September 3, 2026

Renting a booth in a salon suite changed how I think about shampoo equipment: no water supply near the station, and extra charges for any plumbing work. The fix was a portable shampoo sink with water tank on casters, filled from a utility tap. No pipes, no permits, no plumber. This guide helps you choose

My esthetician friend runs her facials from a beautiful open-shelf trolley — three tiers of serums, spatulas and a bowl, everything in arm’s reach. It looks great in photos. It also means every bottle gets a fine layer of dust, the retail serums on the bottom shelf have been handled by two curious kids while

The breaker tripped on day two. A new spa owner had set up her treatment room with a facial steamer, a towel warmer and a secondhand stand dryer, all plugged into one power strip behind the bed. The steamer alone was fine. The dryer was fine. Together, on one 15-amp circuit, they weren’t — and

A few months back, a nail tech setting up her first solo studio asked me to look at her shopping cart. She had found a beautiful marble-top manicure table at a price she liked, a “tech chair” with great reviews but no height range listed, and a client chair she picked because it matched the