Best Salon Stools in Australia (2026)

A salon stool is a low, backless (or light-backrest) stool on a five-star rolling base — the kind you’ll see under hairdressers, lash techs, nail artists, and beauty therapists, built for quick height changes and hours of close, active work rather than long static sitting. Some come with a saddle-shaped seat for a more open hip angle, others with a flatter round seat and a small backrest to lean into between clients.

What to look for in a salon stool

• Backrest — About half this list skips it. If you’re seated through full shifts, a backrest like the ALFORDSON Backrest/Footrest or Salon Spa Stool gives you somewhere to lean between clients.
• Seat width — Ranges from 33cm (Salon Spa Stool) to 38cm (Backrest/Footrest) among the ALFORDSON range alone. Wider generally means more comfortable for longer sessions.
• Review history — and which specific listing — This is the one category where the exact ASIN matters more than the brand name. Two ALFORDSON stools here share almost identical specs and pricing but very different review records (Sierra Black vs. Sierra All Black) — always check the individual listing, not just the product photo.
• Local vs. imported — Six of these eight are confirmed Australian listings with local reviews. The other two (SALONFACTORY, TASALON) ship from the US with large global review bases but zero Australian-specific feedback yet.
• Height range — Most sit in the 47–67cm range. TASALON’s 61–81cm range is the outlier — the only stool here genuinely suited to tall standing desks.

1. Artiss White — cheapest option

The cheapest genuine salon stool in this comparison at $52.95, with a 4.6-star average and a distinctive white colourway most competitors don’t offer. Sold and shipped directly by Amazon rather than a third-party seller. The catch: that strong rating comes from just 3 reviews, so treat it as an early positive signal rather than a settled track record.

2. ALFORDSON Salon Spa Stool — cheapest backrest option

An Amazon’s Choice badge and a 4.3-star average from 17 reviews make this the easiest entry point into a backrest salon stool. Multiple reviewers specifically praise it for lash and beauty-table work. The narrowest seat (33cm) of ALFORDSON’s range, and two reviewers independently describe it as too firm for a full eight-hour shift — better suited to shorter sessions.

3. ALFORDSON Saddle Salon Stool (Sierra Black) — best overall

The highest rating of any single-unit ALFORDSON salon stool — 4.4 stars — and every one of its 10 reviews comes from an Australian buyer, a genuinely clean local track record. No backrest, but a footrest is included and the price undercuts most of the field. The one real limitation, per direct reviewer feedback: at 64.5cm maximum height, it’s tight for very tall users.

4. ALFORDSON Sierra All Black — budget alternative

Near-identical specs and the same $59.95 price as the Sierra Black stool above — same dimensions, same frame design — but a meaningfully weaker and more inconsistent track record at 3.7 stars from 21 reviews. Some buyers report visible rust or an uncomfortably hard seat; others are perfectly happy. It’s the clearest example in this whole category of why the exact listing matters more than the brand name.

5. ALFORDSON Backrest/Footrest — best with backrest

The most-reviewed ALFORDSON salon stool in this entire comparison — 28 ratings at 4.2 stars — with the widest seat (38cm) and tallest height range (52–67cm) of the brand’s lineup. Mostly strong feedback, including confirmed daily use in a dog grooming salon, but Amazon’s own review summary flags stability as a mixed point: one reviewer’s backrest broke on first lean-back. Worth a gentle stress-test before committing to heavy daily use.

6. ALFORDSON Set of 2 — best for buying a pair

Two Sierra-spec saddle stools bundled at $119.95 — effectively the same $59.95 per-stool price as buying the single-unit listing separately. The honest caveat: this specific bundled listing has zero reviews and showed “no featured offers available” when we checked, meaning there wasn’t even a reliable way to complete a purchase. If you need two matching stools today, buying two of the single-unit Sierra Black listing above gets you the same specs and price with an actual review history behind it.

7. SALONFACTORY — highest weight capacity

An Amazon’s Choice badge and one of the largest review bases in this whole category — 498 ratings at 4.4 stars — built around a 136kg (300 lb) capacity and a saddle cushion 5mm thicker than standard. The important asterisk: this is a US cross-border listing shipped from Amazon US, and every one of those 498 reviews comes from outside Australia. Expect roughly one to two weeks’ delivery and no local review history yet.

8. TASALON — best premium

The largest review base and highest rating of any product in this whole comparison — 519 ratings at 4.5 stars — plus the tallest height range (61–81cm), the only stool here genuinely suited to tall standing desks. It’s also the most expensive at $190.88, and like SALONFACTORY, it’s a US cross-border listing with zero reviews from Australian buyers so far.

Which salon stool should you buy?

• ALFORDSON Sierra Blackif you want the best all-round pick — highest single-stool rating and a fully Australian review history.
• ALFORDSON Backrest/Footrestif you need a backrest and want the widest seat and the largest ALFORDSON review base.
• Artiss Whiteif you want the lowest price and a distinctive colourway, and can accept a thin review sample.
• TASALONif you want the single most-reviewed, highest-rated stool in the category and don’t mind paying a premium for US shipping.
• SALONFACTORYfor a very similar review profile to TASALON at $62 less, if you don’t need the extra height range.

Related reading:
→ Full Artiss White salon stool review
→ Full ALFORDSON Salon Spa Stool review
→ Full ALFORDSON Saddle Salon Stool (Sierra Black) review
→ Full ALFORDSON Sierra All Black review
→ Full ALFORDSON Backrest/Footrest review
→ Full ALFORDSON Set of 2 review
→ Full SALONFACTORY review
→ Full TASALON review
→ Compare all salon stools at a glance
→ Compare all saddle stools at a glance