How to choose a good shopping assistant, and what to do if your budget is limited

A Life / by admin / December 19, 2019

Anna Sharlay

designer images and a psychologist. Book author "Stylish travel light».

Despite the seeming simplicity of the process, shopping - it is responsible, because it is here that come to life ideas and concepts that have been abstractly beautiful, the compilations on Pinterest or collages of magazines. Shopping on a limited budget - it is also a trade-off between quality and price, between the imaginary and the real way, compromise colors, proportions, textures... Ideal and completely as intended, does not work, and it is better to live immediately. Therefore, I would recommend not to stay on the stage of polishing the ideas that do not go crazy with inconsistencies. :)

The first question to ask yourself - why should I be a stylist? What is the problem I want to solve? Why did I start to work on his way right now? Any knowledge of his character and appearance I am missing? I will not dissemble: it's difficult questions. A professional stylist can spend the first hours of consultation to formulate the goal.

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In case your problem is related to self-acceptance, with the search for a personal style or the study of the conflicting desires in the image, you first need to work with a specialist in the psychology of style. When the task comes to specific social achievements (professional image, personal brand and so on), these requests also conducted a thorough work with image-maker.

However, if you just want to see the benefits of their appearance, look, can you look different - more romantic or more boldly, it is a direct challenge to the shopping assistant.

This article will discuss how to choose it.

How to choose a shopping assistant

1. Look to those whose work style and communication close to you

This will help you search the Internet, friends' recommendations, page specialists in social networks. It is very important to pay attention not only on the picture, but also on the manner of communication specialist, what he or she writes on what accents. Each stylist has a portfolio in one form or another: someone is the traditional "was" and "was", others - a collage of the things which the expert shows his visual solution of the problem, the third - the texts, articles, reflections on theme.

If you see just a bunch of pretty pictures, and nowhere is it said that it was for the customer and how the request has come, it is not a portfolio. Try to make the request and figure out how to think your candidate.

2. Be specific in your wishes

If you want a guaranteed result, it is better not to handle the task of creating a business image to a specialist, who profile filled with sequins and feathers.

The clearer you designate a budget, its sphere of activity, the circumstances of his personal life and expectations wardrobe, The easier it is to work the stylist. Or to refuse to work with you if your profile does not match, and recommend a colleague

3. Be flexible and open

Psychological flexibility will improve the quality of interaction. If you want to create a fundamentally new way, the conductor and your stylist will be for you to "alien". Sometimes it comes to the ridiculous: she wants with the help of an image to remove unwanted the control, Dry pedantry and emotions, but it makes claims stylist for a two-minute delay and unwillingness to submit a list of things for shopping in the Excel-table with the prices.

What to do if you have a small budget for shopping and professional services

1. With the help of the people for whom style - a hobby

Will help you all sorts of groups, marathons, forums. The more precisely you know what you need from an image (we discussed above), the greater the benefit will receive. It is important to understand that opinions may be different, including the ruthless or criticism is not constructive. However, to determine the overall direction of the style of feedback and advice of people you can help. And if someone's idea will seem sensible, you can invite that person to realize his plan in the shop and offer you a comfortable terms of payment.

2. Ask the stylist to work for free or at a deep discount, while offering something in return

This can be your willingness to place images in the portfolio and in the social media specialist. If you and an interesting case, it is particularly valuable. If you good writingThen an honest detailed review on your social networks how went shopping with a specialist - an attractive cause for discounts at many good professionals (stylists worse ready to work only for certainly admiring Review).

It might also be an exchange of services - coaching sessions, inviting me to speak before an audience of loyal or spa treatment. You can arrange, but it is necessary to respect the right to refuse the expert.

3. Consider alternative ways

For example, you can find a stylist for remote work: go through the online consultation, which resulted understand that you need to wear, and that - no. CONTRACTING about time, you go to the store, pick up their own kits, doing photos in the dressing room, sending a stylist and get feedback. This service is much cheaper than a standard shopping with a specialist and at the same time perfectly shows how much you are willing to change and move toward understanding ourselves.

Remember that the most important secret of shopping - in your right state. None of the first-class specialist will give you the best results, if you decide to go shopping in a depressed, irritable or sad mood.

So the choice was perfect and things like wearing a long and happy, look for shopping days, when you're happy with yourself. Then there will be the temptation to "shut up" things emotional hunger, there will be a critical look at your figure flaws in the dressing room, you will not go on about the insincere compliments sellers, which means that the result will be excellent.

Checklist pleasant shopping

Determine the goals and wishes.
Develop a taste in communities enthusiastic style.
Do not linger on the stage of collage and concepts.
Choosing stylist congenial with suitable experience.
To prepare for the dialogue.
Ask for a discount, to discuss the conditions of cooperation.
Meditate creatively, look for options.
He goes for shopping in a good mood.