What is the difference between a hairdressing salon and a beauty salon? What is the difference between hairdressers, salons and beauty studios

Appearance is one of those issues that worries each of us. And the choice of a beauty salon, stylist, makeup artist, beautician is one of the most important for every woman.

The level of a beauty salon is determined by the following parameters: location, interior, staff qualifications, level of equipment and products on which the salon operates, service.

Let's start premium salons.


Any of these beauty salons, first of all, seeks to satisfy the maximum needs of its customers. The qualification of the staff is the first priority here. The atmosphere of comfort and coziness, delicious coffee or tea, an attentive administrator who will help you navigate in a new environment and cheer you up. The staff of the premium-class beauty salon includes only highly qualified specialists who undergo advanced training, both in Russia and abroad (which is documented, and the client, if desired, can see all the necessary certificates). A distinctive feature of salons of this level is the use of exclusive techniques and technologies. Cosmetic procedures have a pronounced medical focus. Premium class salons offer a wide range of services and a full range of SPA programs. The elite segment is represented by foreign networks ("JACQUES DESSANGE", "JEAN-CLAUDE BIGUINE", "Jean Louis David", "ALDO COPPOLA", "J" adore La Vie, etc.) The markup level in such places reaches 200-250% Consumers of premium-class beauty salon services are very sensitive to their appearance, carefully monitor their health, and visiting salons itself becomes an attribute of belonging to a certain social class.

Business class lounges.


Business-class salons differ from premium-class salons in the choice of offered hairdressing, cosmetic and SPA services, as well as in the gesture of the Target Audience served. In a business-class beauty salon, the total number of services provided exceeds several dozen. There are not as many good business class salons in megacities as we would like. Business-class beauty salons, as a rule, have a corporate interior style. In such salons, there is a uniform that is in harmony with the main colors of the beauty salon. The employees of the business class salon are excellent masters of their craft. There you can get advice from a master who is well versed in fashion trends. Such salons have a wider range of services with a predominance of professional hair cosmetics, as well as reasonable prices for services. The price includes, in addition to haircuts and coloring, manicure, pedicure, massage and beauty services, solarium. Business class salons attract with the quality of services and individual approach to their clients. They have a store of related products, where, after consulting with the master, you can buy hair care products, as well as the necessary accessories.


We told you about the main criteria that characterize the level of the cabin. However, given the experience, the client chooses a master, not a beauty salon, and in very prestigious salons one can meet incompetent masters. Remember that the choice is always yours!

Russian - folk saying
"Each hut has its own rattles"

Beauty industry enterprises have characteristic distinguishing features that determine their class, type and direction. This determines the pricing policy of the organization, the workload of clients, the rules of conduct in the team and the number of specialists, the selection of methods used and other parameters of the salon business.

Beautiful business services must meet the requirements common to all organizations providing these services. Mandatory of them are: high quality of services; the effectiveness of a particular procedure; qualifications of specialists and masters providing services. Today, there are already enterprises on the Russian market that meet these requirements.

A. All currently existing facilities can be conditionally divided according to the areas of service provision:
I. Image
II. aesthetic
III. Medical
IV. Physical culture and health
V. Relaxation

B. Class of service:
I. economy,
II. business
III. vip.

Consider the main types of beauty industry enterprises:
I. Image studio (the main types of services are image: haircut, styling, coloring, nail care)
II. Beauty salon (the main types of services are care and image: cosmetic, pedicure, solarium, massage and hairdressing services)
III. Beauty Center (the main types of services are the solution of aesthetic problems using modern technologies, as well as the provision of care and image services)
IV. SPA - centers (the main types of services are a comprehensive solution of problems related to relaxation, aesthetics, care and image, based on the use of natural products)
V. Medical centers (the main types of services are prevention and treatment) - this type of enterprise will not be considered in this article.

Table of average expenses for opening beauty industry enterprises

Image studio Beauty saloon beauty center SPA centers
square From 30 meters From 70 meters From 80 meters From 100 meters
investments $ 5000-15000 $ 15000-70000 $ 25000-170000 From $ 70,000
Personnel (Training of Specialists) There is a choice of ready-made specialists with experience Directors from $500
Administrators from $300
Cosmetologists from 6000 rublesbr> Limited choice of ready-made specialists
Advanced training for directors and administrators from $ 400 (1 employee)
Commercial courses for leading specialists
Training of all specialists and individual trainings for personnel both in Russia and abroad or attracting ready-made foreign specialists from $ 500 (1 employee)

I. Beauty saloon. This is the main type of image and aesthetic enterprises. Mass share (MD, expressed as a percentage of the total number of enterprises) - 85-89%.
    "Pros":
  • minimum investment package from 15 thousand USD;
  • minimum area of ​​premises (from 70 meters);
  • general demand for the services provided;
  • there is a choice of ready-made specialists;
  • Opportunity to work in three economic classes;
  • minimal promotion costs;
  • low economic risks;
With proper organization and proper motivation of employees, a stable income and the opening of new enterprises in selected areas are possible.
    "Minuses":
  • growing fierce competition;
  • a narrow range of services - only image and cosmetic services are performed;
  • high labor costs for administration;
  • staff turnover;
  • a high percentage of payment for the working time of a qualified specialist;
These factors over time can lead to low profitability and loss of interest in further investment in the project. Therefore, the investment attractiveness of beauty salons is 50/50, i.e. the chances of success and failure are equal.

II. SPA centers. To date, the increased well-being of the population of megacities and the intense rhythm of business life dictates the introduction of complex services to beauty centers aimed at compensating for stress loads, relaxation and restoration of working capacity. On the basis of existing enterprises of the Beauty Industry, SPA-zones appear and new SPA-centers open.

    "Pros"
  • high demand for services from successful people;
  • lack of fierce competition;
  • a wide range of restorative techniques according to the system of complex and individual programs provided at one workplace;
  • use of the latest technologies,
  • due to low traffic, the work is aimed mainly at a regular client;
  • high efficiency of space use;
  • the cost of staff salaries is lower in percentage terms than in traditional beauty industry enterprises;
  • there is no link to "walking distance" by location;
  • higher profitability per service;
    "Minuses"
  • specially equipped premises and large areas;
  • a higher initial investment package for the opening of the enterprise as a whole;
  • limited number of trained professionals;
  • the difficulty of starting a business on your own;
  • lack of information on the structure of the organization and management of the enterprise.
The main differences according to the criteria for choosing the services provided to the client:
Image aesthetic Relaxation
Location of enterprises A stone's throw" Mostly sleeping areas or quiet centers Mainly in the office area or in prestigious areas of the city
Advertising Minimal advertising, emphasizes fashion, relevance and visible effect, the product brand is advertised Advertising mainly uses a comparison of aesthetic flaws with the result. Advertising of a well-known brand or brand of used technologies Use of the abbreviation SPA, predominantly booklets listing the programs offered. Advertising of a complex service or specialist
Space zoning Use of the entire space, rare allocation of a zone with an individual service Office system with maximum use of space. If not an office, then a sales area Zoning and removal of individual offices and locker rooms with maximum convenience for the movement of clients around the center. Dedicated recreation areas and phyto bar
Musical accompaniment of the procedure Active, energetic Used according to customer's requirement An integral attribute of the service, music: calm, relaxing
Service According to the master's At the basic level Individual approach
Interior Simple Reflecting the direction of applied technologies Tailored to the services provided

The main task of beauty salons and SPA centers is to find your client!

A potential client of a beauty salon is people of average economic prosperity who are interested in receiving more often a one-time and effective procedure.

The potential client of the SPA-center are people with above-average economic prosperity, who are interested in getting emotional satisfaction and guaranteed results from the proposed recovery course.

Coming to the beauty salon, the client evaluates the situation as the interior decoration of the hall and workplaces, as well as the atmosphere and energy emanating from people and relationships within the team. It is important that the client is convinced that professionals really work here and that they are really a close-knit team, then the success of the salon and the company is guaranteed.

Customer Behavior Table:

Image studio Beauty saloon beauty center SPA centers
The client knows the essence of the service and chooses the necessary Services, depending on the task set by the client, are recommended by a qualified specialist
Initial consultations and client management by a doctor with specialization
The client is interested in the visible effect of the procedure Result with a guarantee
Work in a greater proportion falls on the flow of clients Mainly with regular customers
More often a one-time service or short courses of procedures are provided. Work on individually designed programs for each visitor
Not picky about the interior and individual service Prefers increased attention and individual approach to himself
Attachment to a particular specialist, and not to the enterprise as a whole Attachment to the environment and technologies used in the specified service

What is a marketing ploy to win a client?
Image studios offer discounts and promotions to attract customers.
Beauty salons and aesthetic centers attract customers with sample gifts and additional free treatments.
The presence of discounts for services in SPA-centers is not the leading factor for winning customers, because. people go to enterprises of this type to emphasize their social status.
SPA centers are obliged to immediately and competently respond to the characteristic innovations that appear on the world market of the beauty industry. The technologies of SPA centers still imply traditional methods, but at the same time, the use of a particular service is carried out with the expansion of the technique of approach to the client, the multi-level procedures and the level of service and comfort increases.

What is the economic efficiency of the main types of enterprises?
Their difference lies not only in clients, but also in profitability, which will largely depend on the initial investment and correct management.
But let's turn to the world of numbers and concrete results.

Table of possible income from one visitor for 1 hour of the service (or its element).

Image studio Beauty saloon beauty center SPA centers
Gross income from the service 200-1000 rubles 300-1500 rubles 500-5000 rubles 1500-8000 rubles
Average gross income 500 rubles 900 rubles 1500 rubles 2000 rubles
Average consumption of materials 5-20 % 15-25% 10-30% 10-30%
% of specialist's payment 20-50% 25-50% 15-35% 15-35%
Average monthly demand for the service by the client 1-3 times a month 2-5 times a month

3 to 15

Mainly course of procedures:

5 to 15


Having considered the main aspects of the differences between beautiful business enterprises, we found out the three most important things that must be taken into account when creating your own business, namely:
- customer satisfaction with the service
- employee satisfaction
- movement of financial flows (gross revenue)

Conclusions: If you improve customer satisfaction, your market share is bound to increase as well. Employee satisfaction leads to productivity, quality, pride and creativity in the team as a whole. And finances are the pulse of the company (the main indicator of its life)

OPINIONS:
Alexander Khodakov, Fabrika Biznesa consulting association
Anyone who starts the hard work of creating their own beauty salon or, more than aspirations, a SPA center, it is useful to read as much information about the salon market, to study the types of existing business models - their features and differences. At the same time, the opinions of experts do not always coincide; there are polar points of view on the same issue. In particular, many attempts have been made to classify the participants in the salon business. There were talks at conferences, articles and marketing reports were published, but the rapidly developing beauty industry did not become clearer from this for beginners who are just stepping on the path of entrepreneurship in the beauty industry. Another opinion - by Alexei Grebnev, deserves attention primarily because he is not a library worm who draws information from the mouths of others, but a practitioner armed with experience in creating and managing a beauty salon, as well as the practice of a supplier of cosmetic lines and salon equipment. These two-in-one qualities allowed the author to develop his own criteria for evaluating the comparison of a classic beauty salon with a spa center. Of course, there are things in the publication that I would argue with - the data of the Table of Average Costs for Opening Beauty Industry Enterprises, in my opinion, are greatly underestimated - both in the investment part (I can’t imagine how you can open an image studio for 15 thousand rubles). dollars, and a SPA with an area of ​​100 sq. meters is too compact a mini-SPA), but in general, a fresh attempt to put accents in a new way when comparing various business models of salon services market entities deserves gratitude, especially in the face of a shortage of any publicly expressed opinions. One gets the impression that experts hold information on this matter.

Maxim Belinsky, Salon Business Creation Department www.newsalon.ru
Without exaggeration, all its participants are waiting for fresh and serious information about the domestic salon market. Well, thanks to the author for a sip of quenching our informational thirst. But with your permission I will express some of my critical remarks.

An article with a claim to a scientific statistical analysis of the entire salon business market: from the most massive to the elite segment. But as in every scientific work, the first thing to start with is to accurately define the terminology. This concretizes the object of study and facilitates the task of the reader. And with this, in this article, just, in my opinion, there are problems.

Let's think about what "image studio", "beauty salon", "beauty center" and, finally, "SPA center" are. Well, if with the latter, everything seems to be clear, then with the first three terms there is some confusion. "Image Studio" - is it not an economy class beauty salon or, simply, a hairdressing salon, which really provides a modest range of services. But what then is the “Beauty Salon” and how it differs so much from the “Beauty Center”, which allowed these concepts to be separated, unless, of course, under the last name there is a serious medical clinic, puzzled by effective and high-tech methods for correcting appearance, for example, a plastic surgery center , which always includes cosmetology .. Doesn't it seem that these are all beauty salons in general, just of a different level: economy, business and premium. Moreover, in the future, the term "Beauty Center" periodically disappears from the analysis, which undoubtedly veils the overall picture of the state of affairs. But let's not find fault with trifles - let's decide for convenience that everything except SPA is beauty salons of different levels - it's more convenient, and perhaps more correct! And this is what happens then...

Space and investment indicators - a beauty salon - economy class: with an area of ​​30 m2 for $ 9,000 ... It looks like an advertisement for services or goods, if you call it, it turns out that the real cost is many times more expensive ... Is it possible to equip now for that kind of money hairdresser and place it on such a meager area - most likely not. It is not economically profitable, if we take into account that a salon of this level earns only on a stream that needs to be placed somehow, and according to the norms of the SES, only 6m2 is required for one chair. The same problem is in calculating the required area of ​​salons of higher classes - it is unlikely that the trends of the modern market will allow placing a business beauty salon, and even more so a premium class, on an area of ​​​​80m2 - this is extremely small! As for the necessary investments, especially in high-level salons, the upper bar should not be indicated at all - it depends only on the financial capabilities of the investor and his ideas about what his salon will be like. But the lower level of investment should be indicated - from $ 1,200 per m2.

Similar emotions of misunderstanding are caused by the characteristics of the required area and the necessary investments for organizing a SPA. It is impossible to talk about at least a full-fledged SPA center with an area of ​​100m2, as well as to cost 90,000 dollars to create it. In my opinion, the SPA center requires 600m2 of space and costs of at least $ 1,500 per 1m2.

Degtyar Oksana. Information - business portal for heads of beauty salons http://www.salon-krasoty.ru/
I would not even highlight the pros and cons of enterprises. Who are these disadvantages for? For Owners, Clients, Investors? Each type of enterprise is needed, must be on the market and must be “a mile away” understandable to the client. Regarding investments, for a long time already on the Internet you can find the investment threshold for a beauty salon in the amount of at least $ 1,200 per sq. m. area. With a big stretch, you can meet the budget of 20.000 for a mini beauty salon, BUT:
1. additional infusions will be required
2. this salon will not be profitable, because it will not be properly positioned, the concept, the style of the salon, the range of services will not be thought out, the staff will not be properly trained, in fact, such enterprises are not a salon business in the modern sense of the word. management of such a salon will be lame on both legs, and will be doomed. But I know they make such identical and faceless salons in order to sell them for 30-40 thousand in 2-3 months. I know such examples.

What is the difference between a sanatorium and hairdressing services that you receive in your hairdressing salon or in a stylish, expensive beauty salon? In fact, the differences between a beauty salon and a SPA are in their concept, philosophy, investment amount, payback, level of service, staff training, range of services, cosmetics used, technologies (there is even such a specialty = SPA technologist!) and, accordingly, in corporate culture, and promotion methods. What I want to say separately.

I would argue about the effectiveness (both marketing and economic) of constant discounts in all beauty industry enterprises. And a small salon and beauty center. For a service company, it is not discounts that are the decisive factor when purchasing services, but the exact hit of services, service, quality of performance, salon level and, accordingly, its price offer in the target audience, which must be most accurately guessed, understood its needs and, in accordance with this, build a marketing and advertising campaign. Instead of developing discount programs ...

19.12.2015

For any woman, beauty and health are very important and important factors. Any woman or girl wants to look attractive, and it all costs a lot of effort and money. As they say, beauty requires sacrifice and time.

Therefore, today we will talk about what are the best places to visit, where you can put your appearance in order and tighten the physical tone of the body. We will talk about beauty salons and hairdressing salons, we will find out how a hairdressing salon differs from a beauty salon and what is better to visit.

What is a barbershop?

Before we find out how a hairdresser differs from a beauty salon, we will analyze them separately, and then compare them.

A hairdressing salon is a public or private establishment that provides specialized hair care, hairstyling, or other hair styling services. The history of the creation of hairdressing salons goes back to ancient times of mankind. Even in ancient civilization, hairstyles served to distinguish people from the crowd. To do this, men burned their hair with fire, or cut it off with a flint. Women had other ways: they collected their hair in a bun and tied it with a leather strap, or weaved braids, which are still very popular to this day. All this marked the beginning of the hairdressing craft from ancient times to the present.

What is a beauty salon?

A beauty salon is a public, private organization that provides cosmetic services for women and men. In addition, the beauty salon can provide a wide range of body and hair care services. Modern beauty salons are equipped with professional devices and tools to carry out a number of all these services at a professional level. That is why the modern world has switched to the professional services of expensive beauty salons and spas.

The difference between a barbershop and a beauty salon

To compare these two places, you will need to do some analysis.

Firstly, a beauty salon, unlike a hairdresser, can inherently provide various types of services, the list of which includes not only hair care. It can be: tattooing, various types of massage, spa treatments, services of makeup artists and other cosmetologists. Moreover, recently, modern beauty salons specialize in the implementation of cosmetic micro-operations on the body and face. This also applies to the removal of tattoos and scars and various physical defects.

Secondly, hairdressers, as a rule, carry out their activities in a hairdressing salon of a not so wide profile than in beauty salons. So, in a modern beauty salon, hair styling and care services can be provided by specialists who, according to their skills, can provide a huge range of makeup and hairstyle services.

However, it should be noted an important point that distinguishes a hairdresser from a beauty salon - these are the prices for services. It is no secret that in modern beauty salons, the cost of services is significantly different from simple hairdressing salons. This factor is influenced by a lot of things: high professionalism of employees who carry out their activities in beauty salons; modern equipment using the latest technologies, allowing a wide range of cosmetic procedures; the external environment and design of treatment rooms, as well as the versatility of the services provided.

Comparison table.

In principle, in this case, you can list all the advantages and disadvantages of each enterprise separately for a long time. However, to make an accurate conclusion about which is better: a hairdresser or a beauty salon, a comparative table will help.

Salon

Beauty saloon

Affordable prices

The cost of services is much higher due to the latest equipment and high professionalism of employees

Hair Care Services

A wide range of services for all types of cosmetic services

Reception of clients at any time

Available by appointment only

Virtually no discount and gift certificates

Distributed discount cards and additional services at a discount

Customer service is carried out only by hairdressers who have certificates in a narrow direction of services

Professionals of various levels work, who have a high professional level and deeper knowledge

Summing up, we can say that every woman has a great choice in choosing a beauty salon or a hairdresser.

However, at present, most of the fair sex prefer to visit professional beauty salons, which offer additional discounts and highly qualified cosmetic body care services.

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class, type and direction. This determines the pricing policy of the organization, the workload of clients, the rules of conduct in the team and the number of specialists, the selection of methods used and other parameters of the salon business.

Beautiful business services must meet the requirements common to all organizations providing these services. Mandatory of them are: high quality of services; the effectiveness of a particular procedure; qualifications of specialists and masters providing services. Today, there are already enterprises on the Russian market that meet these requirements.

A. All currently existing facilities can be conditionally divided according to the areas of service provision:

I. Image

II. aesthetic

III. Medical

IV. Physical culture and health

V. Relaxation

B. Class of service:

I. economy,

II. business

Consider the main types of beauty industry enterprises:

I. Image studio (the main types of services are image: haircut, styling, coloring, nail care)

II. Beauty salon (the main types of services are care and image: cosmetic, pedicure, solarium, massage and hairdressing services)

III. Beauty Center (the main types of services are the solution of aesthetic problems using modern technologies, as well as the provision of care and image services)

IV. SPA - centers (the main types of services are a comprehensive solution of problems related to relaxation, aesthetics, care and image, based on the use of natural products)

V. Medical centers (the main types of services are prevention and treatment) - this type of enterprise will not be considered in this article.

Table of average expenses for opening beauty industry enterprises

Image studio

Beauty saloon

beauty center

SPA-centers

square

From 30 meters

From 70 meters

From 80 meters

From 100 meters

investments

$ 5000−15000

$ 15000−70000

$ 25000−170000

From$ 70000

Staff

(Education

specialists)

There is a choice of ready-made specialists with experience

Directors

From $ 500 Administrators

From $ 300

Beauticians

From 6000 rubles

Limited selection of ready-made specialists

Advanced training of directors and administrators

From $ 400

(1 employee)

Training of all specialists and individual trainings for personnel both in Russia and abroad or attracting ready-made foreign specialists

From $500

(1 employee)

I. Beauty saloon. This is the main type of image and aesthetic enterprises. Mass share (MD, expressed as a percentage of the total number of enterprises) - 85−89%. “Pros”: · minimum investment package from 15 thousand USD; Minimum area of ​​premises (from 70 meters); General demand for the services provided; There is a choice of ready-made specialists; Opportunity to work in three economic classes; Minimal promotion costs low economic risks; With proper organization and proper motivation of employees, a stable income and the opening of new enterprises in selected areas are possible. “Cons”: · Increasing fierce competition; a narrow range of services - only image and cosmetic services are performed; high labor costs for administration; staff turnover; a high percentage of payment for the working time of a qualified specialist; These factors over time can lead to low profitability and loss of interest in further investment in the project. Therefore, the investment attractiveness of beauty salons is 50/50, i.e. the chances of success and failure are equal. II. SPAcenters. To date, the increased well-being of the population of megacities and the intense rhythm of business life dictates the introduction of complex services to beauty centers aimed at compensating for stress loads, relaxation and restoration of working capacity. On the basis of existing enterprises of the Beauty Industry, SPA-zones appear and new SPA-centers open. "Pros" high demand for services from successful people; lack of fierce competition; a wide range of restorative techniques based on the system of complex and individual programs provided at one workplace; · the use of the latest technologies, · due to the low traffic, the work is aimed mainly at a regular client; high efficiency of space use; · The cost of personnel wages is lower in percentage terms than in traditional beauty industry enterprises; · there is no binding to "walking distance" by location; higher profitability per service; "Cons" Specially equipped premises and large areas; · a higher initial investment package for the opening of the enterprise as a whole; a limited number of trained specialists; the difficulty of starting a business on your own; lack of information on the structure of the organization and management of the enterprise. The main differences according to the criteria for choosing the services provided to the client:
Image aesthetic Relaxation Location of enterprises A stone's throw" Mostly sleeping areas or quiet centers Mainly in the office area or in prestigious areas of the city Advertising Minimal advertising, emphasizes fashion, relevance and visible effect, the product brand is advertised Advertising mainly uses a comparison of aesthetic flaws with the result. Advertising of a well-known brand or brand of used technologies Use of the abbreviation SPA, predominantly booklets listing the programs offered. Advertising of a complex service or specialist Space zoning Use of the entire space, rare allocation of a zone with an individual service Office system with maximum use of space. If not an office, then a sales area Zoning and removal of individual offices and locker rooms with maximum convenience for the movement of clients around the center. Dedicated recreation areas and phyto bar Musical accompaniment of the procedure Active, energetic Used according to customer's requirement An integral attribute of the service, music: calm, relaxing Service According to the master's At the basic level Individual approach Interior Simple, Reflecting the direction of applied technologies Tailored to the services provided
The main task of beauty salons and SPA centers is to find your client! A potential client of a beauty salon is people of average economic prosperity who are interested in receiving more often a one-time and effective procedure. The potential client of the SPA-center is people with above average economic income, who are interested in receiving emotional satisfaction and guaranteed results from the proposed recovery course.

“Beauty will save the world” is a well-known expression, but in order to remain beautiful, you need to take time to visit certain establishments and provide cosmetic procedures. Today, a large number of studios and beauty salons provide their services to citizens, but the presence of common characteristics does not mean that these institutions are one and the same.

A bit of history

The first establishments that specialized in the beauty of men and women and offered advice on hair and skin care to their clients appeared at the end of the 19th century in Australia, and then spread to Europe. But the further time passed, the greater the number of services was in the assortment of such establishments. Today, in addition to beauty salons, there are also studios. What is common and different between them, we will consider below.

Beauty saloon

Since the salons appeared a long time ago and delight their customers to this day with qualified services aimed at beauty and face and body care. Teams work in the salons, consisting of: hairdressers, cosmetologists, manicure and pedicure specialists, makeup artists and masseurs. So, providing services are the optimal set.

Beauty studios appeared relatively recently and, as a rule, there are fewer services in them. Although everything depends on the individual attitude of the leader, who, as a rule, is eminent and provides his own individual and original technique related, for example, to hair care or image creation.

Beauty studios are more often elite class and serve a limited number of regular customers. But there are also less promoted and expensive ones, which provide an opportunity to use their services to citizens with average earnings.

General points

In fact, the salon and the beauty studio equally offer their clients, who can be both men and women, a range of cosmetic services for skin, hair, nails and body care. In general, beauty salons and studios left behind all the aesthetic aspects associated with appearance, only now they gave way to dental care - to dentists, appearance correction with surgery - to clinics, and what is associated with weight loss - to fitness clubs and health centers.

All services in both establishments are described in price list, which is often located at the administrator's entrance. Each visitor can first get acquainted with the pricing policy, and sometimes with examples of the work of makeup artists, hairdressers or manicurists. Both salons and studios can have a website where prices are also often written, work is demonstrated, and sometimes you can use it to make an appointment with a specific specialist at a convenient time for you and his free time.

Also a common characteristic is the size, because both establishments can be large or compact. Geographically, they can be located both in the center and on the outskirts of the city. The owner can also be both an entrepreneur and a society of owners.

The range of services includes the following procedures:

  1. Make-up-visage (selection of cosmetics, eyelash extensions, their correction, make-up, etc.).
  2. Hair care (cutting, coloring, extensions, styling, lamination, curling, etc.).
  3. Nail care (manicure, pedicure, extension, correction, etc.).
  4. Cosmetology (tattoo, eyelashes and eyebrows, etc.).
  5. Skin care (face, hands, feet, etc.).
  6. Massage (toning, relaxing, anti-cellulite, etc.).
  7. Solarium.
  8. Spa treatments.

Both the salon and the studio can provide their services depending on the class - cost, so today they are divided into:

  • Economy
  • Business.
  • Elite.

Depending on this parameter, specialists work in the salon or studio, the best of the best or the stars of their craft. Accordingly, prices range from affordable, for the middle class, to very high, and demand from mass to low line up depending on this list.

Main differences

If the salon provides a wide range of services, with specialists, as a rule, simply qualified, and offers a standard set of specific offers, then in the studio the masters are, as it were, more specialized and they can suggest experimentation. A beauty studio also, unlike a salon, works with a narrower circle of users due to the fact that not everyone is ready to experiment.

Often beauty studios are owned and run by specialists whose name is known in certain circles: star stylists or winners of certain thematic competitions or festivals.

conclusions

As we can see from the article, the difference is not significant and the choice between a salon and a beauty studio, perhaps, should be exclusively individual, and it should be influenced by your financial capabilities, as well as the result that you expect. If the cost and the way the services are provided suits you, then this is the institution that suits you and the difference in whether it is a salon or a studio is not important. In order to understand your place or not, pay attention to whether you are satisfied with the time you spend there. But in order to be aware of how they differ, we tried to answer as much as possible and bring their similarities and differences in the text.