The Blowdry Cafe

My dear friend and trainer from That Gym on Grandview recently opened a “blow-dry salon” called “Blowdry Cafe”.

A pretty swift looking website and interactive scheduling system.

The cafe inspired theme is carried through on the menu where you can select your drink/hair choice.  The local brews are $35 and they include fun names like “Smoothie” which is simple and smooth or “Macchiato” which is big hair with volume.  Prefer just a style with no wash?  That’s the expresso and it’s only $25.  The “Cup of Joe” is for men and there is even a special “Skinny Latte” for children.  Add some cream (conditioning treatment) or some sweetener (a scalp massage).  SO CLEVER!

That chair right there is open for you.  Call 614-273-0123 or visit blowdrycafe.com to schedule your appointment.

Meet the beautiful owners, Ashley and Jessica.  I LOVE THEM!

Blowdry Cafe is a one-stop shop.  Make-up application is also available.

Ana, a special shout out to you.  Thank you for capturing the grand opening!

Ashley, I’m so very proud of you.  Of your ambition and your drive.  Of your positive outlook on life and all of your successes.  I am very proud to call you my friend.  Wishing you TEN BILLION miles of luck and success.  XO, Crystal Jo.

Capital Style recently featured The Blowdry Cafe with an interview…

What can new clients expect when they come in?

Customers will be greeted by one of our receptionists, and she will check her in, offer her something to drink—coffee, mimosa, wine. We’ll have pastries every day. The client will be greeted by her stylist for a consultation at her station, and they’ll go from there. And so the client will be taken through every aspect of the process. When women walk into salons, you almost tense up a little bit. You’re not sure where to go, where your headed, if you’re supposed to sit up or lay back or wait. So we want our stylists to take all of that question out of it for our clients so they can feel comfortable. They don’t have to guess what they have to do next and hopefully love the style they choose. There’s a whole education process our stylists will do with the clients, so they can leave feeling like they’ve spent $35 not just on one night of hair but that they’ve learned something about the product, about the tools and how to preserve the style.

What makes The Blowdry Cafe different?

I think it’s our whole ambiance. I’ve been to several blow dry salons and none of them have had this feel. We always wanted these colors, this situation, this setup. I’ve had great experiences at all of the blow dry salons I’ve been to. The thing is… not everyone gets to interact with each other all the time, which is a big complaint with bachelorette parties and bridal parties. They go to a big salon, and they’re in separate rooms or one person’s here and the other’s at the end of the bar, so we wanted it to be everyone mingling, everyone together. We’re also stressing the training with our stylists. It’s not just about the hair. It’s about the experience with the client.

For Jess and I, this was a long process, and it was a lot of hard work because we didn’t have any money to start this business. We just knew we wanted to. We wrote a business plan, we approached investors and really in the end, besides one investor, three approached us. That made us really happy. Because they knew our work ethic and they believed in the concept and the idea. It’s not like we said, “We have some extra money. Let’s see how this goes.” We also want to be an inspiration to other small business owners, especially female small business owners.

What makes you passionate about great hair?

We call this an affordable luxury. You don’t have to spend $200 to get great hair. I’m passionate about it because I’ve been doing it forever, like when I went on vacations or for special occasions. It was just never a specific salon like it is now. So it was kind of a no-brainer for me. It’s so much more affordable and a good blowout can last two to three days. You never know. And we’re opening at 7 a.m. two times a week to try to capture the women who want to come in before work or if they have a job interview. What girl doesn’t want her hair to be fabulous? If you have a bad hair day, it can ruin your whole day.