Elevate Salon Institute

    Highlights & Balayage Near Hamtramck, Michigan

    About 8.2 miles (15 min) from Hamtramck to our ESI Royal Oak student salon. Prices from $60.

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

    Getting here from Hamtramck

    8.2 miles from ESI Royal OakAbout 15 min by car

    From Hamtramck take I-75 north past Eight Mile Rd and exit at Crooks Rd, then head south to the campus. Joseph Campau Ave north to Woodward Ave and up to 13 Mile Rd is the surface-street version.

    Hamtramck guests are roughly eight miles south of the Royal Oak campus with I-75 connecting the two directly. The drive is a single freeway with one exit at the end.

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    Highlights & Balayage prices for Hamtramck 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 Hamtramck

    We regularly welcome Hamtramck guests who live and work near Joseph Campau Ave business district, Hamtramck Stadium, Veterans Memorial Park and Hamtramck Public Library. If you live in 48212, 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

    Highlights & Balayage in Hamtramck — FAQs

    Our ESI Royal Oak student salon at 4050 Crooks Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48073 is about 8.2 miles from Hamtramck — roughly 15 min by car. From Hamtramck take I-75 north past Eight Mile Rd and exit at Crooks Rd, then head south to the campus. Joseph Campau Ave north to Woodward Ave and up to 13 Mile Rd is the surface-street version.

    No. Elevate Salon Institute has two Michigan campuses, Royal Oak and Utica. Hamtramck 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 Hamtramck 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.