The Travel Schedule: Boston, San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles

Looking to Color Your Style? I am based in Los Angeles, and offer consultations throughout the United States and Europe. Here is the current schedule of dates and cities where I will be offering private Color Your Style Custom Color Palettes as well as Palette Extensions, Color Your Home, Shopping, Ultimate Style Sessions and the new service: Complete the Look.

March 8-10  Los Angeles, CA

March 17-18  San Francisco, CA

March 20-21  New York, NY

March 27-31  Boston, MA

April 2-6  New York, NY

If you are interested in another major city, please reach out and we will add you to the list.

About a session: An initial private two hour consultation includes a custom color palette, as well as in-depth information on fabrics, patterns, design inspirations and the reveal of your archetype. This is “the plan” that will be used for all future shopping.

Click on the Services page for more information.

To book an appointment please contact Alex at alex@davidzyla.com.

My Favorite How to Win at Shopping Tips

As the winter wraps up, it is now time to think of the warmer weather, and more importantly, Spring Shopping!

To prepare you for shopping success, here are some of my favorite tips from How to Win at Shopping:

• Just because you haven’t heard of a label doesn’t mean anything. A lot of private labels in department stores are good quality and made at the same factories as the high-end brands.

• Shop for boots and shoes in the afternoon, because your feet may swell. If you shop in the morning, you might not buy the proper size. If there is weatherproofing offered in the footwear department, buy it right away and use it.

• If something needs to be altered, drive from the store to the tailor or, at least, keep the item in your car so you can drop it off so it can be ready to wear when you need it.

• Switch over wardrobes, and keep the current season’s clothes where you can easily reach them.

• Look at what you get complimented on and repeat the formula when shopping and reach for the same silhouette and/or color.

• Shop throughout the year, and think about your lifestyle while shopping. If you know you will be going to several parties, shop for cocktail dresses in advance of the event and not the day before.

Discover Your Romantic Color

Your own personal version of red, your Romantic Color is taken from your flushed skin, evoking the vitality of the blood that flows through your arteries. This is the color that reveals your passion, your sexual energy, and your romantic self. In short , it is the perfect color to wear on a Valentines Day date!

The color that expresses your passion and love might indeed be red—but it might also be tangerine, fuchsia, berry, rust, or even mahogany.

Follow these steps to reveal the color that shows your warmest, most passionate self:

1. In natural light, hold your hand over a white piece of paper with your palm facing you. Curl your fingers so that your palm is “cupped.”

2. Look carefully at the most flushed areas of your palm and notice the shade.

3. Now, place a finger on each side of the fingerprint of your index finger and pinch your finger. What is the color of your flushed skin?

4. Look in the bottom of your palm on the side closest to your little finger.

5. If your palm includes deeper shades that make it difficult to see this color, you might want to hold your hand next to your gums. The contrast will help bring out the different shades in your palm.

Once you have identified the perfect Romantic Color, head to the cosmetics counter and choose a lipstick that matches it. You can wear this color in a lipstick or gloss and then bring the tube with you to match when shopping for the perfect Valentines Day outfit.

What exactly should you be looking for?

Nothing is sexier than a simple solid-colored dress or top in this color, and following the shape of your jaw is the perfect no-fail neckline.

Win at Shopping in 2025

Before hitting the winter sale racks or perusing the new spring styles, keep these tips from How to Win at Shopping in mind, and increase your shopping success!

-Prior to shopping, always assess what you need and remind yourself of what you already own. It can be very frustrating buying something only to realize later that you have a similar item in your closet. This happens more often than one would think. Many of us tend to buy the same types of garments over and over again. But really, how many black sweaters can (and should) one have?

-Sometimes the best shopping plan can come from your current closet. No matter what
you think of your present wardrobe, it holds many of your past triumphs. These pieces and outfits should be used as clues to find the perfect items you should be shopping for, ones that are completely authentic to you. Think of your clothes like costumes in a film you are starring in. Ask yourself what they say about your “character,” then make sure that all future purchases connect with and illustrate that vision.

-Always snap photos of yourself wearing favorite items in your closet to use as visual reference on your shopping trip. The photos will not only inspire and influence your purchases, but they’ll also help discern things like length, proportion, and fullness. Why wonder how the length of a skirt compares to your favorite back home when you can just reference a photo on your phone? This also works when shopping for accessories. There is no reason to question whether an accessory will complement an outfit when you can easily bring along a picture.

Feel Good Beauty on YouTube

I have spent my career helping women feel like the best versions of themselves. When it comes to feeling beautiful, I discovered that it is not about chasing trends, transforming yourself into an ideal, or even shifting one inch out of your comfort zone. It is all about identifying and magnifying the unique, individual and beautiful woman that you are!

Feel Good Beauty is a forum, created during the pandemic with top experts offering their best tips to inspire, enrich and empower each and every day.

If you were unable to join Feel Good Beauty live, the first ten episodes are available on the David Zyla YouTube Channel here: https://tinyurl.com/y9s3mq7y