Role: Co-founder & UX Designer
Stage: Live MVP
The Challenge
Independent beauty professionals often manage bookings through Instagram and messaging apps. This creates repeated back-and-forth around availability and pricing, increases the risk of missed requests and makes it difficult to present services professionally.
We created Blysko to give specialists their own simple online space where clients can discover services and book directly.
Research & validation
We observed how independent beauty professionals managed bookings through Instagram and messaging apps and conducted short interviews to understand their workflows, frustrations and expectations. I translated the findings into the core product flows, created low-fidelity prototypes and tested early solutions before implementation.
- Messaging creates friction — too much back-and-forth around bookings.
- Simplicity is essential — users wanted something quick rather than a complex management tool.
- Professional presence matters — specialists wanted their own space to present their work.
- Simplicity is essential — users wanted something quick rather than a complex management tool.
- Professional presence matters — specialists wanted their own space to present their work.
I designed Blysko as a mobile-first experience that gives beauty professionals a simple branded space to manage their services, availability and bookings.
From flow to final UI
I translated the core booking journey from user flow to low-fidelity wireframes and high-fidelity designs, refining the interaction through usability testing.
UI System & reusable components
To keep the MVP consistent and implementation-ready, I created a reusable UI kit in Figma using components, variants and Auto Layout. Recurring patterns for typography, buttons, fields, cards and booking interactions helped maintain consistency as the product evolved.
Key Product Decisions
- Own page, not a marketplace
Specialists retain control of their identity and client relationship.
- Simplicity over feature richness
Specialists retain control of their identity and client relationship.
- Simplicity over feature richness
We prioritised fast onboarding and minimal setup.
- Booking as the core interaction
The MVP focused on services, availability and direct booking.
The MVP focused on services, availability and direct booking.
Design to implementation
I worked closely with the developer throughout the MVP, translating research insights and product requirements into implementation-ready flows and interfaces. We discussed technical constraints and interaction states during implementation, and I adapted designs where needed to keep the experience consistent and feasible.
Outcome
Blysko was launched as a live MVP, followed by two weeks of beta testing and onboarding of the first early user. The product continued to evolve based on feedback from real use.
You can check it here: www.blysko.com
Here you can short preview of the program itself:
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