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Choosing a nail color at the salon shouldn’t feel like a timed exam.
You know the moment: you’re staring at a wall of shades, the nail technician is impatiently waiting, and you can feel the pressure to just pick one. Then you spend the next two weeks wishing you’d chosen differently. The worst.
So I built Polly, an express nail studio in downtown Toronto. The problem I wanted to solve: help customers book while giving them time to choose a shade at home that they’ll actually love.
See it in action here: https://pollynails.lovable.app/
The booking flow lets customers choose their service, polish type, and up to three favourite shades. When they arrive, their shortlist is ready at their station where they can make the final call in person.
On the salon side, the team can see upcoming appointments and shade selections, manage availability, and keep the color collection up to date. It’s less decision pressure for the customer and less scrambling for the staff.
The appointment is express. The colour choice doesn’t have to be. 💅
which shade got the final vote?
As you can tell from my background choices…beige 😄
booking the shade shortlist before they sit down, that saves the awkward five minutes
Agreed! Thanks for the comment.
I love the color wall, so smart that you can have a look before you actually go to the salon! Great design.
This is really cool. My girlfriend would love that. Especially the quick checkout and the incentive to get 10% of when I create an account. Really good work.
Thanks, @Felix Weinzinger! Appreciate the comment
The Polly Wall is such a smart touchpoint, it turns the shade decision back into something tactile instead of just scrolling a color picker on a phone. Was the three-shade shortlist something customers asked for, or did you land on that number through testing?
Just experience being a woman 😂
Amazing designs visuals colors it looks modern minimalistic and that's great🎉❤️
Thanks so much!
the timed exam feeling is too real lol
I don't like that kinda pressure!
Such a great idea!
Thanks so much @Brittnie Holman!
This is such a smart example of solving the friction around the booking, not just the booking itself. The shade shortlist seems simple, but passing that context from customer to staff before the appointment is where the real value is.
Curious, did that idea come from talking to salon customers/staff or from your own experience?
i need this 😍 awesome idea!!
Great work👏🔥🔥
Such a smart product idea. Taking the pressure out of choosing a shade while keeping the actual appointment express is a great example of solving a small but very real user pain point. Love how the booking flow supports both the customer and the salon team. 💅
nice project Afton...great work
Eliminating decision fatigue before the customer steps through the door is a brilliant UX choice. Structuring the booking flow around a pre selected shortlist optimizes in salon throughput while giving customers a far better experience!
good
If a client can’t decide at home does the booking flow let them skip shade selection and choose entirely in person?
Really solid work 👏 Solving everyday decision paralysis through smart, beautiful design choices is top-tier product strategy!
Really nice work Afton! 👏
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