CaliDiary lets clients book nails, lashes and brows on your studio's WordPress website. Each treatment books at its own length, infills and full sets stay separate, patch tests are booked before the treatment that needs them, and long appointments can take a deposit by card. Clients' details stay on your own website.
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Made-up businesses, real CaliDiary features. Each example names the features that do the work.
At Lacquer & Lash Studio (a made-up studio), a gel infill takes an hour and a new set of acrylics two hours. Each is its own service, so a client booking a full set only sees gaps long enough, and the 10 minutes after each appointment keep time to clean the desk and tools.
Lash tints and brow tints need a patch test before the first treatment. The patch test is a free five-minute service, and the booking form asks new clients whether they have had one in the last six months. If not, the follow-up question explains what to book first.
A client books a lash lift and a brow lamination together. CaliDiary adds up the time and the price, finds a gap long enough with the same technician, and takes a deposit by card when they book.
At the end of a full set, the technician books the client's infill for two or three weeks' time from the Overview screen, while the client is still at the desk, so the next visit is never left to chance.
One person, one customer, a set length.
AvailableNo price, no payment step.
AvailableBack-to-back services with one person; times and prices add up.
AvailableWhen full, people join a list and are offered freed places.
AvailableAn example to adapt: change the names, lengths and prices to your own.
| Service | Length | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Patch testAt least 48 hours before tints | 10 min | Free |
| Gel manicure | 45 min | $35 |
| Acrylic full set | 2 h | $60 |
| Infill | 1 h | $40 |
| Classic lash full set | 2 h | $75 |
| Lash lift and tint | 1 h | $50 |
| Brow lamination and tint | 50 min | $45 |
Customers choose more than one service; times and prices add up into one appointment.
Paid up front, in full or by deposit, into your own Stripe, PayPal or Mollie. No commission.
Know what each booking is about before it starts, with no chasing details by email.
Customers send documents and photos with their booking; files stay private on your site.
Hide a few free times so a new diary never looks empty, without pressure messages.
When a time is full, people join a list and are offered freed places by email.
The free plan covers one technician with up to five services. Solo adds unlimited services (most studios offer more than five), several services in one visit, card deposits, yes / no questions, photo uploads and look busy. A studio with several technicians, or a nail bar and a brow bar under one roof, needs Pro.
A gel polish change, an infill, a new set of extensions and a brow lamination all take different amounts of time, and the difference matters when your day is booked back to back. In CaliDiary each service has its own length, and buffers after each appointment keep time for cleaning tools, changing towels and setting up for the next client. Customers only see gaps long enough for what they choose, and the booking lock means two clients can never land in the same chair.
Tints and lash adhesives need care with sensitive skin. Ask about allergies on the booking form, and offer a free patch-test service that books with no payment step. On Solo and Pro, a "show only when" question can explain the patch-test rule to new clients only, so regulars aren't asked the same thing every visit. Answers are kept with each booking and on the client's profile.
A two-hour full set left empty is two hours lost. On Solo and Pro, long appointments can take a deposit by card through your own Stripe, PayPal or Mollie account, with the balance paid on the day. If you prefer, show bank transfer details with the client's reference instead. When a client cancels, the waiting list offers the place to the next person by email.
Clients often know exactly what they want: a nail design from social media, a lash style, a brow shape. On Solo and Pro, a photo upload on the booking form lets them send it in advance. Files are stored privately on your own website, only your staff can see them, and hidden location data is removed from photos.
When you are starting out, look busy on Solo and Pro hides a few free times so a new diary never looks empty, without "only two left" messages. Staff can still book every time from the admin.
Text and WhatsApp reminders through your own provider account, and packages of treatments, are on the roadmap. See every feature and its plan on the features page.
Facials, massages, waxing and spa days, with rooms and deposits.
Clients choose their stylist and a service that books at the right length.
Consultations first, treatments you approve, and aftercare reviews booked in.
Quick, back-to-back cuts with the barber clients ask for, or the next free chair.
Start on the free plan, with no booking limit. Upgrade only when you need to.
