Blast Blow Dry Bar

Barika R for makeup is HIGHLY recommended. She was perfectly patient with me, my mom (who never wears makeup) and my little sister. The makeup was FLAWLESS, painless, and lasted all day. She was also very timely and gentle. I cannot recommend her enough!

Had a regular blowout with TaShonta and it was great. My scheduled appointment started on time, the scalp massage during the shampoo was good, and my hair looked great. This is my third time scheduling with the same stylist at this location and the West End one and I highly recommend her.

I guess I had expectations of an experience similar to my hair salon since I don’t consider $ 40 for a half hour to be a «bargain». It started with the bored receptionist who checked me in and pointed for me to sit down in an area that was darker than the rest of the place. The woman who came to get me simply said my name, didn’t introduce herself, didn’t make small talk. I don’t need someone to become my best friend but a smile and feeling welcome certainly goes a long way. Washed my hair, wrapped it in a towel and sent me to the chair. Asked me what I wanted and got to work. I have naturally curly hair, starting with a comb to brush out the tangles would have been helpful and made the experience a little nicer. She round brushed, put in a few curling iron curls and I was out of the door in 30 minutes with a hairstyle I could have done myself, it just would have taken me a little longer. Checked out with the same bored receptionist who didn’t speak I had to ask, «am I done?» and she nodded, maybe she had laryngitis? I had heard stories of how your hair holds the style for a couple of days. I would have been happy with a couple of hours! One side of my hair went straight almost immediately and had to be fixed with my own iron.
Long story short, I’d only go back if I had NO time to do my own hair. Blast, you might want to make it feel more «spa» like (offer a glass of water or something) or that you value your customers time and money.

I am in love with this place. I tried it out with a Groupon. I am so glad. I have had two stylists but Shushan is the ultimate best. I have very damaged bleach and toned hair. By the time I leave her chair my hair is healthy and looks like it hasn’t been damaged at all. Its like magic. She has a great personality and is so nice. I love her mix of talking and then being quiet. I really enjoy blowouts to me they are so relaxing and I would pick a blow out any day over a massage. Shushan has some magic hands to turn my unruly damaged hair into shiny bouncy healthy beautiful hair. I am going weekly now and plan to purchase the monthly package on my next visit. The shop has very nice, inviting employees who are friendly and go out of their way to be welcoming to you as you enter and leave. The salon is kept very clean and they have some wonderful products for sale. They are not pushy about trying to get you to buy products either. I love this place and will keep going.

I took my friend here for her birthday on a Saturday. The décor is super cute, however the service terrible. The person doing my hair was late because she was on break. I waited 20 mins, by then, my girlfriend had nearly finished her hair. My girlfriend complained that the women servicing her was so rough that she burned her scalp with the blow dryer and sprayed her entire shirt wet while washing her hair. In fact she pulled out her earring because of how rough she was.
Lastly, my hair was fine. I asked for loose waves but instead got tight curls. I was hoping that they would fall more but ended up just wetting mine down and saw that the customer next to me was also complaining of the same thing.
Overall, The staff was unprofessional, appeared untrained and frazzled.
We used a groupon for blast — but I wouldn’t waste your time or money here.

We had an appointment for three of us… you would expect they would set us up all together to Share and enjoy the experience but no. I went first because the lady said the my hair would had take less time.
She was obviously in a rush to get out of there and when I mentioned I wanted waves she was not thrilled with the idea. She worked super fast and pulled my hair multiple times. I have curly hair, before you do anything, you need to brush and untangle!
My friend said her stylist was rude too, and she kept pulling her hair.
My other friend had the nicest lady ever: she took her time doing her do, and did a marvelous job.
I can’t even start to describe the disgust I had when I saw old hair EVERYWHERE on the floor, on the decoration pillows, on the edges… the bar was filthy. It was DISGUSTING. We went with a groupon but we will never ever go back.

This review pertains the Woodbury location.
When I arrived I was greeted by one of the girls who seemed to be the one managing the salon at the time — she was really nice, and offered me water and coffee. Iooking back, I wish she had been the one working on my hair… The girl that I ended up getting could not have been less interested in my hair — her job — or conversation. She brought me over to her station she asked what I would like — which I replied that I wanted a traditional blowout with more wave than actual curl. I was never offered a menu and there was nothing listed in the salon stating the different styles. She washed my hair then brought me over to her station and began blow drying. All of a sudden she goes, «where do you part your hair?» she parted it, spun me around to the mirror in her station and asked what I thought. I could not believe it what I saw — I was honestly speechless. The only thing that had been done was my ends were curled under — my strands were straight — ZERO sign of anything that even resembled a wave. I could’ve done a way better job at home, and it would’ve been free…
also — I have no idea why, but my hair felt extremely gunky. Not sure if she used too much product, but my hair was so gross and looked dirty. It had the same feeling as if you were to not wash out all the conditioner in your hair. As for hairspray — she didn’t use ANY. Or even ask if I wanted any.
Look — I get that we all have days at work where we may not feel like giving it our all, but when someone is paying you directly for your service you NEED to at least pretend like you care. My stylist honestly didn’t even try to hide the fact that my hair was clearly the lowest priority on her list.
Try the WOW Bar in Edina instead! WAY better experience!

LOVE this place! I have super thick hair and was very nervous about finding a place for my wedding this past September. I went in for my trial with Laniesa and was so impressed at how my hair stayed curled the entire day. My makeup looked great too, aside from super thick hair I’m extremely fair skinned and was terrified I’d look like a clown with all the makeup on, but it looked so natural!
My bridesmaids, flower girls, mom and mother in law all got our hair done here the day of the wedding and everyone loved the experience. HIGHLY recommend for a wedding or just a treat yourself day!

Very happy with the service and with the blow-​out. One of the best I’ve ever had.

Came to Blast Blow Dry Bar to get my hair done because a new stylist needed to get more hours of completion in. Parking is an absolute MESS here and there were no spots available in the so called «parking lot» of theirs. My appointment with the stylist was at 6 pm and I was asked to wait for a bit. The stylist was very friendly and talkative. So I did not get the «full» blow out (no wash or blow dry) so I have no clue how this person was going to assessed for hours of completion. So I asked for BIG voluptuous curls. The service was pretty speedy and I didn’t feel there was much «quality» effort or work into it. In the end the hair looked OK — I feel it was styled as well so therefore the hair started to get flat. The service ended up being complimentary because I was being used for practice, so I am very pleased with that! Would I feel comfortable paying $ 39.00 for this, probably not. The space of the salon was GORGEOUS, absolutely beautiful and CLEAN. Lots of styling chairs and space.

I was completely underwhelmed by the whole experience. Overall, the salon didn’t seem organized or professional. There wasn’t a dedicated receptionist. The salon wasn’t very clean — when I went to sit down there was hair all over the chair, and the floor, walls, and furniture seemed dirty. The stations weren’t very neat either, and my stylist kept walking around to different areas to get products. Also, the air conditioner was broken, and being a hot and humid summer day — not the best for getting your hair done.
I booked online with a certain stylist, and when I showed up I had a different person do my hair — which is fine, but not a great way to set expectations. When I sat down she asked me what I wanted, and I had never gotten a blowout before so I just sort of explained a style — but I never saw a menu of different styles and she didn’t really talk about different options. I guess their menu of styles doesn’t mean anything. My stylist wasn’t very talkative, but she also seemed totally disinterested, and at one point yelled at me out of nowhere «where do you part?!» At first I wasn’t sure what she said, and the stylist next to me turned around and said «huh?» because she thought she was talking to her. But then my stylist yelled «excuse me! where do you part your hair?!» The other stylist was like, «oh I thought you were talking to me, haha.» It was really weird and awkward.
When she was done she asked me if I wanted hairspray (which she had to go walk around to get). Really? Um, yes, I want this style to last all day. Such a weird question for a professional to ask their client. But my hair fell flat after a few hours anyways.
Long story short: will not go back, not worth $ 40.

Paris was delightful in a rad, no bullshit way.
She knows hair. She gets it done. She isn’t fake and annoying. Bonus: she didn’t look at my curly hair, scared of a challenge. She said, «its so soft», and proceeded to get down.
So appreciate stylists like her!
You know what you are getting in these blow salons, and that’s just fine with me. A quick wash, a blowout, and she even threw in a few sexy curls… and kept it moving.
Thank you MOA. You made my overnight outstanding.
P. S. appreciate the restaurant recommendation too.
Now I have one more place around thus fine country of ours to get my hairs done. Thank you. Thank you!

I’ve been to this location twice for two different services.
1. The first time was a part of a bridal party, and we were getting half up do’s. They washed our hair which I did not like because we all know that (slightly) dirty hair holds curls and pins better than freshly washed. After a girl worked tediously on me for an HOUR, she got booted to the front desk and someone else finished me up. My ‘do was, so so.
2. I went with my sister because she had a groupon, and we called ahead and made a 5:45 reservation. We had an event to attend that night and needed to be out at 6:30. My stylist finally took me in at 6. I got a wash and a scalp massage and a soaked back. The sink totally leaked and I was sopping wet. The blow out, sucked. I hated it, and could have done a better job myself. I wanted deep part with my long bangs blown into the hair, and she didn’t do that because she segmented my bangs and blew them out last. Hellooooo, I didn’t go to beauty school but I at least know the basics.
For $ 45 I will certainly never go here again.

I went to Blast in the Mill City District because I wanted to treat myself before going out for my birthday dinner. I chose Blast because they were able to fit me in last minute on the weekend.
I got a blowout and before we got started my stylist gave me a wash and scalp massage which was awesome. I was really happy with all the Moroccan Oil products my stylist used which smelled amazing and really gave me a light hold with shiny finish. My hair looked absolutely amazing for the dinner and the next day too.
I would return for another special ocassion, but I not regularly as the price seemed high at $ 40 for a blowout. They offered a blowout without the wash at a lower rate but at that point I might as well style my hair myself.

I’ll follow up when I actually get my service, but my initial contact was substandard. If you are trying to book a Brazilian Blowout online– forget it. It doesn’t work. The booking online has a time slot set for 3 hours which might be part of the problem.
When I called the gal on the line today, said the service is 90 minutes to 2 hours, which sounds right. Turns out it’s a known issue that the shop has complained to the owners about, but they haven’t done anything. The girl on the phone is apparently so sick of hearing people complain she’s turning her tired frustration into a calcification and coldness towards people who report the problem.
You are the sole human face of my experience with your shop so far, and you left me with a bad impression. So let me give you some (golden rule) customer service verbiage: «I am SO SORRY that you are having trouble with our online booking! You are not the only person that has had this problem. We’ve reported it to the owners and they are working on it! Now, let’s not waste any more of your time– when would you like to come in? Or, would you like to me to give you the first available times? Thanks for calling and sticking with us!»
The second issue is that the site only searches ONE DAY AT A TIME, leading to an inordinate amount of time trying to find an appointment. I recommend to the owners to check out Hairpolice’s booking site. You can search on service or stylist and it shows a calendar that reflects available dates so you are not shooting blind and wasting a lot of time.
And yes, the functionality of your website counts towards your customer service. The fact that the owners neglect to fix this problem is a huge negative. You are your booking vendor’s customer and I’m sure you pay money for this service. Get them to fix it! It is undoubtedly affecting your bottom line in the negative. You almost lost me and now I have a tinged experience with your business– and I haven’t even been there yet.
Lastly, The 2 stylists for Brazilian Blowouts have VERY LIMITED HOURS. 7AM (7 AM? Yes.) to noon. Who books anything «beauty,» at 7AM?! Unless you have a major event like a wedding, absolutely ridiculous. You have to be the only salon I’ve ever heard of offering an appointment at 7 AM. When I asked about other locations, forget it. Totally unhelpful girl to the non-​rescue again.
Your customer service online and on the phone leave a lot to be desired. Hope my experience in the shop is better than this. I’ll let you know.

We had a group of 9 women for a Girls Night Out and decided to get blow outs. Half of the group went to Blast and the other half went to Blow Dry! in uptown.
The experience at Blast was really not good. They made various of the party wait while others arrived because the others were written down first in the appointment book (strange since all of the appointments were at the same time). The thermostat was set to 81o and there was a big sign saying not to change the setting. The heat caused everyone’s hair to fall. Two of the women wanted curls and had to have their hair straightened before they left because the curls had already fallen. All five women said their hair looked better going into Blast than leaving. That being said, there was some appreciation for excellent scalp massages.
If you want a blow out that is going to last, I would go to Blow Dry! instead of Blast (which is super sad for me because Blast is opening up in Woodbury — where I live).

I went to Blast! Downtown to have my hair and makeup done for an engagement photo shoot with my fiancé. I would definitely say that it was a pleasant experience. The décor was nice, the music was fun 90s pop, and the hair products were pleasant-​smelling. I’m guessing that the overall quality of your experience depends on which stylist works with you. I LOVED my makeup artist. She did a flawless job, and explained certain makeup-​y details to me (for example: cover concealer with a yellowish powder to look less tired). The hairstylist did a fine job, too, though I had one wonky section of hair that needed a little coaxing once I got home. I definitely felt that the experience at Blast helped make the photos feel even more special.

I was in town for fun decided to try a blow dry bar. Went online booked appointment at Blast. Ali did a fabulous job. Can hardly wait to go back to city to do this again. The shampoo and head massage was great. My hair looked great even into the next day.

For $ 35, you get a shampoo & condition, scalp massage, and blow out. This is the same price I pay for a blow out in Chicago. I thought twice about paying this much outside of Chicago — typically everything is more expensive there. But I wanted to give the place a shot. I really wanted to like this place. Really. But it was a subpar experience. Definitely not worth $ 35.
The décor was chic — white everywhere, pretty chandeliers, clean lines, etc. The man at the front desk (not sure if he was owner/​manager?) happily greeted me when I walked in. I was early so I had no problem waiting. However 5 minutes past my appointment time, I was still waiting. He reassured me my stylist would be with me shortly. 15 more minutes pass and nothing. Finally he told me he would get me started by shampooing my hair. I found this confusing because there were 3 stylists standing around doing nothing while I was waiting for someone — anyone — to start my appointment. I don’t know if he typically does the shampooing but it was pretty lackluster.
My stylist was nice. Not overly talkative, which I like. She blow dried my hair and proceeded to start curling it. I thought this was extremely odd because at no point did she add any product before blowdrying, curling, etc. All I got was hairspray at the end. This explained why my hair, which normally holds a curl very well, fell fairly early in the evening.
I was very disappointed with my experience at Blast. Management was poor and no one seemed to know who was doing whose hair. And using product for a blow out seems like it would be Styling 101. If I were in town and wanted a blow out again, I would definitely try another spot.

Great service.
Best scalp massage ever.
My blow out turned out amazing. Completely worth $ 35. Cannot wait to go back. Wish I could afford it 1x a week.