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Globe & Mail (Oct 14, 2008)~ A tale of blo-
The 44-year-old founder of several private ventures has the West Coast hairstyling world abuzz: She has opened three Blo - Blow Dry Bars in Vancouver in just over a year.
For about $30, and in about 30 minutes, a Blo customer can get a wash and blow-dry, and choose from a menu of eight styles. Ms. Brooks says the beauty of her hairstyling bars - which offer only wash-and-style services....read more
24 Hours (Nov 28, 2008)~ Ryan McKinley and Ryan Bazeley were two of a lucky group of men that were invited down to the Four Seasons Hotel to get their inner dude pampered by the blo blow-dry bar girls Hilary Chan-Kent and Breianne Zellinsky....see article
Vancouver Courier~ Flawless hair in 30 minutes! Imagine eight red carpet hair styles ranging from classic to rock with no cutting or colouring. Just wash, blow and style to go.... read more
 
 Hello! Canada (August 27,2007)~ A Real Blowout! Luscious locks ruled the chic streets of Yaletown at the launch of Canada's first blow-dry bar, Blo. a one-stop shop for .....read more
North Shore News (July 13, 2007)~ Perfect Blo on the go- As many a busy woman knows, creating an event-ready do is no small feat. First there's the wrestling match with the dryer, then the clips, the straightening irons, the gel, the spray, and finally the result, which is seldom as exciting as we had imagined.....read more
Vancouver Magazine~ The Shopping Diary- Blo Bar is the city's first salon dedicated to blow-outs (under 30 minutes, under $30)- no cuts, no colour, just flawlessly styled, sexy hair. Every urban girl wants to know......read more
Good Life Connoisseur~ Love the idea of getting your hair gorgeous for a big meeting or hot date in less than 30 minutes? Meet Blo- Blow Dry Bar, where all they do is hair styling and blowouts, with not a pair of scissors...read more
Metro (July 24,2007)~ Salon owner thinks pink. Blo me! That's the message salon owner Jon Paul Holt and his staff want to send to the thieves who broke in and stole the company's new mac computers just days before opening...read more
Vancouver 24 hours~ Blo partners Judy Brooks and Kevin Lai share a laugh with pretty-in-pink John Casablancas models Sophie Andrew and Aidan Dee during the Yaletown "Blo is Hot" street party. Blo is Canada's first blow-dry bar, perfect for the wash, blow and go generation!
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Georgia Straight (June 17-14 2007)~ Wouldn't you know it? A sudden dream-job interview or date on the immediate horizon, and your hair looks...meh. a cut-and-colour is fine, but what you need is the pro touch. What's touted as "Canada's first blow-dry bar", and called- what else- Blo, launched a few days ago at 1150 Hamilton Street. Open daily.... read more
Vancouver Sun (July 17, 2007)~...Some celebrities are still sporting it, but the dead-straight look is on the wane, says Kevin Lai. "Not many people want flat, straight hair anymore," says Lai, a stylist at Avant Garde Hair Studio and style director at blo, the new Yaletown blow-dry bar. "......read more
Vancouver Sun (July 12, 2007)~ YALETOWN Sit back for a pampering and polish, where there's no cuts, no colour and no guilt about cheating on your stylist. .......read more
Vancouver Sun (June 19, 2007)~ Pencil me in. GO BLO: Yes, we mentioned Blo's launch two weeks ago, and we've been glam'd up at Canada's first blow dry bar ............read more
 Lou Lou~ Blo Blow Dry Bar- WHAT IT IS Vancouver's first hair salon that offers fab-in-a-flash affordable hair styling for under $30 in under 30 minutes. No cuts or colours here! WHAT'S IN STORE A white-and-silver lounge where you'll sip espresso, chill to groovy beats and choose one of .........read more
 Fashion Magazine~ Go Blo- A salon dedicated strictly to affordable blowouts? Shut. Up. Yet, we kid you not- it's happening right here..read more
 The Globe & Mail~ Great hair, please- hold the scissors- When Nicole Starkey wants to feel fabulous, only a real blowout will do....read more
Vancouver View Magazine~ July 24>>Grand Opening of Blo, the first blow-dry salon in Canada, 1150 Hamilton St. ......read more
 Opulence~[the latest & the greatest] hair by Blo Blow Dry Bar... see styles
 Flare~ Q: Help me catch the perfect wave- on my head! A: Blo salon creative director Jon Paul Holt (who proclaims Vancouver has "the best climate in the world for hair") says ....read more
 Vancouver Magazine Top 100~ Go Blo- The blow-dry bar is all about doiing one thing and doing it well. Trashy celebrity magazines, pink decor, and yummy.....read more
 Vancouver Lifestyles Magazine~Editor-in-chief of Vogue Anna Wintour famously has received 6:45 a.m. salon blowouts for her power-bob every morning for the .....read more
Salon Magazine~ Blown Away- Vancouver's new business concept. Blo Blow Dry Bar has been getting rave reviews since it first opened its doors last June in Vancouver's trendy Yaletown.....read more