Amazing Lash Studio Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 2010

Franchising Since: 2013

Headquarters: Englewood, Colorado

Estimated Number of Units: 200

Franchise Description: The franchisor is Amazing Lash Franchise, LLC. The franchisor a wholly owned subsidiary of WBZ Investment LLC, which is wholly owned by WBZ Holdings II, LLC. WBZ Holdings II is owned by the following: KSL Capital Partners III, L.P., KSL Capital Partners III TE, L.P., KSL Capital Partners III TE-A, L.P. and KSL Capital Partners III FF, L.P., which are the franchisor’s ultimate parents. The franchise being offered is a retail salon business utilizing the “Amazing Lash Studio” name and offering luxury, semi-permanent, and temporary eyelash services, eyebrow services, facial hair removal, facial and beauty treatments, and related products and services.
Training Overview: Franchisees (or their operating partner) and their designated manager must attend and satisfactorily complete the initial training program. The franchisor expects to provide the training program both virtually and at a certified Franchisee Training Studio or another location that it designates, such as its Support Center in Colorado. Franchisees may be required to complete the training program, in whole or in part, and receive styling services at another Amazing Lash Studio location. The initial training program currently consists of 31.75 hours of classroom training and 24 hours of on-the-job training. Franchisees must hire, and at all times maintain, a “Lash Stylist Trainer” at their studio who has completed the Lash Stylist Trainer (LST) training program. The LST Program typically involves four to five days of training. Franchisees (or their operating partner) and any applicable designated manager are required to attend any scheduled annual franchise owner conferences. The franchisor may additionally require franchisees (or their operating partner) to attend regional meetings for franchise owners. The franchisor may require franchisees and/or certain other employees of their studio (including any applicable designated manager) to attend or otherwise complete various in-person or electronic training courses, trade shows, ongoing education or certification programs, franchisor-sponsored performance groups, and/or webinars at the times and locations designated by the franchisor, including courses and programs provided by third parties it designates.

Territory Granted: After franchisees locate a site acceptable to the franchisor, it will grant a “protected area” around that site. The franchisor will typically define the boundaries of a protected area as a circle with the studio at its center and a radius of 1.5 miles. But, in some cases (for instance in densely populated urban areas), the franchisor may define the boundaries of the protected area by political subdivisions, streets, ZIP codes, or other similar designations, and the protected area in that case may be the lesser of: (i) a circle with a 1.5-mile radius; or (ii) a circle with a radius reflecting a 50,000 person population density. The franchisor determines the boundaries of each protected area on a case-by-case basis based on various factors. If franchisees remain in compliance with the Franchise Agreement, the franchisor will not own or operate, or authorize any person or entity to own or operate, studios in the protected area.

Obligations and Restrictions: If franchisees are signing the Franchise Agreement as a legal business entity, they must designate an individual with at least a 25% ownership and voting interest in the franchise to serve as the “operating partner.” The operating partner must be approved by the franchisor. Franchisees and such persons the franchisor designates, which may include the spouses of the owners (if signing the Franchise Agreement as a business entity), must execute the Guaranty and Assumption of Franchisee’s Obligations. Franchisees must sell or offer for sale all products and services the franchisor requires using the method and manner of distribution it prescribes. Franchisees must conduct all services in accordance with the franchisor’s system standards.

Term of Agreement and Renewal: The length of the initial franchise term is 10 years. One additional 10-year term is available if requirements are met.

Financial Assistance: The franchisor does not offer direct or indirect financing. The franchisor does not guarantee a franchisee’s note, lease or other obligation. The franchisor offers a 20% discount on the initial franchise fee for veterans and active-duty members of the United States armed forces or members of a minority race or ethnicity (Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaska native) who will hold at least a 51% ownership interest in the studio to be developed and operated under a Franchise Agreement.

Estimated Initial Investment

Name of Fee	Low	High
Initial Franchise Fee	$50,000	$50,000
Real Property & Utility Security Deposits	$2,900	$18,650
Leasehold Improvements (net of landlord tenant allowances)	$220,550	$380,000
Cabinetry & Millwork, Furniture and Décor	$23,500	$32,000
Initial Opening Package	$38,000	$45,000
Initial Software Set-Up and Technology Fees	$1,474	$1,474
Computer System and Other A/V Technology	$20,830	$29,500
Training Program and Other Training Expenses	$6,350	$7,750
Architect, Engineer, Drawings	$12,500	$18,500
Grand Opening Spend Requirement	$20,000	$20,000
Signage and Graphics	$6,600	$15,000
Office and Business Supplies	$3,630	$5,500
Business Licenses & Permits	$1,050	$13,200
Insurance (initial 20% payment)	$1,100	$1,300
Professional Fees	$1,980	$13,350
Additional Funds (3 months)	$54,000	$87,000
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$464,464	$719,754

 
Other Fees

Type of Fee	Amount
Royalty Fee	6% of gross receipts.
Brand Marketing Fund	2% of gross receipts.
Local Advertising Fee	$2,000 per month.
Local Spend Amount	2% of gross receipts.
Default Fee	$250 - $2,500
Dishonored Check or Insufficient Funds Fee	$150
Interest on Late Payments	1.5% per month or highest commercial rate.
Monthly Management Fee (in event of the franchisee’s abandonment, default, or termination)	Up to $7,500 per month plus direct out-of-pocket expenses.
Replacement or Remedial Training Program Fee	Then-current fee, currently $500 per attendee, plus costs and expenses.
Additional or Special Training	Then-current fee, currently $500 per day per trainer or attendee (as applicable to the training program), plus costs and expenses.
Annual Conference Registration Fees	Then-current annual meeting registration fees for at least one attendee (currently, $500 per person), plus costs and expenses. Default fee applies for non-attendance.
Manager Training Program	Then-current fee, currently $500 per day per attendee, plus costs and expenses.
Technology Fee	Currently, $500 per month.
Marketing Cooperatives	As established (existing marketing cooperatives charge between $500 and $1,000 per month)).
Successor Franchise Fee	25% of the then-current initial franchise fee.
Transfer Fee – Franchise Agreement	50% of the then-current initial franchise fee; reduced to $2,500 for select ownership interest transfers.
Transfer Fee Deposit	$5,000
Inventory	Varies according to products purchased.
Royalty Underpayments (audit)	Varies. Difference between the amount reported and correct amount, plus applicable interest (and if understated amount is more than 2%, plus the franchisor’s costs (including attorneys’ and accountants’ fees)).
Defense or Enforcement Costs	All costs including attorneys’ fees (variable).
Indemnification	All costs including attorneys’ fees (variable).
Collection Costs	Actual costs and expenses to collect past due or other amounts.
Arbitration and Proceeding Costs	The franchisor’s arbitration or other court costs plus attorneys’ fees and costs if it prevails in the arbitration or proceeding.
Liquidated Damages	An amount equal to the combined monthly average of royalties, brand marketing fund contributions, and any other fees under this agreement (without regard to any fee waivers, or other reductions) payable during the 36 months preceding the date of early termination, multiplied by the lesser of (i) 36 or (ii) the number of full months remaining in the term. The present value of the total calculated at a discount rate of 8%, assuming payment at the end of each month, will be the franchisor’s liquidated damages.
Alternative Supplier Evaluation	Varies according to administrative expenses in evaluating the request and its complexity.
Relocation Fee	$10,000, plus costs and fees associated with migrating clients to nearby studios.
LST Program Fee	Then-current training fee ($500 per day per attendee), plus costs and expenses.
Quality Assurance Inspections	Actual costs and expenses.
In-House Legal Billing Rates	Then-current hourly billing rate for in-house attorneys (currently, $400 per hour) and paralegals (currently, $150 per hour).

The above information has been compiled from the FDD of Amazing Lash Studio. Year of FDD: 2025.
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