Press Room
Get the skinny on our locks, tresses and curls. Blo is all the buzz so consume some fresh, hot-off-the-press deliciousnes.
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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 |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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! Read the article |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Fashion Magazine~
Go Blo- A salon dedicated strictly to affordable blowouts? Shut.
Up. Yet, we kid you not- it's happening right here..read
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The Globe & Mail~
Great hair, please- hold the scissors- When Nicole Starkey wants
to feel fabulous, only a real blowout will do....read
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Vancouver View Magazine~
July 24>>Grand Opening of Blo, the first blow-dry salon in
Canada, 1150 Hamilton St. ......read
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Opulence~[the latest
& the greatest] hair by Blo Blow Dry Bar... see
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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
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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
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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
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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
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