Glow Forms vs Acuity: keep your calendar, upgrade forms
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Your client asks, “Do you still have my peel sensitivity notes?”
You open Acuity. The calendar is spotless… the records aren’t. Somewhere there’s a PDF. Maybe.
Here’s the move: keep Acuity Scheduling for online booking and let Glow Forms handle consent, intake, aftercare, and treatment notes. No migration. No new portal. Just clean, searchable client history you can pull up mid-appointment. Cleaner client records also reduce intake mistakes.
Acuity stays your appointment scheduling, timezone handling, and payments.
Glow Forms becomes your client record system—branded forms, digital signatures, photos, and audit trails. Those branded forms stay consistent across services.
Brand-first: logo and colors—no hospital clipboard vibe (your branded forms look like your studio).
Beauty & aesthetics focused: brows, lashes, facials, PMU, skincare, waxing, nails.
Searchable client records: allergies, medical flags, patch tests, photos, and signed policies in one place.
Mobile-friendly: forms work on phones and tablets; staff review on any device.
Compliance-minded: GDPR/HIPAA-friendly practices, encrypted storage, time-stamped signatures.
Fast check-in: links and QR codes reduce front-desk bottlenecks.
Add Glow Forms links to Acuity emails
Confirmation emails
Different links per service (brow lamination ≠ classic facial).
Attach forms to appointment types
Consent and medical history for PMU.
Quick health check for waxing.
Aftercare acknowledgment for chemical peels.
Place a QR code at reception
New clients scan, complete, and sign in minutes.
Paperless intake, fewer typos.
Add a “Forms & Policies” button to your site and bio link
One tap routes clients to the right Glow Form—straight to your branded forms.
Works for salons, spas, clinics, and solo estheticians.
Sunday: a PMU client books via your Acuity page.
The confirmation includes your Glow Forms consent + medical. She completes it at home.
Tuesday 9:55: you open her client record—see last year’s patch test, signed policies, and photos.
After the service: send aftercare as a Glow Form; it’s time-stamped and saved. All client records update automatically.
No hunting. No “give me a minute.”
Short, service-specific forms beat one giant catch-all.
Use required fields for allergies, medications, and contraindications.
Collect before/after photos inside the treatment note.
Archive outdated forms so staff see the latest version first.
Not techy? Templates + clear fields. Click, type, save.
Will it match my brand? Yes—logo, color, typography.
Is data safe? Encrypted storage, GDPR/HIPAA-friendly approach, signed audit trails.
Does it work on mobile? 100%. Clients complete on phones; you review on iPad or desktop.
Keep your Acuity calendar. Upgrade to Glow Forms for intake, consent, and treatment notes.
You’ll spend less time chasing PDFs and more time running a smooth salon or spa with reliable client records.
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