10 simple ways for a Successful Shopping Spree!!!

Disclaimer: The following article is not based on any theoretical study; but on sheer experience.

Hey, dear fellow shopaholics, we all have the wish to shop till we drop and that too, in panache!!! But for a successful shopping spree, a protocol is what you need to follow!

Go ahead, read this to enhance your shopping skills!!!

1. Define your own fashion statement: It is important for each and every girl to define herself or her style. This will only be possible if you know what you prefer wearing rather than relying on someone else to shop for you. You should know what makes u the person you are and accordingly choose the clothes, the accessories and the shoes you wear. That will create your own style statement.

2. Know your colors and body type: Our fashion statement may turn out to be one which doesn't suit you at all. You may prefer to wear a ‘tutu’ which does not flatter your body; or u may feel like wearing junk accessories, but it may look very undesirable to your personality. So it is also important that u know which colors suit you and what flatters your body type.

3. Start a fashion journal of your own: Make a diary or a notebook to note all the interesting new couture you find in magazines, newspapers and on leaflets. Note down the brands, names given to different styles etc. For your own benefit!!! Also you can note what you need to fill your wardrobe with as you remember!

4. Have a Look at your wardrobe before shopping for new clothes: Take some efforts and look through your wardrobe before you plan out a shopping spree. It is important for u to know what you don't have in your wardrobe: it may be a jacket for your dresses or a printed chiffon scarf you never had. If you need t-shirts, see the colors you don't have and note them down. So have a list in your mind before you go to the mall.

5. Don’t hit a mall always, try ‘small boutiques’: You may think going to a mall is practical and a time-saver, as you get all the brands under the same roof. But if you want that designer bag, which nobody in your circle has, and then you have to walk that extra mile in search of a perfect bag. Efforts always pay off, and even your little effort of finding small boutiques, will make your wardrobe grow and you will have a share of your own vintage dresses!!! And it's a totally different way to have fun!!

6. Don't think, buy: When you find a dress of your dreams, don't think much. If you feel it's really worth and you will really look ravishing in that dress, please buy it, because if you don't, you will repent it for the rest of your life. (This is a tip based on personal experiences)!!

7. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things: Don't buy a t-shirt if you don't need one; just because it’s on sale. Buy something which you don't have, something which may change your look, or add to your wardrobe. Also dig out your grandma's old jewellery box and to your surprise, you may find beautiful oxidized jewellery to compliment your rather modern dresses excellently.

8. Be a little ‘Brand’ conscious: Know where to buy stuff, don't buy a dress for Prom at a roadside shop. Be sure where you want to wear the dress and invest in it accordingly. If you want to wear a dress for your first date, buy matching accessories and good shoes with it. But if it's for daily use, try and wear your old accessories using the mix-and-match technique.

9. "Sale" is the key word to good shopping: Although it comes once or twice in a year, it is a way to shop in all the brands which u would not buy otherwise. Once your list is ready, wait for the sale, to make the most of your budget. Sale gives you an opportunity to shop twice the number of clothes you would buy on a normal day. So, I insist you to attend all sales and savor the sweet smell of triumph over your aesthetic senses.

10. Shopping is an “investment”: When you shop, you invest. So, it is important to shop wisely and thoughtfully.

Happy shopping!!!

Fellow Shopaholic.