L’esprit Academy

This is a place with a clean, bright and cheerful atmosphere. Everyone from students to teachers were very friendly. Creating a positive attitude for all. But seriously I walked out with some great highlights!

I’ve been here several times for various salon services. I think it’s a good value for the money and most of the students are really friendly. Today I had my eyebrows done. I think I’ll need to bring in eyebrow pics with me from now on, because the last couple times I’ve went there was some sort of miscommunication about the look I wanted. Today I asked for my eyebrows to be cleaned up, with just a little shape to them. But what I got was half my eyebrow ripped off, with one side higher than the other!
I will just need to shade my eyebrows in until they grow back I guess. And until I find a person that really knows what they’re doing, that I can go to regularly, it’s hit or miss. I can’t complain too much, the prices are great!

Looking for a great price on a blowout? This is your place. Seriously ten bucks, awesome. Pass on having them use products in your hair and your blowout will last two or three days. Here is the downside, LeSpirit needs to shake it up with their instructors, they seem really uninterested and do not really check the work which is why I would never get a cut or color here. They also need to be a whole lot stricter in teaching the niceties and manners of first class customer service. If they have a class on it, it is not practiced. Front desk is sloppy and really it should be run like a high end hotel so students get the training they really need to succeed. Cleaning is also not a priority the place is a bit shopworn. This place could be so much more than it is for both the customers and students. I used to run a spa so I really want more for the industry not just the minimum of training. However if you just want a blow dry like I did, it’s perfect!

Love this place. Students work on you and the prices are reasonable. They go out of their way to please you and Teachers are right there if they need help. Love this place. Great way to treat yourself.

Very happy! Worth the time and the price is sooo worth it! I always come back. They do a great job

I love it here! Everyone is friendly and they do a great job!

I went to the L’esprit area at Unilocal’s after school special and they were really awesome. Rachel did my makeup — she was really nice, and it turned out great, and I also got my hair done and a hand massage.
It turns out the academy’s prices for salon services are actually really reasonable, so I will probably be going there at some point.

Just got my hand massage from Ariel! Magical fingers! I will definitely be into the royal oak location soon for more services… probably some color to cover up these roots!

I stopped by the l’esprit booth at Unilocal after school event and was greatly pleased with what I experienced.
Sarah gave me beachy waves and tips on how to curl my hair, and Alexandra gave me an amazing hand massage. The students here are professional and friendly.
I can’t wait to come back to the academy to try their facials. The prices can’t be beat!

I have been to L’esprit Academy a few times for different services.
The first time I went there, I went for a wax. I was a bit nervous because of the nature of the service. You don’t really want someone to mess something like that up! But the girl I had did a very good job and she was incredibly friendly. Her instructor was very sweet and really seemed intent on making sure the student felt confident but also knew what she was doing. Both of them were very nice to me.
The second time I went for a wash and blow-​out. My appointment was for 10 a.m. and I had to be at the airport at 12:30. I thought this would be plenty of time, but I requested a senior student when I made my appointment because I knew they’d be the most quick. When I arrived, I discovered that the girl I’d been scheduled with had literally just graduated from level 1 the week before. She was very, very friendly but she took forever. At 11:50, I finally had to tell her that I had to go because I needed to get to the airport (which is a good 45 minutes from my house in ok traffic). I also was not really satisfied at all with the end result. It managed to be frizzy and greasy at the same time and I could have done a better job myself. I was really disappointed because I had hoped to have a nice blow-​out that would last for the duration of my weekend trip. I ended up showering as soon as I got to my hotel because my hair was a mess. But, it was only like $ 10 so I just wrote the money off and chalked it up to experience.
The only real complaint I have is the attitudes of most of the students. I have been lucky both times to get very sweet, friendly students, but the girls who «greet» you when you walk in or answer the phones are terrible. They act bored, disinterested and totally pissed off that you’re even there in the first place. When I was there for my wax appointment, a few of the other girls were actually making fun of the student assigned to me right to her face as she walked by with me. It made me feel 1) terrible for the student assigned to me and 2) incredibly uncomfortable. They should realize that they need to be practicing their professionalism as well as their styling skills while they’re there.