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The app
What is Stylist Checked?
Stylist Checked is a free UK app for finding beauty professionals across hair, nails, lashes, brows, makeup and skin. You share a post from TikTok, Instagram or Pinterest and Stylist Checked identifies the professional behind the look, then shows you their area, what they do and how to book them directly. Braids, twists, locs, silk press, colour, acrylics, BIAB, lashes, brows, bridal makeup and facials all sit in one place.
What can I find on Stylist Checked?
Six categories, and the hair side goes deep.
Hair. Knotless braids, box braids, cornrows, Fulani braids, stitch braids, boho and French curls, twists, locs and loc maintenance, sew-ins, wigs and wig installs, ponytails and drawstrings, silk press and blow outs, straightening and smoothing, updos and occasion styling, natural hair care, colour and balayage, and men's and unisex cuts.
Nails. Acrylics, BIAB, gel, manicures, pedicures and nail art.
Lashes. Extensions, classic, hybrid and volume sets, infills and lash lifts.
Brows. Lamination, shaping, threading, waxing and tinting.
Makeup. Bridal makeup, gele tying, occasion and glam makeup, editorial, and everyday natural makeup.
Skin. Facials and skin treatments.
Hair is the deepest category because that is where Stylist Checked started. The others are growing every week.
Is Stylist Checked a booking platform?
No. Stylist Checked is a discovery app, not a booking platform. When you find someone, you book with them the way they already take bookings, through their own link, their own site or their DMs. Stylist Checked doesn't sit in the middle of the transaction and doesn't take a commission.
Is Stylist Checked on Android?
Not yet, and we feel the pain. Stylist Checked launches on iPhone first, which means some of you are reading this on the wrong phone through absolutely no fault of your own. Android is on the list. Join the waitlist and you will be the first to hear the moment it lands.
Where does Stylist Checked work?
Stylist Checked covers the whole of the UK. There are professionals across England, Scotland and Wales, including London, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Coverage is deepest in London. Search and the browse list cover the country, and the map pins everyone we can place to a neighbourhood.
Does Stylist Checked have star ratings or reviews?
No, and that is deliberate. Stylist Checked doesn't carry public star ratings or public reviews. Profiles are built from work the professional has already published, and a public rating attached to someone who did not sign up for one is not fair to them or useful to you. You can keep your own private notes and photos on anyone you have seen.
Finding someone
How do I find the stylist from a post?
Tap share on the post and choose Stylist Checked. It works on TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest. The look is saved to your account straight away, and the professional behind it is added to your map with their area, what they do and their booking link. Finding them takes a few minutes, so they are ready the next time you open the app rather than making you wait on a loading screen.
Can I share a Pinterest pin?
Yes, Pinterest works the same as TikTok and Instagram. Share the pin into Stylist Checked and it finds the professional behind the look where the original source can be traced.
Does Stylist Checked work for textured hair?
Yes, textured hair is where Stylist Checked started. The catalogue was built braids-first because those looks are the hardest to trace back to the person who did them, and it covers knotless braids, cornrows, Fulani braids, stitch braids, twists, locs, wigs, sew-ins, ponytails and drawstrings, silk press and natural hair care. It now covers straight, wavy and curly hair too, alongside nails, lashes, brows, makeup and skin.
What does "checked" mean?
Checked means the profile has been through our verification process. We confirm the account belongs to a working beauty professional advertising publicly, and that the area, the services and the booking details we show lead back to them. It is a check on who they are and how to reach them, not a rating of their work or their prices.
How is Stylist Checked different from Treatwell, Fresha or Booksy?
Those are booking platforms. You go to them knowing you want an appointment, and they process the booking and charge the professional a commission. Stylist Checked starts from a look you saw on social media and tells you who did it. You book with that person directly, on their own terms, and nobody takes a cut.
Money
How much does Stylist Checked cost?
Stylist Checked is free. Free to download, free to search, free to save looks, and free to contact any professional you find. There is no booking fee and no commission on anything you book. A paid plan with extra features will follow later.
Do you take a cut of my booking?
No. Stylist Checked doesn't take a commission from a professional or a customer. Booking platforms usually charge the professional a percentage of every appointment. Stylist Checked does not process the booking at all, so there is nothing to take a cut of, and the price you are quoted is the price they set.
Does Stylist Checked show prices?
Sometimes. Stylist Checked shows prices where the professional publishes them, usually on a booking page or a service menu they have written themselves. Many professionals quote by DM because braids, extensions and colour depend on length, hair added and time. Where there is no published price, the profile shows you how to ask.
Professionals
How did my profile get on Stylist Checked?
From your own public posts. Someone shared one of your looks into the app and a profile was built from what you have already published publicly, with your work credited to you and your booking link intact.
Does it cost anything to be listed?
No. There is no charge to be listed on Stylist Checked and no commission on anything anyone books with you. We do not process your bookings and we do not sit between you and your client.
Can I claim or correct my profile?
Email support and we will correct anything that is wrong, usually within a day or two. That includes your area, your services, your booking link, your handle and the photos shown. A full self-service claim, where you log in and manage your own profile, is coming after launch.
How do I remove my profile?
Ask and it is removed. Use the removal page or email support, and we action removal requests promptly. No reason is needed. We keep only a record of the removal itself, so the profile is not rebuilt later.
About us
Who made Stylist Checked?
Stylist Checked is made by Stylist Checked Ltd, an independent UK company founded by Debbie. It was built because finding the person behind a braiding video should not take an afternoon of scrolling through comments.
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