The Website That Delivered 1,700% Sales Growth

Client: Skin Rituals Studio in Ashburn, VA
Services:
Shopify design & development, SEO strategy, ecommerce setup, launch strategy
Kickoff:
December 8, 2025
Launched:
April 15, 2026
Website:
https://skinritualsstudio.com

Meet Skin Rituals Studio


Christi has been a licensed aesthetician since 1999. 26+ years in, she's the person clients turn to for anti-aging, pigmentation, and sensitive or rosacea prone skin. Not because of flashy machines or the latest TikTok trends, but because of the kind of trust that only comes from decades of hands on experience.

Christi spent time working in a med spa and a surgeon's office before going out on her own because she didn't love how sterile those environments felt. When she opened Skin Rituals Studio in 2021 and moved into her current space, she built something different on purpose: calm, cozy, clean, and results driven. She wants clients to walk through the door and exhale.

The Problem


Christi found us the way a lot of our favorite clients do, a warm referral who'd heard good things from
another esthetician we'd worked with. She reached out on Instagram and said "My Vagaro site is just not cutting it!"

Christi and her team (she works alongside Brooke, who specializes in acne and rosacea) carry professional grade lines, iS Clinical, Colorescience, Lira Clinical, that their clients genuinely wanted to buy online. But their existing site wasn't built for it. They'd actually sold more product back when they were on Squarespace than on their current Vagaro/MySite setup, which told us the demand was there and the platform just wasn't doing its job!

On top of it all, Christi was candid that online selling intimidated her. Shipping logistics, product pages, taxes.. it all felt like a lot to take on for a team that had built their business on in person, 1-on-1 relationships.

The brief was clear:

  • Increase eCommerce sales from both existing clients and people discovering her online
  • Attract more loyal, quality clients
  • Keep the site clean, uncluttered, and easy to navigate
  • Make sure the in person feeling translated online: calm, cozy, inviting, and educational


What We Built


We did a full rebuild, including:

  • A complete shop, with detailed product descriptions, ingredient breakdowns, and how to use guidance for every item across their three professional skincare lines
  • A "Plan Your Visit" page, so new clients feel taken care of before they even walk in
  • Built About and Services pages that carry SRS's voice and philosophy
  • An online rewards program to reward repeat clients and encourage online engagement
  • Subscribe and save functionality, letting clients subscribe to their go to products for 10% off, turning one time purchases into recurring revenue
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With Us, You Get More Than Just A Website


Because Christi was upfront about feeling intimidated by online selling, we didn't just hand her a finished site. We walked her and her team through the entire system and sent along our shipping guide so they'd feel confident fulfilling orders from day one.

We handed off a full set of launch posts along with bonus, product specific posts Christi's team could use however fit their flow so they weren't left scrambling to create content in the middle of a launch week.

We set them up with Google Search Console and Google Analytics so Christi has visibility into her own traffic and search performance going forward.

Skin Rituals Studio signed on for our monthly retainer after launch, two emails a month, a monthly strategy call, and continued support as the shop grows.

The Launch


The numbers moved fast, and they kept moving!

Launch Month (April 15 – May 15, 2026):

  • Sessions: +96%
  • Total sales: +311%
  • Orders: 50+ (+418%)
  • Conversion rate: 7.62% (+91%)


Since launch (April – September 2026):

  • Sessions: +272%
  • Total sales: +1,700%
  • Orders: 140+ (+1,900%)
  • Conversion rate: +539%


Within weeks of launch, Christi reached out to say:

Text message says, “Thank you so much, Joelle!” about products falling off shelves and needing more.

An esthetician who was nervous about selling online is now restocking because she's selling out, we love to see it!

A smartphone displaying a product page with skin care items lies on a green textured fabric.

We'll Take You From Intimidated to Thriving


We built a site that reflected Christi and her business, educational, personal, and calm, with an eCommerce shop that was easy to navigate. Pairing that with hands on support meant Christi didn't have to become an eCommerce expert overnight, she just had to keep doing what she's always done, and let us do the rest. If you can relate to Christi's story, reach out, we'd love to help.

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