Elevate Salon Institute

    Styling & Blowouts Near Rochester, Michigan

    About 6.5 miles (15 min) from Rochester to our ESI Utica student salon. Prices from $20.

    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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    Styling & Blowouts prices for Rochester guests

    Prices starting at

    Upstyle$45
    Style Finish (Round Brush or Iron)$20
    Wash and Blowout$30
    Shampoo Set$35

    What to expect

    • Photo review and a discussion of how long the style needs to hold
    • Product prep chosen for your hair's weight and texture, not a one-size mousse
    • Sectioned round-brush or roller work with instructor spot-checks
    • Upstyles built on a pinned foundation and reviewed before the finish
    • A finishing spray and pin adjustment before you leave the chair

    Typical appointment: 45 minutes for a blowout, 75–90 minutes for an upstyle. 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

    Styling & Blowouts in Rochester — FAQs

    Our ESI Utica student salon at 45320 Utica Park Place Blvd, Utica, MI 48315 is about 6.5 miles from Rochester — roughly 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.

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

    Prices start at $20 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 Rochester area.

    Yes. Book an upstyle at $45 and schedule a trial run beforehand so the shape, pin placement and hold are sorted before your date.

    A Style Finish is $20 and covers a round-brush or flat-iron finish on hair you arrive with already clean and dry. It does not include a shampoo.