Photo Color Analysis
Submit five unfiltered photos for a basic online analysis delivered within 24 hours. Receive a focused assessment of your personal coloring and practical direction for choosing more flattering colors.
Discover the colors that make your natural features look clearer, brighter, and more harmonious with a personalized online color analysis. Sterling Personal Styling uses the Sterling Color Quality System to assess undertone, temperature, value, intensity, and contrast—not just a one-size-fits-all seasonal label. Get practical direction for clothing, makeup, jewelry, and hair color from Springfield, Missouri, without leaving home.

Choose a virtual color consultation that delivers clear, personalized guidance for your wardrobe, makeup, hair, and accessories.
Submit five unfiltered photos for a basic online analysis delivered within 24 hours. Receive a focused assessment of your personal coloring and practical direction for choosing more flattering colors.
Get a detailed assessment of skin, hair, clothing, jewelry, and makeup compatibility. Your analysis considers hue, value, intensity, and contrast to create more individualized color guidance.
Meet with a stylist online for real-time color guidance and personalized questions. A live consultation offers deeper discussion of your coloring, wardrobe goals, and the colors that support them.
A personal color analysis replaces guesswork with a practical framework for getting dressed. Using the Sterling Color Quality System, your stylist evaluates undertone, temperature, value, intensity, and contrast to identify colors that complement your natural features. For Springfield clients, the consultation is delivered fully online, making expert color direction easy to access whether you are refreshing everyday outfits, choosing makeup, or planning a more intentional wardrobe.

See how personalized style direction helps clients make more confident, cohesive color choices every day.
Work with a seasoned style education leader for color guidance grounded in a modern, detailed assessment method.
Founded on more than 20 years of experience across fashion, retail, and image consulting.
The Sterling Color Quality System assesses undertone, value, intensity, temperature, and personal contrast.
Springfield clients can receive expert color direction online without coordinating travel or an in-person appointment.
Sterling has trained image consulting professionals and supported alumni across more than 60 countries.

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.
A personal color analysis evaluates the color characteristics that influence which shades tend to harmonize with your natural features. Sterling’s approach considers skin undertone, temperature, value, intensity, and personal contrast. Rather than relying only on a traditional four-season category, the analysis provides practical direction for clothing, makeup, jewelry, and hair colors that can create a more balanced overall appearance.
Speak with a stylist about the consultation that fits your goals.

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 style goals, and we’ll help you select the online color analysis experience that suits you.
You can also send us a quick email at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.
You can also send us a quick email at info@sterlingstyleacademy.com.