Nails Queen
Carden has revolutionised the way we handle last-minute and walk-in clients. We serve more clients, with a smooth, stress-free experience — for them and for us.
Jasmine
Behind the chair · Nails Queen
Carden Story
A last-minute cancellation?We tell your followers.
Connected to your booking software, Carden posts the free slot as a story on your Instagram, under your name. Your followers see it. One of them takes it. It pays for itself with the first slot you fill.
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- €9.90 a month
- Keep your booking software
- No contract
When an appointment is cancelled, when slots are still free, or when you set an offer, Carden prepares the story automatically and posts it on your Instagram.
An appointment fell through — the slot goes back out
Carden Story is live in France. Join the waitlist and we’ll tell you when it opens in your country.
Last-minute clients, or lots of passing trade? See Carden Salon
- +100K
- users every month
- 5/5
- on the App Store
They run their salons with Carden. Their stories →
Watch
Saturday, 3:10 pm. A cancellation, and what Carden does with it.
An hour before, the slot opens up, and no one is on the waiting list. Your hands are in the colour. Carden tells your followers in a story, and one of them takes it.
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From cancellation to booking
One client cancels. Another takes her place. You did nothing.
She cancels
Her 3:30 pm slot opens up.
The story goes out
On your Instagram, under your name.
A follower sees it
Between two stories, on the bus.
The slot is filled
Through the link on your profile, without you.
The maths
Your cancellations cost you. Story costs €9.90.
62% of clients cancel with less than 24 hours’ notice (Fresha survey, UK, December 2025). Run the numbers for your salon.
3
€35
Each month, around 13 empty slots:
€455
that never reach your till.
One filled slot pays for Story.€9.90 a month. Live in France for now.
Join the waitlistWhat goes out on your account
Three kinds of story. You write none of them.
Carden posts in three situations, and you choose which. Every story carries your salon’s name, your logo and a photo of your service. This is exactly what your followers see.
- Cancellation
- Last slots
- Flash deal
Institut Éclat
Maison Fade
Atelier Vernis
Atelier Lumière
Beauty Minute
Maison Fade
Beauty Minute
La Station Beauté
Beauty Minute
Maison Fade
Atelier Vernis
Example stories generated by Carden, in French.
- Your audience, not strangers
- They already follow you. The slot reaches them where they already are.
- Never intrusive
- No texts, no emails: a story, which they watch anyway.
- Polished, without you lifting a finger
- Under your name, with your logo. Your clients see a slot, not an ad.
Setting up
- 2 min
- to sign up, from your phone.
- 10 min
- to connect your booking software and Instagram — on the phone with us if you like.
- 0 min
- a day after that. Slots go out on their own.
Carden Story
€9.90/ month
Live in France, opening country by country: join the waitlist. Keep your booking tool.
Behind the chair
From the people who use it every day.
Barber Cut
On our busiest days, Carden handles the whole client journey, automated and optimised. We feel so much calmer in the salon!
Jeffy
Behind the chair · Barber Cut
Barber King
We used to juggle several tools. Now everything is in one place — we see it all at a glance and act faster on free slots.
Yese
Behind the chair · Barber King
When Story isn’t enough
Two more situations, two more answers.
Carden Last Minute
Booked up days ahead? Your clients want a slot today.
Carden spots the slots to keep for the day itself, then opens them to your last-minute clients, at the price you set. Your most wanted hours go to those who pay to get them.
47% of beauty appointments are booked less than 24 hours ahead.Treatwell booking data, UK, 2026
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Clients turn up unannounced, and the entrance overflows?
The kiosk issues the ticket. Your bookings and last-minute clients share one queue, with a text just before each turn.
Discover Carden SalonGroups and chains
Several salons? We measure, calibrate and compare.
Real service durations, lost slots, demand hour by hour: for each salon, the figures to reset the calendar and decide. We start with an audit, on your own data.
What people ask us before starting.
Another question?Write to us: the founder answers, not a bot.
WhatsApp usIs Carden Story available outside France?+
Not yet. Carden Story is live in France, and stories are written in French for now. Join the waitlist and we’ll tell you when it opens in your country.
Do I have to change my booking software?+
No. We don’t replace your booking software: we catch what it lets slip. Carden connects to the system you already use, with your permission, and only reads it. All you need is an Instagram professional account — it’s free, and you can switch in two minutes in the app.
Which booking software does it work with?+
Tell us which one you use — Fresha, Treatwell, Booksy or another. We’ll work out with you how to connect it, and you pay nothing until it’s done.
How does the client book the slot?+
The story says “Book via our profile”. They tap your salon’s name, then the booking link on your profile — the one you already have. The booking lands in your system as usual.
How soon after the cancellation does the story go out?+
Usually within ten minutes, during your posting hours. For a 3:30 pm slot cancelled at 2 pm, your followers see it well before the time.
Won’t my followers think the salon is empty?+
No. They see a slot that has just opened up: it happens in every salon, even the busiest. The story disappears after 24 hours and your feed stays as it is.
A cancellation isn’t a loss.It’s a story.
Carden Story is live in France. Leave your details and we’ll tell you when it opens in your country. No contract.