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    Clean Your Dirty Face vs Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Clean Your Dirty Face2026 FDDMerle Norman Cosmetics2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    $131,797 – $333,847

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    $47,870 – $262,938

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    Not available

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    $0.00

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Royalty · Item 6

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Merle Norman Cosmetics discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Clean Your Dirty Face has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    $131,797 – $333,847
    Total Estimated Initial Investment: $131,797 to $333,847
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    $47,870 – $262,938
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    $0.00
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    5%
    Royalty fee: 5% of Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    2%
    Marketing Fund Contributions: 2% of Gross Sales; can be increased to 3% — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    $14
    SMS Texting Marketing — $14
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    32
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    757
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    +9
    Calculated: 23 at end of 2023 → 32 at end of 2025

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    −74
    Calculated: 831 at end of 2023 → 757 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Clean Your Dirty Face

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Clean Your Dirty Face
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Participating Three-Chair Facial Bars (franchisee-owned U.S. outlets open for t…
    $263
    other Three-Chair Members as of Dec. 31, 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Participating Two-Chair Facial Bars (franchisee-owned U.S. outlets open for the…
    $232,649
    other Two-Chair Gross Sales for Reporting Period
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Participating Two-Chair Facial Bars (franchisee-owned U.S. outlets open for the…
    $4,379
    other Two-Chair Booked Appointments
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51
    +7 more groups in the full report
    Merle Norman Cosmetics

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Clean Your Dirty Face vs Merle Norman Cosmetics: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Clean Your Dirty Face or Merle Norman Cosmetics?
    Clean Your Dirty Face: $131,797 – $333,847 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Merle Norman Cosmetics: $47,870 – $262,938 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Merle Norman Cosmetics. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Clean Your Dirty Face or Merle Norman Cosmetics?
    Clean Your Dirty Face: 32 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53); Merle Norman Cosmetics: 757 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Clean Your Dirty Face and Merle Norman Cosmetics disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Clean Your Dirty Face has reviewed Item 19 figures for 10 location groups; Merle Norman Cosmetics makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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