Online Color Analysis
Submit unfiltered photos for a personalized assessment of your hue, value, intensity, contrast, and undertone, with color direction delivered online.
Discover the colors that bring your natural features forward with a personalized online color analysis from Sterling Style Academy. Whether you are refining a professional wardrobe, updating your makeup, or simplifying everyday shopping, you will receive clear guidance tailored to your coloring. Columbus clients can access expert virtual insight without rearranging a busy workweek or traveling for an appointment.

Explore virtual consultations and practical color tools designed to clarify your most flattering wardrobe, hair, and makeup colors.
Submit unfiltered photos for a personalized assessment of your hue, value, intensity, contrast, and undertone, with color direction delivered online.
Meet one-on-one by video for detailed, interactive color guidance that addresses clothing, hair, makeup, jewelry, and your personal palette questions.
Use digital color resources to understand seasonal color concepts, compare flattering shades, and apply practical palette guidance while shopping or building outfits.
A personalized color analysis replaces guesswork with practical direction for the shades that harmonize with your natural coloring. Sterling Style Academy’s Sterling Color Quality System considers undertone, temperature, value, chroma, intensity, and contrast rather than relying only on a traditional season. From Columbus, you can receive virtual guidance for clothing, hair color, makeup, jewelry, and a more cohesive wardrobe from wherever you are.

See how informed color choices create clearer wardrobes and more confident personal style.
Learn from an established image consulting authority with a practical, personalized approach to color.
Founder Michelle T. Sterling brings more than 20 years of fashion and image consulting experience.
The Sterling Color Quality System evaluates multiple color characteristics for more individualized guidance.
An alumni network across 60+ countries informs a broad, inclusive understanding of personal coloring.
Columbus clients can access professional color direction online without the time commitment of travel.

Founder and Training Director
Sterling Style Academy provides professional education in image consulting, personal styling, color analysis, personal shopping and fashion styling for students around the world. Founded by Michelle T. Sterling, the Academy offers both flexible online courses and intensive in-person certification programs designed to build practical, client-ready skills.
Students can choose from the 1-Day Stylist Training, 2-Day Color Analysis Training, 3-Day Fashion Stylist & Color Analysis Training, 5-Day Personal Stylist Training, 7-Day Image Consultant Training, or the comprehensive 2-Week Image Consultant & Personal Stylist Training.
In addition to training students, Sterling Style Academy works with private clients through Sterling Personal Styling, offering image consulting, personal styling, and color analysis services.
Color analysis is a personalized assessment of the colors that best complement your natural features. It examines characteristics such as skin undertone, temperature, depth or value, clarity or chroma, and overall contrast. The result is practical guidance for selecting clothing, makeup, hair shades, jewelry, and accessories that create a more harmonious, intentional appearance.
Speak with a styling expert about the right virtual option.

Multiple Award-Winning, Professionally Certified Image Consultant and Industry Leader

Recognized for professional excellence and leadership in the image-consulting and styling industry.

Recognized for influence and leadership in online personal styling.
Featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, WWD, Business Insider, E! News and HuffPost.
Share your goals and choose the virtual color analysis option that fits your needs.
You can also send us a quick email at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.
You can also send us a quick email at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.