Virtual Color Analysis

Your season, wherever you are.

A professional seasonal color analysis from your own home. Using your photos, a detailed questionnaire and calibrated digital drapes, a certified color analyst studies your coloring by hand and delivers your palette, guides and swatches to your inbox.

Nicole at her laptop with a swatch fan, completing a virtual color analysis by hand

Choose your package.

Two ways to discover your colors.

Results in 10 – 12 business days

Virtual Basic

$100

Everything you need to understand your season and start wearing it with confidence. A physical swatch fan can be purchased separately.

  • 60+ page personal color report, showing your photo in every color drape, so you can see why you were placed in your season
  • Pre-recorded video explanations of each step, from the color theory behind it to how to use your colors
  • 84 digital swatches for shopping online or on the go
  • Your Complete Season Guide: your colors, combinations and outfit inspiration
  • Makeup guide with recommendations and links
  • The Color Handbook: a step-by-step guide to finding your best shades and telling whether a piece works for you
  • Hair, nail and jewelry color recommendations
  • 3 outfit checks by email, with personal one-on-one advice
Purchase Virtual Basic, $100
Results in 10 – 12 business days

Virtual Premier

$165

Our virtual experience, elevated with the personal details of an in-studio session.

  • Everything in Virtual Basic
  • Your personal swatch fan of your best 40 colors, mailed to you
  • A makeup evaluation of 3 – 5 of your current products, included in your report
  • 3 outfit checks by email, with personal one-on-one advice
Purchase Virtual Premier, $165

How it works.

From purchase to palette.

Everything happens by email, on your timeline, with no appointments to schedule. Your analysis is only as accurate as your photos, so the guide makes each step simple.

A sample virtual color analysis report.

  1. Purchase your package

    Choose Virtual Basic or Virtual Premier and check out online.

  2. Your virtual color guide arrives

    A step-by-step guide by email, walking you through exactly what to send. Check your spam folder if it hasn't arrived.

  3. Take your photos

    Two selfies (one smiling, one relaxed), close-ups of your eye and hair roots, two throwback photos from childhood and your teens, and seven selfies in different colors. Natural light, no makeup and a true white top.

  4. Answer your questionnaire

    Fifteen questions about your hair, eyes, makeup, favorite colors, closet, personality and goals. Premier clients also send photos of 3 – 5 makeup products and their shade names.

  5. Every photo, reviewed

    Each photo is checked to make sure it reflects your true coloring. If one isn't quite right, you'll be asked for a retake before your analysis begins.

  6. Draped by hand

    Digital color drapes that match our in-person tools are placed against your photos by hand. Your undertone, value, contrast and chroma point to your season, using the 12-season method, with 16-season training brought in when your coloring calls for it.

  7. Your results arrive

    Within 10 – 12 business days of receiving your photos and answers. Your report shows your face in every drape, so you can see the difference for yourself. Premier swatch fans are mailed to you.

  8. Live your colors

    Send your 3 outfit checks by email as you start living with your palette, for personal one-on-one advice.

Made by hand. Never AI.

Every virtual analysis is completed personally by a certified color analyst, never by an app, an algorithm or a quiz.

Nicole at her desk, completing a virtual color analysis by hand

Calibrated drapes

State-of-the-art digital drapes that match our in-person tools, placed against your photos by hand.

Every photo reviewed

Every photo is reviewed for true coloring, with retakes requested before your analysis begins.

Every skin tone

Extensive experience analyzing clients of every ethnicity and skin tone, with care for the subtle undertones that make each one unique.

Your whole story

Your style goals, lifestyle and hair journey, including dyed hair, going gray and life changes, all inform your results.

Is virtual right for you?

  • You love the convenience of an at-home service
  • You'd like your colors sooner: in-studio appointments typically book at least a month out
  • Your closet is full, yet nothing feels right
  • You're navigating a change, like going gray or a new career
  • You'd like to shop more strategically and waste less
  • You want professional guidance to reference for years

It may not be the best fit if…

  • You'd rather not take and send photos
  • You prefer to experience draping in person

Prefer to see the drapes in person? Visit the studio.

Virtual analysis, in their words.

From our Google reviews. Individual experiences vary.

“I had such an amazing virtual experience with Nicole! She was so thorough and helpful through the process… It was so exciting to see how the right colors really accentuated my skin tone. I immediately made changes to makeup and hair color and noticed a big difference. I wasn't sure how this experience would be virtually and it ended up greatly exceeding my expectations.”
Hillary G. · Google review
“Nicole is a color magician. I did the virtual color analysis and turnaround time was so fast… The report was so informative, and the background about how she got to my palette was very interesting. I am so happy and excited to have my colors and use them to make me feel confident and reinspire me to wear my clothes again.”
Ashley K. · Google review
“I highly recommend! If you can't do a colour analysis in person or you need more help to understand your colour season, you will receive virtual help as well.”
Diana T. · Google review

Good to know.

How do payment and delivery work?

Virtual analysis is paid in full at checkout and completed by email. Your photo guide and questionnaire follow by email after purchase. Virtual analysis does not include a live call. Want to talk it through? Add a 30-minute Zoom call for $50 after your report arrives. Need it rushed? Email thestylerystudio@gmail.com; we may be able to rush your results for a small fee.

How reliable is virtual analysis?

When photos follow our guide closely, virtual analysis uses the same professional approach as an in-person session, and photos from different settings and times in your life give a fuller picture of your coloring. Results depend on the quality and lighting of the photos you provide, and color analysis is always a professional opinion rather than a guarantee.

My skin changes with the seasons. Will that affect my results?

Your palette is based on your undertone and the natural pigments in your skin and eyes, which don't change with a tan. Your season should flatter you whether you're tan or pale.

I've dyed my hair for years. Can you still analyze me?

Yes. We look at your skin and eyes, older photos of your natural hair and your questionnaire answers, along with how your current color works with your features.

I'm going gray. Should I wait?

This is a wonderful time to know your colors. Your palette works with your transition and with your future gray, and helps you feel your best throughout.

What if I'm not great at selfies?

You don't need to be. The guide shows good photos and photos to avoid, and if yours aren't quite usable, we'll keep working together until we get it right.

Will poor lighting in older photos affect my analysis?

Not significantly. Older photos add context about how your coloring has changed. Your current photos are the ones that need natural, indirect light.

Does color analysis work for deeper skin tones?

Absolutely. Every skin tone has its own seasonal palette, and understanding your undertone helps your skin glow rather than look dull or ashy.

What if I love colors that aren't in my palette?

You can wear any color you love. Wear it away from your face, use it as an accent, or choose the version of it that lives in your palette.

Can I wear makeup or a spray tan in my photos?

Please don't. Makeup, self-tanner, spray tans and sunburn all change the natural color of your skin and can change your results. Take every photo bare-faced, at least 5 – 7 days after a spray tan and without a recent sunburn.

Can I get my results faster?

Results arrive within 10 – 12 business days of receiving your photos and answers. Need it rushed? Email thestylerystudio@gmail.com, and we may be able to rush your analysis for a small fee, depending on availability.

Is virtual analysis refundable?

Virtual color analysis is final sale. If you have any concerns about your report, please reach out and we'll find a solution together.

Is there a Zoom call?

Virtual analysis is completed by email, with no scheduled calls. If you'd like to talk it through, add a 30-minute Zoom call for $50 after your report arrives. Simply email thestylerystudio@gmail.com to schedule.

How is this different from a color analysis app?

Apps rely on algorithms that can miss nuance and context. Your virtual analysis is completed by a certified color analyst using calibrated digital drapes, your questionnaire and professional judgment.

What if I'm unsure about my results?

Many clients are surprised by their season at first, then come to love it once they try the colors. If something doesn't feel right, email thestylerystudio@gmail.com and we'll talk it through together. Please see our policies for details.

Discover your colors, from anywhere.