Franchise opportunities compared

    Face Foundrie vs Sugaring NYC

    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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Face Foundrie

    $365,370 – $621,800

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Sugaring NYC

    $138,750

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Face Foundrie

    $50,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 23

    Sugaring NYC

    $45,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    Face Foundrie

    7%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Sugaring NYC

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Face Foundrie figures come from its 2026 FDD and Sugaring NYC figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Face Foundrie discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Face Foundrie has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Face Foundrie

    $365,370 – $621,800
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Sugaring NYC

    $138,750
    Total 1 — $138750
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Face Foundrie

    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 23

    Sugaring NYC

    $45,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Face Foundrie

    7%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Sugaring NYC

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

    Face Foundrie

    3%
    Marketing contribution — 3%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Sugaring NYC

    1%
    National Advertising — 1% — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Face Foundrie

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Sugaring NYC

    132
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Face Foundrie

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Sugaring NYC

    +46
    Calculated: 86 at end of 2022 → 132 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Face Foundrie

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Sugaring NYC

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

    Face Foundrie

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Sugaring NYC

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

    Face Foundrie

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Sugaring NYC

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Face Foundrie
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Corporate Facial Bars
    $1,568,066
    other Corporate Facial Bars
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Facial Bars — second quartile
    $689,937
    other Franchised Facial Bars
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Facial Bars — third quartile
    $6.00
    other Franchised Facial Bars
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    +32 more groups in the full report
    Sugaring NYC

    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.

    Face Foundrie vs Sugaring NYC: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Face Foundrie or Sugaring NYC?
    Face Foundrie: $365,370 – $621,800 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Sugaring NYC: $138,750 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Sugaring NYC. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Face Foundrie and Sugaring NYC disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Face Foundrie has reviewed Item 19 figures for 35 location groups; Sugaring NYC 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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