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'Our space is healing': Mother-daughter duo on 40-year salon success

Virginia Barcial Brittain and her daughter, Krystle Wachorn, were continuing a beauty business that would span decades.

Virginia Barcial Brittain and her daughter, Krystle Wachorn, were continuing a beauty business that would span decades. Credit: Supplied by Virginia Barcial Brittain

Since founding her Kingston salon in 1986, Tasmanian Virginia Barcial Brittain has built a 40-year legacy of success, supported by her daughter Krystle Wachorn’s commitment to modernizing their services and treatments.


Key Points
  • The Australian beauty and salon sector continues to show robust growth, with revenues projected to reach $ 8.19 billion USD this year, according to Statista.
  • To secure the initial capital for the business 'Virginia's Beauty and Care' during the 1980s recession, Brittain borrowed $5,000 AUD at a high 19% interest rate, diligently paying it off ahead of schedule through small, consistent increments.
  • According to Wachorn, their enduring client loyalty stems from forty years of established trust and the 'safe space' consistently described by their patrons.
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Virginia Barcial Brittain at her salon in 1996, continuing a beauty business that would span decades.

Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information only. For specific financial advice, you should consider seeking independent business, legal, financial, taxation or other advice to check how the information here relates to your unique circumstances.

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