Salon Equipment & Architecture: An Overview
Beauty salon equipment is an essential part of every beauty salon. Without it,
no salon can work. Be it for taking care of hair, face, body, skin, or feet,
beauty equipment is a must. Thankfully, to help us in setting up a good salon,
beauty salon equipment is offered by hundreds of companies in the market.
Before setting up a beauty salon, we need equipment. Such equipment includes
salon chairs and stools, salon stations, shampoo bowls, styling chairs, hair
steamers, reception furniture, and facial beds among many other things.
Truly amazing equipment can be sought at Iowa Beauty & Barber Supply which
offers vanities, styling chairs, desks, and a lot more at its American Equipment
Division.
Although equipment is usually sold individually, there are some companies which
offer salon packages for starters like ‘4 station starter package’ which
includes styling chairs, styling stations, shampoo units, and hair steamers.
Such packages not only provide the basic equipment, but are also cheaper than
the items bought individually.
Other packages include ‘deluxe facial room package’ which costs around $2599,
and includes electric facial chair, facial care, hot towel warmer, and many more
things.
Some brands which make good beauty salon equipment include TISPRO, Jeffco,
Hotspa, GiGi, and many others.
Jeffco has an immense collection of salon equipment like chairs, stations,
manicure tables, shampoo units, strainers, and much more. While styling chairs
cost around $500 or more, backwash shampoo units can cost around $1650. However,
shampoo bowls cost much less, around $140 dollars.
Bob’s Beauty Supply also provides branded equipment for salons. Some of its
brands include Andis, Wahl, Aster, and Graham besides others.
Equipment is generally costly, but sometimes it can be bought at wholesale or
discounted rates from some companies. Wholesale and discounted equipment can be
got at Equipment for Salons and Wholesale Salon Equipment among others.
Sally Beauty, AAA Spa Depot, Cache Beauty, AB Salon Equipment, Bob’s Beauty
Supply, Daytona, IBBEArticle Submission, and KFI Beauty Supplies are some other
places where one can find beauty salon equipment.
State-of-the-art salon stations
Designing a beauty salon or spa can be perceived as an exciting activity if
you want to perceive it in an unusual way. In fact it starts off as a daydream
in your mind and you then turn it into reality. This exciting activity or dream
may take plenty of your time and efforts.
Many times again and again you may be obsessive with the desire of conclusion
but completion and perfection are not within your grasp. There are so many
choices have to be done over the course of this venture and these choices will
arise over and over. Choosing salon furniture itself will call for at least a
dozen of choices:
receptions desks, reception seating, visuals and accessories, retail displays,
pedicure spas, salon stations, styling chairs and all-purpose chairs, barber
chairs, carts, manicure tables, task chairs, shampoo chairs, shampoo cabinets,
sinks, dryer chairs, dryers and more.
Further in this article we will focus on one of these accessories, namely salon
stations. We will review different models and styles of salon stations from one
of the today's leading manufacturers of salon furniture.
There is a large selection of salon stations on the market. Salon stations come
in a diversity of sizes and finishes. Moreover, salon stations can be
custom-made to fit the architect plan best suitable for your salon business
layout.
All purpose stations are designed with durability, convenience, and storage in
mind. These all purpose salon stations take care of the essentials beautifully.
As examples of all purpose stations we will review several salon stations
produced by Jeffco - one of the leading salon furniture manufacturers.
Jeffco all purpose station Model 2 features mirror, shampoo well, one drawer,
and one storage compartment with one shelf. Dimensions: 44" W x 16" D x 68" H.
Mirror 30" H x 44" W. Color: available in white, gray, black and almond.
Jeffco all purpose station Model 306 features mirror, shampoo well, two drawers,
storage compartment, two curling iron holders and one blower, and electric
outlet. Dimensions: 48" W x 17" D x 68" H. Mirror 30" H x 48" W. Color:
available in white, gray, black and almond.
Salon styling stations offer variety of styles and colors. Each styling station
is a part of quality-built furniture that looks fantastic and will stand up to
the scrupulous demands of your business.
Jeffco styling station Model 314 features mirror, two storage compartments, two
drawers, two curling iron holders and one blower, and electric outlet.
Dimensions: 48" W x 17" D x 70" H. Mirror 30" H x 48" W. Color: available in
white, gray, black and almond.
Jeffco four operator styling station Model 319 features four mirrors, four
storage compartments, four drawers, eight curling iron holders and four blowers,
and four electric outlets. Dimensions: 48" W x 48" D x 68" H. Mirrors 30" H x
17" W. Color: available in white, gray, black and almond.
Jeffco wall styling stations come with one or two drawers, two curling iron
holders and one or two blow dryers. Available in white, gray, black and almond
color schemes.
Spa & Salon Architecture of Sunless Tanning Booth
As we begin to fully understand the serious consequences of sun tanning, we
are looking for alternatives and that’s why a visit it a sunless tanning booth
has become so popular. There are no tanning bed risks and no tanning bed burns
to worry about. Just a beautiful golden tan that lasts about a week.
Remember the first self tanners that hit the shelves many years ago – wella you
became instant carrot orange. Well we’ve come along way babe! The hottest thing
to hit the beauty seen is the sunless tanning booth which gently sprays your
entire body a golden brown. You’ll look naturally sun kissed and no one, and I
mean no one will know its not a gift from mother nature.”
Although you can get your spray tan out of a can it can be a bit tricky and you
might land up looking a little streaky so why not book an appointment at your
favorite salon and get it done right. Just think the perfect sunless tan! No
more harmful UV rays
If you don’t which shop has a spray booth or who is good then ask around, word
of mouth is always a good way to find out what salon does the best spray
tanning. Once you’ve chosen a salon book your appointment.
On the day of your appointment shower and exfoliate to make sure you’ve removed
all loose and flaky skin. All the spray tanning in the world won’t do you any
good if its just going to flake off tomorrow with dead skin. A loofah works
great for removing dead skin.
If there are parts of your body that you don’t’ want spray tanned than choose
old clothing to cover them because they are going to be covered in a dye that
doesn’t come off easily. You’ll also need to make sure they fit tight so that
spray can’t waft up.
Be sure you follow the instructions the salon gives you. Normally they give you
a handout to read that tells you what to do.
After your sprayed you need to stand still for 60 seconds to let the tan dry
evenly. This doesn’t mean its completely dry it just this is when it’s easiest
to rub off or smear. You should actually be cautious for a couple of hours.
After the 60 seconds gently blot your skin with a towel to catch drips and
remove any blotches.
Feet don’t normally get as much sun as the rest of you so they are often paler.
In a spray booth they may actually darker faster because of the angle so it’s
best to wear the paper booties the salon gives you to keep your tan looking
natural. You can always apply a coat at home with a can tanner if they are too
light.
If you’ve got a special event coming up, perhaps a wedding, prom, or a re-union,
spray tanning might be something you’ll want to try. When done correctly it
results in a very natural looking tan adding summer color to your pale winter
skin. Using a sunless tanning booth is what could be called smart tanning. So
what are you waiting for? Why not give it a try?
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