Licensing
Amenities

 

Amenities are all the nice things that we offer beauty pro's and businesses to make operating out of a suite better than operating out of a traditional salon or anywhere else.   Our unique collection of amenities makes us the true partner of beauty pro's.   Each amenity falls into one of four categories.

Suite

Features, services or items exclusively used by each business and included in the weekly suite fee

Common

Features, services or items shared / enjoyed by all licensees and businesses

Licensee

Items or services included on a per licensee basis since businesses can have more than one pro

Optional

Items or services available for an extra weekly fee to either the suite business or each licensee

 

 

Get extra storage space or set up convenient delivery of packages.   You can use the storage space inside our cushioned lobby benches,   Users may want to use a smart lock to receive deliveries or share stuff with others.   An extra pro licensee may want to rent the bench to keep their stuff seperate from the suite business owner.

We have 3 free laundry centers!   Use the Smartthings app to get notified when a load is done.   The break room is also a place to keep your laundry company and discreetly eat when you have a client.

Our lobby is not boring.   Vertically oriented video screens create energy.   They entertain your clients, celebrate the holidays, and give you an opportunity to promote your business if you wish.   We have an optional amenity to produce and show a 30-second commercial here.

We look like a mall, not an office.   Most other salon suites have narrow halls without much wow factor.   Most of our suites are directly off our spactacular 8-foot wide lobby connecting the convenient front and rear entrances.   Our lobby features an open industrial look ceiling, bench seating, video screens and lots of suite windows and doors to spread the natural light around.   The black & white palette lets suite business signs pop with vibrant color.

Most suites come with at least one door-sized show window which seemlessly meets our beautifully distressed concrete floors.   Windows are "show" because suite businesses are able to show-off product, suite interior decor and activity.   Shows windows are an extremely versatile tool for advertising.   These windows are key to our feng shui open beauty mall look and feel which is instrumental in spreading natural light around for everyone to enjoy.

Selling curated product and merchandise is an important opportunity for our licensees.   To simplify product rotation and tidy-up working surfaces, display shelving is available in three different sizes.   The custom design creates continuity between the suites and our lobby and comes equipped with accent lighting and adjustable shelves.   Placement of tent cards or a mini-chalkboard conveys pricing with class or can highlight personal insights.

Set yourself apart and create your own brand!   A 32x16 canvas wrapped business sign of your logo is provided.   Use our complementary graphic design services and get custom logo designs to choose from.

Each suite is configured with choice of basin sink, shampoo washbowl or head spa.

Each suite is configured with a choice of sink.   Services to set up additional sinks are available.   Our design service will make it convenient, manageable and efficient to maintain.

The doors are locked 24/7 for your security and to maintain sanitary conditions.   Licensees can use a fob, key card or code.   There's a customer code you can give out to give your client quick access to the lobby.

We have 97-space lot that practically never fills up.   Clean and nicely landscaped, there's parking close to both our front and back entrances.   There's usually the jewelry store or bank guard roaming --safe enough for a client to park their Ferrari!

Get your suite brighter from the start with our help.   We offer this second lighting system for those who want more light.   We'll configure it to meet your needs.   Flood your suite with light, create a relaxing atmosphere or show off your art. We'll help you design it.   Bulb replacement is included.

Each suite has its own room air control system.   Heat or cool your suites regardless of what others are doing or the time of year.   There are no zones and no temperature negotiations with other businesses.   Keep your clients comfortable without compromise.

Each suite has an air exchange system which operates continuously and separately from the room air conditioner.   At the same rate for each room, old air leaves and fresh air arrives straight from outside.   No need to worry about smells generated by a neighbor.

Each suite has its own mailbox outside at the front entrance.   The box has parcel lockers for USPS package deliveries.

Ditch the keys.   You can function with one code for your suite, the building entrance, cleaning closet, etc.   We include maintenance and battery replacement.   This amenity is included with share suites.

Electricity is included and reliable.   Avoid tripping breakers with alot of equipment.   Every suite has a minimum of two (2) dedicated electrical circuits -upper #1 and lower #2.   You get 40 amps of your own juice!   We stepped up appearances with Claro decor faceplates.

Sharing suites like Waves Story's massage suite come equiped with a locker for each pro.   Each licensee can secure his own equipment and supplies.   Display doors facilitate easy reference to a menu of services.

Save money and get your filtered water from us.

The ceilings and walls between suites are soundproofed with denim batting -insulation that transmits sound less than the cheap stuff.   The material is actually made of recycled cotton fibers.

Lobby and rest room music beats change tempo to make your day a pleasant journey.   Soundproofing allows you to shut your door to play your own music or create an atmosphere of tranquility.

We aim to stay paperless to keep your life simple.   We have partnered with Buildium to provide a web portal and mobile app for licensees to navigate the entire onboarding proceess, review your account, pay fees, access documents, report problems, get announcements and collaborate.

Each licensee has the option to have a free business card holder mounted next to their suite's entrance.   Our holders are walnut wood and chrome to match the lobby decor.   Licensee's may use T&B business cards or design their own with our help.   Use of the T&B name is optional.

Like our look? We'll help you design your suite to be just as beautiful with a floorplan, 3D rendering and where to get stuff.   We want it to be your design as much as possible, so it is "assistance".   We decorated the lobby black and white so you are free to use the colors you love to stand out.   Operating out of a small space is challenging.   Let us help you hide the ugly.

Each entrance has a suite directory for each licensee and business.   The dynamic webpage screen rotates a view of each business.

We have free WIFI for licensees and a seperate free guest WIFI for clients for enhanced security.   The mesh technology we've invested in means no dead spots and load balancing.

Our pro's choose how to market themselves.   Licensees can use their own name, a business name or associate themselves with the Truth & Beauty brand.   Supporting the success of our pro's is our whole mission!

Advertise your business on the front of the building.   Let us help you advertise with a 18x42 sign.

Let us help you produce a commercial which we'll show on our lobby video screens and social media.   You can show on your own video screen / tablet in your show window.   This represents tremendous value for advertising.

We can help you find and assemble furniture and cabinets to suit your needs for operating efficiently in a small space.   Our massage suite comes fully furnished and decorated.

Every salon deserves at least one chandelier.   We'll help you put one up with a timer to show off your suite --even when you aren't there.   Another variation to this option is a short track light which functions to light up product or decor when your suite is unnoccupied.

We celebrate the holiday periods of fall, Christmas and Chinese New Year.   We decorate the lobby and provide entertainment so you can stay focused on your business.

We have many exterior facing suites that become available from time to time.   We'll help you design, produce and hang signage and timer-controlled lighting to showcase your business around the clock.

Storerooms 1) make staying organized alot easier 2) reduce costs because you can avoid alot of cabinetry and 3) give your customer area a clean uncluttered look.   We have suites that come with walk-in storerooms.   However, can provide the planning and free handyman labor to create a storeroom in almost any suite by building a divider.

Share your suite with a professionally licensed employee, partner or chair renter.   The business owners choose the working relationship.   Time-sharing a suite is easily managed with technology.   We have partnered with "Waves Story" to facilitate sharing of one suite by massage therapist licensees.   A modest additional fee is collected each extra pro. Some exceptions apply.

We'll help you design a logo, business card, selfie-wall, banner sign, video --completely free!   We'll order printing at cost.   Best part: we are doing the work with your success at heart!

Keeping things clean and safe, we have provided a hand sanitization station near each entrance.   Some of our licensees do it this way: Step 1 - Meet your clients at the door.   Step 2 - Escort them to the hand sanitization station.   Step 3 - Go to the suite for the appointment.

We stay on top of bad odors and use scented oils in the lobby and restrooms.   When passers by rave about the wonderful smell, tell them it's your expensive product and sell them a bottle.

We make trash disposal convenient for all.   Trash won't pile up at the entrance or in the lobby because we are accepting responsibility.   No need to take care of your client's smelly lunch.   Use our lobby trash receptacles and, when you don't feel like it, skip a trip to the dumpster.

We take a preventive approach to pest control.   Although the building is sprayed with pesticides monthly, we have created rules for everyone to live by for better control.   For instance, all suite furniture, where possible, must have legs --that creates a high standard of appearance for our suites businesses and makes them easier to clean.   If your furniture doesn't have legs, we'll help you add them.

Have a menu of services or care instructions?   Why not avoid germs and printing costs and let us host it in the cloud for you?   You simply present your clients with a QR code so they can access it on their phones.   It's the new way and less wasteful.   We furnish you graphic design services and the printing to create the scan point in your suite.   We are here to serve --changes are welcome!

California operating restrictions require the use of an EPA List N disinfectant spray between clients.   This item is nearly impossible to buy by the bottle, so we purchase in bulk and provide single spray bottles so Licensees have one less thing to worry about.   Handsome hand sanitizer bottles are also available.

There is so much low quality art at your fingertips on amazon.   Printing high quality images is a better way to go.   We have a stock photo subscription and can let you pick from millions of options using a convenient mobile app.   We'll help you frame or work your images into other things, like a video, menu, etc.

California requires all containers in your salon suite to be labeled.   We set an attractive standard and require our licensees to use printed labels rather than hand-written.   We'll provide all the printed labels you need.

We know that finding reasonable and competitent construction labor is challenging.   We take are of this --for FREE!   In exchange for a year contract and payment of material, we provide free handyman services.   We'll hang your cabinets, wire up your lights and even build you a custom cabinet --at cost.   The labor is free.

Give your clients a compelling backdrop with your logo so when they post, they help you advertise.   We can help you design, print and hang at cost! A 6'x9' banner with hanger is $169.   Smaller 30"x72" banners can work too (see banner art amenity).

We'll frame your picures and your permits!   You buy the frame and any large format printing.   Best place to start is frames from GoodWill.   We can spray paint the frame, size & print your picture, assemble and hang for you! We can also canvas wrap a vinyl printed image --a modern economical way of decorating.

You pay for the acrylic frame - we'll print the sign.   Covid restrictions need to be advertised to comply with state regulations.   We make it easy to proudly comply with the law.

We use our corporate account and get your printing done for 20% off regular consumer rates at the cheapest place for printing - Vistaprint.   You focus on the core aspects of your business, moving in, products, etc.

This is a white IKEA cabinet we assemble and decorate with veneer panels.   24x24x90   You tell us how many shelves and if you want an open space for a mini fridge.   We purchase, assemble, decorate and install!   These work well next to our basin sink. Great for hiding towel warmers, microwaves, lots of stuff.   We'll add a lock if you wish!

We have designed a white and polished chrome grommet curtain system. We will give you the ability to quickly get privacy for you and your client in seconds.   We cover all windows and the glass entrance door completely for one simple price.   We'll help you add a fancy metallic sheer if you want -- typically $15 per panel extra.

Add an adjustable shelf system to any wall to show off products or decor.   We have grey / taupe / white plastic colored wall strips.

This gets your mini fridge off the floor and helps you work it into a moduler furniture design. 23x18x29 - Our cabinet comes with polished chrome legs and can be painted black or white.   We put the fridge of your choice inside - a $150 stainless beverage cooler as shown above or a black or white mini fridges which are typically $100 new.   Good under a desk, as a base for a work station with cantilevered shelf and drawer cabinet on top.

Let us help you design and visualize your suite before you buy stuff.   We can do it all remotely with 3D pictures so you just look at your phone and text comments in real time.   Designing with organization in mind helps you avoid a cluttered look.

The IKEA open end shelf is 72x12x12 and can be cut down to any length.   It's versitle and comes in black or white but can be painted any color.   We purchase, assemble, cut, paint (if desired) for this low price.

LED mirrors come in all shapes and sizes.   This wardrobe mirror 22x55 is recommended.   You purchase on amazon.com and ship to us.   We receive, assemble with other Home Depot parts & install (hiding the wires).

43x20 - This desk can have 1 or 2 legs and comes with a glass top.   We have this used one available for 33% off --new is $150.   We purchase the parts, assemble and install for this low price.

Your chair says alot about your professionalism and comes in black or white.   We have a used model one for this low price.   New on Amazon is $200 --you purchase and ship to us to receive and assemble for you.

Crystal LED chandeliers are the rage.   They come oval, round, hexigon.   This is a non-dimmable basic we are offering for 33% off, but we recommend a dimmable one for $350 if brightness is an issue.   We can purchase, assemble, install for this incredible price at cost.   We can also simply install your own chandelier provided with a smart plug.

We feature distressed white-stained concrete floors in both suites and common areas.   The floor is durable, trendy and low maintenance.   We get more complements on this feature than anything else! Spill some chemicals? ...in most cases you won't notice.   We've applied an industrial grade gloss coating which can be re-applied on request as an optional maintenance item.   Taking the stress out of floor upkeep is a key aspect to our design.

We have trendy restrooms with stylish ramp sinks for you and your clients!   The restrooms carry through with our modern stacked stone decor theme.

The suites have a 2x2 suspended ceiling enhanced with a mixture of architectural and flat tiles.   Blue denim soundproofing above the tiles give you added privacy & protection from disturbance by others.

Licensees can access their suite 24/7.   There are local restrictions on business hours which are the times services can be performed, but there are no limitations on other work.

We have 2 entrances both accessible to parking.   Both entrances are identical with suite directories.   This is a rare characteristic --the rear exit is often only a predominantly useless alarmed rear fire exit in strip malls.   Not here -our rear exit is a fully functional and attractive entrance and exit.

We decorate our wide lobby with flowers on both sides end to end every 10 feet.   How could a beauty salon not have flowers?

We have a 16-camera security system recording all common areas.   Except for storefront suites, no one can get in without being seen on camera.

Our parking lot has an armed guard most business hours since we are in a shopping center which hosts a jewelry store and bank.   The parking lot has a high degree of comfort for it's relatively urban location.   People seeking overlfow parking to patron other malls shy away from filling up our lot.

Salons require legal employee law posters and "Notice to Consumer" info.   We've taken care of this so that each suite doesn't have to take up precious space for this.   We are sharing responsibility with suite business owners on several fronts.

We help you acquire, electronically store, frame and track your permits, registrations and licenses.   We'll work with goverment issuing agencies on your behalf.   We'll keep copies you can access on the mobile app.   We'll remind you when it's time to renew.   You focus on the core operations of your business: servicing your clients.

We have suites with direct outside entry with storefront as well as access from our lobby.   This is a rare feature for a salon suite.

You get unlimited and reliable hot water.   We have a hot water system loop with double tankless heaters.   Double means reliable.   We design the system to so that even if one heater breaks, we can replace it while the other one is supplying hot water.   Loop means the hot water doesn't have to come all the way from the heater to serve you --it's close to your suite.

We have a fun Vietnamese community location in the heart of Little Saigon across the street from the Asian Garden Mall -a frequent spot for evening entertainment, the annual Tet parade and cultural gatherings.   This means being being steps from entertainment, lots of business exposure and easy access to local eateries.   It doesn't mean a parking problem though as our guarded lot hardly ever fills up.

Working next door to other pro's has advantages.   Referrals, friends, advice, knowledge-sharing and just plain help are made easy.   You feel you are part of something bigger than just yourself.   You feel less alone, safer and secure.   Truth & Beauty staff are there for you too.   You have a true partner for success at Truth & Beauty.

There are alot of appointment apps out there.   Rather reinventing a hack version, we advocate the use of Square's system because it is free and can integrate with their Point-Of-Sale (POS) system.   We'll help you get set up with technology when you're ready. Use of a booking app and the acceptance of credit cards is optional.

Eat for a minute away from your suite and your client in a space that is just as nice as the lobby.

We provide a ready-to-use version of the required forms and documents required by the Orange County Health Agency for your Health Permit if you are going to perform Permanent Makeup. The entire manual is in English & Vietnamese. Stylists who wish to perform PMU must pass a county health inspection. We help you get ready.