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I’ve been absolutely dying to go on the Sex & The City Hotspots Tour in NYC since the first time I heard about it. After sitting and thinking about how to finagle my schedule to possibly make it reality, I realized that it’s the perfect gift for any fashionable gal who loves the Fab Four. Inspired by this tour, I’ve collected a list of three “trips” to give your stylish girlfriends.

Sex & The City Hotspots Tour

I can visit the church where Samantha met “The Friar”? I can see the gallery where Charlotte worked? I can eat a cupcake at the bakery where Miranda stuffed her face with cupcakes?! Sign me up! The Sex & The City Hotspots Tour in NYC follows the footsteps of Carrie Bradshaw and her three gal pals through the streets of the Big Apple. The tour takes approximately three and a half hours, covers a handful of city districts and costs just $40. Gather your girlfriends and take a group trip together! Stilettos optional.

Fashionista Surprise Experience. 

I can’t say I’ve ever seen such a thing before—pay for a surprise experience “designed for surprisees who strut their stuff and DVR every episode of What Not To Wear”? Huh? A surprise experience?

With Surprise Industries, you can give a lucky girlfriend a gift certificate for a “Fashionista Surprise Experience” and she’ll pick a day and time to receive clues as to where her surprise will take place and what it will entail—it can be anything from a fashion photo shoot to a shopping trip with a stylist. Sounds pretty amazing, people!

Tania Luna, an “Agent of Surprise” with the company said the surprise takes place in the city of the recipient’s choice, and prices range from $50 to $250. Transportation is available at an additional cost. “We tailor-fit each surprise experience to our clients’ budget and preferences,” said Luna, “and we’ve got so many surprises up our sleeves that we can find the perfect fit for anyone.”

What a unique (and super super cool) gift idea! The greatest part is you don’t have to plan anything—Surprise Industries does all the work for you, so it’s easy, thoughtful gift-giving at its best. Anyone want to give this to me this Christmas? Anyone?

A new look.

Some women are truly picky when it comes to hairdressers. We value our hair and like it cut and styled a certain way, and once we find a hairdresser who understands that and can deliver it, we stick by them—sometimes rearranging our day-to-day lives to accommodate a hair appointment. (Believe me—I’ve seen it happen on many occasions.)

That said, this gift can either be a great idea or a disaster, depending on whether or not you do your research. Find out what your friend’s favorite salon is and book her a hair appointment. The receptionist will probably be able to tell you who her stylist normally is (they tend to keep track of that sort of info) and you can choose which services you’d like to purchase. Don’t have money for all the bells and whistles? Give her a simple trim and blow-out—every woman appreciates the way it feels walking out of a salon with healthier hair!

If you’d rather play it on the safe side, choose a local upscale salon and book her a mani/pedi!

-Keri

Keri is a 24-year-old aunt, blogger, editor,

wanna-be fashionista and marketing chick

who loves M&Ms way too much and reads

(real) books.