Blo Blow Dry Bar

I had a wonderful blow out from Lonzella over the weekend. It was a classic style — elegant and glamorous with a hint of curl and exactly what I had desired. Thank you Blo for always being there!

Positive: I totally mixed up my appointment time and they were able to accommodate.
Negative: Knew the moment I stepped out of the salon I’d be redoing my hair. The guy that did my hair was very friendly but not very experienced at styling thin hair. He was done super fast (15 min… rushed?) and I said no way will my hair stay & asked twice for more hair spray. By the time I got home it looked horrible & was already falling from the bobbi pins. Complete waste of $ 50.

This was my second blo out, I was not a fan because my first experience in LA was just ok. But now I can say that they are amazing and I will be a frequent customer. Paris was amazing, she styled my hair perfectly and had me out on time! I will def be coming back because I hate doing my hair and it looks fab :)

Great service, location and results. This type of service is a treat for me so I appreciate the service, location and having perfect hair for a few days.

What a waste of money. I really, really, REALLY regret coming here. One of the worst experiences I’ve ever had.
First of all, this place was WAY too crowded. I understand it was busy because I came during Christmas party season, but they obviously overbooked. There weren’t enough blow dryers… seriously?! Also, the noise from all the people made it basically impossible for me to talk to my stylist and tell her what I wanted. Unfortunately, the conversations that I was able to hear made the experience even worse. I saw (and heard) multiple stylists asking each other for help because they didn’t know how to do their requested styles. One specifically asked my stylist how to do finger waves… isn’t that on the menu??? Basically, from everything I saw the majority of stylists had no idea what they were doing, very unprofessional. The girl I had actually may have been one of the better ones (I assume because everyone was asking her for help) but she rushed me out of there so fast I didn’t exactly get special treatment. I ended up going home, straightening and re-​curling my hair — so glad I spent $ 50+ for NOTHING.
Do yourself a favor and book a blow dry + style at Wanderlust down the street. Danielle does an AHHHHH-​mazing job of giving me beach-​y waves or a sleek stellar blowout every time.

I wanted to love this place. Easy booking online, easy to find, cute salon.
However, when I arrived my appt started 15 minutes late.
Then I gave my stylist 4 pictures of the long big wavy curls I was looking for. She assured me my look would be great. My hair did come out soft and shiny, but my curls look like Shirley temple. All tight and artificial looking which is exactly what I told her I did NOT want.
When I reminded her half way through how I wanted large curls she said we would. But we got to the end and I looked at the way my hair looks and asked how she lengthen the curl and make them more natural — like I had asked for — she just replied she would have to find another larger curler. Which I nodded yes to but she did nothing. Then told me they would ‘fall’ during the night and do what I want. Which is complete BS. I just left at that point because she was clearly not going to help.
So now I get to home and fix this mess myself. What a waste of money.

Stay away from this place. I’d been to Blo in Boston and expected the same level of service here, but what I got was quite the opposite. I was a few minutes late to my appointment (SF parking) and called to make sure it was okay. The receptionist assured me it would be fine. Once I arrived, my stylist told me she could only do a dry set, because she was fully booked. They then proceeded to charge me $ 45 for straightening my hair. Yes, you read that right, no actual wash/​blow drying/​technique. $ 45 for 20 minutes and something I could have done at home — if they had only been truthful when I called. This place is a joke.

Dear God, what just happened here?
I went with a friend expecting at the very least a decent blow dry, the equivalent to what my stylist does. Nothing fancy, mind you, just something that might last longer than a day. What I got was a blowdry that lasted maaaaybe 6 hours, not in the requested style from their «menu», from a pushy woman trying to get me to go to her other job for hair straightening.
I’d already had a Keratin treatment, so I didn’t need an other. She just didn’t get it and had dollar signs in her eyes.
Then, throughout the experience, things just fell apart. I was asked if I wanted something to drink… I said «Water.» Nothing. I asked for a little more lift at the roots. Nothing. It was as if I was speaking to a wall. She had one thing on her mind and that was to get my hair blow dried as quickly as possible, rather than making a minimal attempt at the style I requested.
So, at the end of the day, I don’t think I’ll be doing this again. I have a good stylist who will give me a great cut and a great blowdry for just a little more, not to mention her salon’s environment is much better. (The interior is really superficial with a lot of mediocre branding tricks that don’t add to the experience or quality of the blow dry.)
Oh, and I washed my hair the next day as it was soooo flat with the excess of products that were used. It takes a lot to make my hair look bad, but she managed to do so, which says a lot.

I have been going here for over a year now for updos and blow outs. about 95% of the time I come out happy. It really depends on the stylist you get. Also keep in mind that even though they cut out an X amount of time in their computer system I also add about 30 mins because sometimes it takes longer for the stylist to do my style or they are running late. I came here during prom season because I had a birthday to do to and it was a total NIGHTMARE! My hair durned out great, that I can not complain about but they took me 25mins late which made me super late for my make up appointment (that’s after they called me and asked if I can come in 30 mins later and I said absolutely not cause I have back to back appointments). All the stylists were also super irritated.
I also came in September to get an updo done for a wedding and Kelly did a fantastic job! I was super in love with the work, got lots of compliments, and she did it maybe within 40 mins. She was also super friendly. Then I came in about 2 weeks ago and happened to get Kelly again for an updo, so I asked her to do the exact same thing for me, showed her multiple pictures, and I was a little bit less in love with it. I am not sure if it was her off day (she did tell me her two really early appointments did not show up), but that it not an excuse to have poor customer service for the rest of your clients. You could tell she was getting very frustrated with the fact she couldn’t get my braid right and after to was done I shook my head to make sure everything is stable and it was not. She fixed it. As I was paying, I felt a curl just unpin and drop so I asked for the receptionist to come and get here and fix my hair, she came out without a sorry NOTHING! Just with lots of irritation in her facial expressions and no «have a good day» nothing. My hair did not look like I just spend $ 80 on it. It looked like I did it myself or a 10 year old did it. Thank God my make up artist knew how to do hair also so she fixed it up and that took her about 15 mins to make it look some what like I actually got it done professionally and not by my 10 year old sister.

When I booked the appointment for a last minute event, the staff availability was open which worked out great! But then when I arrived, unfortunately the salon & the entire block were affected by electricity shut down. However, they were super accommodating & apologized for the inconvenience. They did their best to make everyone happy and I was very pleased with my service by Luna who did an amazing style on my hair given their scheduling issues. Not only was she professional & customer service oriented, my hair looked fantastic! I had folks compliment my hair the rest of the afternoon. Thanks Luna for making my hair look amazing! Thanks to the team @ Union street for being super friendly & professional. I’ll definitely be coming back for my next event!

This was my first experience at a blow dry bar and I absolutely loved it! This place was so chic and girly with hot pink everywhere. The staff was friendly and knowledgable and no matter what kind of hair you have they will get it done in 45 minutes. I have long thick curly hair and I was so sure they weren’t going to be able to finish it in time but they did and I loved my blow out! Lubna was my stylist for my appointment and I loved her. The place was super clean and the prices are very reasonable. I will definitely be coming back!

Marika was nice enough to resolve this issue for me. Great customer service. Just needs to work on properly training employees. Thanks!

I reallly really want to like blo, but I simply had a very mediocre experience. If you are looking for a relaxing atmosphere to get your hair done, this isn’t really your place. The music is super loud, and it’s a party atmosphere, which if that’s what you are looking for, totally book this place. If not, maybe look elsewhere.
Okay, so now for the actual hair styling…
My curls started falling out before I even left my appointment. I had a black tie wedding to attend in a few hours time, and I knew I had to go home and start all over. I’m thinking that this is a place you want to go to if you have a fun dinner to go to and want to look a little extra done up, not if you want to look glam for a fancy wedding. I think for the right event, this place can be perfect.

Great place and super fun experience! Nice doo when I left! Wish we had these where I live!

I came here from the East Bay to get my hair done for prom, and I made sure to have an hour and a half (even though appointments are 45 minutes) for my appointment in case something happens. Unfortunately, the time my stylist took was actually longer than the hour and half I believed would be the absolute max as I was in a rush for another appointment to get my makeup done and to get back to the East Bay in time for prom.
I wanted a braid in my hair (somewhat like a waterfall) and the stylist tried very hard, which I appreciated. She was really nice! But, after an hour and a half, I decided to just let it be as a regular braid. My curls had already fallen flat and were no longer curly. I know this is partially my fault, as I didn’t tell her I didn’t like how my hair looked in the end, however, I was already running late and I didn’t want to be any later for my prom. I had to run to catch the bus and rush my makeup appointment and then later run nearly a mile to catch a BART train.
Another misunderstanding happened where I was charged on my card when I already paid in cash. I understand that everyone makes mistakes, but this made me very upset as I had exactly enough money to pay for my whole prom group’s party bus. The $ 40 taken out meant that I had to readd $ 40 in in order to pay for the bus and the company was not very happy in the delay.
Also, sometimes my scalp would burn from the blowdryer being too close, and I have not had an experience like this while getting a blowout. I wasn’t angry or anything, but I’m just disappointed as I expected more from Blo. On a brighter note, the inside does look very clean and modern. They offered me water, which was quite nice, but it doesn’t make up for the fact that I was late to prom and caused a delay in the bus service. Maybe I was just asking for too much with the braid.

My friend and I made an appointment for 1:15pm and they completely messed up the booking somehow. They ignored us and my friend sat around waiting for 45 minutes. Other girls would come in way after we arrived, and the staff would help those clients first. When we repeatedly asked what has happening, they were just totally confused and apathetic. Their whole system was so poorly run and mis-​managed.
Getting ready for a big event should be a fun experience, but this ruined it for us. In the end, they made us so late, we barely had time to get home, finish our make up and run out the door.

I’ve been a long time client of Blo Blow Dry Bar and have noticed, in the past, how lax the former manager was. Now that she’s gone BLO IS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP, I’m happy to report the changes she’s installed have, so far, been SIMPLY STELLAR!
I asked to have my hair styled to match the theme of a vintage outfit I was wearing for an event. Not only did the stylist do a great job but I received the most compliments I’ve ever received on my hair in sometime! Fabulous!
Blo Blow Dry Bar has the 5 c’s down I look for in a Salon…
*Classy
*Convenient
*Clean
*Comforting
*Courteous
Thanks to new the new owner, who kindly introduced herself to me when I was getting my hair done for my event, I feel I can trust, going forward, that any and all my hair-​care needs for future events as well as just treating myself to a luscious, fun hairstyle, can be well taken care of with Blo Blow Dry Bar. Thanks, ladies!

Came here with the girls from work for a pre-​office holiday party pow-​wow on Saturday. The appointment was booked nearly a month in advance to accommodate 5 girls. Just FYI– getting blowouts together isn’t necessarily the best way to get some quality time in. cuz its noisy and you face away from each other. but it sure is fun!
It was my first blowout EVER and I was paired with Ashley. She was GREAT! She was super sweet and patiently explained to my newbie self that the blowout process was just a good olé wash, blowdrying out for some badass volume, and THEN the styling. She offered me a beverage at the beginning, talked to me about what i wanted and listened to me explain my stubbornly straight Asian hair!
The wash was nice and thorough. if you’re thinking Asian hair wash with 15min of scrubbing and combing, its time to manage your expectations. But it was comfortable and definitely made my hair/​scalp clean and nice smelling! :)
Ashley explained a bit of the science behind the blowouts and how to keep the air going in a certain direction to avoid frizz (and taming my stupid baby hair/​flyaways) and how to handle the roots for more lift. She also added some pointers on what products to use to help my hair keep its shape longer. she was so thoughtful and patient that i absolutely have to give her 4 stars for service and experience alone! Thank you, Ashley!
Helpful tip: The price for a standard blowout is $ 40, BUT if you can make it there on a Monday or Tuesday. it’s only $ 30 to increase traffic on slower days! I’ll definitely be back here if I’m in the Marina!

Blo has happy hour!
for HAIR.
So kewl, right?
On Mondays and Tuesdays, during the dead hours between 10 am to 3pm, Blo offers $ 30 blowouts. You can do some window shopping along the numerous boutiques on Union Street beforehand or pop in and get your hair done after your workout at nearby Crunch.
Courtney was efficient, not much of a chit chatter but I appreciated the quiet time. I was busily texting and making plans with friends. She shampooed me, asked me to flip my hair over while she blow dried it (which is odd, I’ve never been asked that before) worked quickly to curl and add va-​vavoom volume in my mane. I’m impressed!
I was glad I discovered Blo’s happy hour. Definitely recommended when you’re in the Marina.

Woot! I made reservations for Blo so I can get my hair done up for one of my best friends wedding. They were able to squeeze me in last minute for a 10 am appointment which was great because one of my girlfriends was also getting her hair done at the same time.
They have a hair menu where you can choose how you want your hair styled. I went with the Hollywood look which had lots of volume and curls.
My stylist was really nice and did an amazing job! Definitely recommend and don’t forget to pick up a «Blo me» pin to wear home. Oh and bring quarters for parking as well!