The Five People You Meet on Poshmark

I've been on Poshmark for about 6 months now, and have made a few hundred dollars selling my clothes, so you could definitely say I'm a fan. Throughout my time on this app, I've noticed that Poshers can be diveded into five major groups, with the exception of a few outliers of course. If you've bought or sold on Poshmark long enough, you'll probably recognize these people. And if you're not on Poshmark yet, make an account, list a few items, and sit back and wait for the first type to show up.

The Low-Baller
The low-ball offer made in the comment section is the signature move of this type. They'll like a few items, one for $15, another for $10, and then maybe a third for $8, and then they'll leave the comment, "I'll do $5 for the items I've liked." What?!?! Are you serious? Yes, please let me lose money on the gas it will take to go to the post office to mail your three items for the $2 I get to keep. For those of you who are thinking, "well isn't that kind of the name of the game?" Look, I'm all for making offers. Offers are great! But everyone on Poshmark knows the app takes a commission off the profit, so you're essentially asking for the items to be given away. If I wanted to give my items away, they'd be in a Goodwill bin, not on Poshmark.

The Unrealistic Rater
This type is a lot harder to recognize, because by the time you spot them, it's too late. I won't name names (although you can go on my Poshmark account and figure it out), but someone purchased a pair of like-new 00 pants from me and then gave me a 1-star rating. I saw the alert and panicked! What could have happened? Was the package set outside in a puddle and they were ruined? Did someone open the package and steal the pants from her doorstep? Nope. Turns out the 00 didn't fit her so she felt I didn't do a good job describing the pants. Umm...the pants are a 00. I'm not. I have no way of knowing if they fit like a "true" 00. The number one rule of Poshing is ask questions. If you want to know how they will fit, ask the seller! I have a tape measure lying out just waiting to answer questions like that. If you don't ask the questions and then don't like the results, blame yourself, not the seller.

The Overly Eager Seller
"Thank you for liking my listing!!!! *heart* *smiley* *heart* *heart eyed smiley*" This Posh personality is the equivalent of the sales guy in the mall chasing you down so you'll let him straighten your hair. "Pretty lady! Pretty lady, is that your natural hair?" Please just let me walk by. They mean well, they really do, but sometimes you just want to keep your eye on an item, not be sold on it that very moment. Now, confession time, I've totally been guilty of this, so I get it. You want to make that sale and it's so close you can taste it! But let's face it, no one wants to be hassled whether its in the mall or over an app.

The Posh Goddess
Every now and then, I run into a closet on Poshmark and my jaw drops. Designer bags, adorable tops, dozens of dresses, and all of them are perfectly modeled and realistically priced. Yup, these ladies are the Posh Goddesses. They've got it all figured out and must be making a nice buck doing it. What makes this group even more fabulous is that when you share their listings with your couple thousand followers, they'll turn back around and share your listings with their hundreds of thousands of followers! I imagine that's also the same feeling you get when you're in a crowd, cheering for a celebrity, and suddenly they look right at you, smile and wave. Now that's class.

The Everyday Shopper
This last group is where I, and probably the majority of Poshmark people, fall into. We are the people who like to shop, have overly loaded closets we'd like to clean out, and wouldn't mind making some easy money. These are the people who have like-new Mod Cloth Panda shoes for sale simply because they were bought on clearance and never worn. Be nice to this group, because they could turn into the goddesses one day.


If you're on Poshmark and any of these ring true, let me know in a comment below. If you think I've missed a group, I'd love to hear what other Posh People are out there.
In the meantime, check out my closet because I have recently added about 20 new items!

Developing a Personal Style Through Style Intentions

For the past month, I have been using my Stylebook app to calendar my outfits. I once thought this was a mark of insanity, but it's actually not that much extra effort when you have all your clothes logged in the app anyways. What has surprised me most about doing this is that besides the weekends, I wear the same handful of items all the time. And no, I don't technically have a uniform for work. I knew something must be wrong when out of 85 tops and 55 bottoms, only a dozen were being used. Thanks to a flowchart found on Pinterest, I was able to diagnose that my closet does not match my true personal style. Flowcharts are never wrong #science. That's great to know, but the more I thought about this, I began to realize I'm not even sure how I would define my style. Thankfully another pin had the answer. I've decided to blog my way through "6 Steps to Setting a Style Intention."

Here is the link to the step by step guide! If you have a few minutes (10-15) you might enjoy going through the process with me!

Step 1: If you're following along, you'll see that the first step is to list 5 words that describe how you want to feel after you get dressed. I decided on stylish, comfortable, polished, pretty, and confident.

Step 2: Next, I'm supposed to think of someone whose style I admire and consider the top 3 things I love about her style. Although no fewer than ten names popped into my head just now, I'll use Kendi from the blog Kendi Everyday. I like that her style is simple, classic, and feminine. I think she feels comfortable and confident in her outfits, and I really appreciate that she knows how to accessorize without going overboard.

Step 3: This step took me back to Pinterest, so I've decided to share my board with you. Go ahead. Click it.

Follow Stephanie's board Style Intention on Pinterest.

What this helped me realize is that I love neutral outfits with a pop of color. If the outfit or dress is all neutral, I want it to have some other interesting aspect, like a shimmer or a scalloped detail. I also like completing pieces like blazers, cardigans, or awesome shoes so that the look feels cohesive, not like separate pieces.
After this step, I'm starting to feel like things are coming together. I can't wait to see what's coming next...

Step 4: Looking at all the descriptions I've written down so far, it looks like I value details that make clothes visually interesting, as well as comfort for the occasion, and complete outfits that convey polish and confidence.
For this step, my words are: detail, comfort, polish, confidence.

Step 5: When I look at the outfits on my Pinterest board, I feel interested, happy, confident, like people in these clothes are friendly and smart.

My Style Intentions:
I want to feel confident when I get dressed every morning.
At 3 PM I want to look in the mirror and see an outfit that looks detailed and polished.
I want to wear clothes that feel comfortable and combine for outfits that look smart.
I want to wear clothes that make me feel happy, friendly, and interesting.

And we're done! I hope you took this little mini workshop with me. I definitely found it interesting, and I'm no longer on the fence about many pieces in my wardrobe (hint: they'll be in my Poshmark shop soon @ShopCCR). Comment below if you've also found your style intentions and let me know what you came up with!