In wedding season I double-book a date because the enquiry was on Instagram and the advance on WhatsApp.
Makeup artists take bookings through Instagram DMs, WhatsApp, a phone calendar and UPI advances, so dates clash and trial details get lost. GullySystem builds a simple booking and client system for bridal and party work, covering enquiries, advances and your team. It starts with a free technology audit.
Your year is uneven: quiet months, then muhurtham dates when every bride wants a 5 a.m. slot, and you have to be in three places.
Most of your business comes through Instagram, which is good for enquiries and bad for keeping records.
A bride messages on Instagram with a date and a reference photo. You quote for bridal, reception and family makeup, ask for an advance by UPI, and note it in your phone calendar.
Before the day there is a trial, a discussion of looks for each function, and a list of family members to be ready by a certain time. Assistants and hairstylists are booked on WhatsApp, and travel to venues is planned the night before.
The balance is collected on the day or after, and some artists also run makeup classes or sell products on the side.
What goes wrong for makeup artists without a proper system.
Dates clash in peak season
Enquiries on Instagram, WhatsApp and calls mean one date gets promised twice.
Look details get lost
The bride’s reference photos and notes from the trial are buried in a chat when you need them at 4 a.m.
Balance payments are forgotten
After a busy week, you can’t say which families still owe the balance.
Assistants are booked by memory
Your hairstylist is already with another artist on the date you promised her.
What we would build for makeup artists.
Named the way your team already talks about the work. We start with whichever part the audit shows is costing you most.
Enquiry and booking calendar
Every enquiry with date, venue and functions, and a clear block once the advance is paid.
Client look board
Reference photos, trial notes and products used, saved against the booking.
Advance and balance tracker
Quotes, advances and balances per booking, with a reminder before the event.
Team schedule
Assistants and hairstylists assigned per event, with their confirmations.
Class and course batches
Students, fees and batch dates if you teach makeup courses.
The services behind it.
Web and Mobile Application Development
Web and mobile apps for customers, field staff and dealers, built to work on ordinary phones.
Learn moreBusiness Process Automation
Approvals, reminders, follow-ups and reports that run on their own instead of on someone remembering.
Learn moreUI/UX Design and Prototyping
Screens your staff can use on day one, tested with them before a line of code is written.
Learn moreHow the work runs from Bengaluru for your city.
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The audit, by call
A screen-share and a look at the sheets, Tally reports and WhatsApp groups your team uses. No travel needed.
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A written proposal
Scope, what we build first and the cost, agreed in writing before anything starts.
- 03
Build in short rounds
Working screens shared every few weeks. Your team tests them from your own office.
- 04
Go-live, in person when it helps
For data migration and training we can come to your city. Travel is agreed in advance.
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Support online
Fixes, changes and hosting handled remotely by the same team that built it.
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Is custom software too much for a makeup artist?
For many solo artists, yes. A shared calendar and a payment tracker may be enough, and the free technology audit will say so. It helps when you run a team, a studio or courses.
Can my income go into Tally?
Yes. Booking invoices and receipts can post to Tally, or be exported for your CA at GST and ITR time.
Can clients book from my Instagram?
Yes. A booking link in your bio can show free dates and take an advance, and the enquiry lands straight in your calendar.
Who can see my clients’ photos?
Only you and the team members you assign to that booking. Photos are stored under your own account, not on staff phones.
What happens in the free technology audit?
We look at the software, spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups your business runs on today and write down what works, what slows your team down and what is missing. A demo login, a screen-share or a few screenshots are enough to start. You get a report ordered by priority, and there is no obligation to hire us afterwards.
How much will the software cost?
We don’t publish a price, because it depends on what the system has to do. The audit settles the scope, and the cost goes into a written proposal before any work starts.
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Tell us how your business runs today.
A few lines on your spreadsheets, software and WhatsApp groups is enough. We reply the same working day.
- No obligation
- We reply the same working day
- Your details stay private