About this Episode
Jeannie Stith-Mawhinney of Color Guru helps us shop efficiently by understanding what colors work best for us in our KonMari wardrobe.
Jeannie is obsessed with helping real women look and feel amazing in their clothes. She is the founder and CEO of Color Guru, where 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 for Everyday Women." Jeannie is a wife and mother of two girls in Arden, DE. Her work has been featured on the Design Mom blog, This Organized Life Podcast, and Philadelphia Style magazine.
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In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
- Learning what a color palette is all about and how it can help you find more joy in your wardrobe
- Can a color palette help you in your KonMari journey? Yes!
- How Jeannie became the Color Guru and how she works with her clients
- What are the different color “families” and how do they differ?
- Jeannie and Kristyn go in depth about the revelations Kristyn learned from her own color consultation with the Color Guru
- Discover new ideas and great tips for how to make your colors work for you
Jeannie's favorite tidying tip:
“I have arranged my clothes in order of color instead of type. I love that my colors all work together.” *If you follow Jeannie's suggestion that you should only buy things that work with things already in your closet, this will help you easily pull outfits together!
What sparks joy for Jeannie:
Jeannie has been thrilled with her blooming Peonies in her garden this year.
To connect with Jeannie, you can find her at YourColorGuru.com
And, she’s on Instagram @yourcolorguru
Just for Spark Joy Listeners:
The Color Guru is offering you 10% off of any color consultation or gift color consultation! The coupon code to use is “SparkJoy”.
Gems:
"It’s not our fault that we have trouble knowing what works for us colorwise, we are all just guessing."
"Wow, I don’t wear these colors, but they are in my home."
"We get so many messages about what we should want to buy, that we stop trusting our own intuition."
"Understanding your shape and style is important as well. Color and style all work together"
"Does this purchase work with at least five other things in my closet?"
You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy