HAO Kits Market™
Consult Pro™
Visual consultation for hair professionals · by HAO hair days™

Before the scissors move, let her see herself.

No more describing "roughly like this" — let her see herself in the style, then use your judgment to guide her.

  • · Client photo never touches our database
  • · Suggestions matched to face & hair
  • · Cancel anytime
“I want this photo — but I don't know if it suits me.”
Option A · Air bangs
  • + Softer framing
  • + Easy grow-out
  • − Daily styling needed
Option B · Curtain bangs
  • + Low maintenance
  • + Works with current length
  • − Differs from the reference photo
Client + stylist choose the direction together.

The visuals come from Consult Pro; the plus/minus notes are the stylist's professional discussion — not an automated recommendation.

Illustrative demo, drawn from the real product interface.

You'll know these moments

  1. A client shows you an influencer photo and asks "can I cut this" — you know her face won't carry that fringe, but how do you say it without hurting her?
  2. You explain your professional judgment for three minutes; she still looks like "sounds reasonable, but I can't picture it."
  3. Only after the cut does she say "it's not what I imagined" — you didn't cut it wrong; she just never really "saw" it beforehand.

Your judgment was right — but she needs to see it first to believe it.

It doesn't decide for you. It makes your judgment visible.

Visualize

The client sees directions on her own photo.

Evaluate

Texture, damage, face shape, maintenance, service limits — your call.

Align

Before scissors move, “I thought it would look like this” becomes a clear conversation.

No new software to learn

Step 1

Upload

The client's photo is taken or uploaded at this step, right in the screen — it doesn't get stored on our side.

Step 2

Choose a direction

You use your judgment to guide length, fringe, style — the tool makes her "see"; the judgment is still yours.

Step 3

Show her

The result shows right in front of her; you discuss and decide together, aligning expectations before the scissors move.

Expectation alignment, before the scissors

  1. Reference photo

    “I want this.”

  2. Visualization

    “This is roughly the direction on me.”

  3. Professional reality

    “My texture, density, damage and routine change the result.”

  4. Agreement

    “This is what we're actually doing today.”

Press start and a new tab opens, already knowing which stylist is signed in — no second login for her, nothing for you to teach.

The try-on is just the picture. The judgment before it is the point.

Suggested lengths and fringe directions are filtered through matching rules — face shape, head shape, hair type — built together with our consultation partner, before anything is shown. The final call is always the stylist's.

For stylists — and for salons

Stylists

Your professional judgment becomes something the client can see — consultations with more confidence, premium services easier to explain.

Salons

Consultation quality shouldn't depend on who explains best — give the team one consistent visual conversation tool.

The actual product — not mockups

The style library with client-preference filters. After the professional safety pass, the count shows exactly what's safe for this client.
The style library with client-preference filters. After the professional safety pass, the count shows exactly what's safe for this client.
Face measurement from one frontal photo: 468 landmarks, three ratios, a suggested face shape — your professional read always wins.
Face measurement from one frontal photo: 468 landmarks, three ratios, a suggested face shape — your professional read always wins.
Every style carries its specs, difficulty and upkeep — one tap to try it on the client.
Every style carries its specs, difficulty and upkeep — one tap to try it on the client.

Real product screens (EN/中文 interface), shown with a demo model photo — never a real client.

Suggestions matched to face and hair, not a random overlay

Many face-swap tools are "pick an image, the system pastes it on" — whether it looks good is luck. Behind Consult Pro is a matching rule set we built: length and fringe checked against face shape, head shape and hair type, filtering out clearly-unsuitable combinations before options reach the client. Every "try this" you see on screen was screened by that rule set first.

She already has face-swap filters on her phone — here's the honest difference

Filter / face-swap appConsult Pro
Where suggestions come fromOverlay a random image, looks good by luckScreened by face/head/hair matching first
Which setting it's forScrolling on her own phoneYou across from her, deciding together
Who makes the judgmentNo one — the tool just runsYou — the tool makes her see, the judgment is your craft
Where the client photo goesVaries by each app's policyNever through HAO's database — handled at the partner tool

It isn't better than a filter — it stands in your consultation, not her phone-scrolling.

No nice percentage to give yet, but the mechanism is clear

Consult Pro just launched; we haven't built up the usage to give you a precise "conversion up X%." Rather than invent an impressive percentage, here's the mechanism: a decision a client sees and nods to herself usually reverses less often than a "let me think at home," because hesitation is mostly "I can't picture it," not "I don't like it." When enough real usage accrues, we'll put actual numbers here.

This explains the mechanism, not measured platform data; launched 2026-08-05, still accruing.

Honestly, who it's for

It fits you if
  • · Your consultations are in person (the client is in front of you, with a phone/tablet to shoot or upload)
  • · You often meet clients who "can't say what they want" or "are afraid to decide"
  • · You want to align expectations before the scissors, cutting down on "not what I imagined"
Not for you yet if
  • · Your consultations are mostly remote by phone/message, the client not in front of you
  • · Your client is uneasy about uploading her photo — this step can't be skipped; explain it and ask her first

Pricing

$9.9/mo
  • · In-chair "see it first" consultations for as long as you're subscribed
  • · One-tap open, no second login for the client
  • · Cancel anytime, no contract
Built at the consultation table · Founder-operated salon · first HAO pilot user
Illustration: in our own salon, a stylist and client review hairstyle directions together on Consult Pro

When a client brings a reference photo, the hard part was never reading the photo. It's helping her understand what that style becomes on her own density, texture, face and daily routine. Consult Pro doesn't judge for us — it finally lets the client see what we've been judging in our heads all along.

HAO-JIAN-CAI Hair Salon

The client's photo doesn't stay with us

  • · The moment we press start, only your identity goes across — not the client's photo.
  • · The photo is uploaded by the client at the next screen and handled by the partner system on the spot — it doesn't go through HAO's own database.
  • · Cancel anytime, no contract — billing stops the moment you cancel.

Ask for the client's consent before using her photo. Visual results are consultation references — never a guarantee of the final result.

FAQ

How is the client's photo handled — is it stored?

We don't store the client's photo — it's uploaded and handled on the spot in the partner tool's screen, never through HAO's database.

Is the face-swap accurate — could it set wrong expectations?

It's a reference image for you and the client to discuss, not an exact copy of the final result — you still explain the real differences hair type and volume will make. The tool helps her see; it doesn't replace your judgment.

What does the matching rule set mean?

The suggested length and fringe are filtered by face shape, head shape and hair type first — not a random overlay by luck.

What equipment do I need?

A phone or tablet that can go online and take or upload a photo is enough — no extra hardware.

How do I use it during a consultation?

After she sits, you press start; a new tab opens without a second login for her — upload, choose a direction, see the result, discuss together.

How is it different from the filter app on her phone?

A filter app is her scrolling for fun, looks-good-by-luck; Consult Pro stands in your consultation, screens suggestions by face and hair, and you're beside her guiding the decision.

What does the price include?

Access to Consult Pro consultations while subscribed. There is no per-try-on meter today; cancel anytime and billing simply stops.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes, no contract — billing stops when you cancel.

Does it support multiple languages?

The interface follows your account language (繁中 / 简中 / English / 日本語 / 한국어 / Tiếng Việt); the client's steps are intuitive, so language isn't the main barrier.

Let her see it first, then guide her to decide.

When your next client sits down, let Consult Pro turn "imagine" into "see."

Cancel anytime · Client photo never touches our database