Why use makeup artist software?
Using makeup artist software is a game-changer for professionals in the beauty industry, especially for those running their businesses single-handedly or with minimal staff. Here's why it's a must-have:
- Efficient appointment management: As a makeup artist, you have complete control over your calendar. You can set your working hours, block out dates for vacations or holidays, and view your daily, weekly, or monthly appointments at a glance.
- Online payments integration: The software's capability to handle online payments directly on your booking page is a significant advantage. It offers convenience for both you and your clients, enabling secure and immediate transactions.
- Flexible appointment modifications: Your clients will appreciate the flexibility to book, cancel, or reschedule their appointments through the software. This feature empowers clients to manage their bookings at their convenience while keeping you informed of any changes in real-time. Additionally, you can customize settings, like requiring clients to book a certain amount of time in advance, giving you greater control over your schedule.
- Automated reminders: Vev makeup artist software sends automated email reminders for upcoming appointments to both you and your clients.
Get up to 12% more bookings by having your own online booking page
When to use makeup artist software?
You can use the software for your studio's day-to-day, the software is your go-to for a quick overview of your schedule. It helps you stay organized and prepared for the day's appointments, client details, and any last-minute changes.
What is the best makeup artist software?
The short answer: Vev.
The slightly longer answer: Vev, here is why:
- User-friendly interface: Vev is easy to navigate and intuitive to use. It should streamline appointment management without a steep learning curve.
- Comprehensive scheduling: Vev offers robust scheduling features, allowing you to set your hours, manage exceptions, and view appointments at a glance.
- Online payment integration: Vev supports secure online payments, convenient for both you and your clients.
- Client communication tools: Vev includes automated appointment reminders, helping reduce no-shows and keeping clients informed.
“More time for doing makeup and less time spent doing admin, I love it! ”
What customization options does the Vev makeup artist business software offer?
The Vev makeup artist business software offers a range of customization options to make your page match with your makeup business:
- Color scheme customization: You have the freedom to choose the color palette of your booking page.
- Logo & cover image: Personalize your page further by uploading your business logo and cover image which both appear on your booking page. You can also showcase photos of your makeup treatments.
- Descriptive texts: Clearly you can also add descriptions to your services, allowing clients to understand what each treatment entails.
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Auto pilot
Overview
No-shows
Customers
Offering
Decide what you offer at your makeup studio. Add descriptions for your services, add an image, and best of all set your own prices.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your makeup artist makes, what your clients schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Schedule again
In just a tap your clients become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your clients are reminded to schedule a service again.
Sell smart
Add options, durations, variations, preparation time, cleanup time and your duration to help your clients schedule.
Your duration Vev+
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another client.
Schedule deadline
Decide the exact cutoff time for when clients can schedule a service, giving you full control over availability and scheduling.
Time suggestions
With Smart Suggestions, you can streamline your schedule by offering clients a curated selection of the best available times, making it easier for them to schedule. Alternatively, you can opt for Show All Slots, which highlights the most optimal time slots first but also allows clients to explore the full list of available options.
Coming soon, you’ll also have the option to restrict bookings to Top of the Hour times, giving you even more control over your schedule and helping you cluster appointments efficiently.
Hide items
Hide services so you can only schedule them for your customers.
Sell
Offering
Decide what you offer at your makeup studio. Add descriptions for your services, add an image, and best of all set your own prices.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your makeup artist makes, what your clients schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Schedule again
In just a tap your clients become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your clients are reminded to schedule a service again.
Sell smart
Add options, durations, variations, preparation time, cleanup time and your duration to help your clients schedule.
Your duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another client.
Schedule deadline
Decide the exact cutoff time for when clients can schedule a service, giving you full control over availability and scheduling.
Time suggestions
With Smart Suggestions, you can streamline your schedule by offering clients a curated selection of the best available times, making it easier for them to schedule. Alternatively, you can opt for Show All Slots, which highlights the most optimal time slots first but also allows clients to explore the full list of available options.
Coming soon, you’ll also have the option to restrict bookings to Top of the Hour times, giving you even more control over your schedule and helping you cluster appointments efficiently.
Hide items
Hide services so you can only schedule them for your customers.
Marketing
Get reviews from clients
Effortlessly collect reviews from your customers, which will soon appear directly on your page for everyone to see.
Share your link
Add your link to your website and socials. A link in bio could boost the appointments of your makeup studio up to 40%.
Personalize emails
Create personalized emails for appointments to engage clients and strengthen your business.
Add Vev to your website
Add Vev to your website with two options: a popup booking button or a fully embedded booking widget for seamless client acquisitions.
Cover your makeup artist
Add a cover to your header that matches your makeup studio. Impress your clients of your makeup artist even more.
Schedule with a QR-code
Make it easy for your clients to schedule services by placing your QR code on flyers, business cards, stickers, posters, or any other visible spots in your makeup studio. With just a quick scan on their phone, they can access your services effortlessly, no extra steps needed.
Policy
Set up a clear policy that outlines your terms for bookings, cancellations, refunds, and any additional fees. Defining these guidelines helps manage customer expectations and reduces the risk of disputes.
Page description
Write a catchy slogan or description that highlights what makes your makeup artist special. This helps your clients share and recommend you to others.
Show your colors
Set the tone for your page by choosing colors that represent your makeup studio. These will create a cohesive look across your page, tools, and emails, aligning everything with your unique brand.
Social handles
Add the profiles of your makeup studio from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, and your website to connect with clients and expand your online reach.
Payments
Get paid ahead
Have your clients pay ahead for their appointment. Only if you want to, you're the makeup artist, and you are in control.
Deposits
Have your clients put down a deposit to get their appointment. This has proven to reduce no-shows.
Scan to pay
Let your clients scan your QR for you to get paid. Vev will keep track of who has paid for their service so your makeup artist administration is always up to date.
Tap to Pay on iPhone
Accept contactless payments with only your iPhone. No extra terminals or hardware needed.
Discounts
It's easy to give your client a discount on their service. Choose a percentage or fixed amount. Whatever works best for your makeup artist.
Add amount
Add a percentage or fixed amount to the price of the appointment, in the simplest way possible for you as a makeup artist.
No extra payment devices
No need to fill in the amount again. Or sync, connect and pay for that extra device in your makeup studio. Simply use your phone to have clients pay for their services on the spot.
Refunds
Choose if clients who've paid ahead will automatically be refunded when their appointment is cancelled.
Payments work out of the box
Payments are set up very easy. So you can get paid out of the gate.
Policy
Set up a clear policy that outlines your terms for bookings, cancellations, refunds, and any additional fees. Defining these guidelines helps manage customer expectations and reduces the risk of disputes.
Business
Your overview of services
See exactly who will get what service, and at what time the appointment is due.
Your opening hours
You decide when your makeup studio is open (or closed) for appointments.
Choose a time and date
Let your clients pick a time that suits them best, while you stay in control by deciding how strict or flexible your scheduling rules are.
Add your breaks
Plan when you want a fixed break. Looking for more flexibility? Turn on smart breaks.
Add 'Me time'
Got a personal appointment? With just a tap you can block time off. This way clients can't make an appointment.
Exceptions
Want to stay open on public holidays or take a well-deserved vacation? You’re in full control of your makeup studio’s hours.
Schedule deadline
Decide the exact cutoff time for when clients can schedule a service, giving you full control over availability and scheduling.
Daily exports
Access your sales records by day—whether it’s historic data, today’s sales, or future bookings.
Capacity
Set up the number of clients you can have at the same time.
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync (one way) your appointments to your personal calendar app.
Ahead of time
Set up your booking horizon, this let you define how far in the future clients are able to schedule services.
Your duration
Some appointments don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another client.
Notifications for you
When your client makes an appointment, cancelation or change you will receive a notification.
Time suggestions
With Smart Suggestions, you can streamline your schedule by offering clients a curated selection of the best available times, making it easier for them to schedule. Alternatively, you can opt for Show All Slots, which highlights the most optimal time slots first but also allows clients to explore the full list of available options.
Coming soon, you’ll also have the option to restrict bookings to Top of the Hour times, giving you even more control over your schedule and helping you cluster appointments efficiently.
Exports
Export data from your makeup studio effortlessly on a monthly or yearly basis. Get detailed insights into all your appointments, including tax details, providing you with everything you need to stay informed and in control.
Learn
Your month wrapped up
Every month we email you analytics of last months' appointments, cancelations, most popular services and revenue. This way you know exactly how your makeup studio is doing.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your makeup artist makes, what your clients schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Auto pilot
Emails
Every appointment, cancellation, change and reminder is automatically sent to your clients. Emails are sent in your style so they feel familiar to your clients.
Appointment reminders
On the day of the appointment, your client receives a reminder from you. It's send automatically and includes all the information of their service.
Your month wrapped up
Every month we email you analytics of last months' appointments, cancelations, most popular services and revenue. This way you know exactly how your makeup studio is doing.
Share your link
Add your link to your website and socials. A link in bio could boost the appointments of your makeup studio up to 40%.
Bookkeeping
Make your administration of your makeup studio run smooth.
Plus, a lot more
There's a lot more coming in Vev+ that will make doing business even easier. But we keep those under wraps for the moment.
Personalize emails
Create personalized emails for appointments to engage clients and strengthen your business.
Item suggestions
Creating the right mix of services is essential to attract and retain clients—but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Our suggestions are here to guide you every step of the way. With personalized recommendations based on industry trends and your makeup artist, you can quickly set up a winning selection of offerings. Let us help you create the perfect lineup so you can focus on growing your makeup artist.
Overview
Calendar view
See all your makeup artist appointments in a calendar view.
Your overview of services
See exactly who will get what service, and at what time the appointment is due.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your makeup artist makes, what your clients schedule most and even learn how they made their appointment.
Today's clients
Your daily overview of clients. Showing you exactly who's you will see today, and an easy way to let you schedule again.
Delivery overview
See exactly where and at what time you need to deliver services. Everything shown on an interactive map to make it crystal clear for you!
Notifications for you
When your client makes an appointment, cancelation or change you will receive a notification.
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync (one way) your appointments to your personal calendar app.
Your month wrapped up
Every month we email you analytics of last months' appointments, cancelations, most popular services and revenue. This way you know exactly how your makeup studio is doing.
No-shows
Appointment reminders
On the day of the appointment, your client receives a reminder from you. It's send automatically and includes all the information of their service.
Policy
Set up a clear policy that outlines your terms for bookings, cancellations, refunds, and any additional fees. Defining these guidelines helps manage customer expectations and reduces the risk of disputes.
Change the time
Clients can change the time of their upcoming appointment as long as the cancelation deadline hasn't passed.
Add to Calendar
Clients can add the appointment to their calendar. This way they receive a notification before their service. The address, travel time and link to their confirmation page can be found in the event details.
Add to wallet
After clients schedule services, they get a pass for their digital wallet. When added they get a notification on their phone at the right time. The pass contains all the details like; date, time, location, total cost, payment details and link.
Emails
Every appointment, cancellation, change and reminder is automatically sent to your clients. Emails are sent in your style so they feel familiar to your clients.
Client details
For makeup artists it's super handy to have all the details of clients at their finger tips. Allowing you to send a text, call or email whenever you need.
Cancelation deadline
Set a deadline for when clients can cancel for free, giving you more control over your schedule and protecting your time. When a cancellation is made, clients will automatically receive an email with a link to easily schedule their next service with your makeup artist, ensuring a smooth and professional experience.
Client history
See exactly what service your client scheduled before.
Customers
Fields
Add more specific client information to run your makeup artist even better. For instance add their date of birth, Customer ID, pet name and more.
Get reviews from clients
Effortlessly collect reviews from your customers, which will soon appear directly on your page for everyone to see.
Customer list
See or find your most valuable clients. This lets you build relationships and get more appointments.
Edit clients
Edit client details, merge and remove to keep your client list up to date.
Client details
For makeup artists it's super handy to have all the details of clients at their finger tips. Allowing you to send a text, call or email whenever you need.
Add notes
Add notes about your clients. These notes show up around the appointment, so you can pick up the conversation with your client where you left off last time.
Today's clients
Your daily overview of clients. Showing you exactly who's you will see today, and an easy way to let you schedule again.
Schedule again
In just a tap your clients become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next appointment. No upcoming appointment? You and your clients are reminded to schedule a service again.
It's your data
It's your data. The client information is yours. Vev doesn't sell, resell, target or advertise with the data from your makeup artist. Of course not!
Client history
See exactly what service your client scheduled before.