Christmas Gifts for the Disney Lover

Welcome to the final part of our Christmas Gift Guide series. We know that so many of you guys are huge Disney fans and love our Orlando and Walt Disney World vlogs! What could be more perfect for a Disney lover than a Disney themed gift under the Christmas tree? We have put together a list of some of our absolute favourite gifts for the Disney lover from a variety of categories. We hope that our guide will help in the quest to find the perfect gift for the Disney lover in your life!  

Stocking Fillers Gift Guide

Welcome back to our annual Christmas Gift Guide! Last time we looked at our favourite Gifts for the Beauty Junkie. If you missed it you can catch that post here. Today we are taking a look at some of our recommendations for Stocking Fillers for the beauty lover!

Our ASOS Black Friday Sale Picks!

It's the time of year that we love. ASOS SALE TIME!. ASOS is without doubt one of our favourite places to shop and there are some amazing deals to be had in their 'Black Friday' sale starting UP TO 60% OFF BIG BRANDS (link below) & CONTINUING WITH 20% OFF EVERYTHING NOW WITH CODE HELLO20 (link below)! We've put together a list of our favourite items altogether in one place so you don't have to! Be sure to act quickly though, things will sell out fast! 

ASOS

– Black Friday build up! Up to 60% off big brands
- 20% off EVERYTHING with code HELLO20

Black Friday Sales - The Low-Down

We all love a great deal right? But we HATE fighting our way through those crazy sale shoppers to try and bag a bargain? Well what could be more relaxing than the satisfaction of securing that bargain buy from the comfort of your own armchair? Sound good? Well here is the even better news! We've put together a comprehensive list of the best of the best BLACK FRIDAY/CYBER MONDAY deals so you don't have to!

Luxury Christmas Gift Guide

Welcome back to our Christmas Gift Guide series for 2018. Today we are featuring some of our top luxury gifts. We hope that we give you some great ideas for luxury gifts for others or items to pop on your own Christmas list this year! If you don't have a luxury budget remember that many of these items will have much more affordable dupes that you'll find on the high street!

Christmas Gift Guide for the Beauty Junkie

Our Christmas Gift Guides are back! Welcome to our Christmas Gift Guide for the Beauty Junkie, the first of our 2018 gift guides. We love planing and creating our gift guide blog posts for you every year and we know how much you love them too!. We are kicking off this series with some of our very favourite beauty picks. Some of these items we have and love, some are brand new and on our own Christmas wish list! We hope that you enjoy this years selection.

Our Amazon Travel Essentials

Being frequent travellers we rely on Amazon for many of our go-to travel accessories. Having the right travel accessories can make a huge difference to your trip. We are big believers in planning and organisation so that we have peace of mind when we head off on our adventures! We have compiled a list of our most used travel accessories from Amazon and hope that they can help you too! Just click the picture to take you through to the item!

Five Tips for your Universal Orlando Vacation!

Regular readers of ElleandMimi.com will know that we are frequent visitors to Universal Orlando Resort. So much so that we wanted to share with you our Top Five Tips for visiting the Universal parks. These are things we have learned based on mistakes we have made over the years. We hope some of them are able to help you! Here we go....

We are on a break!

Whats In My Theme Park Bag?

Since Aimee relocated to Orlando I have also been spending a lot more time there and tend to visit twice a year for up to six weeks. That being the case, I am also spending a lot more time in Orlando's many theme parks. I now feel that I now have determined exactly which items I need to carry with me for a day in the parks and thought I would share them with you! 

Staycation At Loews Portofino Bay Hotel

Recently I joined my parents, who were visiting from the UK, for a mini break at the beautiful Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando Resort. Portofino Bay has stolen my heart and is my absolute favourite of all of the hotels on Universal property. Instead of giving you a full review of the hotel and it's facilities (there are so many of them online from people who can write way more eloquently than me!) I wanted to show you some of the lovely images that we shot at the resort and of course I will tell you a little about our stay too!  

Top 5 Revolution Beauty Dupes

Revolution Beauty, formerly Makeup Revolution, is one of my favourite budget beauty brands. Revolution are a cruelty free, British, makeup, skincare and haircare brand currently sold in Superdrug and Ulta Beauty. Their products are both affordable and great quality and they also carry some amazing 'dupes' for many luxury beauty items. Today I am excited to share with you my top 5 favourite beauty dupes from the brand.  

5 Survival Tips At Universal's Halloween Horror Nights

It's fast approaching our absolute FAVOURITE time of the year......Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort! We have enjoyed the event many times now and although we do no profess to be experts, we have learned some top tips to ensure that we get to experience Halloween Horror Nights to the max! Read on to find out more....

5 Ultimate Duvet Day TV Shows To Binge Watch On Amazon Prime

Late last year we published our second 'Ultimate Duvet Day TV Shows to Binge Watch' on Netflix. This year we finally bit the bullet and subscribed to Amazon Prime too. With Amazon Prime comes a plethora of new undiscovered TV for us to binge on! So grab a cuppa/glass of wine, get under that duvet and welcome to our very first binge list of our favourite Amazon Prime shows!

Old Hollywood Style At Universal Studios

Dress: Primark, Sandals: Target

You guys know how I love me some vintage fashion and where better to photograph my latest looks than the beautiful Hollywood area at Universal Orlando Resort.

My Unique Summer Accessory by JORD Wood Watches

JORD Wood Watch: Cassia Walnut and Vintage Rose

In these days of smartphones and gadgets I remain a firm fan of the wrist watch. There is something comforting and familiar about glancing down at your wrist to tell the time, especially when your timepiece is also a beautiful and unique fashion statement! I have long admired the gorgeous designs created by JORD Wood Watches. Not only are they eye catching and unique they are also affordably luxurious and what could be more tempting than that!

Abnomaly Petrowhat? Review

Petro...WHAT?

When DECIEM announced the launch of their brand new Abnomaly range of products I was very excited to get my hands on them! I am a big fan of DECIEM and use their skincare on a daily basis (see blog post here). 

Making Magic In Diagon Alley At Universal Orlando Resort

Wands up all you Harry Potter fans! I've been a huge fan since I was around 10 years old and have devoured the books time and time again since their release. When I started my first summer job at Universal Orlando in 2011 I was beyond excited to be able to work in the amazing Wizarding World of Harry Potter as an attractions attendant at Flight of the Hippogriff. The following year I worked as a dragon handler at Dragon Challenge and had the best summer ever in Orlando!

LiLash Beauty LiLovesLive Event

Last month, totally out of the blue I was contacted by one of my favourite brands, Cosmetic Alchemy. They are the creators of LiLash and LiBrow which I have used for almost 2 years with fantastic results. We even wrote a blog post all about LiLash here.

Universal Globe Style At Universal Orlando Resort

Regular readers of our blog will know that Universal Orlando Resort is our absolute FAVOURITE place to be in Orlando! We love spending time in both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure whether it's to have a hectic day riding all of the attractions or to take a more leisurely stroll around taking in all of the scenery and atmosphere.  

Summer 2018 Primark Haul From Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort!

Sephora, Ulta & Drugstore Beauty Haul

Lunch at Dexter's and Exploring Lake Eola

I am making it my mission to explore as much of my new home town of Orlando as I can when I have free time at the weekend! This past weekend it was the turn of Lake Eola in the Downtown Orlando area. We chose Dexter's of Orlando as our lunch location as we had heard great things about the food there. 

Makeup Collection and Storage 2018

Legally Blonde The Musical 2018 Tour Review Sunderland Empire Theatre

Having seen Legally Blonde the Musical on no fewer than four previous occasions - three times in London's West End and once at the Sunderland Empire Theatre in 2011 - I was over the moon when a new tour was announced for 2017-2018 and it was heading back to the Sunderland Empire Theatre. I am a big fan of the show, based on the hit 2001 film starring Reece Witherspoon, and could happily watch it over and over again! The music is infectious and the book is funny and uplifting.

Brunch In My Must Have Summer Maxi Dress

Regular visitors to ElleandMimi.com will know that I moved from the UK to Orlando last June. Although I have lived here on and off since 2011 I am still finding my feet and discovering new places to shop. I am always on the hunt for small boutiques where I can pick up pieces that not everyone is wearing. You know the deal, you buy a great dress from Top Shop, Forever 21, ASOS etc only to find that the whole world is wearing it too!

100th Birthday Celebrations and Reflections

Last week my grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday. Yes, you heard right, she reached a full century on March 18th and celebrated as she wished, surrounded by family and friends who travelled in the unexpected snow to be with her on this momentous occasion.

Lilash Purified Eyelash Growth Serum Review

I must confess, when I first heard of Lilash Purified Eyelash Growth Serum I was a little sceptical. After all, how could a simple serum promise to deliver long, curled lashes after just weeks of use? However, being afflicted with short, straight lashes (my struggles are well documented on this blog!) I was also intrigued to see if the claims were actually true so I ordered an initial 3 month supply - LiLash Purified Eyelash Serum 0.10oz/2.0ml (half size) - and crossed my fingers!

Surviving A Long Haul Flight

Lets be honest, does anyone really like to fly long haul? If we could magically transport ourselves Star Trek style to our destination wouldn't we much prefer it? If we could skip the airport stress and the 9 hour boredom fest and just arrive refreshed and hydrated? Of course we would! However until someone invents a 'beam me up Scotty' command that actually works we are stuck with the stress and boredom so unfortunately we've just got to make the best of it!

Max Mara Teddy Bear Coat: Get The Look For Less *UPDATE*

Ever since I first spotted it on the runway I have been obsessed with the gorgeous Max Mara Teddy Bear Coat. But lets face it, living in Orlando, a thick, warm teddy bear coat is never going to get much wear. Throw in the £1700 price tag and it was clearly out of the question! However when I booked to visit my family in England in February I knew I was going to have to invest in a coat to keep me warm in those freezing North East temperatures.

The Ordinary Skincare - My Experience

It seems that everyone and their dog has been talking about The Ordinary range of skincare products recently and unless you've been living under a rock you will have seen the distinctive packaging all over social media. I am not going to give you an account of what the product claim do for your skin or the science behind the ingredients as firstly, I am no expert and secondly, we would be here all day! Instead, I wanted to talk about the products that I have used and how my skin has reacted. A very comprehensive run down of all of the products and how you should use and layer them can be found of The Ordinary website here.

Foxtail Coffee Co: When The Coffee Craving Strikes!

Since moving to Orlando last summer I have been on the look out for a great coffee shop to get my daily caffeine fix. I am not too fussy when it comes to coffee shops, I simply ask that  a) it sells great coffee (of course!) and b) it is welcoming and comfortable. It didn't take me long to stumble upon Foxtail Coffee Co in the Winter Park area.

My 2017 Beauty Favourites

It's that time of year when I like to take stock and have a look back at some of my favourite beauty discoveries of the past year.  Although not all of these products are technically 'new' they are new to my collection and all of them became firm favourites in 2117.

My Fashion Highlights of 2017

2017 was the year I moved permanently to Florida and as such, my wardrobe had to change somewhat to accommodate the warmer climate! While I can't say that I miss the good old British winter I do miss wearing cosy jumpers just a little bit! I wanted to look back on some of my favourite outfits of 2017 and I hope that you enjoy taking a look back with me!