Spotted: 11 heads a dryin’ at Halo blow dry bar in Menlo

Menlo Park and Atherton women hooked on the Halo blow dry bar at Town and Country Village in Palo Alto now have a closer alternative to get their fix. A new Menlo location opened today on Gordon Ave. just off the Alameda. The promise is simple: Give us $35 and 45 minutes of your time and leave with “fabulous blown out hair.” The soon-to-be-three location salon — Burlingame opens later this month — focuses solely on blow drys, eschewing the cuts and color services of other hair salons, although make up is offered. There are 11 chairs at the Menlo location, and on this holiday weekend, all were occupied during the busy mid-afternoon time period. Online booking is encouraged, and patrons are being offered a special $160 package of six blow drys through Sept. 5 that have no expiration date.