| If you run a hairdressing salon or beauty salon, | | | | your nail polishes, you'll need to keep your salon |
| then you'll already know what salon equipment | | | | tidy and organised. |
| you need in order to provide the products and | | | | 6. Because hairdryers are so important to your |
| services that your clients expect. If you're setting | | | | stylists and clients, it's essential that you get good, |
| up a new salon, or refurbishing your salon, then | | | | salon quality, hairdryers. These will be in use all |
| here's what you need. | | | | day everyday, so need to be reliable and last a |
| 1. You'll want to make sure that you have the | | | | long time. Hood dryers are also important, and will |
| right sort of styling chairs for your clients. You will | | | | allow you to style clients' hair whilst waiting for |
| need different sorts of chairs for hair and hail | | | | other clients' hair to dry. |
| treatments, and the style of chairs will depend on | | | | 7. Trolleys are a good idea, so that your stylists |
| the type of salon and your clientele. A modern | | | | and beauticians have everything they need close |
| looking busy city centre salon will have a different | | | | to hand, and can keep their beauty and |
| sort of client than a small hairdressers in the | | | | hairdressing equipment tidy and organised. |
| suburbs. | | | | 8. If you're offering beauty treatments as well, |
| 2. Your wash areas will need to be suitable for | | | | then you'll want to make sure that you have the |
| the services your offer as well. You might want | | | | right number and sorts of treatment couches. |
| modern stylish minimal designs, or you might want | | | | These will need to be adjustable so that your |
| something more traditional for your clients. | | | | beauticians can work on them, and comfortable |
| 3. Your reception area is the first impression | | | | for your clients. |
| visitors get of your salon. You need to make sure | | | | 9. Your nail stations will need to have plenty of |
| that your reception furniture is good quality, | | | | light, and be at the right height for your nail |
| comfortable and suitable for the type of salon | | | | technicians and clients. You'll also need to make |
| you are. | | | | sure that you have comfortable adjustable chairs |
| 4. Having a good reception desk is also important. | | | | too. |
| There needs to be enough space for your | | | | 10. As well as chairs for your clients, you'll need to |
| appointments book, and so that clients can pay, | | | | ensure that you have chairs for you and your |
| and you'll also want to have some additional hair | | | | staff too. Perhaps there will be times when you |
| and beauty products available to purchase, so | | | | need to take a break, or want to discuss styles |
| that your clients can get the salon look at home | | | | or treatments with clients. |
| too. | | | | Now you know what sort of hairdressing |
| 5. Your salon will definitely need plenty of storage | | | | equipment and salon furniture you need, have you |
| areas. Whether you're looking for somewhere to | | | | really got all the salon equipment you and your |
| keep your gowns and towels, somewhere to | | | | clients need? |
| store your hair products, or an area to display | | | | |