. The provider performs their services on their own clients, and may or may not have retail available, such as hair-care products, to purchase. Examples: Ash and Co., Salons by JC, Sola Salons Booth Rental Salon Often the most common type of salon, a commission-based salon offers a wide range of hair dressing services and beauty treatments with service providers working for a commission. These types of salons can be product focused, often having a retail store in the front. Examples: Tangerine Salon, Dv8 Salon, Lavender Square Salon Commission-Based Salon This type of salon mostly caters to male clientele and offers services such as haircuts, grooming and styling. Barbers are trained specifically for male haircuts and cutting facial hair. Examples: The Boardroom Styling Lounge, Dapper 5, Floyd’s Barbershop Barber Specialty salons are coined after a specific service that is offered. Different specialty services include hair braiding, styling, extensions, nail treatments, beauty treatments and other hair treatments. Clients flock to these salons to find providers with training in specialized areas of beauty. Examples: Drybar Blow Dry Bar, The Lash Lounge, Rose Couture Nail Bar Specialty Salon A salon and spa is a joint hair dressing and spa studio. The services offered here include both hair and body care treatments. This type of business can operate as a stand-alone business or as an amenity in a hotel or resort. Examples: Salon on the Creek, Daireds, The Sanford House Salon & Spa This type of hair salon is in a cosmetology beauty school and the services provided are under instructor supervision. Often accompanied with lower prices than a standard beauty salon, students have the opportunity to train hands-on with clientele. Examples: Toni & Guy, The Aveda Institute, Paul Mitchell Scholar Salon Color, Style, and Beauty, Oh My! source: salonmedusa source: salonsbyjc source: tangerinesalon source: boardroomsalon source: blondetourage source: privesalon source: daireds source: tony&guy

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