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Makeovers All The Buzz For Youngsters

Tribune photo by JAMIE PILARCZYK

Emilia Ramos, 5, keeps perfectly still while Michael Noriega, director of the hair department at WestShore Plaza’s Saks Fifth Avenue, gives her a basic long bob.

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By JAMIE PILARCZYK

The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 13, 2008

WEST SHORE - Jazmine Jamison has a purple streak in her hair. She has varied the shade with every color of the rainbow, but for the start of school she thought she would try purple.

"I always do crazy stuff," said Jamison, a Hillsborough High School junior.

This morning, she gave the stylists at Saks Fifth Avenue Salon and Spa a shot at her long, layered locks, which would be transformed into a style featuring a short top layer and very long bottom.

"I wanted something new and edgy," said Jamison, one of 34 youngsters living at Metropolitan Ministries who received a makeover courtesy of the salon and the Tampa Yankees.

There were manicures and goody bags filled with hair ties, manicure sets and style products. Lunch was provided by Chick-fil-A.

For 10 years, Saks has hosted the back-to-school makeovers, first at Metropolitan Ministries, 2002 N. Florida Ave., and for the last two years at WestShore Plaza.

"The salon closes for two hours and we have a ball," said Michael Noriega, director of Saks' hair department.

Stylist Charmagne Quin brought the program to Saks and coordinated 25 volunteers for today's program.

"Fashion is such a big deal for the kids," Quin said. "They need that one-up. Even if it's just a haircut, sometimes that is all it takes."

Reporter Jamie Pilarczyk can be reached at (813) 259-7661 or jpilarczyk@tampatrib.com.

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