Blow Bar Co – the iconic hair and make-up company with salons in Sydney’s Bronte and Balmain – plunges into liquidation: Salon breaks silence
- BBC Operations Pty Ltd, trading as Blow Bar Co, is going into administration
- Blow Bar insists it is ‘business as usual’ and an ‘internal’ restructure
EXCLUSIVE
A popular hairstyling and makeup company with salons in Sydney and a host of celebrity clients including Jackie O and Pip Edwards has gone bankrupt.
BBC Operations Pty Ltd – which trades as Blow Bar Co Operations and runs salons in the Sydney CBD, Bronte and Balmain – appointed liquidators on Monday, according to documents filed with corporate regulator ASIC.
The news – which the company insists is the result of an internal restructuring – will come as a shock to many who have frequented the company’s swanky salons.
Blow Bar Co recently provided the hairstyling and make-up for the launch of their events company Besties by Jackie ‘O’ Henderson and best friend Gemma O’Neill.
BBC Operations Pty Ltd, trading as Blow Bar Co Operations and has salons around Sydney in the CBD, Bronte and Balmain, has gone into liquidation
Jules Robinson, known for her stint on Married At First Sight, has also appeared on the brand’s Instagram page several times.
Blow Bar Co also did hair and makeup for a Women’s Health Australia event with trainers such as PE Nation founder Pip Edwards.
Former TV presenter and current Real Housewives of Sydney star Sally Obermeder is also a loyal customer.
The company has partnered with Vogue Australia and was named ‘one of Sydney’s nine best hair salons for the perfect blow-dry’ by Harper’s Bazaar.
Jules Robinson, known for her stint on Married At First Sight, has also appeared several times on the brand’s Instagram page
The company’s director, Leigh Dole (pictured), recently did an interview with Marie Claire Australia about her tips for getting the perfect hair
Blow Bar Co’s Instagram account is full of photos of satisfied customers, often with a glass of champagne in hand, and has more than 32,000 followers.
The company’s director, Leigh Dole, recently did an interview with Marie Claire Australia about her tips for getting the perfect hair.
The salons also offer customers cheese platters and massages, with the company’s website stating that it “gives women a place to connect, celebrate and empower each other.”
David Michael Stimpson, of insolvency firm SV Partners, has been appointed curator.
A spokeswoman for Blow Bar Co told Daily Mail Australia the liquidation – which involves winding up a company’s affairs and assets for creditors – was an internal restructuring.
‘It is business as usual and there have been no financial consequences for customers, staff or suppliers.
‘This internal restructuring will ensure business continuity and growth.’
Blow Bar Co’s Instagram account is full of photos of satisfied customers, often with a glass of champagne in hand, and has more than 32,000 followers