By Yelena Fairfax January 30, 2017 in 50 Questions Comments

50 Questions: Disco Daydream’s Lauren Johnson gets talking

You know those Instagram accounts you come across that somehow have you wanting to throw out your entire wardrobe and run to the nearest shops for a style overhaul? That’s how I feel about Lauren Johnson’s @discodaydream feed. There’s the casually slung leather jacket, the uber-cool statement tees, and the effortless denim that will have you looking at your own cupboard in forlorn. *sigh*

Pushing aside our growing online shopping cart just for one moment, we to chat to the San Diego-born Washington DC-based fashion blogger to find out everything from overflowing closets and Instagram husbands to 3am wake-up calls.

1. Best beauty product of all time? Dior’s Lip Glow Balm
2. Five beauty products you can’t live without? Estée Lauder Double Wear foundation, Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow, Dior Lip Glow Balm, MAC Casual Color Tint Blush, and Mascara (I change mine out all the time!)
3. Hair “done” or messy? Messy
4. Makeup or no makeup? No Makeup
5. Statement eye or statement lip? Statement lip
6. Favourite fragrance? None – just the smell of L’Occitane Almond Body Oil
7. Favourite item of clothing? Broken-in Levis
8. Favourite fashion brand? Rag & Bone or Zimmermann
9. Sneakers or heels? Heels
10. Dress or jeans? Jeans

11. Gym or exercising outdoors? Tennis
12. Yoga or running? Running
13. Healthy eating or treating yourself? Treat yo self 😉
14. Can you cook? Yep!
15. Favourite food? Thai yellow curry
16. Favourite drink? Champagne
17. Best place to eat out? Hole in the wall Italian
18. Happiest moment? Becoming a mom… twice
19. Saddest moment? Moving away from California
20. Instagram or Snapchat? Instagram

21. Blog or YouTube? Blog
22. Iphone or camera? Both!
23. Type of camera? Canon 5D Mark II
24. VSCO cam or Snapseed? VSCO
25. Facetune or untouched? Untouched
26. Shooting on-the-go or location scouting? On-the-go
27. 9-5 job or full-time influencer? Full-time influencer
28. How did you get into blogging? An overflowing closet and a photographer husband
29. How much time goes into a normal picture found on your Instagram account? Anywhere from one minute to one hour!
30. Most exciting moment since being an influencer? Attending NYFW

31. Most terrifying moment since being an influencer? 3AM wake-up calls to catch up on emails
32. Best campaign you’ve ever worked on? All of them, truly
33. The best gift you’ve ever received as an influencer? All of the unexpected ones
34. Favourite film? ‘The Lady Eve’
35. Favourite book? ‘Outliers’ by Malcolm Gladwell
36. Favourite song? ‘Heart of Glass’ by Blondie
37. Favourite band? TV on the Radio
38. Living in the city or living by the beach? By the beach
39. Summer or winter? Summer
40. Ocean or swimming pool? Ocean

41. Favourite travel destination? Paris
42. Going out clubbing or quiet dinner with friends? Dinner with friends
43. Partner or single? Married
44. Siblings? One older sister with way better style than me!
45. What city are you currently living in? Washington D.C.
46. Celebrity girl crush? Audrey Tautou
47. Celebrity boy crush? David Beckham
48. Pets? None (but I see a poodle in my future)
49. Top five Instagram accounts to follow? @pepamack, @kellywearstler, @eleonoracarisi, @collagevintage, and my favorite mama @life.by.sylvie
50. Favourite quote you live by? “Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t”