I asked my girlfriend to break down her experience when getting her nails done then I identified the gaps that can make it better.

Here's my concept:

AMMONS - Private Nail Studio (East Austin, TX) Built with @Lovable for the #LovableChallenge

The Business & Problem: Tina runs a solo nail studio in East Austin (with Junie on Saturdays). 80% of new clients arrive via Instagram DMs asking "how much for this?" - leading to endless back-and-forth, inaccurate time estimates, and devastating no-shows on 2-hour custom gel sets.

The Solution: I turned cold inquiries into confirmed bookings in under 60 seconds with zero owner friction:

Digital Try-On: Clients upload their hand + desired look to preview the set and get instant, accurate menu pricing & duration.

No-Show Protection: Mandatory $35 deposit for new clients (regulars enter a code to skip).

Studio Back Office: Tina manages the day sheet, sends 1-tap reminders, and dispatches waitlist spots when slots open (synced in real time).

Craft & Feel: Mobile-first, pure-white liquid frosted glass with real client photography.

Explore it yourself: https://ammons.lovable.app

(Tip: tap the AMMONS logo on the homepage 3 times to open Tina’s back office)

Watch a short preview below 👇

Your girlfriend is one lucky lady! 😄 Love the photo upload feature—perfect for matching your nails to an outfit! 💅✨

Forms are useful.

But when booking means filling out field after field, choosing chip after chip, and searching through different pages just to ask a simple question, the experience starts to feel like work.

Photography clients usually just want to ask:

“How much is it?” “Are you free this weekend?” “Can we do something like this photo?”

But pure chat creates another problem.

Someone on the studio side still has to answer the same questions, remember every detail, keep track of every inquiry, and eventually turn those conversations into actual bookings.

And for a solo photographer, that same person is also shooting, editing, preparing gear, and meeting clients.

So for the Lovable challenge, I wanted to find the middle ground.

I built Rona Studio, a fictional solo photography studio in Bandung run by Maya.

For the client, the experience stays natural:

"one conversation, in one place."

They can ask questions, explore Maya’s work, bring a photograph they like into the chat, describe what they want in their own words, check availability, and eventually confirm the booking.

But on the studio side, it doesn’t become an unstructured pile of messages.

Rona, the AI front desk, turns the conversation into structured booking information like client details, visual inspiration, package, preferences, availability, payment, and session details.

For Maya, that means she doesn’t have to constantly check messages while she’s busy shooting or editing.

She can come back when she has time and see what has already been handled.

Normal booking? No action needed.

Something unusual? Surface it with the context she needs to make the decision.

The goal wasn’t to replace forms with chat.

It was to let the client communicate naturally, while still giving the studio the structure it needs to run the business.

One conversation for the client. Structured operations for the studio.

That’s Rona Studio.

Built with @Lovable.

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