FG Brands, the franchise platform behind Bare&Sol™ and facial collective®, has opened the beauty and wellness franchise industry's first dual-concept studio this month in Birmingham's Mountain Brook community. The Cahaba Village Plaza studio has served the Birmingham community since 2013, first as LA Bikini and, following FG Brands' acquisition and 2026 national rebrand, as Bare&Sol™. As part of the transition, the studio relocated a few doors down within the same center and underwent a complete remodel, adding facial collective® as a co-located sister brand—creating the first studio of its kind in the franchise industry.
The result is a single location now serving more than 1,000 members across both brands, with a meaningful share holding memberships in both. Facial care, hair removal, and airbrush tanning are highly complementary services, and the studio's opening membership numbers reflect the built-in convenience of offering all three under one roof. For prospective franchisees, Birmingham serves as a working proof of concept for what a dual-concept territory can deliver: two recurring-revenue membership brands sharing one lease, one team, and one base of foot traffic.
“Birmingham shows exactly what we set out to build with this dual-concept model,” said Jan Zalud, CEO of FG Brands. “This studio has been part of its community since 2013, and rather than start from scratch, we were able to reinvest in a proven location, remodel it, and bring facial collective alongside Bare&Sol under one roof. What makes this work is that each brand stays independent—facial collective focused on face care and aesthetics, Bare&Sol focused on hair removal and airbrush tanning. Neither one dilutes its expertise or identity by bolting on services outside its lane, which is a trap a lot of brands fall into as they try to grow. Guests get the convenience of both under one roof, and franchisees get two focused, proven businesses instead of one that's spread thin. We're excited to offer this same opportunity to franchisees across the country.”
As a franchise opportunity, combining the service lines of facial collective® and hair removal and airbrush tanning through Bare&Sol™ is design-built to take advantage of their membership-based business models, where recurring monthly revenue remains a key driver of strong unit-level economics. This dual-concept approach allows franchisees to maximize revenue per square foot and streamline operations, as both brands share a single location, staff, and customer base.
The Birmingham studio has been a community staple since 2013, and the remodel and co-location of both brands demonstrate FG Brands' commitment to reinvesting in proven locations. The company believes this model offers a new blueprint for franchise ownership in the beauty and wellness industry, providing a diversified revenue stream and enhanced customer convenience.
FG Brands is a self-care and wellness franchise platform that empowers entrepreneurs, home to two fast-growing skincare brands—Bare&Sol™ and facial collective®. Design-built to function as the first co-located beauty studio in the franchise industry, these brands were created to make people feel confident in their own skin. For more information about the health and wellness concepts in FG Brands portfolio, as well as details on becoming a Bare&Sol™/facial collective® franchisee, please visit FG Brands. To learn more about Bare&Sol™ memberships, information on booking guest appointments, and the simple steps involved to become a franchise owner, please visit Bare&Sol Franchising. For more information on facial collective®, please visit facial collective Franchise.
