Franopolis
    vs

    Franchise opportunities compared

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio vs Waxing the City

    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.

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio2025 FDDWaxing the City2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    $61,150

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13

    Waxing the City

    $339,945

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    $50,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Waxing the City

    $42,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Royalty · Item 6

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    Not available

    Waxing the City

    6% · Note 2) Greater of (a) the Minimum Royalty Fee ($100/week), or (b) — 6

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Before you compare

    • DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio figures come from its 2025 FDD and Waxing the City figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only Waxing the City has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    $61,150
    ,000 As arranged with supplier As arranged with supplier Supplier of products Total — 61150
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13

    Waxing the City

    $339,945
    Note 13) $34,600 $84,660 As incurred Varied times Vendors or third parties TOTAL (Note 14) — 339945
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    $50,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Waxing the City

    $42,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15
    Royalty (Item 6)

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Waxing the City

    6% · Note 2) Greater of (a) the Minimum Royalty Fee ($100/week), or (b) — 6
    te Remarks Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Waxing the City

    2%
    deducted from collections. General Advertising and Marketing Fund Contributions Currently — 2 — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    387
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 25

    Waxing the City

    167
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    −12
    Calculated: 399 at end of 2022 → 387 at end of 2024

    Waxing the City

    −111
    Calculated: 278 at end of 2022 → 167 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Waxing the City

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

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Waxing the City

    2010
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Waxing the City

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Waxing the City
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second quartile of138 full-year Studios; Total revenue
    46 percent
    other Second quartile Total revenue met/exceeded percent
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All138 of138 full-year Studios; Total revenue
    $478,025
    other All138 Total revenue Average Total Gross Revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Third quartile of138 full-year Studios; Total revenue
    54 percent
    other Third quartile Total revenue met/exceeded percent
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    +10 more groups in the full report

    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.

    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio vs Waxing the City: common questions

    Which costs less to open, DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio or Waxing the City?
    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio: $61,150 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 13); Waxing the City: $339,945 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio or Waxing the City?
    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio: 387 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 25); Waxing the City: 167 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio and Waxing the City disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Waxing the City has reviewed Item 19 figures for 13 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

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

    How Franopolis reviews FDD figures

    Keep researching

    Full DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio report

    Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure

    Full Waxing the City report

    Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure

    Compare DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio with

    Compare Waxing the City with

    Add a third brand

    Compare up to four side by side

    Explore by brand

    Filter every published report

    FDD glossary

    Plain-language meaning of each Item