Lauren Conrad

In high school I spent most of my time in jeans and T-shirts or Juicy sweats. We're such a laid-back town. I mean, people wore bikinis under their clothes half the time, so you didn't really get dressed up to go to school.

As a designer, you are flattered to see anyone in one of your designs, whether it's on a red carpet or passing by you in the market. It's this wonderful little high every time.

Five years on TV is a really, really long time.

I'm obsessed with the 1920s, everything from the style to the lifestyle. It was a really cool era.

The first series I wrote, 'L.A. Candy,' was always meant to be a three-book series, so when I started out it was all outlined that way and by the time I was done with the third book, I had become so involved and the process and the stories, I was a little bit sad to be done.

I do most of my shopping online. It's just convenient for me.

I've actually spent a lot of time researching beauty products, how they are produced and how they are sold.

I make fun of guys when I like them. I act like I'm 10 years old. I do it as a test to see if they can laugh at themselves. If they get sensitive, then it's like, 'Um, this isn't going to work.'

When I work with my art department on putting imagery together for my blog posts I always think, 'Would I pin this?' That really helps.

I go into meetings, and people have this preconceived notion of me that I didn't work hard to get where I am.

Social media is key to promoting the editorial posts on my website.

I mean, it's fun to go out and do stuff in Hollywood, but if it was gone tomorrow, I really wouldn't be disappointed.