About Aurora Salon & Spa
Ottawa’s premier environmentally-friendly beauty retreat
About the owners
Marlo and Erica have combined their years of experience in the industry to bring you the most luxurious salon and spa environment. Co-owners since 2014, both Marlo and Erica set the example for exceptional customer service. Together and with their team, they bring you a personalized experience focusing on relaxation and pampering you with all their luxurious services. Come and see for yourself all that Aurora has to offer!
Our Team
Esthetician
Josee Babineau
Josee has been an esthetician with Aurora Salon & Spa for over 10 years. She has extensive experience with Brazilian waxing, pedicures and manicures and Aveda facials. Completing advanced education through the Aveda network has led her to specialize in creating highly customized facials utilizing Aveda’s plant-powered skincare products. While receiving any spa service with Josee, her warm and friendly personality is sure to make you feel completely comfortable and relaxed during your visit. Her soft touch and meticulous attention to detail will allow you to fully de-stress and leave you feeling completely cared for.
Esthetician
Sarah Tainsh
Sarah has been a part of the Aurora team since 2023 and believes that wellness and beauty go hand in hand. As our lash extension specialist, Sarah will completely transform your morning routine with flawless, damage-free lash extensions. Her calm, professional demeanor and specialized care will ensure you leave satisfied with every spa treatment. Having extensive knowledge in skincare enables Sarah to effectively customize your facial and deliver accurate product recommendations for optimal results. Sarah provides manicures and pedicures that are both meticulous and stress-relieving.
Hairstylist
Stephanie Parsons
Stephanie brings a down to earth, friendly personality and offers exceptional customer service. With her excellent communication skills and detailed consultations, Stephanie makes all her guests feel well taken care of and understood. With over 10 years of experience as a hairstylist, Stephanie is a dynamic stylist that is passionate about cutting all lengths and types of hair. Whether it’s a new shade of blonde, brunette or fashion colour, she enjoys customizing a look that is just for you. Stephanie utilizes her comprehensive Aveda training to work with you, your personality and your lifestyle.
Stephanie is currently on maternity leave and is not taking appointments. The rest of the team at Aurora is happy to book you in while she’s away!
Hairstylist
Zoe Davidson
Zoe has been with our team at Aurora since 2022. She blends technical precision with artistic versatility to deliver customized results for all individuals, regardless of hair texture, gender expression, or style preference. From short and funky cuts to long and flowy styles, Zoe delivers with confidence, amazing results that suits your lifestyle. Whether you are looking for a flawless, structured cut, fashion hair colour or custom colour-blocking, her goal is to deliver hair that will turn heads. Zoe has also taken many courses through the Aveda network and specializes in scalp treatments and massage.
Hairstylist
Liz Yemelianenko
Joining Aurora in Fall of 2025, Liz makes for a wonderful addition to the Aurora Team. Born and raised in Ukraine, Liz has always had a curiosity for modern style and learned early on that great hair is more than a look, it’s a mood, a confidence boost, and a reflection of a personal story. Relocating to Ottawa, Liz has developed a love for voluminous blowouts and beautiful blonde highlights that sets a signature tone in the chair. Her training stems from a combination of education through the Aveda Network and precision techniques with Vidal Sassoon. Through this education, she has mastered technical skills and combined eco-conscious practices with a holistic approach to beauty.
Our Mission
To create an experience of well-being, beauty and relaxation
At Aurora, we strive to make all our services become extraordinary experiences. Our warm and friendly staff will provide each guest with a welcoming environment during the course of their visit. We welcome all individuals and instill body positivity among all our guests. We encourage positive body image and are here to provide you with a safe, no judgment environment, where you can feel comfortable to be yourself. At Aurora, we strongly adhere to exceptionally strict cleaning protocols. Our team works hard to ensure the salon and spa, including all tools and implements, are always thoroughly sanitized and/or disinfected between each guest, following the advice of Ottawa Public Health.
Our Partners
Green Circle Salons
We believe beauty and wellness can be delivered while still respecting the environment and reducing our environmental footprint. We’ve partnered with Green Circle Salons to reduce our salon waste by 95%. This includes everything from hair clippings to colour tubes which are responsibly recycled and repurposed. By choosing Aurora Salon & Spa, you are choosing to do your part in caring for the world we live in.
Aveda
We use exclusively Aveda hair colour, haircare and spa care. Aveda is 100% Vegan and cruelty free. Aveda is the first beauty company using 100% post consumer recycled PET. Now more than 85% of our skin care and hair styling PET bottles and jars contain 100% post consumer recycled materials.
Aveda FREE-FROM promise
All Aveda products are free from;
parabens, mineral oil, petrolatum, paraffin, formaldehyde and its donors, SLES, oxybenzone, benzene, retinyl palmitate, microcrytsalline wax, polyethyelene beads, triclosan, triclorcarban, lanolin, carmine, talc and synthetic fragrance.