In a Nutshell:
The Cleo GX Pedicure Chair is an exceptionally engineered chair focusing more on technician-side features than client-side. A striking design and a solid value for the money. Great for small to medium-sized spas and salons.
Customization options
Ease of Use
Comfort
Overall Rating
4.3/5
Benefits
Drawbacks
Recommended For: Small to medium-sized spas and salons in need of a well-engineered chair offering solid value for the money.
Suppose you’re considering opening a spa or salon. In that case, the number of pedicure chairs on the market today can leave you with analysis paralysis, which may leave you wondering which pedicure chair is “right” for you.
It’s a tough call because manufacturers claim their products are the best. They can’t all be the best, so it comes down to exactly what you want and are looking for.
The Cleo GX pedicure chair has a great mix of features but is more focused on features that make the technician’s job easier and more efficient, which means you can handle a greater number of clients per day. It doesn’t completely ignore creature comforts for your clients, but that’s not where the main emphasis is.
This is a solid choice if you’re looking for a well-priced, exceptionally-engineered pedicure chair to make your operation more efficient. There’s a reason it placed a strong second in our roundup review, and you won’t be disappointed.
Key Features of the Cleo Pedicure Chair
Footprint and Aesthetic
The Cleo GX pedicure chair is a sizable piece of equipment. It measures 55.25” x 27.75” x 55” and weighs 225 pounds, making it the second heaviest chair in our roundup review.
Aesthetically, it boasts a sleek, modern design yet remains understated, which is no easy feat. If you plan to open a spa with classical or Old World styling, this isn’t your best bet, but that will only apply to a tiny minority of potential customers. It’ll fit in with your planned décor scheme just fine for everyone else.
Color Options
Note that when you order the chair, you do have several options that will allow you to tailor the chair better to fit the look and feel of your establishment, including:
The spa bowl color is available in black nickel, crystal reflections, and gold reflections.
The chair base is offered in bone, gray, and white.
And the chair itself, which can be ordered in:
Technician-Centered Features
This is where the J&A Cleo GX shines. It’s packed with features your technicians will love, including a three-stage adjustable footrest so your technicians won’t break their backs. At the same time, they go about their work, and the exceptional DuraJet foot massager, which utilizes disposable liners, makes cleanup a snap.
Both are client-side features since the footrest can be adjusted to maximize client comfort. The foot massager has obvious client benefits, but the main reason for their inclusion was to make your technicians’ lives easier.
The chair also has a pipeless design, which makes long-term maintenance a snap, and the auto-fill sensor makes operating the Cleo GX a breeze.
Note that although the chair and base are not modularly designed, which means that they won’t stack seamlessly against each other, their pipeless design enables you to put them quite close together.
Client-Centered Features
Despite being engineered with more technician-centered features, the Cleo GX pedicure spa offers some attractive client-centric features, not the least of which is the chair’s comfort. We’d like it better if it offered heat and/or massage, but even without these things, the chair is quite comfortable (and comes with a pillow), making it easy to relax.
There’s also a convenience tray with a cup holder that can be folded to the side of the chair when unnecessary.
As we mentioned, the footrest is adjustable, and although that’s mostly for the technician’s benefit, it can certainly be adjusted to enhance client comfort.
The foot bowl is generously sized and offers a great massage, courtesy of the DuraJets. It also includes a showerhead, which is even better.
Pros and Cons of the Cleo GX Pedicure Spa
The Cleo pedicure chair has a lot to like, but again, most of the “extras” included in its design are technician-centric. That’s not necessarily bad because, in practice, your clients won’t be spending hours on end in the chair in any case, and it’s certainly comfortable enough to satisfy the time they will be spending in it.
We like almost everything about the model, but in terms of improvements, we’d love to see more attention paid to client-side features, including a heated backrest, a massage function, or both. In an ideal world, there’d be even more color customization options and perhaps even material options.
Cleo GX Pedicure Chair Review Conclusion
The Cleo GX pedicure chair is exceptionally well-built and offered by one of the leaders in the industry. Although this model did not take top honors in our roundup review, when you look at J&A’s lineup, you’d be hard-pressed to find a company with a better overall product line. Even if the Cleo GX isn’t the “right” chair for you, the company offers a variety of strong models, and one of those is sure to be a match for you.
On its own, the Cleo GX came close to capturing top honors in our roundup review. However, its lack of a more complete set of client-centric features and a truly modular design caused it to place second behind the Belava Elevate.
Conversely, the Cleo GX is less expensive than the Elevate, so if those things aren’t as important to you, this is a superb choice. Highly recommended.
Recommended Reading
Belava Elevate Pedicure Chair & Modular System Review
Find out how the Belava Elevate sets the Gold Standard for pedicure chairs, which are ideal for salons and spas of all sizes.
T4 Stellar Pedicure Chair Review
Our review of the T4 Spa Stellar is a pedicure chair with massage functions that are ideal for smaller spas.
References & Resources
- What Are the Benefits of a Pedicure?, Sally Beauty.
- Efficiency and Benefits of Massage Therapy, Australian Science.