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Case Study

DesignDevMaintenance

Luminary Skin Studio

Beauty & WellnessDenver, CO6 weeks

A medical-grade skincare studio needed a site that positioned them as a skin health destination, not another spa — and made booking feel effortless.

The Result

2X

2x booking conversions within 60 days

About the Client

Luminary Skin Studio is a boutique skincare clinic offering medical-grade facial treatments, chemical peels, and personalized skin health consultations in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Their philosophy is education-first — clients leave understanding their skin, not just feeling pampered.

01 / The Challenge

Where they were
before us.

Luminary was operating off a generic Squarespace template that made them look identical to every other wellness studio on the block. Their real differentiator — medical-grade protocols and an education-first philosophy — wasn't communicated anywhere on the site. Every new client required a phone call to book because there was no online booking integration. They were getting traffic but converting almost none of it, and their premium positioning was completely invisible digitally.

02 / Our Approach

What we
actually did.

1

Repositioned Luminary as a skin health destination, not a spa — a deliberate language shift from 'relaxation' to 'results' that runs throughout every page

2

Custom clinical-luxe visual design system: clean whites, warm neutrals, and refined typography that builds immediate trust without feeling cold

3

Educational service pages for every treatment — explaining the science, the process, the ideal candidate, and what to expect in recovery

4

Vagaro booking integration embedded directly into service pages with a zero-friction flow — no navigation, no friction between reading about a treatment and booking it

5

Monthly maintenance plan ensuring security updates, performance tuning, and zero downtime

03 / The Solution

What we
delivered.

Full custom build on Next.js — a clinical-luxe design system, education-forward service pages, and a Vagaro booking integration that turns curious readers into booked appointments. The maintenance plan means the owner never thinks about the site until she wants to add something.

04 / The Results

The numbers.

Booking conversions in 60 days

70%

Increase in average session duration

0

Downtime incidents since launch

6 wks

Discovery to launch

Inquiries doubled in the first two months after launch. We finally have a site that works as hard as we do — and actually communicates the quality of what we offer.
S

Sarah M.

Owner, Luminary Skin Studio

What We Delivered

DesignCustom UI/UX design — desktop and mobile
DevFull-stack development and deployment
MaintenanceOngoing support, updates, and monitoring
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