Elite Suites Salon Studios West Town

Elite Suites Salon Studios describes itself as a locally owned and operated company that provides premium salon suites for independent beauty professionals. It was established in 2016 and has three locations: Farragut and West Town in Knoxville, and Maryville. The West Town studio sits inside West Town Mall, and the Maryville studio is in Foothills Mall beside Crunch Fitness. The company states that it has over 40 years of combined experience among its team and calls itself East Tennessee's premier salon suite facility.

Each suite comes with professional-grade chairs, stations, lighting and technology. A full-time guest concierge greets clients at a front desk, and the company says it is the only salon suite with a full-time receptionist for clients. Common areas are cleaned twice daily, and professionals can get help with laundry and personalized marketing support.

Professionals who rent a suite keep all the revenue they earn, with no commission split. They set their own hours, pricing and product choices. The company also offers franchising opportunities, with separate contact details for leasing and franchise enquiries.

The two Knoxville locations offer Norvell spray tans. The automated booth takes about five minutes, needs no appointment and uses no UV exposure. Single booth sessions need no commitment or membership, and clients choose their formula and colour level at no extra charge. The booth is open to walk-ins. Booth prices are $34 for a single session, $125 for a 5-pack, $199 for a 10-pack, and $59.99 per month for an unlimited plan. A full body airbrush session costs $50, is applied by Norvell-certified technicians, and is booked by phone through the Farragut or West Town location. The company says airbrush tans last longer than booth sessions. Norvell describes a typical tan as lasting 5 to 7 days and developing 3 to 5 shades darker, depending on skin type and aftercare.

Before a spray tan, clients are asked to exfoliate and shave 24 hours beforehand and to arrive without lotion, perfume, makeup or deodorant.

The business works as a landlord for independent professionals, who run their own hours, pricing and products without a commission split.