Online Color Analysis
Receive a personalized assessment using the Sterling Color Quality System, which considers undertone, hue, value, intensity, and contrast to identify colors that support your natural coloring.
Discover the colors that make your natural features look brighter, more balanced, and unmistakably you. Sterling Personal Styling provides personalized online color analysis for Carmel, Indiana clients, evaluating undertone, value, intensity, and contrast—not just a basic seasonal label. Receive practical direction for clothing, makeup, jewelry, and hair color so shopping and getting dressed feel easier every day.

Explore virtual color guidance and tools that make flattering wardrobe, beauty, and shopping decisions more intuitive.
Receive a personalized assessment using the Sterling Color Quality System, which considers undertone, hue, value, intensity, and contrast to identify colors that support your natural coloring.
Meet with a stylist by video for in-depth, real-time guidance on flattering clothing colors, makeup tones, jewelry metals, hair shades, and how to use your results confidently.
Use digital color resources to understand undertone, depth, and chroma, then apply your best shades to wardrobe planning, outfit coordination, and future shopping choices.
A personal color analysis replaces wardrobe guesswork with clear, usable direction. Through an online consultation, Sterling Personal Styling evaluates the color qualities that work together in your skin, hair, and overall contrast. Carmel clients can receive tailored recommendations for apparel, makeup, hair, and accessories from home—helping create outfits that look cohesive in professional settings, social occasions, and everyday life.

See how personalized color direction helps clients make clearer, more confident style choices.
An experienced, education-led approach to color direction and personal image.
Our founder brings more than 20 years of image consulting, fashion, and professional training experience.
The Sterling Color Quality System considers undertone, value, intensity, and contrast for nuanced recommendations.
Carmel clients can receive personalized color guidance online without coordinating travel or an in-person appointment.
Recommendations translate into clearer choices for clothing, makeup, accessories, hair color, and future purchases.
Expert image guidance led by an accomplished industry educator.

Founder and Training Director
Michelle T. Sterling is the founder and training director of Sterling Style Academy, bringing over 20 years of award-winning experience across retail, fashion, and image consulting. She has developed affiliations with luxury houses like Giorgio Armani and Cartier. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts in French and Spanish from Wellesley College and is a former Certified Image Consultant, along with credentials from the Dale Carnegie Performance Training Program and the Protocol School of Washington. She has authored over 30 educational training books, DVDs, and CDs, and co-authored 'Success Simplified' with Stephen Covey. Fluent in English, French, and Spanish, Michelle is dedicated to cultivating the talents of aspiring image consultants worldwide, having trained alumni across more than 60 countries throughout her distinguished career.
Wear a simple top in a neutral shade and arrive with minimal makeup, if possible, so your natural skin tone is easier to assess. Avoid heavily tinted skincare, self-tanner, colored contact lenses, or bold accessories that may influence the visual result. For an online session, use natural daylight or clear front-facing lighting and follow any photo or video instructions provided before the consultation.
Speak with a stylist about the right consultation for you.
Experience informed by luxury fashion brand affiliations.
More than two decades of style education.
Tell us what you want to improve, and we’ll help identify the online color analysis option that fits your goals.
You can also send us a quick email at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.
You can also send us a quick email at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.