Elevate Salon Institute

    Waxing Near Rochester, Michigan

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

    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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    Waxing prices for Rochester guests

    Prices starting at

    Facial Wax (Per Area)$15
    Full Face Wax$40
    Underarm Wax$30
    Half Leg Wax$30
    Full Leg Wax$45
    Arm Wax$30
    Back Wax$50
    Bikini Wax$35
    Brazilian Wax$50

    What to expect

    • A temperature test on your forearm before wax touches the treatment area
    • Skin prep with cleanser and a protective barrier oil
    • Hard wax on the face and intimate areas, strip wax on larger zones
    • Tweezing to clean up any strays after the strips come off
    • A soothing azulene or aloe finish and ingrown-prevention advice

    Typical appointment: 15 minutes for a single facial area, up to 60 minutes for a Brazilian or full leg. Performed by supervised esthetics 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

    Waxing 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 $15 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.

    A Brazilian is $50 and a Bikini wax is $35, performed in a private treatment room by a supervised esthetics student.

    Facial Wax (Per Area) is $15 and covers a single zone such as brows, upper lip or chin. Full Face at $40 covers all of them together.