FAQs about colour analysis and personal styling

Personal Colour Analysis, Seasonal Colour Analysis or simply just Colour Analysis (they all mean the same thing!) is a way to help discover the colours that best suit you as an individual. It can also be described as 'getting your colours done' or 'colour matching'. It involves a personal stylist or image consultant evaluating your skin tone, hair colour, and eye colour and using the results to recommend a flattering colour palette for you. This can help you choose clothing, makeup, and accessories to make you look  - and feel - amazing. There are twelve colour analysis seasons in the method I use, each with a bespoke colour palette. I wonder which season you fall into!

Getting your colours done can help you to look - and feel - vibrant because you learn the colours that help to make your skin glow and eyes sparkle. It can reduce wardrobe overwhelm by helping you pare back what you have, and shop smart with a clear focus on what suits you best. Many of my clients notice an increase in their confidence and a new-found sense of adventure with their clothing choices. This confidence boost helps gets them out of a style rut and feel excited about developing a signature style. 

Lots of fun, friendly advice and some special treats!

You can have your colours done face-to-face in the comfort of your own home in a 1 hour personal colour analysis consultation. The session involves me draping you with a wide variety of coloured fabrics so we can see which shades suit you best and therefore which colour season you belong to. We will discuss your palette and style recommendations together, answering any questions you may have. We'll also delve into your wardrobe to see how the clothes you're already wearing compare with your colour recommendations.

To make it an enjoyable 'me-time' experience I'll bring along some prosecco (or soft drink) plus some light snacks to add to the self-care vibe!

After our colour consultation you'll receive a digital Look Book to keep, with all your colour recommendations in, so you can relax during our session without having to remember everything. Your Look Book contains all the same personalised contents as per the Express Online Colour Analysis - your seasonal palette of 40 'wow' colours to suit you, plus advice on colour combinations, shades to avoid, patterns and make up shades.

Appointments for in-person colour analysis are available on weekday daytimes. Weekend appointments can also be made for a small additional charge.

I offer in-person personal stylist services for anyone in the Surrey, South West London, North East Hampshire and East Berkshire areas. Areas I cover include Aldershot, Basingstoke, Bracknell, Camberley, Epsom, Farnborough, Guildford, Kingston upon Thames, Twickenham, Walton-on-Thames, Wimbledon, Windsor, and Woking. If you don't see a town near you listed here, please contact me and I'll see what I can do!

Great question! Body types in women can vary, and there is no one single 'perfect figure'. Body Shape Analysis helps you understand your unique proportions and how to dress to give balance to your silhouette. Once you know how to choose fits, cuts, shapes and styles for your body shape you can rock any outfit with confidence! My body shape style guides cover you for all different types of clothing including dresses, skirts, jumpsuits, jeans, trousers, outerwear and swimwear. See what's included in every personalised Look Book with a body shape styling service.

At Inspired Styling I identify the body shape of women as one of five types: Hourglass, Pear, Apple, Strawberry or Rectangle Strawberry (sometimes called 'Inverted Triangle'). The 'Column' body shape is another name for a Rectangle figure. The hourglass female body shape is probably the best well-known, but I celebrate each and every shape!

A knowledge of the styles, cuts and fits to enhance your silohette can often help people achieve greater body confidence. Body Shape Analysis can also simplify the clothes shopping experience, by helping you focus on choices with a winning style for you. And less time stressing about what to wear means more time enjoying life! 

With a virtual colour analysis, I review photographs of a client and do the colour draping digitally. It can be every bit as an accurate as an in-person colour analysis as long as the photos accurately represent what you look like in real life.

The advantage of an online colour analysis is that it's straightforward, speedy and cost-effective. Once you've bought your online styling service here, you'll fill in a simple online form and add some selfies. I then create your personalised style guide with gorgeous recommendations tailor-made for you. I'll email your personalised style guide to you in the form of a mini digital magazine 7 - 10 days later. This 'Look Book' contains your seasonal palette of 40 'wow' colours to suit you, as well as advice on colour combinations, shades to avoid, patterns and make up shades.

With the virtual styling services I can offer more affordable prices compared to an in-person consultation, because the work is done remotely without me travelling. Rest assured, the quality of your service is just as high and the contents you receive in your Look Book match my in-person consultations.

I offer bespoke styling sessions by video call as part of my Personal Shopping service as well as Personal Brand and Brand Shoot Styling services. Our discussion will be designed around your specific personal style needs. Each session lasts 60 - 90 minutes and is tailormade to achieve your style goals.

If you'd like a call to ask questions about booking a styling service, for example an in-person colour analysis or wardrobe edit, please contact Ali.

If you book an Online Personal Shopping or Brand Shoot Styling service you'll receive links to head-to-toe co-ordinated outfits for you to consider purchasing at your leisure. These personalised recommendations will be based on your budget, style preferences and occasion requirements that we've agreed on in advance. Some image consultants, personal shoppers and colour consultants take a commission from items that they sell, however I don't. You can be assured my advice is wholly unbiased and 100% based on what's right for you.

For all other styling services I provide more general styling guidance including images, descriptions and checklists of looks that will suit you best as an individual. These services don't include links to actual items currently on sale at specific fashion retailers.

Absolutely not! It’s important to wear whatever makes you feel happy. The recommendations I make are a guide, not a rigid list of do’s and don’ts.

When it comes to colour, you can always accessorise with a lipstick, scarf or necklace in a colour that is in your colour palette to highlight your best features instead. Even as a colour consultant myself, I still have old clothes in my wardrobe in the 'wrong' colours or fits that I won't get rid of until they are completely worn out!

We are often our own worst critics, and we focus on perceived ‘flaws’ that other people barely notice or care about. Womens' figures are amazing and yet we (me included) often hanker after a 'perfect' body shape that only really exists in magazines and on social media!

My advice is to start enjoying the benefits of a personalised styling service today instead of waiting until you’ve lost weight to feel good in your clothes. Your size may change, but your overall body shape likely won’t.

My job is to accentuate your best assets, not to change you. Often having a styling service can open up your eyes to celebrating and accepting yourself in new ways, and will make you feel great in colours and styles that suit you. So embrace your shape, love your looks, celebrate your uniqueness and let's style it up to feel good!

Every single review I've had from clients is rated 5-stars (currently 40 x 5-star Google reviews as at June 2025!). If you'd like to see what they love about my services, please check out all the amazing feedback from 100% satisfied past clients.

Personal styling isn't just about clothes; it’s an investment in your confidence and self-expression. In the long run, you're likely to save money by not making expensive ‘mistakes’ with purchases that don’t do you justice. I'm certain we can find you the perfect looks to feel good about right now and for years to come.

My services start at £40 and you're totally worth it! Hours of preparation and personalisation goes into each styling recommendation that I create - I do all the hard work so you don't have to! If you're feeling the pinch, why not put a styling service on your wish list and request it as a birthday gift from a loved one?

You can pay securely via the website checkout pages using a debit or credit card. The payment gateway that I use is Stripe. The transaction will appear on your statement as 'Inspired Styling'. If you'd prefer to pay by bank transfer, please Contact me and I'll give you the details. As a small business I am not currently able to offer Paypal payments because their transaction fees are too high for me.