GlossGenius is a genuinely polished product. It's also an American one: dollar pricing, US card readers and US payment processing. Booked & Busy is built for freelance UK makeup artists - enquiries, quotes, trials, deposits and balances, in pounds, paid straight into your own bank account.
| GlossGenius | Booked & Busy | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | US beauty pros and salon suites - booth renters, chair-based bookings | Freelance UK makeup artists - bridal, events, shoots |
| Where it's at home | The US: prices in dollars, US card readers, US processing | The UK: GBP, sort codes, deposit-and-balance culture |
| How work arrives | A booking site and calendar slots | Your existing email and DMs - enquiries forward themselves into one inbox, nothing to migrate |
| The client journey | Pick a slot, pay by card | Enquiry → quote → deposit → trial → balance - the way real bridal work actually flows |
| Getting paid | Built-in card processing at a flat 2.6% per transaction | Branded quotes & invoices with your own bank details - clients pay you directly, we never touch the money |
| Price | From $24/mo (billed annually), no free tier | 30-day free trial (no card) · Starter £15/mo or £132/yr · Pro £25/mo or £250/yr · no VAT |
Yes. Send us an export, a spreadsheet or even photos of your diary and we'll set your upcoming jobs up for you, usually within a day. It's free during your 30-day trial.
There's a 30-day free trial of everything in Pro with no card. After that Starter is £15 a month (£132 a year) and Pro is £25 a month (£250 a year). No VAT is charged. If you don't subscribe, your account is paused rather than deleted straight away.
The next 20 artists to claim a place get 3 months of Starter free. You add a card when you claim and nothing is charged during the 3 months; cancel before they end and you pay nothing. It closes on 30 November 2026, or sooner if the places go.
Try it free for 30 days, no card. Send us your bookings and we'll set your pipeline up for you.