*lanilaur

/ lei-lani laur-en /

My innermost artistic identity. A chosen name that allows my work to exist independently from my personal story. lanilaur is the Hannah Montana to my Destiny Hope — Leilani Lauren. She shows up, takes the hit, so I can stay rooted in my values.

Create with intention.

Lead with care.

Never forget yourself.

  • NAME: Leilani Lauren

    NICKNAMES: Joni / Lani / Lei / lanilaur ✿

    MOTTO: Create with care & intention.

    FAVORITE TYPEFACES:

    • Comic Sans (Vincent Connare, 1994), Roboto (Christian Robertson, 2011), DINosaur (José M. Urós, 2016)

    FAVORITE FLOWER:

    • Forget-Me-Nots (The periwinkle shade I use for lanilaur is derived from this)

    FAVORITE COLORS:

    • Periwinkle, Orchid (The magic between pink and purple)

    FAVORITE SONGS (EVER):

    • Where Do Broken Hearts Go by One Direction, Fireproof by One Direction, The Show by Lenka, Black or White by Michael Jackson

    ON REPEAT:

    • Chateau + Silver Jubilee by Audrey Hobert, All The Things She Said by t.A.T.u., Sun Bleached Flies by Ethel Cain

    FAVORITE MOVIE (EVER):

    • Flipped (Rob Reiner, 2010)

    FAVORITE MOVIES (ATM):

    • Memoir of a Snail (Adam Elliot, 2024), Avatar (James Cameron, 2009), Avatar: Way of Water (James Cameron, 2022), Avatar: Fire and Ash (James Cameron, 2025), Paddington (Paul King, 2014), Paddington 2 (Paul King, 2018), Paddington in Peru (Dougal Wilson, 2025)

    FAVORITE TV SERIES:

    • Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, One Day, Queen Charlotte, Lovely Runner

    FAVORITE REALITY TV SHOWS:

    • The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show, Culinary Class Wars, The Boyfriend

    FAVORITE CELEBRITIES:

    • Byeon Woo Seok, Al Pacino, Michael Jackson, Hudson Williams, Hailee Steinfeld, Rhea Seehorn, Bob Odenkirk

    FAVORITE BOOKS:

    • Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth, Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

    FAVORITE FOOD:

    • Any Eggplant Dish, Garbanzo Beans, Fried Tofu, Toum

    FAVORITE CONTENT CREATORS:

    TikTok:

    YouTube:

  • What I would bring to GQ 10 Essentials:

    1. 70% Ethyl Alcohol Spray (my fave is the yellow BT21 Fresh alcospray)

    2. Wired Earphones AND Airpods (this counts as one item okay!)

    3. Corrective Eyewear (eyeglasses, prescription sunglasses, contacts)

    4. Writing Utensil - I always have the Swarovski Lucent Pink Crystal Silver Chrome Ballpoint Pen (25th birthday gift) OR the Pilot G-Tec C4 (go-to pen since high school) on deck

    5. My current journals (again, this counts as a singular item)

    6. Aquaphor Healing Ointment (specifically the “On-The-Go” size)

    7. REACH Waxed Dental Floss OR Dental Floss Picks

    8. Q-tips (so many uses!)

    9. One of my many digicams OR DJI Osmo Pocket 3

    10. S&W Organic Low-Sodium Garbanzo Beans (I get the canned 8-pack from Costco every 2 weeks)

  • *Adding as I remember

    People/Groups:

    • One Direction

    • Zayn Malik

    • Olivia Rodrigo

    • Michael Jackson

    • Hudson Williams

    • NIKI

    • Air Supply

    • High School Musical

    • Ariana Grande

    • Byeon Woo Seok

    • BTS

    • Rina Sawayama

    • Audrey Hobert

    • The 1975

    • MARINA

    • Selena Gomez & The Scene

    • Hailee Steinfeld

    • KATSEYE

    • Djo

    • Cup of Joe

    • IV of Spades

    • Adele

    • Lorde

    • Troye Sivan

    • Miley Cyrus

    • Olivia Dean

    • Clairo

    • Ethel Cain

    • Conan Gray

    • Chappell Roan

    • WILLOW

    • Sabrina Carpenter

    • Harry Styles

    • Taylor Swift

    • 5 Seconds of Summer

    • Justin Bieber

    • BROCKHAMPTON

    TV Shows:

    • Great British Bake Off/Baking Show

    • Breaking Bad

    • Better Call Saul

    • Heated Rivalry

    • The Summer I Turned Pretty

    • Never Have I Ever

    • Bridgerton

    • Hannah Montana

    • Arcane

    • Haikyu!!

    • Gilmore Girls

  • Uncategorized:

    • Becoming an aunt

    • Letterboxd (became a patron!)

    • Canada

    • Playing Super Mario Party Jamboree

    • Walking

    • Baking

    • Cooking

    • Posting on TikTok

    • Untraditional bibimbap combos

    • Toum

    • Fried eggs

    • Al Pacino

    • Going to Costco

    • Doing my own gel nails

    • Folligen shampoo

    • The Godfather

    • Celebration dark chocolate butter cookies

    • Sesame oil

    • Bowling

    • White gold jewelry

    • Pokémon TCGP

    • Kiehl’s

    • Making my own matcha iced lattes

    • LinkedIn Premium

    • Stranger Things (pre-finale)

    • iPhone 17 Pro Max (specifically the battery-life)

    • Red Rock Beef Tongue Rice Bowl

    • Bonne Maman Strawberry Preserves

  • *lanilaur brand deck coming soon!

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