CARACT'HAIR

What CARACT'HAIR does

CARACT'HAIR is a privately held hair and beauty salon business operating two locations in Saint-Denis-en-Val, approximately ten minutes from Orléans in the Loiret department of France. The business is structured as a SARL Unipersonnelle (EURL) named EURL Zen and is directed by Jérôme Fauchet, a coiffeur-visagiste and colorist with 30+ years of industry experience, including prior roles at Jacques Dessange, Jean-Marc Maniatis, and Jean-Claude Biguine, and studio work for Thierry Mugler and Carrousel du Louvre. The company employs approximately 14 people and operates as a direct-to-consumer, walk-in and appointment-based service business serving local residents in the Orléans metropolitan area.

The service portfolio is organized around two pillars. The first is the main hair salon offering haircuts, coloring, balayage, highlights (mèches), bridal styling, chignons, makeup, and relooking. A core differentiator is the hair extension offering, anchored by a partnership with SOCAP France providing natural hair extensions across numerous colors. The second pillar is L'institut par Fred, an in-house aesthetic institute offering manicure, pedicure, gel and resin nail services, waxing, and hand and foot care. Pricing across aesthetics is transparent and ranged (e.g., gel full application €62; gel refill €46; manicure from €35; full legs waxing €24), while hair and bridal pricing is quoted in-person.

Revenue is generated entirely from in-salon service fees and a small volume of fashion accessory retail (watches, bracelets, earrings, necklaces). Marketing relies on local word-of-mouth, social media, photo galleries from events such as Vitrines d'Orléans and Summer Show défilés at Palais des Sports, and customer reviews. Distribution is exclusively physical, with no e-commerce or booking platform evident in the source data. Product partnerships with L'Oréal, Kérastase, Revlon, and Hairdreams support service delivery and retail resale of professional products. The business is GDPR (RGPD) compliant and uses Matomo and Google Analytics for anonymous audience measurement.

Name

CARACT'HAIR

Legal name

SARL Unipersonnelle EURL Zen

Website

https://caract-hair.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CARACT'HAIR is a privately held French hair and beauty salon operating two locations in Saint-Denis-en-Val near Orléans, offering haircuts, coloring, bridal styling, hair extensions, and aesthetic services through its in-house L'institut par Fred to individual local consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hair and Beauty Salon Services

NAICS

Beauty Salons (812112), Nail Salons (812113)

akta.pro primary industry

Haircutting & Styling Services (HSALAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Occasion Hair & Makeup Services (Non-Bridal) (HSALALAH)

Keywords

• Hair salon services
• Hair coloring styling
• Hair extensions
• Bridal hair styling
• Manicure pedicure waxing

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Denis-en-Val

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hair Services: In-salon hair styling services including cuts, coloring, balayage, extensions, bridal styling, and chignons for men and women. One-time service revenue based on individual treatments.
2. Aesthetic Services: Fred's aesthetic institute provides manicure, pedicure, gel/resin nails, and waxing services. Service-based revenue from individual appointments.
3. Fashion Accessories: Sale of fashion accessories including watches, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces directly from the salon location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CARACT'HAIR is a physical hair and beauty salon operating two locations in Saint-Denis-en-Val near Orléans, France. It sells in-salon hair services (cuts, coloring, balayage, highlights, extensions using the SOCAP France system, bridal styling, and relooking for men and women), professional makeup, and an in-house beauty institute (L'institut par Fred) offering manicure, pedicure, gel/resin nails, waxing, and hand/foot care. The salon also retails fashion accessories (watches, bracelets, earrings, necklaces).

Product overview

Caract' Hair - By Jérôme is a hair salon business offering a comprehensive range of beauty services. The core offerings include professional haircutting, coloring, and styling services (Coiffure), hair extensions using the SOCAP France system, bridal hair services, makeup, and complete relooking services. The business also operates L'institut par Fred, a dedicated beauty institute providing manicure, pedicure, nail gel services, and hair removal treatments. Additionally, the salon retails fashion accessories including watches, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. The company positions itself as a visagist and colorist expert with over 30 years of experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'institut par Fred: Beauty institute operated by Fred within the Caract' Hair salon, offering aesthetics services including gel/resin nail treatments, manicure, pedicure, waxing, and hand/foot care. Open Monday through Saturday by appointment.

Products and services

• Coiffure (Haircuts and Styling) Haircutting, styling, and blow-drying services for men and women, covering short, medium, and long hair, with personalized style consultation.
• Coloration (Hair Coloring) Professional hair coloring services including full color, highlights (mèches), and balayage techniques, using L'Oréal, Kérastase, and Revlon professional products.
• Extensions de Cheveux (Hair Extensions) Hair extension services using the SOCAP France system, providing high-quality natural hair extensions in numerous colors; CARACT'HAIR is a specialist in the SOCAP France extension system.
• Coiffure de Mariées (Wedding Hair) Specialized bridal hair styling including chignons and complete wedding-day hair services for brides and special-occasion clients.
• Relooking Complete hair makeover and styling services for clients seeking a new look, drawing on the lead stylist's visagisme and color expertise.
• Maquillage (Makeup) Professional makeup application services offered alongside hair styling, including for bridal and special-occasion clients.
• L'institut par Fred (Beauty Institute Services) In-house beauty institute operated by Fred within CARACT'HAIR, offering manicure, pedicure, gel and resin nail applications, hand and foot care, and hair removal services by appointment Monday through Saturday.
• Manucurie (Manicure) Manicure services including gel polish, French manicure, color polish, paraffin treatments, and broken-nail repair, offered at publicly listed per-unit prices.
• Beaut\u00e9 des Pieds (Pedicure) Foot care and beauty services including gel nail application for toes, with publicly listed per-unit pricing.
• \u00c9pilation (Hair Removal) Professional hair removal services for various body areas including full legs, half legs, underarms, arms, bikini, and facial areas (eyebrows, lips, chin), with publicly listed per-unit pricing.
• Accessoires de Mode (Fashion Accessories) Retail sale of fashion accessories including watches, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces directly from the salon location.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• L'OréalminorOthersProfessional hair care product brand partnership. L'Oréal products are used at the salon for coloring, treatments, and styling services.
• KérastaseminorOthersPremium hair care brand partnership. Kérastase products available for professional treatments and retail sales at the salon.
• RevlonminorOthersHair care product brand partnership. Revlon products are used and sold at the salon for professional styling services.
• HairdreamsminorOthersHair extension and hair care brand partnership providing premium products for extension services.
• SOCAP FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive partnership for hair extension services. SOCAP France provides high-quality natural hair extensions in numerous colors. The salon is a specialist in the SOCAP France extension system, which is a key differentiator for their extension services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Franck Provost: French premium hair salon franchise chain offering cuts, color, and styling similar to Caract' Hair, with a network spanning regional France. Directly competes for the same premium-cuts customer segment.
• Jean-Claude Biguine: French creative hair salon chain where founder Jérôme Fauchet trained. Operates a comparable premium hair-service portfolio (cuts, color, styling) with multiple locations in France.
• Camille Albane: French unisex hair salon franchise offering cuts, coloring, and styling services comparable to Caract' Hair, with a presence across metropolitan France. Overlaps in mid-to-premium segment.
• Jean Louis David: One of France's largest hair salon franchise networks with broadly similar services (cut, color, styling) operating across major French cities, including the Orléans area. Comparable as a chain-franchise alternative for the premium-cuts positioning Caract' Hair targets.
• Dessange Paris: International French hair salon franchise renowned for premium cuts, color, and bridal styling — overlapping heavily with Caract' Hair's service mix and its bridal specialization. Operates broadly in France including metropolitan Orléans.
• Saint Algue: French hair salon franchise focusing on affordable styling, cuts, and color. Comparable core service offering to Caract' Hair, although positioned at a more accessible price tier.
• Provalliance: France's largest hair salon group operating multiple chains (Coiff&Co, Franck Provost, Jean Louis David among others). Comparable as a multi-salon operator in the French market with significantly greater scale.
• Beauty Success: French chain of beauty institutes and salons offering nail care, waxing, and aesthetic services similar to L'institut par Fred. Comparable as a French beauty-institute operator with multi-location presence across the country.
• Coiff&Co: Budget-friendly French hair salon chain (part of Provalliance Group) offering cuts and color across metropolitan France. Comparable service-line, though positioned differently on price.
• Mod's Hair: French hair salon chain with a fashion-forward positioning similar to Caract' Hair's visagiste approach. Comparable in service mix (cuts, color, styling) and creative-event brand-building.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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