Lip Blush Artists on Square pay $29/month — $348/year. Over three years, that's $1,168. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 9.6 months. The median Lip Blush Artist earns $35,000/year, so Square's annual cost is roughly 1.0% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,168 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Lip Blush Artists face unique challenges: Clients with cold-sore history needing antiviral prep before the appointment, which gets forgotten and triggers a flare. Healed lip color comes up much softer than day one, so first-timers panic that 'it disappeared' before it settles. The six-to-eight-week perfecting session that builds the color is part of the price but gets skipped. Neutralizing dark or uneven natural lips takes an extra pass and the quote doesn't always reflect it. On top of all that, Square charges $29/month ($348/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Lip Blush Artist earns $35,000/year. Software at $348/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Rotary PMU machine with disposable lip cartridge needles is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.
Square is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | Square | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $29/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,168 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most lip blush artists are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Square Dashboard → Customers → Export. Also export transactions and item library.
15-minute setup. Import your customer list and service/product catalog.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Test invoicing and booking through Nexa.
Cancel paid subscriptions. Keep free account for records access.
Your morning is a fresh lip blush, and the prep matters as much as the work, so you've already reminded her about antiviral medication beforehand because the lips are prone to cold-sore flares after the trauma of the procedure. You map the lip line, choose a pigment that will heal soft and rosy rather than the bolder shade it looks like going in, numb thoroughly because lips are sensitive, and then work the machine in passes, saturating the lip evenly and blending the color out toward the line. It takes a couple of hours and the lips swell, which always surprises clients. You walk her through aftercare and warn her, more than once, that the color will look intense and dark for a few days, then peel and seem almost gone, and only at six to eight weeks does the true soft blush settle, which is why the perfecting session is part of the price. People still text in a panic on day five sure it 'disappeared.' The afternoon is a client with naturally dark, uneven lips that need neutralizing first, an extra pass the standard quote doesn't always cover, and a perfecting session on someone from a few weeks back. Between clients you sanitize, change cartridges, and answer anxious healing-phase messages. The business rhythm is consult, session, perfecting visit, three connected appointments per client, plus pricing that has to account for correction work.
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For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Square may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Square is $29/month — that's $1,168 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Export your data from Square as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $2,880/year on software — and Lip Blush Artist face their own version of that math. CA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Chula Vista metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Lip Blush Artists run into with Square, and what Nexa does instead.
$1,168 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.
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