Tampabay.com
MARCH 31, 2009

Cheap spa treatments, for a good cause!

Summermoll Looking for a little pampering for less? How about some “me-time” for charity?

The owners of Mystic Hair Salon & Spa are slashing the prices of haircuts, facials and massages on Sunday in order to raise money for 5-year-old crash victim Summer Moll.

Moll was a passenger in her mother’s car last year when an alleged drunken driver smashed into them, killing her mother and leaving Summer with a fractured skull and a long list of surgeries and medical bills.

Mystic owner Marylynn Pearson said 16 stylists and four spa staff will be on-hand from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the salon, 13801 N Dale Mabry Highway, for scheduled appointments and walk-ins.

All of the proceeds will go to Moll, Pearson said.

Check out these prices:
• Haircuts that normally range from $40 to $58 will go for $25 with a $10 blow dry.
• Mini-facials that usually start at $99, will go for $30.
• A 25-minute relaxing massage will go for $30. Regularly, the price is $58 and up.

Plus, for $10 per entry or $25 for four entries, customers can enter a raffle to win a year of free haircuts. Firefighters who responded to Moll’s accident will be cooking and selling food on-site. Stylists will sell baked goods for the cause. And a few of the stylists children will be manning a lemonade stand.

Pearson credited her husband, Chris, with the “Salon-a-thon” idea after Mystic was approached to do Moll’s grandmother’s hair. He thought they could do more.

“We are very blessed,” Pearson said. “Whatever the need is, we want to meet it.”

For more details, call Mystic Hair at (813) 264-2215 or go to www.mystichair.com.

~ Guest Deal Diva Rebecca Catalanello

(Photo: Times staff)

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Stephanie Hayes came out of the womb wearing high heels. While other kids were reciting multiplication tables, she was learning to calculate an extra third off the half-price discount during buy-one-get-one week. She loves animal prints, black mascara and anything that sparkles. She objects to visible panty lines, Crocs and anything that costs more than a car payment. And she doesn't drive a nice car. She can be reached at (727) 893-8857 or shayes@tampabay.com.

Emily Nipps As a sullen teenager, Emily Nipps refused to wear anything but black, olive green or burgundy, preferably ripped. She has since added color to her life but still experiments with her dark streak. A product junkie, she has tried tons of overpriced face creams and hair products but loves drugstore brands that work the same. She's an Aries and a bassist in a punk band. She has a pet pig, seven chickens, three cats and a rabbit. And just as many lip glosses. She can be reached at (727) 893-8452 or nipps@tampabay.com.

Kameel Stanley has never encountered a thrift store she didn’t like. Her mother taught her that the true value of clothes isn’t how much they cost, but how many outfits one can create from them. Having grown up in Michigan, she was delighted to learn upon moving to Florida that she almost never needed to wear socks or boots again. There’s a lot of turnover in her closet, and she’s obsessed with dresses, necklaces and wedge heels. She can be reached at (727) 893-8643 or kstanley@tampabay.com.

A disciple of the little black dress classics school, Letitia Stein stretches her budget by looking for styles with staying power. She lives for 80 percent off shoes at DSW, floral sundresses and bohemian chic tops. She confesses to being a bit of a snob when it comes to handbags and jewelry. She can be reached at (813) 226-3400 or lstein@tampabay.com.

Coming from a long line of fashionable women, Kim Wilmath considers herself lucky to fit into their hand-me-downs. Her wardrobe staples include her grandma's vintage blouses and her mom's funky jewelry. When she's in the market for "new" items, Kim hits her favorite thrift stores -- a habit she also picked up from mom. But when circumstances require a visit to the shiny stores in the mall, you'll find Kim at the sale rack like a good little diva. She can be reached at (813) 661-2442 or kwilmath@tampabay.com.

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