Am I undercharging? Product cost, overhead, and time vs your price. Free, no signup.
Presets are starting points from commonly seen US prices and times. Edit everything to match your menu.
Glue, lashes, primer, remover, disposables divided per client. Track it for a month, then divide.
Booth/suite rent, insurance, booking software, utilities, marketing. Total for one month.
Start in the "Your service" card by picking one of six service presets: Classic full set, Volume full set, Classic fill, Volume fill, Brow lamination, or Lash lift plus tint. Each preset fills in an editable starting price, appointment minutes, and product cost from commonly seen US prices; edit every number for your menu. Set your price, the appointment minutes, the buffer between clients (starting point 15 minutes), and your product cost per appointment: glue, lashes, primer, remover, and disposables divided per client. The tool suggests tracking that spending for a month, then dividing. Next, in "Your overhead," enter total monthly overhead (booth or suite rent, insurance, booking software, utilities, marketing) plus appointments per month (starting point 60). The "Results" card recalculates instantly: product cost, overhead share, true cost, profit per service, margin, effective dollars per hour, and monthly profit, with a headline verdict of PRICED SOLID, RAZOR THIN (profitable but under a 25 percent margin), or LOSING MONEY. Use "Reverse price it" to set a target hourly rate and see the minimum price that covers products, overhead share, and your target rate. The "No-show drain" card shows the monthly revenue at risk from your no-show count.
Example only, not typical earnings. A lash artist charges $150 for a Classic full set, spends 150 appointment minutes with a 15-minute buffer, uses $8 in products per appointment, pays $800 a month in overhead, and books 60 appointments a month.
The overhead share per appointment is $800 / 60 = $13.33, so the true cost is $8 + $13.33 = $21.33. Profit per service is $150 - $21.33 = $128.67, a margin of $128.67 / $150 = 85.8 percent. The appointment commits 165 minutes, or 2.75 hours, so the effective rate is $128.67 / 2.75 = $46.79 per hour of profit. Monthly profit is estimated at $128.67 x 60 = $7,720.00, and the verdict reads PRICED SOLID.
Using "Reverse price it" with a $60 target hourly rate, the minimum price is $21.33 + ($60 x 2.75) = $186.33. With 4 no-shows a month at $150, the no-show drain is $600 of revenue at risk.
How does the tool figure my true cost per service?
It adds your product cost per appointment to your overhead share. Overhead share is your total monthly overhead divided by your appointments per month, so it rises when you book fewer clients and falls when you are fully booked. True cost is what you must cover before you earn a dollar.
Why is the effective dollars per hour based on profit instead of price?
Dividing the price by the appointment time flatters the number, since it pretends products and overhead are free. The tool divides profit by the committed hours (appointment minutes plus buffer), which is closer to what your time actually nets. That is why the effective rate can be much lower than price divided by time.
Are the preset prices guaranteed or current?
No. The six service presets are starting points from commonly seen US prices and times, shown so you have something to edit rather than a blank form. Every preset value is editable, and the tool explicitly asks you to change them to match your menu. Update them whenever your market or your menu changes.
What does the no-show drain tell me?
It multiplies your monthly no-show and late-cancel count by your price to show the revenue at risk, then notes that this many empty slots are what a deposit or card-on-file policy could protect. It is not a bill; it is the cost of not having a policy.
Is this tax or financial advice?
No. The tool gives estimates for planning only. It does not cover taxes, and its overhead examples are whatever you type in. Check with a qualified professional for tax, pricing, or business decisions.