I had no idea that Topshop ran a personal shopping service until one of my friends said she did it for her birthday. She came back with the most gorgeeeeous clothes, so I booked myself an appointment last year and again this year, as I was so impressed with it! The best thing - it's completely free and they but zero pressure on you to buy anything!
Before I went for the first time, I couldn't find many posts about what it's like as I was quite curious and I am one of these people that googles everything before I go to it! One of those tripadvisor enthusiasts - you know the type! So I thought I'd share my experience with you and a few cringey shots of me attempting to pose in some of what I tried on.
I booked my appointment via the Topshop website - link here. They offer lots of different appointment types, tailored to what you're looking for. I went for the 'spoil me birthday booking' at the Liverpool branch.
They then send you an email with a form to fill out, including your size, hair colour, favourite style icons and a general comment bit to describe what it is you like. The more detail you put, the better!
When I arrived at my appointment I waited for a few minutes in this very stylish waiting room. There were chocolate cupcakes on the table and bottles of water for us to help ourselves to. It does make you feel very special having your own space, away from the hustle and bustle of the shop floor! I went just before Christmas, so the shop was extra manic!
After a few minutes waiting, my personal shopper, Emily, introduced herself to me and brought me to my own changing room, where there was a rail full of beautiful clothes she'd picked out for me. She talked me through all the pieces, what would go with what and how best to wear everything. She gave such good advice!
I have to admit, there were a few items I wasn't so sure about, but actually when I tried them on I loved them! That's one of the things I love about the personal shopping service, you try things on you never would have dreamed of picking up! I learnt alot about what best suits my shape and about new and upcoming trends.
The appointments are supposed to last an hour, but I got a little carried away and ended up taking twice as long! Emily was great though! She hung about the whole time and was there to comment on my outfits and suggest other things! If you go to the Liverpool branch, I highly recommend asking for her :)
It did take me a little while to decide what to buy as I loved so much of it, but had a budget to stick to (may have gone slightly over it...) I've worn my new clothes so much already! I haven't actually got photos of the stuff I bought, although I did buy that grey roll neck jumper pictured above.
If any of you have ever had the personal shopping experience, I'd love to hear about it in the comments below or if you have a blog post about it- even better!!
