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Orion Day Spa manager Martin Eisenman talks to client Laura Hefner while she is getting her toes done by technician Barbara Sciascia.

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Spa fancy: Orion Day Spa

By Kathryn Wexler

The lowdown: Longtime Coral Gables resident Martin Eisenman opened Orion two years ago after working at the home shopping network QVC, thinking it would be much more pleasant than most careers. "I like this business because people leave here happy," Eisenman said.

Orion is a one-stop spa, offering highlights, hot stone massages and eyebrow tinting, to name a few services. It gets points for its tasteful decor and wireless Internet access. Guests can use lockers and an outdoor patio. The theme, Eisenman said, is "all things that come from the Earth." There are two steam showers for use before massages, a spray tanning room and several treatment rooms. Environ products, from South Africa, are used exclusively.

The vibe: Cozy, tranquil, clean, graceful. Travertine, mahogany, granite, bamboo and metal details along with striking green walls. Yacht crews sometimes empty out here to recharge their nails and their souls. Wedding parties head here, too.

The highlights: The Shirodhara oil treatment is imported from India and consists of warm jasmine and lavender oil trickled onto the forehead, followed by a scalp, face, neck, hand, foot and stomach massage, $80 for 60 minutes. Orion's Brilliance facial includes a double cleansing, vitamin exfoliation, massage, hand paraffin and cucumber eye pads, $120 for 75 minutes.

Discount for Miami.com readers: Mention this story and receive a free manicure or shampoo and style with any hour-long massage ($80 and up). Also, book any regular facial ($80 and up) and get a free eyebrow or lip wax. Lastly, buy a spa pedicure ($45) and get a free manicure. Offers are for first-time customers only and good until July 25.

Orion Day Spa and Salon, E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-712-1822; oriondayspa.com

Published: 6/08

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