Elevate Salon Institute

    Highlights & Balayage Near Southfield, Michigan

    About 4.1 miles (12 min) from Southfield 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 Southfield; this page is for prospective students who commute from the Southfield area.

    Getting here from Southfield

    4.1 miles from ESI Royal OakAbout 12 min by car

    From Southfield take I-696 east to I-75 north and exit at Crooks Rd, then drive south to the campus. Surface-street drivers can follow 12 Mile Rd or 13 Mile Rd east through Berkley to Crooks Rd.

    Southfield guests reach the Royal Oak campus in roughly four straight-line miles, almost all of it on I-696. Office workers in the Town Center often book late-afternoon appointments on their way home.

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    Highlights & Balayage prices for Southfield 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 Southfield

    We regularly welcome Southfield guests who live and work near Southfield Town Center towers, Lawrence Technological University, Beech Woods Recreation Center, Northland site on Eight Mile Rd and Southfield Public Library. If you live in 48033, 48034, 48075, 48076, 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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