Elevate Salon Institute

    Highlights & Balayage Near Ferndale, Michigan

    About 2.1 miles (5 min) from Ferndale to our ESI Royal Oak student salon. Prices from $60.

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    Elevate Salon Institute has two Michigan campuses: Royal Oak and Utica. We do not operate a campus in Ferndale; this page is for prospective students who commute from the Ferndale area.

    Getting here from Ferndale

    2.1 miles from ESI Royal OakAbout 5 min by car

    From Ferndale take Woodward Ave north through Royal Oak to 13 Mile Rd, then west to Crooks Rd and north to the campus. Nine Mile Rd west to Coolidge Hwy north is the low-traffic alternative when Woodward is busy.

    Ferndale is a straight shot up Woodward and about two miles from our Royal Oak campus. Guests coming from the Nine Mile district are usually parked here in under ten minutes.

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    Highlights & Balayage prices for Ferndale guests

    Prices starting at

    Highlight$60
    Balayage$85
    Full Head Lightener$85

    What to expect

    • An elasticity and porosity test before any lightener is mixed
    • A drawn placement map approved by an instructor
    • Hand-painted or foiled application depending on the service booked
    • Timed strand checks throughout processing rather than a fixed timer
    • A bond-support rinse and toner to land the final tone

    Typical appointment: 3–4 hours. Performed by supervised cosmetology students.

    Popular with guests from around Ferndale

    We regularly welcome Ferndale guests who live and work near Downtown Ferndale on Nine Mile Rd, The Rust Belt Market, Geary Park, Ferndale High School and Livernois Ave shops. If you live in 48220, the ESI Royal Oak campus is your closest Elevate Salon Institute student salon.

    Your closest campus

    ESI Royal Oak

    4050 Crooks Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48073

    Student salon hours

    • Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
    • Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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    Highlights & Balayage in Ferndale — FAQs

    Our ESI Royal Oak student salon at 4050 Crooks Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48073 is about 2.1 miles from Ferndale — roughly 5 min by car. From Ferndale take Woodward Ave north through Royal Oak to 13 Mile Rd, then west to Crooks Rd and north to the campus. Nine Mile Rd west to Coolidge Hwy north is the low-traffic alternative when Woodward is busy.

    No. Elevate Salon Institute has two Michigan campuses, Royal Oak and Utica. Ferndale guests are served from the ESI Royal Oak campus, which is the closer of the two.

    Prices start at $60 and are the same for every guest regardless of which city you travel from. Because each service is performed by a student under licensed instructor supervision, pricing sits well below a commercial salon in the Ferndale area.

    Balayage is $85 — typically a third or less of what the same service costs at a commercial Metro Detroit salon.

    Balayage at $85 is hand-painted for a soft, blended grow-out. Highlights at $60 are foiled for brighter, more uniform lift and sharper contrast.
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