— Girl Crush - Mackenzie Horan, Design Darling

Girl Crush - Mackenzie Horan, Design Darling

Name: Mackenzie Horan
Title: Blogger, mackenziehoran.com; Online boutique owner, designdarling.com
Neighborhood: Upper East Side

1. Nail Polish Color: Essie After School Boy Blazer

2. New York Restaurant: The Smith… Their Brussels sprouts are to. die. for.

3. Recent Inspiration: I’ll find literally any excuse to pop into Club Monaco’s new flagship on Fifth Avenue. So gorgeous!

4. Pinterest Board: Shopping, duh ;)

5. Currently Reading: Kate White’s latest book — have such a girl crush on her!

6. Coffee Table Staple: Diptyque Baies candles

7. Top Three Beauty Products: Nars tinted moisturizer (life- changing), Neutrogena sunscreen (every day, even when it’s cloudy), Nivea olive oil and lemon chapstick (I buy two every time I see it!)

8. Motto: #hustle!

9. On Repeat: Alabama Shakes, Kings of Leon… and Taylor Swift

10. Scent: Coach Poppy

11. When I’m not working, I’m… still working (Pinterest counts, right?!)

12. Must-Have Design Darling Item: The monogrammed pencil cup has been our best-seller since day one!

13. First Gig: Cutting flowers at a Nantucket flower shop

14. Best Advice You Ever Received: Don’t worry about people who talk behind your back — there’s a reason they’re behind you.

15. Closet Staple: Striped shirts… Cannot. Have. Enough.

16. Daily Beauty Ritual: Clarisonic to exfoliate, Nars for makeup, and cannot leave the house without mascara (even to the gym).

17. Your favorite thing about the city you live in? My girlfriends… And the fact that there are always 109384 new restaurants, shows, etc. I want to try!

18. What is your advice to women who are trying to start their own business or passion project? Love what you do and the success will follow. You have to start and stay motivated for the right reasons! Passion for what you do is everything.

19. Magazine(s)/Go-To Sites: House Beautiful, Lucky, Marie Claire, Matchbook

20. If you could have dinner with any women, who would it be and where would you go? Can I say dinner with Tory Burch… in her gorgeous kitchen?