Online booking for make-up artists

Most freelance make-up artists get their bookings through Instagram and word of mouth. A bride sees your work, sends a message, and a long exchange starts: prices, dates, trial or no trial, where you'll do the make-up. Many of those conversations happen while you're working on someone else, and the reply comes hours later.

The work is also very seasonal. Saturdays between spring and autumn go fast, while weekdays are quieter and suit trials, lessons and photo shoots. Knowing which Saturdays are still free, without scrolling back through messages, is half the job.

A bridal booking usually means two appointments: the trial, a few weeks or months before, and the wedding morning itself. On Book, each is its own service with its own price, and you open slots for each at the length it takes. Brides book their trial on a weekday slot, and you open the wedding-morning slots only on the dates you actually have free.

If you teach self make-up workshops, a slot can take several people: set its capacity and each participant books their own place. For one-to-one lessons, keep the capacity at one.

Clients book without an account and receive a confirmation email; you get an email for every new booking. When plans change, you reschedule or cancel from your bookings list, and your calendar syncs with Google, iPhone or Mac. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited bookings and services, no commission, no contract.