What clients check before they book a makeup artist
- What you do: bridal, occasion, editorial, lessons; your style in a sentence ("soft, skin-first").
- Prices: studio services with a price each; wedding prices "from", per bride and per extra person.
- Where: your studio, and how far you travel for weddings (and whether travel costs extra).
- Availability: which wedding season you're booking now.
- Your work: real faces you've done, in daylight, with permission.
- How booking works: a trial first, a deposit, what happens on the day.
The sections a makeup artist website needs
- Top of the page: "Bridal and occasion makeup in Glasgow", two buttons: Book at the studio and Wedding enquiry.
- Studio services, booked online: trials, occasion looks, lessons, each with length and price.
- Weddings on the day: what's included, "from" prices, where you travel, and an enquiry form.
- Your work: a gallery.
- About you, your kit and hygiene, and how you work.
- Contact and Instagram.
Two ways to book: appointments and enquiries
From one message, Ginta set up both:
Studio appointments (Bookings). The bridal trial (90 min, £95), occasion makeup (60 min, £65) and a makeup lesson (90 min, £85), booked online with a £30 deposit taken off the price, through your own Stripe account once you connect it. Clients pick a service, a day and a time, and get a confirmation and a reminder.
Wedding days (Quote requests). A wedding isn't a time slot: it's a date, a venue, a number of people and a ready-by time. The enquiry form asks exactly that, from my message:
Each enquiry lands in Ginta and in your email; you mark it new, quoted, won or lost and keep the quoted amount with it, so you can see which weddings came from the website.
What I'd change before sharing it
- Your hours. I didn't give studio hours, so Ginta set some and said so in its reply ("Please check the booking days and times I set"). Change them in the booking settings.
- Your photos. For a makeup artist, the gallery is the page. Send your own photos in the chat and ask for a gallery of your work; the example uses stock photos.
- Travel costs. If venues far from Glasgow cost extra, say so next to the wedding prices.
How it works with Ginta
Write your studio services with times and prices, your wedding prices, where you travel and the deposit you take.
Ginta builds the website in about a minute: our example took 64 seconds and 10.8 credits. Booking (up to
30 a month per website on Free), deposits through your own Stripe, wedding enquiries and a gallery all
work on the Free plan, at a name.ginta.page address; your own domain and no booking cap start at
€5 a month (with your own Claude or ChatGPT) or €19 on Light. Deposits, how much to ask,
and a fair cancellation rule: how to take deposits for appointments.
Questions
Should a makeup artist put prices on their website?
Yes, at least "from" prices: studio services exactly, weddings per bride and per extra person. Brides compare, and a price range filters out enquiries that were never going to book.
Can brides book a trial online?
Yes, as a studio service with its own length and price, and a deposit if you take one.
Can I take a deposit for weddings?
The website's enquiry gets you the date and details; you then send a quote. For the wedding deposit itself, use your usual invoice or a Stripe payment link.
What's the best free website for a makeup artist?
One that shows your work and takes bookings. Ginta's free plan includes booking with deposits, an enquiry form and a gallery; your own domain needs a paid plan.
