Next time you’re looking for a unique gift ideas, give your girlfriend one of these movie inspired gift basket ideas for women. Four great birthday and thank you gift ideas inspired by four great movies.
This post was originally sponsored by Carmex. All opinions and ideas are 100% honest and my own.
I love chick flicks, especially the ones that aren’t so much about a girl + guy story but rather a story about a girl, or group of girls. Those are the kind of movies that no matter when they started, no matter what else I’m doing, and no matter how many times I’ve seen them, I sit down and watch again.
To say thank you to some of my girlfriends who have helped me with things this summer, I thought it would be fun to come up with gift basket ideas and free printable gift tags inspired by four of my favorite chick flicks – Clueless, Mean Girls, 13 Going on 30, and Pitch Perfect.
The research (watching all four movies again) for this blog post might’ve been my favorite yet. I hadn’t seen Clueless in a while and forgot just how young Paul Rudd looked back in the day.
As I was watching each of the movies, I tried to pick out common lines from the movies that people would recognize for the tags. Things like, “On Wednesdays we wear pink,” turned into, “On birthdays, we give gifts.” And “Can you tell I’m wearing underwear? ‘Cause I totally am,” turned into “Can you tell I’m saying thank you? ‘Cause I totally am.”
The first thing to go in each of the gift baskets was Carmex Moisture Plus Lip Balm because it’s actually what inspired the idea in the first place. I was walking around Walmart saw the new designs in the checkout lane and immediately thought, I need to use those in a gift basket somehow.
Really, I thought look at that pink tiger print lip balm, I need to give that to my friend who loves Mean Girls. It just says Mean Girls to me. And from there I decided I needed four stylish lip balms to make gift baskets for my four favorite movies.
The Carmex Moisture Plus fashion sticks make these movie gift baskets perfect for gifts for college students looking for something to add to their back to school beauty routine. They’ve definitely become a part of mine.
After I picked out a Carmex Lip Balm for each of my baskets, I filled them up with other goodies inspired by the movie.
Each basket included some sort of treat from the movie, some other fashion accessory, and other movie inspired items like headphones for the Pitch Perfect basket, a scarf and face mask for 13 going on 30, and a pink notebook and Sharpie for Mean Girls.
You can download all of the free printable gift tags at the bottom of this post by clicking on the link.
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Mistee Dawn says
This is such a fun idea! I would love to receive one of these baskets! Nothing more relaxing than sitting down to watch a chick flick!
Alli says
What a fun, chick-flick inspired gift basket. I like that you included the Carmex lip balm. It’s a great product for keeping lips moisturized.
Tatanisha Pitts-Worthey says
Lip balms are my best buddies! I love everything you put together, this is a really neat idea!
Annemarie LeBlanc says
I’d be a very happy person to be a recipient of one of those baskets. The Carmex lip balms are a daily essential. Hair clips and bows are also great to have in handy.
Martine - MeUnfinished says
Lip balm is so important to our family! We all have dry skin and the lips are not exempt… Thanks for letting me know about this type, I will try them soon!
Melissa Pezza says
This is a great basket! You can’t beat lip gloss and candy!
Jenn says
There is something so much fun about watching a chick flick! I love the girl power vibe! Those are amazing loot bags!
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
That is such a cute idea. I love that you included Carmex in the basket. That stuff is great!
rika says
I haven’t tried that particular Carmex line! Love the packaging, looks beautiful and very colorful. Carmex is one of my favorite lip balms
Liz Mays says
I would for sure be happy with a gift basket like that. So cute! I love those little lip balms.
lisa says
These are great gift baskey ideas! I love the bins and the Carmex lip balms are my favorite.
Sarah Bailey says
What a fantastic idea, you have me wondering who’s birthdays are on the horizon so I could treat them now. x
Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly says
The lip balm with the cherry blossom print on it matches my favorite shea butter lotion from L’Occitane with Japanese Cherry Blossoms! Love when I coordinate my lip balm and hand lotion in my handbag! SUH WEET! 🙂
Jeanette says
I need something for my lips, It might live where it is warm, but it is also dry and BOY does my skin know it. What a fun little girt for a girl friend!
Mykidsguide says
What a cute gift basket. Lip balms are a must have. I would like to try the Soft Vanilla flavor.
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
I would be lost without lip balm! It gets cold & dry here in New England in the winter, so it’s really more of a necessity.