We came to wow for a wedding we had in Minnesota for the weekend. I came with my cousin and her daughter. When I booked the appointment I expressed that we wanted the same appointment time and to spend time together as I'm from Chicago and my cousin is from Iowa. We did this together to get to spend time together. I have been to blow dry bars before around the Chicagoland area and love them. My cousin has never been to one. I told her about how they massage your head and your hairstyle lasts. When we came from our appointment my cousin asked If they could pin some up too and they said no that would be an updo. And they would charge 60$ and Not wash her hair... not the answer I was expecting for first time visitors. My place I go to does that all the time. If it's just to get it out of her face. Which is what she wanted.  I was happy with my girl she did a great job listening to me and helping me select a style. And my cousins daughter had a great time. But my cousin felt left out. They took her to a different area to wash her and she did not get the full experience, I don't know why they didn't seat her with us since we booked together well in advance. And we all felt they rushed through her. She was started last which remember we had the same appointment time. Like by 20 mins. And they finished her first. Her stylist never asked her if she liked it. If your going alone it's good if you know what you want. If your going in a group and not a specific bridal party don't expect to be able to enjoy each other's company. Read Less

This was my favorite place to go in Minneapolis, but I always felt like it was a little inconsistent... I always made the appointments for long/thick hair since I have an insane amount of thick curly hair, and felt like sometimes stylists didn't know what to do with it. Last time I was there I could tell my stylist was getting frustrated and someone else had to come help her finish my hair. 9 times out of 10 when I walked out of here I was happy, I will miss this place! Read Less

Nice people. Nice ambience. When your customer says "I dont like poofy" you might want to listen. Was doing this for my son's wedding and I absolutely hated it. Tried several times to tell the lady as she was doing it but she kept using a curl brush and putting volume in it Feel like for me it was a waste of money and time and now I will have to figure something else out. Saw lots of other that looked great just think my lady understood how to make my curly hair lay right without making me poofy! Read Less

No flexibility at all when it's pouring rain and can't do senior pictures. I was willing to reschedule but they wouldn't budge and still are charging me. I get the cancellation policy but they could have been slightly flexible if they wanted to provide good customer service. There are many other places to choose from Read Less

I've been here a few times and continue to be impressed with the level of consistency with all the stylists.  I love the model blowout and appreciate that it's been a few days and my hair is still on-point and going strong.  The massage chairs during the shampoo, the warm towels and the level of customer service and attention to detail are the reasons I keep coming back.  Love the atmosphere and so glad they now have make-up application and other services to make it my one-stop place to get ready for an event. Read Less

The WOW Bar gives a WOW experience every time! The stylists deliver consistently beautiful, long-lasting blow outs in a timely fashion. The salon is stylish and clean with Kerastase products, which I love. You can't go wrong with either location. Read Less

All I can say is DAMN! My girlfriend went in to get ready for a friends wedding and they talked her into a feathered out look and she was the talk of the wedding. I feel kinda bad for the bride. Highly recommend this place for anyone! DAMN! Read Less

Cannot say enough good things about the Wow Bar experience in general and Savannah's work in particular. If you want a stylist who will get absolutely every hair flawless, while making you feel like a movie star, ask for her. Read Less

Had a great opportunity to meet the owner Parrel (hope that's how she spells it), she was very professional and I was very impressed with her dedication to making sure her staff and clientele were happy and well taken care of.  Friendly owner says a lot about a business! Read Less

Just saw Elizabeth Hansen at the WOW bar in edina.... she did a vintage curl in my hair and a natural look make up application. I am IN LOVE with both! I have had my hair and makeup done professionally many times and this by far is my absolute favorite look. She was very knowledgeable about the condition of my hair and gave me styling tips. She was so gently and the scalp massage was amazing. She is very experienced, i would highly highly recommend her to anyone and everyone for both hair and makeup. Way above my expectations. The salon was literally spotless, everyone was professional, i was welcomed and instantly made comfortable. I will be coming back for sure! Read Less

I was skeptical of this place due to reading reviews after I had booked my apt and was too late to cancel.  The look of the place is meh, reminds me of someone's basement, amateur stylist spot.  I did have to wait for almost 15 minutes after my apt was to be to finally be met with my stylist.  She never really did introduce herself.   She was rather rough on the washing/massaging my head.  I did however have another stylist helping (so 2 of stylists) diffusing/blow drying my hair and curling it. The actual style turned out fabulous and is still curly as heck. So not sure what all the hub bub from other reviewers saying theirs fell flat.  While I love the look, not sure if will come back. Read Less

TOTAL RIP OFFAlthough they hire a few good stylists the odds of getting them even when requested is slim to none. Today I had an extremely inexperienced & unpleasant individual. I think her "training" consisted of blow drying her own hair???  No scalp massage- only water down my back & had to request she wash my hair properly. Style NOT even close to what I requested AND they lost my file of pre-paid blow drys. WON'T BE BACK. Avoid at all costs. My hair looked looked better BEFORE I went in there. This ain't NY or LA - this is hicksville matronly Edina :) Read Less

Best blowout I've ever had! I had my appointment on Tuesday and still have gorgeous hair today! The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, and I appreciated that so much being an out of towner. If I'm ever in Minnesota again, I'll just have to make another appointment! Read Less

I never ever write bad reviews. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt and assume good intent. Not today. Today, I had a 3pm appointment for a simple blow-out. I get them all the time, although this was my first visit here. I was in a meeting that was running long and raced out to make the appointment. I called to let them know I was running late. I walked in the door at 3:15 and waited several minutes while the receptionist was taking another call. She then informed me, in the rudest way possible, that they couldn't take me. Not that they wouldn't have time to shampoo, or I'd have to accept a modified, simplified service, which I would have completely understood, nope, just that they wouldn't take me.  She even went back to 'ask' a stylist who didn't even look at my very simple hair. Now here's the thing...usually, I get it. If I have an appointment during a peak time or hadn't called. But I did, and was not told, 'hey, we are too booked so don't come in.' On a Monday. At 3:15 in the afternoon. I get that things happen, and I WAS late. But when a business can't work to either let me know or modify then it's really not working at all. Honestly, the whole thing felt awful. Read Less

Whether you want your hair to look extra great for a special occasion or just because it's a Tuesday and why not, this is the place to go. I will say that it seems to work best for people with thick/wavy/curly hair. But, even with my thin/wavy hair, it still looks great 3 days out. Also, they can do amazng makeup.Read Less

I've been to Wow Bar once earlier this summer where I scheduled The Glam style. It fell the second I walked out the front door, which is super disappointing considering a) I paid for the service and b) my hair can hold a curl super long. I said I would never go back.I am now in my best friend's wedding and guess what- we are having our hair and makeup done here on her big day. I'm super worried that this will be a bad experience and all of us (including the bride) will have flat hair for the pictures and event.Question for the salon: What can the stylists do to prevent curls from falling? It looks like most low ratings are because of everyone's hair going flat. Other salon guests: Would you recommend a full updo or just half up? Read Less

I would love to rate this place based on service but this review is on correspondence. I am trying to book the space for a wedding and have been calling and leaving messages for 8 weeks. I have yet to get a return call. Last I heard, the manager was in a meeting and would call me back that day. It's has now been 3 weeks. Wondering how my wedding day might go??? Read Less

This was a nice place when it opened, or I thought it was anyway. The last two times that I had ny hair done, it fell flat within ten minutes. I had my hair done by a different salon two weeks later, and did NOT have ANY problems. I brought this up to the owner, who told me that if I didnt like it, I was no longer welcome there. She then emailed me that maybe she was too harsh, and didnt mean what she said. In an effort on my end to assume the best in others, I attempted to schedule. I was cancelled upon 4x. I get it. Retalliation for bringing a concern to the owner. I didnt post anything on here, or anywhere else. I went straight to the source. Well, I got cancelled on again today. I noticed a similiar pattern here in the reviews. That almost every negative review states the exact same problem...that their hair falls flat as soon as you leave the salon, I realized that the problem is not only happening to me, and that I should have just posted here to begin with to save others from wasting their time here. It was good in the beginning, sadly, that is no longer the case. Read Less

I went here on my birthday and was so pleased with the experience.  The ladies that did my hair made the experience fun and enjoyable.  Completely worth the price.  I would get my hair done here everyday if I could.  The salon is decorated very cute also. Read Less

As I entered the building I was greeted with a warm smile by the receptionist and offered a drink.My stylist was on time with my appointment and very friendly. Amazing style and amazing conversation ask for Angie she is amazing with anything ! Read Less

I went here recently for a shampoo and blow dry when my water heater was out. I have very long, thick hair and didn't want to wash it in the cold.I called to make the appointment, that went very smoothly. They got me in at just the time I wanted. I parked in back - it was nice not having to deal with street parking.Service was excellent - friendly and chatty but not too chatty. It took exactly the amount of time they said it would which was nice for planning my evening.And my hair looked great! It's not going to be a regular thing for me, but I would definitely do it again and would recommend this place to others. Read Less

This is the only place that actually knows how to do a proper blow out! I use them for formal events, up-do's and makeup as well! Great team, great ambiance and great hair do. My blow out lasts at least 3 days, and it's never taken more than 45 minutes including the wash! Highly recommended!Read Less

I had my third appointment at Wow Bar and two out of the three times I've walked out dissatisfied. My first one fell out writhing the first hour. My second one turned out beautifully and all I had to do was pin my bangs back (thanks Lauren). This most recent time I walked out looking like a cross between Shirley Temple and a poodle. It was a disaster and I had to fix once getting home. I would suggest if you go, either request Lauren or make sure you know exactly what you want and communicate it properly to your stylist. However, since I've spent over $100 and only 1/3rd I've actually felt were well spent; I will be trying another place next time. Read Less

My experience at Wow Bar was disappointing. I had an 8am appointment... along with about 10 other people. There will several problems right off the bat: 1. They didn't let the group of us waiting for our 8am appointments into the studio until 8am. So then we all stood in line waiting to check in. If you have an 8am appointment, you should expect it start then. You shouldn't expect the studio to be scrambling to open in time.2. It was obvious that many of the stylists were running late & many of us sat waiting around. No apologies, no explanations. 3. When my stylist came to get me, there were only 3 shampoo bowls, so a line formed at the shampoo bowls as the 8am appointments all awkwardly waited our turn. 4. My stylist said about 10 words to me and didn't really do what I asked of her. (I don't know her name because she never introduced herself.) My hair came undone not long after my appointment. In fact, I went home and had to curl a few of my pieces myself. All in all, a really unprofessional experience. Everyone seemed tired and/or hungover. I will not be back and I will go back to Juut in Uptown where the entry level stylists do $25 blow outs. The last blow out I had there was awesome & stayed all day. Read Less

This review of the Wow Bar is for their Saint Paul location! Firstly, parking was a breeze because they have a lot in the back of their building. I was checked in immediately and had to wait ten minutes past my appointment time. The waiting lounge was an absolute mess - there was no formal place or cubbies for clients' belongings so they just had coats and purses all over the couch. On the counters - hairstyling products and caribou coffee cups were scattered all over. So it was a turn off that there was no receptionist or person keeping the establishment tidy. The space is very modern, chic and lit up. My stylist was very friendly not to mention accommodating! A perk during the hair rinse is that the chairs vibrate! It was very relaxing. I chose the Glam hairstyle and told her I would like really big, sky high voluminous hair (don't we all?). Having very thick and long hair, my appointment was about an hour and twenty minutes. She diligently styled my hair and perhaps could have been more generous with product. The finished hair look amazing but sadly it didn't last or hold for an event I attended so I was disappointed. $35 for a blowout and style is decent. Great experience! Read Less

I've been getting blowouts for years. I often don't go to blow-dry bars, because the blowouts are often mediocre and the products not always the greatest Wow is a gem because the blowouts are great, efficient, and they use top product lines. Products are the secret to maintaining a great blowout for days! I've been to both the St. Paul and Edina locations. St. Paul just opened and needs your support! Go today and you'll have great hair for days. Read Less

Angie did an amazing job on my super straight, babyfine hair! I had the Vamp done. I have curls and volume like I've never had before. Plus, my hair smells amazing and looks shiny and healthy too. I'll be back again! :) Read Less

I had never had a blowout before Saturday, so I really have nothing to compare it to, other than salon experiences for haircuts. So that's the viewpoint here. Parking: Website said to park in the lot behind the building, or in the (free) ramp across the street. I selected the parking lot, which wasn't the best option as you have to walk around the block to get to the store front; they don't use their rear door for public entry. A minor inconvenience but next time I'd park elsewhere unless the street and ramp were full. Atmosphere: Clean, bright, and chic. The waiting area was a tad small, but perhaps that's because most people don't have to wait long! I sure didn't. Shampoo: Very nice. Massage chair with warm towel. Fantastic shampoo massage that is practically worth the blowout price alone. Product smelled great, and all the ladies present were chatty and having fun. Style: Being my first time, I was full of questions (which my stylist was used to and handled well). I got to watch the transformation of my hair from it's natural state (virgin, wavy but hard to tame) to movie star glam. I left the chair feeling like a new woman! It was fantastic. Makeup: For an additional fee, you can have your makeup done as well (just eyes or full face). I opted for eyes since I was going to a wedding and I wanted that little extra pop. The bubbly gal listened to my request (drama but not Tammy Fay Baker) and totally delivered. The perfect finishing touch to my little afternoon of prettiness. Bottom line: I researched the local shops on yelp and elsewhere before I made the decision to come to WOW. I did not regret my choice. I will be back, either for the next occasion I want my hair taken up a notch or someday when I just deserve a nice treat. Since yelp doesn't allow us to, I'll just state that this really is a 4.5 star review. The only reason this is not a perfect review is the parking situation. I just can't give a perfect review without a private dedicated lot and easy access to the entry. Read Less