Meet the Delhi Man Helping 30000+ Women Feel Less Anxious About Salon Bills |
The woman stands outside the salon for a moment longer than she needs to.
She adjusts her bag, glances at her phone, and looks through the glass door. Inside, everything looks familiar. Chairs, mirrors, people waiting their turn. Still, she hesitates.
It is not the service she is unsure about. It is the bill that will come at the end. Will the price stay the same? Will something be added halfway through? Will she feel awkward asking questions?
For many Indian women, this uncertainty quietly shapes their choices. Salon visits turn into rare treats, saved for weddings, festivals, or moments that feel important enough to justify the spend. Regular self-care slips away, not because it is unwanted, but because it feels unpredictable.
This hesitation is what Kamal Gulati kept noticing long before he opened his first salon.
He was not watching trends or transformations. He was watching women pause. He saw the way they weighed comfort against cost, how they asked the same question twice, how some of them chose to leave earlier than they wanted to.
For Indian women, beauty has never been only about how one looks.
It shows up in everyday moments. A haircut before a job interview. Neat hands after a long week. The reassurance of feeling presentable while managing work, family, and responsibilities that do not pause.
Feeling good about how you look often changes how you carry yourself through the day. It adds confidence where there was hesitation.
Yet professional self-care often comes with conditions. High prices. Vague explanations. Bills that feel heavier than expected. Over time, this teaches women to hold back, even when they want to show up for themselves.
That gap stayed with Kamal.
Long before GK Studio existed as a place or a name, it existed as a question that kept returning. Why should something so closely tied to confidence feel out of reach for so many?
With Rs 10 lakh and a decision to prioritise clarity, he set out to build a salon experience where women could feel sure of what they were choosing.
Today, GK Studio operates four profitable branches across Gurugram and South Delhi, has served over 30,000 customers, and runs a professional product line that brings salon-grade treatments within reach.
But all these milestones came later. What came first was a focus on trust.
“I noticed a clear gap in the beauty industry, especially when it came to chemical treatments, which were often priced so high that many women couldn’t access them. With GK Studio, I wanted to bring transparency, affordability, and proper detailing, elements that were largely........