Our Story
Hi and welcome to Blow Academy!
In 2003 I proudly opened the first of my salons, and the 20 years since have seen exceptional growth in the Blow brand; we are now a multi-site community of exceptionally talented staff members and wonderful, supportive, and very loyal clients.
The idea for Blow came to me as I struggled for time as a single parent whilst running a busy recruitment company. Achieving success domestically and professionally at that stage of my life demanded time prioritisation. This is the concept behind Blow, a salon providing world-class early morning to late evening hair and beauty services seven days per week, 364 days per year, at four prime locations around Dublin.
That first salon, at 12 Upper Baggot Street, opened on 12th December 2002 as a concept for 3 weeks to test the market. We officially opened February 2003 and since then we have added Blow InterContinental (2008), Dunnes Stores Henry Street (2018), and most recently Blow at UCD Belfield. Every addition to the group has brought something new to the brand and thanks to the customer-focused efforts of our brilliant staff.
In this year of our 20th anniversary, we launched Blow Academy. It is an academy with a strong emphasis on practical work experience that will provide students with a top-class training in all aspects of the hair and beauty industry, the courses will provide opportunities for both beginners and professionals alike, delivered by the very best educators, both our long term talented Blow salon staff and established industry experts.
Blow Academy identifies strongly with inclusion and diversity, the atmosphere is at all times positive, the emphasis is on meeting the needs of each individual student, in a manner that ensures the maximisation of student potential. The point of difference with Blow Academy is the emphasis on practical work experience in the salon, where students will learn the day-to-day operations of a salon environment to help them blossom in the real world of hair and beauty!
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