With over £200 000 global revenue flooding in every year, the skin care and cosmetics industry is very lucrative indeed. More and more entrepreneurs are jumping on the beauty bandwagon to start their own business.

Perhaps more than any other industry, the beauty sector depends highly on trends and not investing now in what will be popular tomorrow can reveal itself to be very costly for entrepreneurs. What's more, it would be more beneficial for a newcomer in the beauty salon industry to focus on their own speciality and give their business an edge to face the competition in a dynamic and profitable, but also heavily saturated market. Here are 5 top areas worth looking into when starting your own beauty salon in order to become to the go-to business in your own niche and continuously hope to grow your customer base.

1.             Brow Bars 

Eyebrow-based businesses have been enjoying  a rapid and constant growth thanks to the eyebrow makeup craze. And with a new eyebrow trend emerging every season, there are good days ahead for brow bars everywhere.

2.             Day spas

Mixing in beauty treatments and wellness altogether, beauty spas are one big trend that's been hotting up over the last few years. The need for pampering isn't going anywhere and spa treatments are finding their way in hotels, airport lounges and even office buildings. More recently, tech has expanded the beauty treatments on offering in day spas: you can know can a facial, a fat reduction treatment massage and a laser tattoo removal treatment all in one handy stop.

3.             Hairdressers

Since 2010, the number of hairdressers across the UK has increased by over 14 % against all odds and despite financial turmoil, Brits are actually spending more and more on their hair. Niche trends in 2016  include salon chains specialising in bright or pastel colour hairdos as well as blow-dry bars that can fix up your do in minutes.

4.             Organic beauty

Organic, natural and sustainable beauty products and salons are set to soon become the next big thing as demand for organic beauty is set to grow by over $13 billion globally by 2018. This niche market has seen a progressive growth over the last few years. It's being fuelled by people's rising concerns for their health and the environment. Successful brands such as Neal's Yard Remedies are getting a lot of praise for banning silicones, parabens and GM ingredients deemed harmful to the body and to the environment, out of all of their products.

5.             Nail art

When nail art became a craze a few years back, many bet this wouldn't last. But here we are in 2016, and nail art is still at the top of its game, with new must-try trends and designs flooding in the fashion world every few months. Nail art is currently enjoying a cool revival on the catwalks with geometric shapes and metallics: something for everyone.

 

 Ale Brunelli