I haven’t had one in a while.  I’m due.  For sure.

When was the last time you went out with just the girls?  Got dressed up.  Hit a happy hour.  Did your make-up.  Did your best impersonation of Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha.

Carrie, in gold heels, hailing a cab.

Has it been a while?

Well, even if it hasn’t, it’s probably time to schedule a get together.  And, book it at Madison Avenue Salon & Day Spa.

Through September, the salon and spa is offering happy hour specials from 3-7 p.m. on Tuesdays, giving discounts on hair, massage, nails and skin.

But you’ve got to get your girls together.  Because the discounts are valid on groups of three and up, and the more girls you have, the bigger the discount (up to 20 percent!).

And it gets even better. If you’re bringing in girls who have never been to Madison before, you’ll get credit for a referral.  Which is good, because they’re keeping tabs on who’s bringing in the most referrals through December and awarding a $200 gift certificate for the salon’s biggest fan.

So, plan something for a Tuesday.  Get in some girl time. What else are you doing?

We’ve hit that time of the summer when it’s possible to sweat while showering.  It’s nasty.

Humid. Sticky. Sweaty.

It’s just not the best time of year to wear your hair down, especially if it’s long.  And there’s only so many things you can do, as a grown woman, to pull your hair back and still look like you’re NOT just coming from the gym or cleaning the house.

There’s the low ponytail.  Classy and simple.

There’s the messy bun.  Bohemian and I-care-but-I-don’t-want-it-to-look-like-I-care.

And then there’s the braided pony.  Very cute.  Fun.  But, still elegant enough to wear out.  And, it seems to be everywhere at the moment.

I just saw it on one of my favorite (and craziest in-character) actresses this past week — twice!  Callie Thorne, who plays Sheila Keefe on Rescue Me, wore the braided pony to two events.

Callie Thorne, wearing the of-the-moment and perfect-for-an-Arizona-summer look, a braided pony.

One was the Rescue Me season premiere.  The other, a gala dinner for the National Urban Technology Center (don’t know what that is, but anything with the title “gala” is fancy).

It’s simple, too.  She takes (I say “she” but Thorne probably had someone do it for her, let’s be real) two small sections of hair from the front of her head, french braids them each for just a couple series, braids out the rest and pulls it all back into a ponytail.

Super cute.  And, if it’s fancy enough for a gala, it’s fancy enough for an Arizona summer.