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Salonloop
The cover story

A network for beauty pros to show work and find jobs

Stylists, nail artists, makeup artists and skin therapists build a profile, share their work, apply for jobs and take short courses.

Professional profile: portfolio, skills, reviews and a button to book or hire
Fig. 1Professional profile: portfolio, skills, reviews and a button to book or hire
Inside

Six parts of one working life

Salonloop is a network app designed and built by our team, where hair stylists, nail artists, makeup artists and skin therapists show their work, find jobs, take short courses and talk to each other. Salons post jobs and review applicants on the web.

Profile and portfolio

Each person has a profile with their craft, years of work, skills, a grid of their best looks and short reviews from clients. They can follow others and send messages.

Community feed

The feed shows work, tips and questions from people the user follows and from groups they have joined, such as bridal makeup or colour. Posts can have photos or short videos.

Jobs board

Jobs can be filtered by craft, pay, hours and distance. Each job card shows the salon, the pay and how long ago it was posted. Applying uses the person's profile, so there is no long form.

Each profile shows craft, years of work, skills and a grid of best looks. Portfolio profiles

Hiring console for salons

A salon posts a job and sees applicants in four stages: new, shortlist, trial day and offer. Each card shows the person's portfolio size and review score.

Short courses

Courses are made of short video lessons with progress shown at the top. A person can watch on a phone between clients. A final quiz gives a certificate.

Groups and safety

Groups focus on one craft or one city. Admins can remove posts, and members can report anything unsuitable. Job posts are checked before they go live.

The screens

The feed, the jobs board and a course

Community home: work from other professionals, jobs nearby and upcoming courses
Fig. 2Community home: work from other professionals, jobs nearby and upcoming courses
Jobs board with filters for pay, hours and distance, and a one-tap apply using your profile
Fig. 3Jobs board with filters for pay, hours and distance, and a one-tap apply using your profile
Short video courses with lessons, notes and a certificate on the profile
Fig. 4Short video courses with lessons, notes and a certificate on the profile

Less form filling, more time with clients.

  • Easy applying. Applying uses your profile, so there is no long form to fill in.
  • Short courses. Video lessons, a quiz and a certificate at the end of each course.
A working week

From a first profile to a new job

  1. Build a profile

    A colourist signs up, adds her skills and uploads her best looks. Clients can leave short reviews after a visit.

  2. Find a job

    She filters jobs by hair, full time and 15 km. She saves two and applies to one with her profile.

  3. Hire someone

    A salon owner reads the applicants, moves three to the shortlist, books trial days and sends one an offer.

  4. Keep learning

    Between clients she watches a lesson from a balayage course, finishes the quiz and sees the certificate on her profile.

Who it is for

Made for the chair, the salon and the client

Beauty professionals
Share your best work, find jobs close by and learn new skills.
Salons
Post jobs and move applicants through shortlist, trial day and offer.
Clients
Leave short reviews after a visit to help others choose well.
Employer side: post a job and move applicants through simple stages
Fig. 5Employer side: post a job and move applicants through simple stages
Questions

What people ask us

What is a network for beauty professionals?

It is an app for people who work in beauty: stylists, nail artists, makeup artists and skin therapists. They show their work in a portfolio, follow each other, find jobs, learn new skills and ask for advice.

Which features should a professional network app launch with?

Start with profiles that show photos of real work, a jobs board and applying in a few taps. The feed, courses and messages can follow once people are posting and applying.

Can you build a beauty community app like this for my business?

Yes. We can build the mobile app, the web side for salons and the admin tools, and add your own courses, groups or brand rules.

How do salons use it?

A salon posts a job, reads the applicants' portfolios and reviews, moves people through stages such as shortlist and trial day, and sends an offer in the same place.

Can the courses give a certificate?

Yes. In this design each course ends with a short quiz. A person who passes it gets a certificate that appears on their profile.

Look at a profile and a job board

Follow a colourist from her first profile to a new job.

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