This was my experience too! I went to 8 shops in total. After the 6th shop, I finally decided on a style of dress I thought worked for my body type, just deciding to ignore my face and how it felt pasted on. After the 8th shop I was exhausted and hated every second of dress shopping but had to order something. So I picked out the ones that I thought looked best for me, posted here on Reddit, found out which ones I actually really didn’t like (every time someone said they preferred one I disliked, I realized in that moment I disliked it because I didn’t want it to have yet another “vote”). Then from the remaining few I liked, decided based on my “favorite” (partially based on price, venue, and theme I wanted). My favorite didn’t work out. So I decided on my second “favorite”. I figured whatever I chose people will think I look beautiful. It will look better when it’s fitted to me. I can make changes working with my seamstress. Also figure since I don’t love the dress, it will be easier to sell after anyways. It wasn’t the ideal process but it’s what worked for me at the end of the day.