The most important advice I share with clients is to shop smart! You will save money and precious time by figuring out what you really want from a product and how to get in the most cost effective way possible! Start with a little research!!! Maybe you’ve been wanting a new lipstick and you just received an email from MAC about their new Viva Glam lipstick and gloss!!! Or you have always wanted a huge leather Coach purse like your friends have!!! And you could possible want to try the new pixie look like a lot of Hollywood celebs! Whatever it is!! Use Google’s search engine to search for exactly what you want. That way when you start your search you can just whip out a picture and say it want that. Search and save a few pictures of other options that you would like just in case what you really want isn’t available or not right for you! If you have a smartphone you can even label a photo album folder as “shopping” so that you can go right to your pictures!
After you have done a little research on what you want its time to figure out if its right for you. If you are trying on makeup, make sure you leave with a fresh clean, moisturized face. You want whatever product you use on your face to show as it would when you put it on from home. For lipstick its important to use a lip scrub to remove any dead skin that would effect the look after application. Use a balm on your way to the store to insure you have a little moisture treatment as trying on lipstick will dry your lips! If you are looking for a new purse, don’t be afraid to try it on and even remove some of your items and place them in the display purse. A purse above all else should be functional! For clothes bring your control undergarments with you so that you can get a true sense of what you will look like in your clothes.
Now it’s time to figure out whether to buy it or leave it!!! Go back to the pictures that you saved in your smartphone! Did you go off track a little or did you pick up extra items!! Aim for the item that you came to purchase. When you were at home, you chose the picture you did for a reason. Maybe you shoes for the dress you chose. Or maybe all your lipsticks are too dark and you need a lighter one! Maybe your purse is falling apart and you want something different than what you have. As shoppers we tend to pick up and grab things we already have out of habit. It’s easier to get out of your comfort zone if you see that what you have isn’t going to do the trick!! If you have looked and you haven’t found what you are looking, leave what you have. Save your money for what you really want!
Styled Smart 