Showing posts with label Get to know me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Get to know me. Show all posts
Sunday, 2 June 2013
100 Random facts about me
Hi everyone, so I am going to write something a little bit different today, it isn't really beauty related its a bit more personal. I love these 'facts about me' posts, probably cause I am quite a nosey person and its nice to get know each other a little bit more. So here goes.........
1. I got engaged last year in Las Vegas to my partner Gary. We have been together three and half years and he really is my best friend (soppy sod I know).
2. I grew up in Scotland.
3. I work full time and I am currently half way through a degree in Early years with the Open University.
4. I am very organised, I plan and prepare everything to an extreme level.....even my wardrobe is colour coded.
5. My dad, sister and step mum live in Dubai. I miss them all lots and lots, but I do love going on holiday to see them.
6. I love friends, I have probably watched every episode 100s of times and I still never get bored. My all time favourite moment is when Ross is trying to get his new sofa up the stairs.
7. I am a big book worm. I love getting lost in a book, yes I am a geek.
8. I am addicted to candles. I have then burning all round my flat constantly. My favourite is bath and body works, especially leaves.....it's amazing.
9. My dream is too travel the world.
10. My favourite colour is pink. I really want a pink dressing room/ walk in wardrobe.
11. I didn't start wearing make up till I was about 16. I was a late bloomer the beauty world.
12. I am obsessed with Harry Potter. I don't think I will ever get bored of the books or films.
13. My favourite restaurant is a Thai place is Dubai called the Noodle house.
14. My fiancé is a semi professional motor bike racer, so through out summer I spend most my weekends at race tracks.
15. I used to go out every Friday and Saturday night, every weekend. I didn't drink every weekend I just enjoyed socialising and having a dance. I still go out occasionally but I have settled down a lot more now and actually enjoy quiet nights in....must be getting old.
16. My best friend is also a blogger :) she is the one who convinced me to start mine. Please go check out her lovely blog at www.coco-butter-blog.blogspot.co.uk
17. I love Disney, I have a huge disney DVD collection. My favourite film as a child was sleeping beauty.
18. I have been to Disney land in Paris and Florida. I love it, sounds ridiculous but it does feel magical.
19. I generally eat healthy due to having a very sensitive stomach, but I do enjoy the occasional treat.
20. My favourite treats are doughnuts, Krispy Kreme the best.
21. I love fruit I could eat it all day.
22. My favourite flavour ice cream is cookie dough (that's a lot of food facts right there).
23. I love planning and organising events. I am that annoying friend who texts people constantly trying to arrange stuff.
24. I went to university to study history, however the course was not for me and to be honest I don't think I wasn't ready for university and being away from home, so I ended up moving back to my mummies.
25. For my 4th birthday I asked my granny for one of those cards you put in the wall and money pops out......not much has changed.
26. My favourite shoes are Kurt Geiger, although I do dream of owning some Louboutin's some day.
27. I drive a white mini convertible it's so pretty I love her, her name is Minnie.
28. I try to be a positive, happy person.
29. I love the Saturdays's, Mollie is my favourite. I would love to have her wardrobe.
30.I used to go to stage school at the weekend till the age of 17, I loved singing, dancing and drama.
31. I enjoy going to the gym and swimming. I really want to start running.
32.I have dyslexia (ridiculous name for a condition where people cant to spell), I have no problem reading but I really struggle with writing and spelling :(. I try very hard to not let it bother me, but it's been hard. I spend hours checking over my university work and my blog. However on the bright side it makes me even more proud of myself for writing my blog.
33.I change my hair all the time, it's been white blonde, brown, black,dip dyed and back to blonde.
34. I love watching YouTube videos my favourite 'beauty gurus' are Tanya Burr, Zoella, missglamorazzi, Nicole Guerriero, all that glitters and CarliBel55.
35. My favourite cereal is Cheerios, as a child I loved honey nut loops.
36.I bought my first flat when I was 22, it was very scary but it was the best thing I ever did.
37.I love nothing more then getting snuggled up on my sofa with my fiancé, wrapped in a blanket watching a film.
38. My favourite films are comedy's and chick flicks, but I do love films like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and hunger games. So a bit of a mix really. I hate horror films, I am such a whimp.
39. I love musicals :) when Les Miserables was on at the cinema I went to see it three times.
40. My favourite perfume is Juicy Couture, in particular Viva La Juicy La Fleur.
41. I love wearing onsies, if I am just having a day in the flat I normally wear mine all day.
42. When you first meet me I come across shy and quiet, but after a while you can't shut me up.
43. I love hot chocolate, if I am feeling wild I add some baileys.
44. I am very emotional, I cry far too much, both happy and sad tears.
45. I never drank coffee until I went to America and there was a Starbucks at every corner, now I drink it most days.
46. I hate jealous people.
47. I have a very close group of friends, we have all known each other since school and are still very close.
48. I love nail varnish but I am so impatient waiting for it to dry and normally end up smudging it.
49. I love cheese I put it nearly everything. my favourite food to add it to is soup, makes the cheese go all gooey.
50. My favourite fizzy drink is Dr pepper.
51. My favourite alcoholic beverage is Malibu and coke or a yummy cocktail. I hate tequila, after a night of being quite ill on the stuff I have never touched it again.
52.I played Mary in the nativity when I was younger three times. The other children probably hated me.
53. I love my bed.
54.I really want to go to New York at Chritmas time and go ice skating.
55.I am a total hypercondriac
56.I would love to do a make up course.
57.I am very ambitious I believe you don't get anywhere in life without hard work and determination.
58. I collect magnets of all the places I have been to so yes I have a tacky travel themed fridge but I love it.
59.My favourite holiday destination so far has been Las Vegas it was amazing. I went on the sky walk on the Gran Canyon it was amazing, I am normally scared of heights but I just loved it.
60. I love baking.
61. Saying that I am a pretty awful cook, I can make it basics but anything to adventurous normally ends in disaster. My fiancé is an amazing cook though so he whips up some beautiful meals to make up for my lack of skills.
62. My favourite flowers are roses, not red though white or pink.
63. I am a self confessed poser and pouter. I struggle to walk past a mirror and not take a glance, oh so vain!
64. I have far too many handbags, my favourite is my Vivienne Westwood clutch. I really really want a mulberry and a pastel pink Cambridge satchel, a girl can dream.
65. I used to spend a lot of money on clothes, but since becoming a home owner my shop of choice is Primark or ebay these days. (Even if I do lust over designer handbags) I do treat myself to the occasional more expensive dress or outfit but only now and again.
66. I am always people watching and taking note of pretty outfits I see girls wearing.
67.I have about 12 black dresses but I am always on the hunt for the 'perfect LBD'.
68.I love Beyonce, I went to see her on tour this year and she was unbelievable.
69. I love sex and the city. I have everything episode on DVD and love having a sex and the city duvet day.
70. I love the sea side.
71. I really want to go camping in a pod, I have no idea why just looks really fun.
72. I have never been to a music festival, I would really love it but the thought of the public toilets really puts me off ha ha!
73. I love party food.
74. I am petrified of big rides, I have been dragged on a far few but my stomach is literally doing flips the whole time.
75. I am always day dreaming, hence my blogs name Emma Louise dreams.
76. My fashion style is very femine, I love lace embellishment, Peter Pan collars and anything pastel.
77. I would be lost without my hair rollers.
78. I take lots and lots of pictures.
79. My sister is like my sole mate.
80. Some of my best childhood memories are weekends with my family at the seaside.
81. My family literally live all over the world.
82. We had a big family reunion last year. It was great to get all my family together. Family time is my favourite.
83. I really like the royal family and find the history of the royals really interesting, such a geek.
84. I really want a white Maltese puppy, who I will call Coco.
85. I really want a garden so I can have a BBQ.
86. My fiancé built me a walk in wardrobe, it has glass shelves for my shoes I adore it.
87. I am very pale, I don't really go brown just pink. So I just fake tan to get my desired glow, it's the safer option too.
88. I am a very nervous flyer every time there is any kind of turbulence or sudden movement I am clutching on the chair. However, my desire to travel outweighs my fear of flying. Long fact there.
89. Me and my best friend are both getting married next summer and we are both each others bridesmaids, it's like real life bride wars, without the falling out though :p ha ha!
90. I loved the film Fame as a child, that's where I got my stage school bug from.
91. I used to drive my mum mad I was constantly dancing in my bedroom and apparently it made the ceiling in the living room and the chandelier shake. Whoops!
92. I have always been a drama queen, my grandad loves to tell the story of the time he walked in to my bedroom when I was 5 and I was practising crying in the mirror...cringe!
93. I love a pamper at the beauticians.
94. I love the sunshine
95. My make up collection is getting out of hand.
96. I loved school, sixth form was my favourite I met some of my closest friends and really came out of my shy shell.
97. I would love to be confident enough to have a YouTube Chanel.
98. I get freckles on my nose when I have been in the sun. I used to hate them but I quite like them now.
99. My first pet was a hamster called Whisky, he was a rascal though and used to escape all the time. Once he was gone over a week and I found him nibbling on a bag a bag of potatoes.
100. My fiancé is 6,6 and I am 5,2 so a bit of a height difference.
So there you go you know quite a bit more about me now. I hope you enjoyed this more personal post. I would love to read your random fact post, so leave me your links below. Have a lovely evening and thank you for reading.
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Get to know me TAG
Evening ladies, I hope your all having a lovely week and looking forward to the weekend. I love reading get to know me type posts. I think it's really nice to get to know a bit more about the writer behind the blog, so thought it was time I did my first 'get to know me post..... So here goes.
1. Are you named after anyone?
No, I think my mum and dad just thought Emma Louise had a nice ring to it. My mum insists I was the first Emma Louise she had heard of them they started popping up everywhere (there was 5 Emma Louise's in my year at school). she is adamant everyone copied her :p.
2. When was the last time you cried?
A couple of days ago my eyes were streaming because of my hay fever, and they just wouldn't stop, I was at Oulten park watching my fiancé racing (he is a motorbike racer eek) think everyone thought I was having a little emotional moment haha.
3. Do you have kids?
No, I would love children in the future but not right now.
4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself?
I'd like to think so, I am quite shy and quiet at first. Sometimes people take me to be stuck up or ignorant as a result of my shyness but I'm really not, once I feel comfortable with people I literally don't shut up.
5. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
Yes, probably too much....but that's just my sense of humour :)
6. Will you ever Bungee Jump?
No I don't think so, I am over think things way too much and I would manage to convince myself that the bungee strap would break.....ridiculous I know.
7. What's your favorite cereal?
Cheerios, as a child I loved honey nut loops, and Cheerios are pretty much the same thing. I love cereal quite often have it for lunch too.
8. What's the first thing you notice about people?
Sounds shallow but I have to be honest quite often I notice appearance, whether it be hair, style, looks or make up (if its girl) and not in a critical way at all I am just a very observant person and pick up most of style ideas by people watching. So it's a compliment really :).
9. What is your eye colour?
Blue
10. Scary movie or happy endings?
Happy ending, I am not a fan if scary film would much rather sit and enjoy a funny/happy film then sit on the sofa shaking.
11. Favorite smells?
Love the smell of lemon and lime, I just think it smells so refreshing and fruity, I have some 'zesty' smelling fabric softener and love how it leaves my clothes and bedding smelling.
12. Summer or winter?
Aaah I really can't decide, I love the sunshine and warm weather in summer, but on the flip side I love winter nights wrapped up in my onsie, drinking hot chocolate with the fire on. So I love both really.
13. Computer or television?
Computer, I rarely watch television but I do love watching films but can watch those on the computer, and need a computer to feed my YouTube and blogging obsession.
14. What's the furthest you've ever been from home?
Las Vegas
15. Do you have any special talents?
Walking in incredibly high shoes lol, a talent that has taken years of perfecting.
16. Where were you born?
Aberdeen
17. What are your hobbies?
I uses to love performing and went to stage school where I did a lot of singing, dancing and drama, but I haven't practised in years, but I still enjoy dancing and singing around my living room. Also enjoy going to the gym, spinning classes and swimming.
18. Do you have any pets?
Not at mine as I live in a flat, but I have a family dog called rusty who lives with my mum and my dad has two dogs Dylan a d Lulu.
19. Favorite movie?
Oh not sure I could pick just one, but love Harry Potter, lord of the rings, Sex and the City, and Disney films of course tangled is my current favourite.
20. Do you have any siblings?
Yes one sister and three step brothers.
Thanks for reading beauties I really enjoyed writing this post I hope you enjoyed reading it. Please post your links below of your get to know me posts so I can read yours :)
Lots of Love

1. Are you named after anyone?
No, I think my mum and dad just thought Emma Louise had a nice ring to it. My mum insists I was the first Emma Louise she had heard of them they started popping up everywhere (there was 5 Emma Louise's in my year at school). she is adamant everyone copied her :p.
2. When was the last time you cried?
A couple of days ago my eyes were streaming because of my hay fever, and they just wouldn't stop, I was at Oulten park watching my fiancé racing (he is a motorbike racer eek) think everyone thought I was having a little emotional moment haha.
3. Do you have kids?
No, I would love children in the future but not right now.
4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself?
I'd like to think so, I am quite shy and quiet at first. Sometimes people take me to be stuck up or ignorant as a result of my shyness but I'm really not, once I feel comfortable with people I literally don't shut up.
5. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
Yes, probably too much....but that's just my sense of humour :)
6. Will you ever Bungee Jump?
No I don't think so, I am over think things way too much and I would manage to convince myself that the bungee strap would break.....ridiculous I know.
7. What's your favorite cereal?
Cheerios, as a child I loved honey nut loops, and Cheerios are pretty much the same thing. I love cereal quite often have it for lunch too.
8. What's the first thing you notice about people?
Sounds shallow but I have to be honest quite often I notice appearance, whether it be hair, style, looks or make up (if its girl) and not in a critical way at all I am just a very observant person and pick up most of style ideas by people watching. So it's a compliment really :).
9. What is your eye colour?
Blue
10. Scary movie or happy endings?
Happy ending, I am not a fan if scary film would much rather sit and enjoy a funny/happy film then sit on the sofa shaking.
11. Favorite smells?
Love the smell of lemon and lime, I just think it smells so refreshing and fruity, I have some 'zesty' smelling fabric softener and love how it leaves my clothes and bedding smelling.
12. Summer or winter?
Aaah I really can't decide, I love the sunshine and warm weather in summer, but on the flip side I love winter nights wrapped up in my onsie, drinking hot chocolate with the fire on. So I love both really.
13. Computer or television?
Computer, I rarely watch television but I do love watching films but can watch those on the computer, and need a computer to feed my YouTube and blogging obsession.
14. What's the furthest you've ever been from home?
Las Vegas
15. Do you have any special talents?
Walking in incredibly high shoes lol, a talent that has taken years of perfecting.
16. Where were you born?
Aberdeen
17. What are your hobbies?
I uses to love performing and went to stage school where I did a lot of singing, dancing and drama, but I haven't practised in years, but I still enjoy dancing and singing around my living room. Also enjoy going to the gym, spinning classes and swimming.
18. Do you have any pets?
Not at mine as I live in a flat, but I have a family dog called rusty who lives with my mum and my dad has two dogs Dylan a d Lulu.
19. Favorite movie?
Oh not sure I could pick just one, but love Harry Potter, lord of the rings, Sex and the City, and Disney films of course tangled is my current favourite.
20. Do you have any siblings?
Yes one sister and three step brothers.
Thanks for reading beauties I really enjoyed writing this post I hope you enjoyed reading it. Please post your links below of your get to know me posts so I can read yours :)
Lots of Love
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