Have you ever felt overwhelmed by your clothing?
I have.
In fact, I remember wondering – how could I have a closet packed with clothes and still feel like I had “nothing to wear?”
Back then, I was so sick of:
Looking washed out in my clothes
Feeling like I was guessing at what looked good on me while shopping, and
Having a cluttered closet full of pieces that didn’t go together
And I knew what I wanted:
To feel gorgeous and glowing in my clothes, ALL of them
To know exactly what to buy when shopping
To have a coordinated closet where everything “went with” everything
But I didn’t know how to get there.
Until I discovered seasonal color analysis.
Turns out, not every color looks good on every person.
The wrong colors make you look washed out, overwhelmed, tired, and older. The right colors highlight your natural beauty and make you look radiant and glowing!
PLUS, when you shop what I call “Color First”, you simply scan the store for your best colors and ignore everything else! This rang my efficiency bells!!!
My theory was that if I always shopped “Color First”, I could look better, cut my shopping time in half, and create a coordinated wardrobe through color!
I did a test run for a few months. And DANGIT. It worked. Then, I became obsessed with helping others discover their best colors, and this new way of shopping for clothes.
But the problem was that the seasonal color analysis systems that were available at the time were outdated. Many of the colors they recommended for me I couldn’t even find in stores, so I decided I’d have to create my own color palettes, taking into consideration that the colors had to be:
- flattering,
- fun, and
- findable!
This was the time in my life when I went into full-on “leave-me-alone-honey-just-order-a-pizza-for-the-kids” researcher mode.
I dove in and learned everything I could about hair, skin, and eye color, and how those features determined our ideal color palettes. And then I created my first set of color cards, which I then revised several times that year.
A color card is your cheat sheet for buying clothing, and are based on your unique hair, skin, and eye color. Just match the colors on the card with the clothing in the store, and voila! You know that you’re choosing a wonderful color for you.
Here’s Kat (Sunlit Spring) with her color card.
If you’re looking for an easy way to look better, shop smarter, and create a coordinated wardrobe, there is no smarter approach than simply discovering your best colors!
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Meet The Color Guru Team
Jeannie Stith
Founder and CEO &
Head Color Analyst
Jeannie is obsessed with helping real women look and feel amazing in their clothes. She helps women create the wardrobe of their dreams by analyzing their hair, skin, and eye color in order to give them their ideal color palette for clothing. She teaches an online course called “Style Secrets” Jeannie is a mother of two girls – Violet and June, and they live in Arden, DE.
Marisa Bascelli
Mailing Queen
Born and raised just north of Philadelphia, Marisa moved to Delaware County to start a family with her husband over a decade ago. They have three wonderful children who used their powerful persuasion skills to convince her to rescue a dog they named Milo. In her spare time, Marisa loves to read, volunteer at school, and spend time with her family. Most relaxing moments are spent with the aforementioned dog on her lap, and she loves it!
Rachel Fajilan
Color Radiance Report Manager
A Taurus with a penchant for crafts, milk tea, watching movies, and loves to relax with her pets – five cats and dogs! Rachel is so in love with my new baby Amethyst, and she believes that there are so many beautiful reasons to be happy. Be colorful, be you!
Color Guru says: Rachel is exceptionally reliable, easy to work with, and has a great eye for graphics/design. We love her!
Jenny Godowsky
Director of Operations
A proud Twilight Autumn, Jenny lives in Wilmington, DE with her husband and two little girls. While her background is in music education and school counseling, Jenny decided to stay home after the birth of her first daughter. Jenny keeps our day to day workflow moving smoothly and efficiently. She also manages our affiliate program. Her favorite color is rainbow, so working with Color Guru is a perfect fit!
Color Guru says: Jenny is super organized and detail oriented. Nothing gets by Jenny! She is constantly troubleshooting and helping to make everything work more smoothly. 😊
Lois Positos
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Lois Grace Positos lives in the Philippines. Lois loves colors, pets, travel, and spending time with her family. She’s a lifelong learner and loves to discover and learn new things. She is dedicated and she always makes sure to be joyful in everything she does.
Jess Reilley
Our Techie Savior
An accomplished web developer with more than 15 years of WordPress experience, Jess supports and updates the Color Guru website.
With a degree in computer engineering from Penn State University, Jess is a former software engineer and brings a deep understanding of the technology behind the websites she builds.
When she’s not on her computer, Jess loves to hike, read, garden and spend time with her family.
Color Guru says: Jess effortlessly handles all the website technicalities that used to stress me out! She is an absolute joy to have on the Color Guru team!
April Ridad
Data Specialist
Filipina that has a heart for cooking, takes great pleasure in traveling, soft spot for eating, craves for adventures, new ideas and possibilities! Fueled by dreams and caffeine and a little drop of wine!
Color Guru says: April came on to our team and has brought nothing but a super positive attitude and smiles!
Olivia Straka-Bensinger
Project Manager
A Calm Summer that lives in Delaware, Olivia has a passion for making spreadsheets and improving processes anyway she can! When she isn’t geeking out over Excel, she’s reading or spending time with her family.
Color Guru says: Olivia keeps us all on task, moving projects forward and smoothing out our processes. She keeps us laughing too!
Alex del Tufo
Senior Color Analyst
Alex is a Twilight Autumn based out of New York City. She is focused on figuring out what colors you will look best in! She fell in love with color analysis after her own consultation with Jeannie a few years ago. A few of Alex’s other interests include reading, thrifting, and secretly analyzing people on the subway! She lives in rust, olive and tan.
Color Guru says: Alex has been a breath of fresh air to our team! She has a keen eye for color analysis, and she’s both super easy to work with, yet strongly opinionated – a great combination!
Kamryn Reynoso
Customer Care
A Delaware native, Kamryn is passionate about helping others in any way she can. She loves to bring confidence, happiness, and, of course, color into the lives of others. An avid reader, you can catch her nose in a book when she’s not running after her toddler or spending time with her family.
Alex del Tufo
Senior Color Analyst
Alex is a Twilight Autumn based out of New York City. She is focused on figuring out what colors you will look best in! She fell in love with color analysis after her own consultation with Jeannie a few years ago. A few of Alex’s other interests include reading, thrifting, and secretly analyzing people on the subway! She lives in rust, olive and tan.
Color Guru says: Alex has been a breath of fresh air to our team! She has a keen eye for color analysis, and she’s both super easy to work with, yet strongly opinionated – a great combination!
Meet The Color Guru Hair Stylists
Itzel Estrada
Expert Hair Colorist
Itzel has been a hair stylist for over eight years and is fluent in Spanish. She works with all hair types, with the exception of coily textures. When she is not working at the salon, she is a wife, mommy to a little boy, and dog mom to two dogs. She loves to clean, go on bike rides, watch crime movies and cook! She is happy that her passion for hair became a way of making people happy!
Marisa Peal
Expert Hair Colorist
Ana Rivera
Expert Hair Colorist
Originally from Delaware, Ana was raised in Puerto Rico, where she attended beauty school to become a cosmetologist. She has over 20 years of experience and specializes in hair color and textured hair. While most of her career has been spent in Delaware, Ana worked with clients in New York City for 7 years. Ana currently resides back in Delaware, with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. When not in the salon, Ana enjoys juicing, continuing on her health journey, and snuggling her boys.
Color Guru says: When I met Ana and saw her work, I could see that she understood both the art and science behind great hair color. Our clients had been asking for hair color help, so Ana has been the perfect addition to our team!
Allie Smutz
Expert Hair Colorist
Allie is a hair stylist with 10 years of experience who owns her own hair studio – Hair Alchemy by Allie. She works with all hair types and has extensive experience with all color, including vivid and bold/non-traditional hair color. Allie grew up watching her two grandmothers, who were also in the trade. She says “Hair is my passion! I love being creative and making people feel great about themselves!”
