On the hunt for a perfect prom dress aka prom dress hunter guide

     Every girl has been or will be on the hunt for a perfect prom dress. Some girls wish to channel their inner princess on the night, whilst others wish to show off their sultry curves in a thigh split dress. Either way, you want to look your best and a right dress will definitely make or break you. If you're not into a diamante encrusted parrot puke prom dress, then this guide will help you find whatever you wish for. It will take time of course, but like me you can find your perfect prom dress without spending your life savings. Read on to find out how to get the dress you're dreaming of.

Rosie in Stella McCartney

1 ♡ BE REALISTIC, ORGANISED AND 1 2 3 4 SEARCH.

Of course you love Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's silver gown by Stella McCartney, but can you afford it? Nope. So start writing down what kind of dresses you'd love to wear. Flip through magazines, paying attention to the red-carpets events. Go on tumblr and type in prom in the tags, to see what others wore to their big night. That might give you a few ideas of what dress you want. If you're a pintrest-er then make a prom board. I did that and it really helped me keep my ideas organised, I had the whole look figured out 3 months before prom. Here's my prom board on pintrest if you're stuck! 

2 ♡ SET OUT A BUDGET AND START LOOKING

It's silly to spend endless amounts of money on one outfit, no matter how much money you have. Try to make your budget slim, highstreet shops offer so many special occasion wear you are basically sorted without going into expensive boutiques.  If you're worried about someone having the same prom dress like you, think outside of the box! If you like lots of diamantes and you're buying your dress in a local shops there's a 50% chance that someone else will have the same dress, but if that happens to you just smile and be confident yous are both looking amazing so just laugh it off  girl!  If you're determined to be the one and only, online shopping is your call, because there are so many websites and different styles available. If you're thinking about buying a prom dress online like me, here's a few I really loved - lulus, asos, revolve, missselfridge, nelly, tobi, nastygal.

3 ♡ FIND THE PERFECT DRESS

Look at the websites and bookmark dresses you love. Don't buy the first one you like, because there might be a one you LOVE on another website. I personally, probably spent 4 hours looking for my prom dress. I literally went through every website there is, just to make sure I didn't miss one. I had about 20 dresses bookmarked before I bought my most favourite one. When you have bookmarked the dresses you love, narrow them down to 4 and then ask a person, who's style you adore on tumblr/lookbook/blogger, or maybe ask your mum or your bff. Don't let their opinion totally put you off though, but do take it into consideration. My mum hated the dress I ordered, but I had the gut feeling I'd look amazing and when it arrived mum loved it on me. If you're a fashionista, like me, then you're probably right so go with the dress you like the most. Also, if you're stuck go on wheretoget.it it's a very helpful website.

4 ♡ ACCESSORIZE, ACCESSORIZE, ACCESSORIZE 

The dress arrived, but we're not finished yet! Jewelry  shoes and clutch should compliment your dress and look, they are important so don't overlook them. Again, think about the look you're going for and look at some celebrities/designers and how they styled a similar dress like yours. Don't copy them entirely, but do take in some inspiration. Go on Asos and have a live chat with one of the stylists. Tell them what you're dress is like and they'll suggest looks and give you many options to choose from. I did that with my dress and I found lots of interesting jewelry pieces that would make my dress look like million dollars. The live chat with a stylist option makes asos my favourite website to buy clothes from. If you're not into online shopping, make sure you know what you're looking for before you go shopping. Otherwise you will impulse buy, so you probably won't like the thing after you get home.

classic makeup look for prom

5 ♡ MAKEUP AND HAIR DRAMA

Don't forget to book your hair and makeup appointments early, otherwise you'll end up with no appointment at all. Make sure you know what you want, the hair stylist isn't inside your head so bring some visual stimulus for him/her to go by. The same goes with your makeup artist, bring in a picture so you get exactly what you want. Many girls before got themselves in lots of drama, because the makeup artist did
whatever he/she liked not what the customer wanted, but that was because the customer didn't outline it clearly. If you're doing your hair and makeup yourself, then look at youtube tutorials, youtube is like a tutorial goldmine.

off-guard pictures are the nicest

6 ♡ PICTURE PERFECT 

When everything is done and dusted, just enjoy your prom! You'll look amazing no matter what you wear, if you feel amazing. So make sure your dress and shoes are comfortable. If you don't like pictures, because you think you always pose awkwardly, then practice some poses in a mirror.  Get one of your friends to take pictures of you when you're not posing  but just smiling naturally, and then do the same for your friend. The nicest pictures are when the person on the picture isn't falsely smiling but truly having fun. P.S have an amazing prom xo

I hope yous found this guide helpful. I will post pictures of my prom dress and the whole look after my prom which is on the 7th of August. Thank you for reading and I'll see yous again soon x