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Blushington Lounge

OtherFranchising since 2023Website
Investment
$586K – $805K
87th pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
7.0%
33rd pct Other
Units
1
7th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $586K – $805K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Blushington Franchising, LLC
Parent company
Blushington Holdings, Inc.
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
315 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
Auditor
bpm
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
vs $750 prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one Blushington Lounge unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $586K–$805K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $50K–$75K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

14%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$105K
EBITDA margin
14.0%
Total invested
$758K
Payback
87 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Blushington Lounge franchisees operate upscale beauty and personal care service lounges, likely focusing on services such as lash extensions, brow treatments, skincare, and cosmetic procedures. Day-to-day operations include client scheduling, service delivery, staff management, inventory control, and marketing activities within their protected territory.

CEO
Natasha Cornstein
Founded
2021
FDD year
2025
States available
0

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$586K – $805K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$50K – $75K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
7.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
1
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
2023
0±0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

Blushington Lounge presents CAUTION-level risk: a pre-scaling beauty service franchise with only one unit, undisclosed financials, and substantial capital requirements that lack third-party validation.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates unproven scalability and expansion risk
  2. 02MEDFinancial performance metrics (revenue and net income) not disclosed in Item 19, making ROI projections impossible
  3. 03MEDHigh initial investment ($585,500–$805,100) combined with 7% royalty creates significant breakeven burden without disclosed unit economics
  4. 04MINORSingle franchisee means no comparative performance data, operational benchmarking, or validation of financial claims
  5. 05MED10-year term is long-commitment with limited franchise system maturity to assess sustainability

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Delaware

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
29 hrs
On-the-job training
18 hrs
POS system
Boulevard
Operating tech stack

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

2 numbers

Locked
(310) 991-••••
CA
(646) 752-••••
NY

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Blushington Lounge · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above