Shapes Brow Bar franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Shapes Brow Bar franchise takes $63,150 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $10,500 – $32,500. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 8% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 3%. To qualify, Shapes Brow Bar asks for $50,000 in liquid cash and a $100,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Shapes Brow Bar franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $10,500 | $32,500 | $10,500 to $32,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $63,150 | $63,150 | $63,150 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $63,150 | $63,150 | $63,150 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 8% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 3% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 5 years |
See the full Shapes Brow Bar cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Shapes Brow Bar's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Shapes Brow Bar's disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $63,150 — about 66% below the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
- Initial franchise fee of $10,500 — about 79% below the Health & Fitness median of $49,000.
Category medians are computed from the Health & Fitness brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Health & Fitness franchises
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How Shapes Brow Bar's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2014: began the window at 1 units; 3 units opened, 1 closed, ending at 3 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Shapes Brow Bar or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Shapes Brow Bar for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Shapes Brow Bar is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Shapes Brow Bar grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Shapes Brow Bar can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Shapes Brow Bar franchise
Shapes Brow Bar is a health & fitness franchisor with 3 units at the end of 2014 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2014, it began the window at 1 units; its filings record 3 unit openings and 1 closures, ending at 3 units. Its parent company is D&D Beauty Care Company.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
The franchise you will operate will be either (1) a SHAPES BROW BAR®, a beauty bar specializing in complete eye makeovers including brow shaping using the art of threading, brow tinting, lash design, lash extensions, lash tinting, limited general makeover services and facial hair removal, as well as retailing a limited number of beauty care products including our current lines REEMA BEAUTY and RMLA; or (2) a full service makeup, makeover and beauty care business selling multiple product lines and services under our RMLA™ brand. In RMLA’s, areas providing the eye makeover services will carry our SHAPES BROW BAR® brand for the services, and areas providing the makeup and makeover services will carry s.h.a.p.e.s Makeover Bar™ brand for the services. In certain limited circumstances, you may be permitted or required to operate under the s.h.a.p.e.s Makeover Bar™ mark or the alternate mark, SHE BAR®.
Shapes Brow Bar franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Shapes Brow Bar franchise cost?
- $63,150 all-in to open, per Shapes Brow Bar's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Shapes Brow Bar units are there?
- 3 units at the end of 2014 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Shapes Brow Bar's units held up?
- 75% of units at risk between 2012 and 2014 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).