Atlanta - October 10, 2007

Shear Brilliance

The Esani Institute

No more teachers. No more books. No more leaving the house with three-days-under-newsboy-cap looks.

At least now that Esani Institute is open. The sleek new Paul Mitchell teaching salon and spa begins booking its first public appointments next week.

Don’t be scared: By the time they hit the floor, students will have already logged 250-plus hours of instruction, perfecting everything (from blunt cuts to color) in the core, adaptive, and creative phases of Esani’s curriculum. In fact, everything about the place is top-notch: the facial steamers in the aesthetics lab, the floating stylist mirrors and color bar.

And the prices are in a class of their own, at least 30 percent below what alums will charge once they’re at big-name salons like Van Michael and Tiramisu.

Not bad for a progress report.

The Esani Institute, 1003 Mansell Road, Alpharetta (678-795-0999 or esani.com). Opening party and fashion show, Saturday at noon.