Despite recession, blow-dry bars heat up
<p> <span word="Dry">Dry</span> <span word="Bar">Bar</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Alli">Alli</span> <span word="Webb">Webb</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="glamour">glamour</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="downturn">downturn</span>, <span word="Webb">Webb</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thriving">thriving</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="America">America</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="glance">glance</span>, <span word="Dry">Dry</span> <span word="Bar">Bar</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="salon">salon</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stylists">stylists</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>; <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="shampoo">shampoo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glamour">glamour</span> <span word="is">is</span> $35.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> $35 <span word="every">every</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="Adrienne">Adrienne</span> <span word="Zubia">Zubia</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>."</p><p><span word="Webb">Webb</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>. “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="blowouts">blowouts</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="blowout">blowout</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>.”</p><p><span word="Webb">Webb</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="blow">blow</span>-<span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="salon">salon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marketplace">marketplace</span>.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="salon">salon</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span> <span word="of">of</span> 80, 90, 100 <span word="bucks">bucks</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>, "<span word="or">or</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discount">discount</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span>."</p><p><span word="Celebrities">Celebrities</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Roberts">Roberts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cindy">Cindy</span> <span word="Crawford">Crawford</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="styled">styled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Dry">Dry</span> <span word="Bar">Bar</span>. <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Webb">Webb</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="blow">blow</span>-<span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p>
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