Elevate Salon Institute

    Highlights & Balayage Near Rochester, Michigan

    About 6.5 miles (15 min) from Rochester to our ESI Utica student salon. Prices from $60.

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

    Getting here from Rochester

    6.5 miles from ESI UticaAbout 15 min by car

    From Rochester take Rochester Rd south to Auburn Rd, head east into Utica, then take Van Dyke to Hall Rd (M-59) and turn east for Utica Park Place Blvd. M-59 eastbound from the Crooks Rd interchange is the freeway version.

    Rochester guests come to the Utica campus rather than Royal Oak — it is roughly six and a half miles versus thirteen. Rochester Rd carries you most of the way south.

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    Highlights & Balayage prices for Rochester 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 Rochester

    We regularly welcome Rochester guests who live and work near Downtown Rochester on Main St, Rochester Municipal Park, The Paint Creek Trail, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm and Oakland University's southern edge. If you live in 48306, 48307, 48308, 48309, the ESI Utica campus is your closest Elevate Salon Institute student salon.

    Your closest campus

    ESI Utica

    45320 Utica Park Place Blvd, Utica, MI 48315

    Student salon hours

    • Monday – Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

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