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Built for estheticians

For estheticians: turn glow-ups into Instagram content

Your clients leave glowing — literally — and that glow is the best advertising you'll ever have. But they go home, take a selfie for themselves, and never tag you. Social Perks fixes that.

Clients earn facial discounts, product credits, and treatment upgrades every time they post a post-treatment glow shot, a Reel, or a review. You treat. They post. Your books stay full.

Free for 14 days, then $49/mo. Fair pricing for small operators. Cancel anytime.

Built for estheticians

Skincare is a visual industry where 'before and after' is everything. Your treatments produce immediate visible results — the trick is making sure those results live on Instagram, not just in a bathroom mirror.

1

Post-treatment timing

Glow-shot perks fire 2-4 hours after appointment end — long enough for redness to subside, short enough that the glow is still peaking. Built-in scheduling for facials, peels, microneedling, dermaplaning, and lash work.

2

Skin-condition-aware campaigns

Different campaigns for different services. Acne client posting 90-day progress earns a different perk than a HydraFacial client posting a same-day glow shot. The system maps perk-to-service automatically.

3

Product credit integration

Earned perks can apply to retail product purchases (serums, cleansers), not just treatments. Pushes retail attach rate alongside service rebookings.

4

Compliant before-and-after handling

Built-in disclosure templates for medical aesthetics. If you do anything that touches medical-grade (lasers, injectables in scope), the system enforces correct compliance language.

5

Multi-location ready

If you run a small studio with two-three estheticians, perks attribute to the specific provider, so the client posts about the right person — and you can run per-esthetician leaderboards.

Campaign examples

What estheticians are doing with Social Perks

Real campaign templates pre-built for your workflow. Pick one, set a perk value, go live in five minutes.

Campaign 1

Same-day glow shot story

What the customer does

Client posts a glow-shot selfie tagging the studio within 24 hours.

Perk earned

$10 off next facial

Campaign 2

Acne 90-day transformation

What the customer does

Carousel comparing skin at intake vs 90 days into a clearing protocol.

Perk earned

Free LED add-on for life

Campaign 3

Product haul Reel

What the customer does

Client unboxes/reviews retail products purchased at appointment.

Perk earned

15% off next retail order

Campaign 4

Lash extension fresh-set Reel

What the customer does

Client records a close-up Reel of a fresh set of lashes.

Perk earned

$25 off their next fill

Campaign 5

Detailed review on Google + Yelp

What the customer does

Long-form review on both platforms within two weeks of appointment.

Perk earned

Free dermaplane add-on next visit

The unfair advantage

Why your customers post more than other businesses' customers

Why your clients post more than other service-business clients:

Selfie default behavior

Skincare clients already take post-appointment selfies as a personal record. You're just giving them a structured reason to share what they were going to take anyway.

Visible immediate result

Unlike a haircut that gets washed in three days, post-facial glow is its own filter. The content is naturally compelling and gets high engagement without effort.

Skincare-curious audience

Your clients' followers are disproportionately interested in skincare. Their posts reach exactly the kind of person likely to book with you. Higher conversion per impression than almost any vertical.

How to get started in 5 minutes

No technical setup. No long onboarding. Just five small steps and you're live.

  1. 1

    Sign up and connect Instagram, Google, and your booking system

  2. 2

    Pick the 'Same-day glow shot' starter campaign

  3. 3

    Add the perk signup QR code to your treatment-room mirror

  4. 4

    Mention it during retail recommendation at the end of your next 5 appointments

  5. 5

    Watch posts, retail attach, and rebookings in real time

Common questions from estheticians

The specific concerns we hear from estheticians before they start.

My clients don't want to post bare-faced selfies. What can they do instead?

Lots of options: product flat-lays, treatment room shots, before-with-mask-after-without sequences, voiceover Reels with no face. Each non-face post type still earns perks.

I do medical-grade work. Is the compliance handled?

Yes. The system enforces non-medical claims language, requires disclaimers on injectable and laser content, and blocks before/afters that violate platform policy. You can also require pre-approval on medical-grade posts before perks unlock.

What about NDAs for executive clients?

You can flag specific clients as private/no-perk so they're never in the program. They can still tip etc.; they're just outside the public posting flow.

Will it help with retail sales or just bookings?

Both. Retail-focused campaigns (product haul Reels, product-review posts) drive measurable attach rate increases. Estheticians using retail campaigns see roughly 18-30% retail revenue lift.

Can I tier perks by VIP status?

Yes. VIPs and long-time clients can have a higher-value perk track. New clients get the entry-level perks.

How do I get clients to sign up at the appointment?

Most estheticians put a QR code on the treatment-room mirror and on the checkout-counter card reader. Mentioning it once during product recommendation at the end of the session converts about 60%.

Does it integrate with my booking system?

Square, Vagaro, Mindbody, and Boulevard integrate directly. For others, perks can be redeemed via simple code at checkout.

Start your 14-day free trial — built for estheticians

Free for 14 days, then $49/mo. Fair pricing for small operators. No credit card to start, no setup fees, cancel anytime.

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