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Our Story: 35 Years of Custom Color Analysis

Colors For Success®, established in 1989, was created to offer a "total image program" that assists individuals in dressing for success in their business and personal lives, and also assists individuals in decorating their homes and offices with a color concept that flows and enhances.

Success in this business evolved from having had my own personal colors done when it was a brand new concept, and realizing that others could benefit, just as I have, by wearing and enjoying colors that make them feel good, make them look healthy, make them look confident, and stretch their wardrobe.

Our purpose is to have our clients, men, women, teens, and pre-teens, feel more confident about choosing their best colors and styles in clothing and makeup, whether for their business lives or their casual lives. Also, our goal is to have clients save money by not adding clothing to their closets that doesn't work for them.

The Origins of Custom Color Analysis

First came color... In the 70s, when the color concept was new to many, the only tool available was a generic, four-season color palette. Ursula developed a custom approach using over 200 fabric drapes, finding the exact shades that make an individual look radiant, healthy, and confident rather than fitting them into a predefined seasonal box.

For decades, clients received personalized color palettes they could take shopping, ensuring every purchase worked for them. That same philosophy, finding what flatters the individual rather than following a trend, still guides every product in our collection today.

Style Consultations: A Legacy of Personal Attention

Then came style... Ursula spent years assisting clients in choosing their best styles in clothing according to their body frame, size, and shape. These consultations were offered privately, helping men, women, teens, and even pre-teens feel more confident about their choices and avoid expensive wardrobe mistakes.

That personalized approach, understanding the individual before recommending a solution, is woven into how we develop and select every product we carry.

Private Label Mineral Cosmetics

In seeking out cosmetic and skin care products to offer my clients, much time and work has been given to testing results of these products on myself and also with the help of verbal surveys from clients who tried the products. The result is a private line of mineral cosmetics and skin care that are quality, custom, and well-suited to many.

Our mineral makeup line is vegan, paraben-free, gluten-free, and cruelty-free. Efforts in this area will continue, bringing new and innovative products to the line for valued and future clients.

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Who We Have Served

Over the years, Colors For Success has worked with doctors, lawyers, nurses, technicians, teachers, retirees, at-home Moms, salespeople, students, models, brides, photographers' clients, dressmakers, church groups, women's groups, and more. All age groups were welcome; no one was too young nor too old.

Specialized programs included bridal consultations, closet organization, and teen success programs.

Why Choose Colors For Success?

35 years of experience since 1989, rooted in a deep understanding of color and personal style
Heritage of custom color analysis with 200+ fabric drapes, informing the shade logic behind our product range
Private label mineral cosmetics that are vegan, paraben-free, gluten-free, and cruelty-free
Personalized attention from a founder who has personally been through the color analysis journey