Nail Salon Booking Software

Let clients book the right technician and the right service in seconds, with deposits and WhatsApp reminders that protect your chairs. Built for Lebanon, in Arabic and English.

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Book an appointment 45 min
10:0011:3014:0015:3017:0018:30
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Secured · pay with Whish Pay
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No-show protected
Per-technician booking Service durations Group bookings Deposits WhatsApp reminders Removal add-ons
Built for nail salons

Booking features built around your day

Real open chairs, not a guessing game

Hjezle shows only the slots you can actually fill, based on each technician's hours and the length of the service. A full acrylic set blocks more time than an express mani, so the calendar never double-books a station. Walk-ins and booked clients sit side by side without collisions.

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October 2026
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Set up in four steps

1

Build your service menu

Add your manicures, pedicures, gel, acrylic and BIAB sets, fills, removals, and nail art, each with its real price in LBP and USD.

2

Add your technicians and stations

Set each technician's working hours, days off, and the services she offers, so the calendar only shows slots someone can actually do.

3

Turn on deposits and reminders

Connect Whish Pay, choose which services need a deposit, and switch on WhatsApp confirmations and reminders in Arabic and English.

4

Share your booking link

Put yoursalon.hjezle.com on Instagram, Google, and WhatsApp, and clients book themselves 24/7 with no app and no account.

Full suite of features, one simple tool

Automated Reminders

WhatsApp confirmations and reminders that cut no-shows

Booking Links

One branded link for Instagram, Google and WhatsApp

Service Buffers

Drying and cleanup time held between each client

Calendar Sync

Every station and tech in one live view

Website Embed

Take bookings straight from your own site

Whish Pay Deposits

Deposits that protect peak hours and groups

Team Scheduling

Per-tech and per-station shifts and availability

Multi-branch

Run several salons from one clean dashboard

Packages & Memberships

Sell fill series and loyalty plans up front

Customer Database

Client history, colour preferences and notes

Promotions

Offers and codes for slow days and new sets

Your Branding

Your colours and logo on every booking page

A fit for your business

Who Hjezle is best for

Built specifically for service businesses in Lebanon — bilingual Arabic and English, Beirut timezone, LBP and USD pricing, Whish Pay for local cards, and a branded booking page on your own subdomain.

  • Nail salons
  • Nail studios
  • Mani-pedi bars
  • Gel and acrylic specialists
  • Bridal and group nail services
  • Multi-branch nail salons
The playbook

Nail Salon appointment booking playbook

A nail salon lives and dies by its chairs. Slow afternoons, last-minute group cancellations, and clients who guess wrong about how long a full set takes all eat into your day. This guide shows how to set up online booking so the right client lands in the right chair, with the right time blocked, every single time.

Start with a service menu clients instantly understand

Use the names your clients already say: express manicure, classic mani-pedi, gel polish, BIAB, full acrylic set, fills, soak-off, and nail art. Avoid lumping everything under a vague "manicure" entry, because a gel mani and a sculpted acrylic set need very different amounts of chair time. Clear names also mean the booking shows the correct duration and price before the client confirms.

List prices in both LBP and USD so nobody is surprised at the till. If nail art or extra length changes the price, say so in the service description rather than hoping the client guesses. A menu that reads like your real price list is one a client trusts enough to book without calling first.

Set durations like a tech, not like a calendar

Time your most common services for a week and use the real numbers, not a round thirty minutes for everything. A soak-off plus a new gel set is a different animal from a fresh BIAB application, and the slot length should reflect that. When the duration is honest, the next client is not standing over a table that is still drying.

Build in curing and drying time and a short buffer for clean-up between clients. Hjezle blocks this automatically so the chair is genuinely free when the calendar says it is. This is the single biggest reason salons fall behind by the afternoon, and it is the easiest one to fix.

Decide how you handle walk-ins versus appointments

Most nail salons run a mix of booked clients and walk-ins, and the trick is keeping both visible in one place. Reserve part of the day for online bookings and leave gaps your front desk can fill with walk-ins, rather than letting the two fight over the same chair. The calendar shows both, so the team always knows what is open right now.

If weekends are mostly pre-booked, push walk-ins toward quieter weekday slots with a gentle note on your booking page. That smooths out your week and keeps your busiest technicians from being overwhelmed on Saturday while sitting idle on Tuesday. The goal is a steady flow, not a feast-and-famine timetable.

Capture the few details that change the service

Ask only what actually changes the work at the chair: whether the client needs a removal first, the current state of their nails, and whether they want nail art. A removal add-on turns a quick appointment into a long one, so capturing it at booking keeps your durations accurate. Skip the long forms; clients abandon them.

For nail art or a specific design, let clients add a short note or say they will bring a photo. The technician sees it before the client sits down and can set up the right colours and tools. Small context up front saves minutes that add up across a full day.

Handle group and bridal bookings without chaos

Bridal parties and groups of friends are some of your best revenue, and also the easiest to lose to a no-show. Let the booker reserve several people at once, each matched to a technician and a station for the same window. That way four people do not arrive expecting four chairs you only have three of.

Protect these large blocks with a deposit through Whish Pay, since a cancelled group leaves a hole no walk-in can fill. A deposit signals commitment and covers you if half the party drops out the morning of an event. For weddings and big occasions, this is the difference between a profitable Saturday and a wasted one.

Use deposits to protect peak hours without annoying regulars

You do not need a deposit on every booking. Put them on the services and times that hurt most when they fall through: full sets, nail art, and weekend or pre-event slots. Loyal regulars booking a quick fill can skip it, while a new client booking a two-hour set on Saturday leaves a deposit that keeps the chair honest.

Whish Pay takes the deposit in LBP or USD at the moment of booking, with no awkward conversation at the desk. The amount comes off the final bill, so it never feels like an extra charge. Clients understand a deposit when it is fair and clearly explained on the booking page.

Send reminders that prevent no-shows without sounding robotic

Send a confirmation right after booking and a reminder the day before, both over WhatsApp where Lebanese clients actually read them. Keep the wording warm and in the client's language, Arabic or English, so it feels like your salon and not a system. The point is to be helpful, not to nag.

Every reminder carries a one-tap reschedule link, so a client who is running late moves the appointment instead of ghosting you. A moved booking is a chair you can refill; a silent no-show is a chair you lose. Reminders quietly recover hours you used to write off every week.

Put your policies where clients will actually see them

State your deposit, cancellation, and late policy on the booking page, in plain Arabic and English, before the client confirms. When the rules are visible up front, there is no argument at the desk and no bad review over a misunderstanding. Clients respect a clear policy far more than a hidden one.

Keep it short and human: how much notice you need to cancel, what happens to a deposit, and how late is too late before the slot is given up. A few honest lines prevent most disputes. The clients who read them are exactly the ones who show up on time.

Make the day smoother for technicians and the front desk

Give each technician her own view of the day so she knows what is coming and can prep colours and tools between clients. With services, durations, and add-ons already captured, nobody is decoding a scribbled note or a half-remembered phone call. The front desk stops being a switchboard and starts running the floor.

Across multiple branches, per-branch reporting and a branch-accountant role let each location run its own books while the owner sees the whole picture. Staff focus on nails, the desk focuses on flow, and the numbers take care of themselves. A calmer floor shows in the quality of the work.

Turn a one-time visit into a repeat without chasing people

Gel and BIAB clients come back on a rhythm, usually every two to three weeks for a fill or a fresh set. Your customer database remembers who they are and what they had last time, so rebooking is a few taps rather than a fresh start. A regular cadence is the backbone of a busy salon.

Use packages, memberships, and the odd promotion to reward the clients who come back, and keep the branded booking link in every WhatsApp and Instagram bio. When rebooking is easy and the reminder lands on WhatsApp, a one-time visitor quietly becomes a fortnightly regular. That is steadier money than any single big group booking.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Each technician has her own hours, days off, and service list, so regulars can book the person they trust. New clients can pick a technician or choose the first one available. The calendar only shows slots that someone can actually do.

You can require a deposit through Whish Pay on group bookings, full sets, and any service you choose, in LBP or USD. The deposit is taken when the client books and comes off the final bill. This protects big weekend and pre-event slots from collapsing at the last minute.

Yes. You set a real length for every service, from a quick soak-off to a two-hour acrylic set with nail art, plus buffer time for clean-up and drying. The calendar blocks the right amount of time so the next client is not waiting. Durations stay honest even when add-ons like removals are involved.

Yes. Confirmations and reminders go out over WhatsApp in Arabic or English, whichever your client prefers. Each one includes a one-tap link to reschedule, so clients move their time instead of disappearing. The whole booking page works in full right-to-left Arabic as well.

Yes. Hjezle supports multiple locations with their own technicians and schedules, plus a branch-accountant role and per-branch reporting. Each branch runs its own day while the owner sees the full picture. Clients book the branch and technician they want from one link.

No. Clients book on your own branded link, yoursalon.hjezle.com, 24 hours a day with no app and no account. They pick a service, a technician, and a time, then pay any deposit through Whish Pay. It works on any phone, in Arabic or English.

Last updated June 23, 2026 by the Hjezle team

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