Get To Know Me | Tag

I didn't know what blog post to write today so I decided to Google some tag ideas and I really liked the idea of the Get To Know Me Tag as I don't really do many personal posts so this is a way of getting to know me and find out everything you ever wanted to know about me!

Vital Stats:
Name: Louise 
Nicknames: I don't really have any but some teachers call me Lou which I really don't like.
Birthday: 8th December
Place of Birth: Essex
Star Sign: Sagittarius 
Occupation: Student 

Appearance:
Hair colour: Brown
Hair length: Long but not that long (if that makes any sense)
Eye colour: Brown
Best feature: Don't have any :(
Braces: No
Piercings: I have my ears pierced if that counts
Tattoos: No as I'm underage but I don't want any
Righty of Lefty: Righty

Firsts:
Best friend: Can't remember 
Award: Some school award
Sport: Never played sport
Real Holiday: Spain
Concert: I've never been to a concert

Favourites
Film: Don't have one as I don't like films
TV Show: At the moment TOWIE as I'm watching it on Netflix
Colour: Bubblegum pink
Song: Secret Love Song pt.2 by Little Mix
Restaurant: Frankie's & Benny's
Store: Primark
Book: Billy & Me by Giovanna Fletcher
Magazine: Ok! Magazine
Shoes: Ankle boots or anything flat

Currently...
Feeling: Chill
Single or Taken: Single 
Eating: Not currently eating
Listening to: Capital Radio and some Dua Lipa song is playing
Thinking about: How much school work I have to do but instead I'm writing this blog post
Watching: Nothing
Wearing: An Ivy Park t-shirt and black leggings

Future:
Want Children: No
Want to be married: Yes
Careers in mind: I don't know
Where do you want to live: Around where I live now or west London

Do you believe in:
God: No
Miracles: No
Love at first sight: Yes
Ghosts: No
Aliens: No
Soul Mates: Yes
Heaven: No
Hell: No
Kissing on the first date: Maybe if it's love at first sight
Yourself: No

I hope you enjoyed this tag post and learnt some new things about me which you didn't know before. If you would like me to do anymore tags let me know in the comments below and I will be happy to do them. For more of me follow me on Twitter (@thelipinsider) and Instagram (@thelipstickinsider). 

TMI Tag

Today I am going to be doing the TMI Tag. I have done this before but I'm not sure if it was on this blog or not but either way I am going to be doing an updated one and let me know in the comments below if there's any other tags you want me to do!

1: What are you wearing?
I'm currently wearing my pyjamas which consists of a brown t-shirt and leopard print bottoms.

2: Ever been in love?
No

3: Ever had a terrible breakup?
No because I'm a single pringle for life

4: How tall are you?
I don't know

5: How much do you weigh?
Again I don't know 

6: Any tattoos?
No and I don't think I would get any because of the pain and at the moment I'm underage anyway so it's not like I can get one. 

7: Any piercings?
My ears but that's it

8: OTP?
Old school but Troy and Gabriella from High School Musical

9: Favourite show?
Changes all the time but a good favourite is Friends

10: Favourite bands?
I don't know because I don't listen to certain bands as I listen to the actual music that I like

11: Something you miss? 
Being younger

12: Favourite song?
Changes all the time but a good favourite is Pretend Its Okay by Little Mix

13: How old are you?
15 as I was born on 8th December 2001

14: Zodiac sign?
Sagittarius 

15: Quality you look for in a partner?
Personality and trustworthy 


16: Favourite Quote?
Not sure

17: Favourite actor?
There's so many good ones that it's hard to choose 1

18: Favourite colour?
Pink

19: Loud music or soft?
Depends on my mood

20: Where do you go when you’re sad?
My room

21: How long does it take you to shower?
Probably 10 mins but it's longer when I wash my hair.

22: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
Probably in total 45 mins

23: Ever been in a physical fight?
Only jokey ones with my sister but other than that, no.


24: Turn on?
Food

25: Turn off?
No food

26: The reason I joined Youtube?
I don't have a YouTube channel but I started blogging because I weren't ready for YouTube and I really like writing so I created my first blog and then now I have this blog!

27: Fears?
Lifts 

28: Last thing that made you cry?
I can't remember but something stupid probably

29: Last time you said you loved someone?
No idea, lol

30: Meaning behind your YouTube Name?
As I said I don't have YouTube but I created my blog name The Lipstick Insider because I thought it sounded quite original and would work well for a blog. 

31: Last book you read?
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

32: The book you’re currently reading?
Bridget Jones's Diary

33: Last show you watched?
Eastenders

34: Last person you talked to?
My dad

35: The relationship between you and the person you last texted?
I last texted Nicha on Whatsapp and she's just some random person who texts me (joking she's sadly my friend)

36: Favourite food?
Chocolate M&Ms

37: Place you want to visit?
Los Angeles and New York so basically America

38: Last place you were?
Before being in my room where I am now I was in the bathroom.

39: Do you have a crush?
On celebrities

40: Last time you kissed someone?
Don't know

41: Last time you were insulted?
Everyday by Nicha

42: Favourite flavor of sweet?
Chocolate if that counts or if not I love cola flavoured sweets

43: What instruments do you play?
None

44: Favourite piece of jewellery?
My favourite jewellery to wear is necklaces and I never wear anything else

45: Last sport you played?
I hate sports and PE and I'm writing this a week into 2017 and I haven't done anything since just after my birthday so it's coming up for a month and I think it was dodgeball that we played in PE

46: Last song you sang?
Shoutout To My Ex by Little Mix (I don't even have a ex I just like going round singing it)

47: Favourite chat up line?
I don't know as no one has ever used one on me


48: Have you ever used it?
I can't if I haven't got one

49: Last time you hung out with anyone?
A couple of hours ago and that was with my sister Georgia.

50: Who should answer these questions next?
Anyone!

YouTube Made Me Buy It?!?

This idea has been going around on YouTube a lot and I really like the concept of it so I thought I would do my own on my blog. If you've been living under a rock and don't know what this post is, basically I will be sharing products that I purchased because a lot of people were talking and raving about it on YouTube.

Rimmel London Wake Me Up Foundation- I don't have this product anymore as mine ran out but I did purchase it because a load of people were talking about how this is an amazing first time foundation. I did really like this foundation and I will repurchase it but at the moment I'm trialling out other foundations.

Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder- In a lot of drugstore makeup tutorials people use this powder to set their foundation and concealer so I decided to pick it up. I do like this powder but it's not the best at setting. I don't think I will repurchase when this runs out.

Blending Sponge- I don't have a real Beauty Blender but I do have some dupes from Primark and Superdrug and I do really like applying foundation and concealer with them. I still do go in with a foundation/concealer brush but I do like dabbing in the makeup and it's easy to blend under the eyes.

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer- Everyone always talks about how this is the best concealer from the drugstore and to be honest I don't like it that much because it doesn't cover my under eye circles (although I don't think anything can to be honest) so I was disappointed and I will definitely not repurchase.

Barry M Lipstick in Pillar Box Red- I remember there was a time when everyone used to say this was the perfect red lipstick so I bought this as my first red lipstick and it is really good. It stays on the lips for quite a while and is not drying; I definitely do want to try more shades as this is the only one I have.

Maybelline Baby Lips- Everyone used to go mad for these and they are actually good lip balms but my absolute favourites (that's the next product I'll be talking about). I do prefer the tinted ones because they're hydrating to the lips and also add colour when you want a little bit.

eos Lip Balms- I wanted these after all the American YouTubers mentioned these but I couldn't get them until my 14th birthday when I got a pack of 5 and you can now get them in Boots and Topshop. They're really moisturising and they do help my lips when I have chapped and disgusting lips- they also smell nice which is a bonus!

Zoella Beauty- There has always been such a hype around Zoella Beauty and all the other YouTubers raved about how amazing it was (probably just to suck up to Zoe but I'll leave that for another day) and I've tried some products and some are good (the scrub, shower gels and makeup bags are favourites) but there are some products that are not worth it but I talked about that in my last post.

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in 604 Milk- This is another product a lot of American YouTubers talked about and then a lot of the British ones caught on. NYX is now stocked in most Boots in the country so I picked this up and I do really like it and the next shade I want to get is Strawberry Milk as that looks really pretty. 

Maybelline 24HR Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze- A while ago loads of people were talking about these and I only picked it up the other day but I can understand the hype as it looks really pretty on the eye and it blends really nicely. This is also really affordable and I do want to get some more shades. 

So these are products I bought because loads of YouTubers have raved about it. There are some more products that I want to get because of YouTubers but I always forget to buy them. Let me know in the comments below some products that you bought because everyone talked about in on YouTube.

40 Question Beauty Tag

Today I'm going to be answering the 40 question beauty tag because I thought it was a good complication of questions about beauty and there's some skin care and makeup questions so this is a good beauty Q&A.

How many times do you wash your face daily?

Twice a day in the morning and in the evening

What skin type do you have? (dry, oily or combination)

I would say dry

What is your current facial wash?

Skin Therapy Tea Tree Facial Wash (it's from Wilko and is 95p)

Do you exfoliate?

Yes but every other day 

What brand do you use?

Skin Therapy from Wilko

What moisturiser do you use? 

I'm currently not using one as I haven't found one I like

Do you have freckles?

No

Do you use eye cream?

No

Do you or did you have acne prone skin?

At the moment I don't have acne prone skin

Did you ever use ProActiv?

No because I haven't needed to and I don't even know if you can get it in the UK.

What foundation do you use?

Currently I am using the Miss Sporty Insta Glow Foundation

How about concealer?

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

Do you know your undertone colour?

No

What do you think of fake eyelashes?

I've never tried them and I don't really want to, to be honest.

Did you know that you are supposed to change your mascara every 3 months?

I did know that and I do try to.

What brand of mascara do you use?

At the moment I'm using P.S. Love mascara from Primark

Sephora or Mac?

I've never been to either

Do you have a MAC Pro-Card?

No

What make-up tools do you use in make-up application?

Most of my brushes (and beauty blender) are from Studio London but my bronzer brush is from P.S Love.

Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?

No

For the face?

I don't use face primer

What is your favourite eye shadow? (Colour or Shade)

MUA Undressed Eyeshadow Palette

Do you use pencil or liquid eye-liner?

Liquid

How often do you poke your eyes with an eye liner pencil?

I've done it a couple of times with a mascara brush but never eye liner.

What do you think of pigment eye shadows?

Never used one

Do you use mineral make-up? 

No

What is your favourite lipstick?

Any shade in the Collection Lasting Colour Lipstick range

How about lip gloss? 

I don't like lip gloss

What is your favourite blush?

Miss Sporty Insta Glow Blush in 004 Glowing Mauve

Do you buy make-up on e-bay?

No

Do you like drug store make-up?

I only buy drugstore makeup and I love it

Do you go to CCO's? (Cosmetic Company Outlets)

No I've never heard of them!

Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?

Maybe in the future

Are you clumsy in putting on make-up?

Yeh so face wipes become my best friend

Name a make-up crime that you hate?

I'm not too sure actually.

Do you like colourful shades of make-up (lipstick, eye shadow) or neutral tones?

Both- it just depends on my mood

Which celebrity always has great make-up?

That's a hard question

If you could leave the house with just ONE Make-up item, what would you use?

Mascara

Could you ever leave the house without any make-up on?

Yeh because I have done loads of times

Do you think you look good even without any make-up on?

No

In your opinion, what is the BEST make-up line?

I don't know I have a couple of favourites

What do you think of Make-up?

I love it!

That was my version of the 40 Question Beauty Tag. If any of you have done it link it in the comments below and I will be sure to read it!

Journaling Tag

Today I'm going to do be doing a Journaling Tag because I haven't done a journaling post for a while (although I just remember I did a Journal With Me not to long ago) and I wanted to do one so why not do the journaling tag so you can find out more about my journals and everything like that!

1. Which kind of journaling do you do?
I creative journal which is basically decorating everything. Recently I haven't been doing much writing in my strictly creative journal but I do have a daily journal where I write about my day (like a diary pretty much) but I also decorate it and I decorate it how I'm feeling that day so everything is different.


2. Do you have different journals for different topics?
Yes because I like separating things. I used to only have one journal but because I love journaling so much I wanted to separate everything in that one journal.

3. When did you start?
I journal-ed on and off for a couple of years and I started my creative journal at the end of May and I started my daily journal at the end of June.

4. How often do you write in your journal?
I do my creative journal when I have time and when I'm in the right mood and I daily journal every night and I usually do it at like 8pm.


5. What are your favourite tools for journaling?
Washi tape and coloured paper.

6. Would you like to show us some of your journals?
Yes. The kraft notebook with polka dots on is from WHSmith but I drew on the circles and 
my daily journal is an A4 exercise book from Paperchase 

7. Why do you do it?
Because I want to and it's a fun hobby!

8. How has journaling influenced your life?
It has made me more creative because naturally I'm not a creative person but since journaling I've been more creative, which I like as I've always wanted to be a creative person. 

9. What topics do you like to write about?
I only write about my day which I actually like doing.

10. How do you make time for journaling?
I always have to daily journal at 8pm so naturally I just reach for that journal at that time of day but for creative journal I plan it in my planner when I'm planning on Sunday night and it's always a different day every week but at the moment I'm so behind in my journal and it's really annoying.


11. Do you have tips for people who want to start the habit?
Buy a notebook and start writing every night about your day. Also watching some YouTube videos for some inspiration if you're going to creative journal. Regardless have fun!

That's my version of the journaling tag and I hope you enjoyed it. I'm not going to tag anyone in particular so anyone can do it!

73 Questions

You might recognise this title from Vogue as they do the 73 Questions with celebrities on their YouTube channel and even though I'm not a celebrity in the slightest I still want to answer these questions. I'm not sure if these are the Vogue questions as I found 2 lists online but regardless I'm answering 73 questions. 

1. Were you named after anyone?
No

2. When was the last time you cried?
I can't remember but it would've been for a silly reason.

3. Do you like your handwriting?
It's okay.

4. What's your favourite lunch?
Pasta salad

5. Instagram or Twitter?
Instagram

6. If you were another person, would you be friends with you?
Yes

7. Do you bake?
No

8. Do you like flying?
Yes

9. Would you bungee jump?
No

10. What is your favourite cereal?
Coco pops.

11. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
No

12. Do you think you're strong?
No

13. What's your favourite ice cream?
Mint choc chip

14. What's the first thing you notice about people?
Their smile 

15. Red or pink?
Pink- it's my favourite colour

16. What is the least favourite thing about yourself?
Stomach

17. Who do you miss the most?
My mum

18. What was the last book you read because everyone was reading it?
Girl Online On Tour by Zoella

19. What film did you cry at most?
I don't cry at films.

20. What was the last thing you ate?
Cookie Crisp

21. What are you listening to right now?
Hair by Little Mix ft. Sean Paul (I'm listening to Capital)

22. Favourite smell?
Floral and fruity

23. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?
Pink as it's my favourite colour

24. Who was the last person you spoke on the phone with?
I can't remember as I hate speaking on the phone. 

25. Mountain hideaway or beach house?
Beach house

26. Favourite sport to watch?
None as I hate anything to do with sport

27. Hair colour?
Brown

28. Eye colour?
Brown

29. Puppies or kittens?
Puppies

30. Favourite food?
Chocolate M&Ms

31. Scary film or happy ending?
Happy ending

32. Last film you watched?
Can't remember

33. What book are you reading now?
Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher 

34. Summer or winter?
Winter

35. Hugs or kisses?
Hugs

36. Favourite dessert?
Cheesecake

37. Favourite room in your house?
My bedroom

38. How long have you been on Facebook?
Over a year

39. What is your favourite country to visit?
Egypt or Turkey

40. What was the last country you visited?
Turkey

41. Do you have a sibling?
Yes I have a little sister called Georgia

42. Favourite sound?
Don't have one

43. Rolling Stones or the Beatles?
Beatles

44. What is the farthest you've been from home?
Not sure

45. Do you have any special talents?
No

46. Where were you born?
Essex

47. Where are you living now?
Essex- same place as where I was born

48. Favourite Hitchcock movie?
I don't know any, lol

49. What book have you read again and again?
The Bed And Breakfast Star by Jacqueline Wilson

50. Favourite TV series that's on now?
None

51. Dark or milk chocolate?
Milk but I do really like dark

52. What's your favourite drink?
Diet coke

53. Who is your girl crush?
Perrie Edwards

54. What was the first film you saw at the cinema?
Hotel For Dogs

55. Heels or flats?
Flats

56. Favourite bed time story?
I don't have one

57. Bath or shower?
Bath

58. What's the hardest thing about being a mum?
I don't know I'm not a mum, lol

59. Favourite band?
Little Mix

60. Favourite solo artist?
Jess Glynne

61. To be or not to be?
To be 

62. What would be the title of your autobiography?
Louise Carter: My Life (to show how uncreative I am)

63. Best gift you've ever received?
Probably money as I can do what I want with it

64. Best gift you've ever given?
You would have to ask the people I've given presents to

65. Favourite fruit?
Strawberries

66. What was your first pet?
My cat called Millie who we still have (and she was born before I was too)

67. Favourite board game?
Monopoly

68. How do you have your coffee?
I don't drink coffee often but when I do I have it iced.

69. Best invention?
Technology

70. Diamonds or pearls?
Diamonds

71. Blow dry or air dry?
Air dry- I'm currently doing that right now actually

72. Cheap or expensive shampoo?
Cheap!

73. How difficult was it to answer these questions?
Only a couple were a bot difficult but other than that they were easy.

They were my answers to the 73 Questions- let me know any suggestions for any blog post ideas in the comments below and follow me on Twitter @_louisecarter_ for updates when I post.