Online Shopping Tips!
Happy Monday! During this LIVE want to briefly discuss my top shopping online tips. So right now especially, we’re having to do most of our clothes shopping online. For most women, shopping online is extremely overwhelming because there are pages and pages of options. Sure, you can filter your choices but your choices but it can still feel endless and a lot of women aren’t sure which pieces will flatter their figure or this specific color their right or is this piece going to look. And next thing you know, you’ve been on the web for hours searching each page. But I have some super helpful tips that’ll make shopping online less daunting.
But before we dive in, wanted to give you a quick introduction, I’m Emmaline Chappell and I’m a certified personal stylist. I have my own company called emmaline’s personal styling. I help busy women elevate their style by discovering a new way of dressing to look luxe for less.
Today, I want to share a few of my top tips to shopping online. Tip one: take a minute to breathe and read. A lot of times, when we see something we love immediately, we throw it in the cart and checkout without thinking twice but this can get you into trouble because by not taking the time to look over the details of the piece, this usually ends up being the one you’re unhappy with and return. When you see a piece, make yourself read over the details, see what it’s made of, will the fabric be comfortable to wear, will it need high or low care maintenance. Also look at the picture of it on the model, this is something I’ve learned for myself, a lot brands will make the garment look really appealing based on the pose of the model, so if it’s a skirt and the model is in a pose that has motion, try to analyze and think okay I like how it looks in motion but I won’t be jumping around all day, will I still like it when I’m sitting or standing with no movement. Tip two: analyze your closet. This may sound extra but it really does help, when I’m shopping and lets say 4 pieces in my cart, I’ll go and look in my closet to see if these pieces are filling up a gap I’m having in my closet and see how many outfits I can make with each piece, if these pieces aren’t versatile enough with my existing pieces, it’s not worth spending the money. Tip three leave your cart and come back the next day. This steps is really helpful for those impulse shoppers, if you walk away from your cart and go back the next day, it helps to lower that immediate excitement that leads to blindly shopping without purpose and you’ll look at your cart with a fresh set of eyes. Tip four: take into account your body type. It can be very tough to shop online if you don’t know your body type but a good rule of thumb is to always think about the areas of your body you want to enhance and evaluate the piece to make sure will this flatter my best assets or will it overwhelm your figure or show off areas you’re wanting to take attention away from. Some sites will tell you the weight and height the model is that’s wearing the piece and that way you can better gage how it may differ on your figure
Those are some of my top tips to shopping online. I hope these are helpful for your next online shopping expedition. If you still feel overwhelmed with shopping online and would like a professional with a trained eye in style and shopping online or maybe you want to know your specific body type to help you shop, please reach out through my website, I’d love to help!
If you have any questions about this video please leave a comment or send me a direct message and I’ll answer you asap or if would like any help with your personal style or your wardrobe, reach out through my website.
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