https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:53:45 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1711413 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:44:54 +0000 Peri 1711413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have done that, yes...but I've more often done the opposite. I will try something on and think I like it and after about 30 minutes be changing my mind. Or sometimes I will buy something and think I've found a keeper and a few days later realize it isn't as great as I thought.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think that's why online shopping works for me...it gives me time to sit with something. I can try it on several times and let my feelings sort themselves out. I do have a lot of returns, but almost every time I've been on the fence about something and talked myself into keeping it, it has never ended up being a favorite.&nbsp;</p> <p>My one success on that this summer has been a JJ tunic I was a little unsure of and have ended up really liking. But I also have several things I cut the tags on and washed too soon, and wish I could return.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1711409 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:32:45 +0000 Cerinda 1711409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And if an item is returnable, maybe styling and photographing at home will liberate you from the evils of the mirror?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1710845 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 15:57:14 +0000 BrieN 1710845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una and Maneera: I am trying to envision a time where I put something on and think it looks amazing. That would be wonderful--even if it didn't last when I got home. </p> <p>Ledonna -- I am going to remember that word "tweaking". Meaning I need to try to adjust the outfit while being kind to myself. </p> <p>Chewyspaghetti- I think the part about focusing on things we don't like is the culprit here.</p> <p>Angie-- thank you for the post you wrote-and linked to. I guess I am going to be one of those people who have to build in extra time in the dressing room to let my eyes "warm up" to both the current outfit and my current physique. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1710443 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:44:35 +0000 Angie 1710443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here you go, BrieN,</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2016/03/07/five-minutes-is-sometimes-all-it-takes/">http://youlookfab.com/2016/03/.....-it-takes/</a></p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1710418 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:50:37 +0000 Ledonna N. 1710418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do that sometimes it needs tweaking just t sit right.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1710355 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 18:05:37 +0000 Maneera 1710355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm like Una. I think everything looks amazing when I first try it on! It's only when I get home &amp; try with other things that it loses some of that "magic".....sometimes *alot* of it too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1710342 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:27:44 +0000 chewyspaghetti 1710342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think sometimes a new silhouette or style is jarring right at first, and also sometimes we look in a mirror and look at parts of yourself we are not so happy with instead of what we're trying on. So yeah, it does happen </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1710333 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:51:18 +0000 catgirl 1710333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm exactly the opposite! Liable to think "This looks amazing" and then get home and cringe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1710313 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:01:04 +0000 BrieN 1710313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie: I should read that post! This happens to me all the time even with clothes that are an easy choice &nbsp;(i.e. things well within my comfort zone)</p> <p>Suz: You always look wonderful and current, so I am guessing your strategies help you move past it. &nbsp;Sounds like I should try things on with the right companions.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1710298 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:30:48 +0000 Suz 1710298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Occasionally -- usually when trying something a bit out of my comfort zone. And sometimes I feel that way until I have the right companions for styling it.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1710297 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:30:24 +0000 Angie 1710297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sometimes, all it takes is 5 MINUTES. And I wrote a post on that feeling actually.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/first-impression#post-1710280 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:42:26 +0000 BrieN 1710280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you ever try something on and think "no way, that certainly doesn't look good on me!" and then walk away for a minute and when you come back to the mirror it looks so much better, sometimes to the point where you think it looks good?&nbsp;</p>