Monthly Archives: May 2020

How fashion shopping will look like post lock-down

May 27, 2020 By in Fashion, Lifestyle Tags: , , , , , , , 11 Comments

I do most of my shopping online and I have done so for many years. It is a lot easier for me to shop online and have my items delivered. I am still learning how to drive, so moving around isn’t the easiest. However, even if I could drive, I would still prefer shopping online. Going from shop to shop is draining even when I am fashion shopping alone. So my shopping life won’t change at all post lock-down. I will continue shopping online whenever I can. However, for those who love shopping in the stores, window shopping will change once the shops open here in the UK. I have gotten a few emails from various stores and I can picture the changes already. Many people have taken to online shopping as expected, and I believe the demand for online shopping will carrying on increasing even after the restrictions have been lifted because of the ease and convenience.

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No changing rooms

Changing rooms may likely not be back in most stores post lockdown for many reasons. It would be harder adhering to social distance rules with changing rooms. I was never a fan of changing rooms. There is a whole post about how I hated using changing rooms back in the day. So I won’t be missing this hight street feature when it becomes unavailable. One thing I wonder about is how returns will be carried out post lock-down.

Hand cleaning stations

In some of the emails I got, hand cleaning stations will be introduced all over the stores. There will likely be a hand cleaning station at the entrance of every store and all customers will have to disinfect their hands before shopping.

Limit to number of customers in the stores

There will be a limit to the number of customers that will be in a store at every given time. This should be expected to stick to the social distancing rule or it will be impossible to shop the sales rack for example and keep your distance.

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What do you think of these post-lockdown measures for fashion shopping? Do you see the trend for online shopping carrying on post-lockdown?

What You Must Know Before Commencing Your Vaping Journey

May 26, 2020 By in Lifestyle Tags: , , , , , , , 2 Comments

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Many people are excited to try out vaping. Some have no prior smoking experience. Some have switched to vaping from smoking cigarettes, deeming it a healthier option. Whichever category you fall in, vaping is a fabulous experience for beginners. There are many considerations and tips which beginners need to know before starting their vaping journey. Some of these guidelines have been discussed in this article.

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Picking the nicotine level

The amount of nicotine you choose to use in your vape depends on your past smoking habits. E-liquids come with five separate levels of nicotine. Juices with no nicotine are also available. Some people find the right nicotine levels for them by experimenting and finding the one that suits them the most. Generally, beginners require high levels of nicotine to start off and then lower their dose over time. Some heavy vapers do not even use nicotine.

Picking the right vape mod

Some mods are referred to as cigalikes. These have ends which are non-detachable and disposable, which contains the e-juice securely. After vaping, you can discard the cigalike. This is advisable to people who wish to remain discrete while vaping. Cigalikes can cause a dent in your pocket if you are a regular vaper since you have to buy them again and again whenever you smoke. However, if you are a casual vaper, then it is feasible.

Vape pens are also an alternative for those who are vapers in the long run. They contain tanks that enable you to change e-liquids as you wish. The tanks are also replaceable and can be disposed of when you are done. Keeping separate tanks with various e-liquids is also a smart option. Vape pens can pack a punch in terms of power. This means that vapor production is not significant. However, that can be fixed with the use of something called a box mod. Vape pens can be bought from your nearest vape shop.

Inhaling the right way

Inhaling perfectly is the key to enjoying your vape to the fullest. However, if you inhale improperly, the result may be coughing, a sudden rush of nicotine, or even a sudden pain in the chest. Mouth to lung is an inhalation technique that works best with small vapes. This technique requires a high-resistance coil and high levels of nicotine. You should get the feeling of sucking through a straw when inhaling this way. Low vapor is the result while using MTL. The second technique is a direct lung draw. This should be done with bigger sized vapes, with low levels of nicotine and low-resistance coils. The inhalation technique resembles that of a bong hit and feels like sucking in the wind through a straw used in milkshakes. Vapor is produced in large quantities.

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 E-liquid

Pick a good quality vape juice for your device. Select a flavor that you feel you will enjoy. There are multiple flavors to choose from, like banana and even Belgian waffles. There are even many flavors blended with tobacco to give past smokers the old taste which they left behind. Some experimental food and fruit flavors are also introduced regularly in the market. Hybrids of these flavors are also created to produce new exciting tastes.

There are two essential things to consider while vaping, which are (Propylene glycol) VG and (Propylene glycol) PG. E-liquid has either of these as its main base solution. You can choose the one depending upon your preference. PG makes your vaping experience filled with flavor, but the vapor production is low. VG has a sweetish flavor masking the original character but can produce large amounts of vapor.

Vapes come with either all VG, all PG, and some even have both of these in a fixed proportion. Most manufacturers keep the ratio of PG and VG 40:60 since this flavor is the most popular among smokers. A note of caution is that you may be allergic to PG. This can be identified if you start itching or have breathing problems after a vaping session. Then you either use pure VG juices or use PG in a minimal amount: less than 20%.

Vaping is an exciting journey and filled with hits and trials of your own. Words can only give you specific guidelines about what is best. You will discover the right mix by trying it on your own.

 

Ecommerce Fashion Brand: Adding More Items Through Collaboration

May 25, 2020 By in Fashion Tags: , , , , , 5 Comments

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As a fashion brand that is trying to break out and compete with the big dogs, you will always be on the hunt for more items to put on sale on your website. Many brands are collaborating together because it’s simply too expensive to go it completely alone these days. Small business owners and entrepreneurs are also doing this but in a slightly different way. They are selling their own fashion line but they are also ‘mixing and matching’ all sorts of items that would go well with their line. Essentially, this allows brands and customers to make and buy all sorts of outfits from one ecommerce website. The road to increasing your items list isn’t as long as you would think it is.

 

Bare-faced honesty and collaboration

Before you try different angles, just consider emailing a fashion brand that you want to work with. It’s very common for brands that specialize in winter to work together. Hugo Boss photograph models wearing their long woolen overcoats, who are also wearing leather gloves made by a specialist company called Dents. At the bottom of every item page, there are clickable links to all the other items the model is wearing. Coming from this sort of angle, it makes sense to just email the brands you like, present this idea of collaboration and see how far you can get.

Going for a meeting

If all goes well with your email or phone conversation, you will be called in to pitch to the sales assistant and his or her team. They are in charge of ‘new partnerships’ which is basically, finding all kinds of brands, entrepreneurs, modeling agencies, and suppliers to work with. To shock and wow them during your pitch, you need to go hell for leather in your presentation.

It should consist of all the relevant figures. What kind of visitor numbers do you achieve on your ecommerce website? What kind of follower numbers and interaction do you get on social media? What are your sales figures? What is the best thing that people like about your range? Coupled with all this kind of information needs to be a digital visual conjuring of what it would be like to see people walking down the street wearing both of your brands. You can do real-world modeling photos to illustrate this but hiring a professional photoshop image editor would be better.

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Handling the traffic

The brands you’re working with will want to know if you can handle the sales that might come from collaborating with you. They will be a little hesitant if you don’t have the bandwidth and space for your ecommerce website to extract as many sales as possible if you were to be chosen. With a cheap vps package like the VPS Ultra, you can more than handle your own turf. With 200GB in SSD space, 32GB of RAM, and automated backups, you can bench press any amount of traffic and remain reliable during rush hour.

As we all seek to climb out of this pandemic-led recession, working with different brands is going to become the norm. This is how you can get your foot in the door first.

 

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