Discover Your Best Colors & Transform Your Style
Finding your perfect palette isn’t about following trends—it’s about enhancing your natural beauty. With Carisa Danielson’s professional color analysis services in Ames, Iowa, you’ll uncover the hues that make your skin glow, your eyes pop, and your style feel effortless.
What to Expect at Your Color Analysis Appointment
When you meet with Carisa, a certified color analyst, you’ll enjoy a one-on-one experience designed to give you clarity and confidence in your wardrobe and beauty choices.
Together, You'll:
- Determine whether your undertones are warm or cool, and identify your home season (Winter, Summer, Spring or Autumn) by evaluating the hue, value and chroma of your skin tone, hair, and eyes.
- Narrow your season to a specific sub-season using a full set of precision drapes.
- See yourself photographed in your most flattering shades as well as your complete seasonal palette.
- Experiment with lip shades, hair colors, and makeup tones to find your perfect match.
- Enjoy a personal shopping experience at The Funky Zebras Boutique of Ames, where Carisa helps you shop confidently in your best seasonal colors.
Color Analysis Results
Your transformation starts with one appointment. Whether you’re refreshing your wardrobe, planning a big event, or simply ready to feel more confident in your everyday style, a seasonal color analysis session with Carisa Danielson is the perfect first step.
Discover what shades look best on your unique complexion.
How It Works
1. Reserve Your Spot
Appointments are conducted at our boutique in Ames, IA. The color analysis service is $195 and you'll receive an in-depth individualized seasonal consultation
backed by color theory to determine your season and subseason.
2. Sit and Analyze
Your color consultant, Carisa, will analyze your hair color, skin tone and eye color and identify your color season by assessing the hue, value and chroma of these features and how they create harmony. This process takes approximately one hour.
2. Learn and Shop
You'll receive detailed color cards of your top 35 shades, earrings based on your best metals, makeup shade recommendations and other freebies. You'll also enjoy 20% off at TFZ of Ames while Carisa helps you shop for clothing in your best colors!
Trust the Process
Take a look at the color analysis results below to see just how color and shade choices can better complement your unique complexion and features.
Ready to Learn Your Colors?
Have more questions about color analysis?
Check out our FAQ section below to learn everything you need to know about color analysis services with Carisa Danielson in Ames, Iowa.
FAQ
Learn About Color Analysis Services
Where did Carisa Danielson learn about color analysis?
She was trained through Color Guru, a respected leader in personalized seasonal color analysis.
What is color analysis and how does it work?
We start by assessing your natural skin tone, eye, and hair color to find your most flattering color palette—one of the four seasons and then a more specific sub-season.
How much does a color analysis session cost?
A session with Carisa takes about 1.5 hours and you receive the following:
- Laminated and digital color cards featuring your top 35 shades
- Gold or silver earrings based on your best metals
- Personalized makeup and hair color recommendations
- Photographs of you draped in your best color combinations
- Shopping links tailored to your season
- Exclusive freebies
- 20% off your purchase at TFZ Ames
The color analysis service fee is $195
Can I do a virtual color analysis online?
No, at this time we do not offer virtual appointments.
What should I wear after a color analysis consultation?
Following your session with Carisa at The Funky Zebras of Ames, you’ll take home a personalized color card designed just for you. Use it while shopping or styling outfits at home to confidently build a wardrobe around your seasonal palette. With your best shades in hand, you’ll always look radiant, refined, and effortlessly put-together—no more guessing what works.
What’s the difference between warm, cool, and neutral skin tones?
Warm skin tones typically carry golden or yellow undertones, cool tones lean toward pink or blue, and neutral tones have a balanced mix of both. During your color analysis appointment, Carisa uses professional draping and evaluation techniques to pinpoint your undertone and connect you with the seasonal palette that enhances your natural beauty.
Does color analysis apply to makeup too?
Absolutely! Your color season influences more than just your wardrobe—it also helps you discover the most flattering makeup shades, from foundation to lipstick. During your consultation, Carisa will apply lip color and recommend makeup tones that align with your seasonal palette, including foundation, blush, and lipsticks.
Through her partnership with Seint thru Katie, you’ll have the option to purchase makeup directly at your session or schedule a deeper analysis afterward for even more personalized guidance.
How often should I update my color analysis?
For most women, one color analysis lasts a lifetime. But if you’ve gone through big changes—such as transitioning to natural gray or making a dramatic hair color shift—it can be helpful to schedule a follow-up session to confirm that your palette still highlights your best features.
Are there colors that look good on everyone?
Yes! Some shades are considered “universal colors” because they balance both warm and cool undertones beautifully. True red, soft off-white, periwinkle, and a range of navy blues tend to look flattering across every seasonal palette. These colors naturally brighten the complexion, complement a variety of skin tones, and create a polished, timeless look—making them safe, go-to options no matter your season.
Does hair color come into play in a color consult?
Yes—your hair is part of the overall picture, but the focus is always on your natural coloring. Whether your hair contrasts with or blends into your skin tone and eye color, and whether it’s your natural shade or color-treated, Carisa considers it all when determining your best palette.
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