Elevate Salon Institute - Westminster in Westminster, CO

I was a student here and to every person who is interested in a cosmetology school I tell them to avoid going here. I could seriously go on and on but I'll save you some time, the teacher turnover rate should tell you all you need to know.

Wonderful place! Highly suggest you all give this new teaching place a try! I like it so much... returning again next week!!

It's safe to say this place is GARBAGE. Wouldn't recommend it  not a welcoming place with the front desk , hair dresser ,nails tables all in the same room , very cluttered & not up to date at all ..the students where doing their PAPER SCHOOL WORK   at a nail desk ?, I got my nails done and they have little nail colors , I dont think any rhinestones the student who did my nails had to use her own supplies & I couldn't get the set I originally wanted because there wasn't supplies... also it has been 2 days and my acrylic is LITERALLY falling apart &the rhinestones have fallen off in the shower and while I'm sleeping my nails aren't even shaped right some longer witch is pretty ridiculous because a student that did my nails demanded a tip because she"works so hard" when I left without giving her tip because the poor service she went on to message me on Facebook hassling me about not leaving her tip because she "works so hard" .NOT PROFESSIONAL AT ALL actually a bit annoying I have never written a review on any place even places that had excellent service I haven't written a review this is the first One ever felt like I had to go out of my way and put my experience on here...The student who did my nails took over 2hours this place really isn't to clean eiter

Went to Montage Academy a few month ago and I have to say it was the absolute worst investment of my life. I am very upset about wasted 3 weeks of my life and $4000.
I've learned absolutely nothing from Courtney Steavens.
Her techniques are very primitive and outdated.
Besides her initial basic PMU class that she took 7 years ago, she took only 1 advanced class in her entire career. She has no interest in learning new skills, so she can teach her students something new and different, rather then "block" solid eyebrows form 2 decades ago, uneven lips and crooked eyeliner.
She is so far behind on what's going on in permanent make up industry, it's saddening.
It was hard to watch her doing permanent make up, giving people uneven harsh looking "block" eyebrows, lips tattoo way beyond allowed borders, making them looking like clowns. She didn't know that you can actually give people soft smoky- like permanent eyeliner, yes there is such a think as a "smoky eyeliner" and it looks amazing, instead she will tattoo thick crooked lines across the eye making it look even smaller and droopier.
Permanent makeup suppose to enhance natural beauty or help illuminate imperfections such as drooping eyelids, uneven eyebrows and etc... Courtney with her work would accentuate those imperfections. There were few times, where I honestly wanted to cry - her work was so bad.  
Her microblading technique, isn't even real microblading, it's something that called "soft tap" hair stroke method that is very different from microblading, it might have looks of hair strokes after it first done, but because it is done absolutely incorrectly, it heals in solid gray mess, there is nothing but scar tissue and little bit of gray residue after 4 weeks of healing. Also she would bring her models 1 weeks after procedure for the followup appointment which is big "No-No" and every permanent makeup professional knows that.
Besides Courtney not knowing how to do permanent make up, she was lacking hygiene, she would perform permanent make up procedures in her street clothing, would not cover her hair, would not use facial mask, but the worst thing was her dropping disposables on the floor, (that hasn't been cleaned the whole entire time I was there) while working on the live model, picking it up and putting it right back on the table right next to the tools she was using, continuing working with the same gloves on... talking about cross contamination...
I've taken classes before the class with Courtney Stevens and I've taken a lot more after her class and I will continue learning and perfecting my skills. I am grateful for all the skills I've learned from the most amazing trainers from all over the world. Unfortunately I can't say the same about my experience with Courtney Stevens. She should not be a trainer, nor she should perform permanent makeup.
I will never recommend taking class with Courtney Stevens.

visited this academy twice and will never return. Wouldn't recommend this place to anyone and you couldn't pay me to have any of their services again.  Poor customer service and poor listening skills from the instructors. Instructors were rude and argued and made us feel like we were a burden and taking too much time.  Instructors kept looking at the clock and basically told us that they might not have time to complete the services they told us they would be able to do. Instructor Cj has no manners when dealing with clients and has no business being in her position. I believe she will cost the students and school business. Unhappy with the first service provided but returned to give them a second chance, with not good results the second go around. While the students put forth their best effort, the instructors shouldn't have given them as much creative license and freedom as they did.  The students want to do well but the school needs some new instructors and a new outlook on listening to the client/customers.  Students seemed very unsure.  My partner ended up with a trashy red color the second go around when she asked for purple, which during the first visit they did well.  If they wrote notes than why wasn't it similar results?  We like to give people a chance and every a second chance, but when you treat us the way they treated us....you lose business.  You have to build and earn trust. A big fat thumbs down.