The Browser Extension That Scores Makeup While You Shop Online

You are browsing Sephora.com. You see a lipstick shade that looks interesting — warm, rosy, maybe a little muted. You click into the product page. And right there, next to the product photo, you see three letters: YAY.

That is the TruHue browser extension. It reads the product data on the retailer page, scores it against your color season, and shows you the verdict — YAY, OKAY, or NAY — without you opening another tab, switching apps, or looking anything up. You keep shopping. The score is just there.

No other color analysis app does this. Every other app stops at telling you your season. TruHue follows you to the website.

The Online Shopping Problem

Here is what online makeup shopping actually looks like when you know your color season but do not have a scoring tool: you find a product. You look at the shade on your screen. You try to decide if it matches your seasonal palette. You compare the product photo to a color swatch chart you saved on your phone. You squint. You add it to your cart anyway because the photo kind of looks right.

Then the package arrives and the shade is off. The undertone is wrong. The depth is too dark. The chroma is too vivid for your muted palette. The product looked fine on your screen because screens lie — every monitor renders color differently, every product photo is lit and edited differently, and your eyes adjust to whatever white balance your display is set to.

This is not a personal failing. This is a structural problem. You cannot accurately judge a product's color properties from a photo on a screen. The information you need — the actual undertone, depth, and chroma of that shade — is not visible to you. It is buried in the product data.

The extension solves this by scoring the product data, not the photo. It reads the hex values, the undertone classification, and the chroma measurement from the product listing — the actual color properties — and scores those against your season. What you see on your screen does not matter. What the shade actually is matters.

Where It Works

The extension currently scores products on four major retailers:

• Sephora — full product pages, shade selectors, and palette pages
• Ulta — individual product pages across all makeup categories
• Amazon — product listings for beauty and personal care
• Target — makeup and beauty product pages

It runs on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari — whichever browser you already use. Install it once and every supported product page you visit gets scored automatically. There is nothing to click, no button to press. You land on a product page, and your score appears.

What You See on a Product Page

When you open a product page on a supported retailer, the extension displays:

• Your color match score — YAY (strong match for your palette), OKAY (wearable but not ideal), or NAY (the color properties clash with your season)
• Undertone — whether the product reads warm, cool, or neutral
• Depth — how light or deep the shade is
• Chroma — how muted or vivid the shade is
• Acne-safe flag — if the product contains comedogenic (pore-clogging) ingredients, you see a warning so you can factor that into your decision

All of this appears directly on the retailer page. You do not leave the site. You do not open a second tab. You do not copy a product name into a search bar somewhere else. The information meets you where you are already shopping.

How to Set It Up

Three steps. No account required.

1. Install the extension — find TruHue in the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons, or Safari Extensions. It is free.
2. Set your season — take the free quiz inside the extension, or enter your season directly if you already know it from a professional analysis.
3. Start shopping — visit any supported retailer and your scores appear automatically on product pages.

That is it. There is no login, no subscription, no premium tier to unlock the scoring. You install it, you set your season, and every product page you visit from that point forward shows your match.

Why This Matters More Than You Think

Most makeup purchases happen online now. You are scrolling through Sephora at 10 p.m. You are adding things to your Ulta cart during lunch. You are impulse-clicking on an Amazon recommendation. And in every one of those moments, you are making a color decision based on a product photo that does not accurately represent the shade.

Professional color analysts have been saying this for years: the season label alone is not enough. You need to be able to evaluate individual products against your palette in the moment you are considering buying them. That is the gap between knowing your season and actually using it.

The extension closes that gap for online shopping. You are not guessing whether a shade works. You are not squinting at your phone trying to compare a swatch chart to a product photo. You are reading a score that was calculated from the actual color data — the undertone, depth, and chroma of the shade itself — matched against the specific properties of your season's palette.

Which blue? The extension tells you which blue.

The In-Store Companion

The browser extension handles online shopping. For physical stores, the TruHue mobile app does the same thing with barcode scanning.

You are standing in Ulta. You pick up a lipstick. You scan the barcode with your phone camera. You see your YAY, OKAY, or NAY score instantly — same scoring engine, same product database of 45,175+ products across 735 brands. You put it back or you put it in your basket. No guessing.

Between the extension and the app, you have coverage everywhere you shop. Online browsing gets the extension. In-store browsing gets the barcode scanner. The same engine scores both. Your season stays the same. The experience stays consistent.

No Other Color Analysis App Does This

There are over 35 color analysis apps on the market right now. Most of them do a reasonable job of identifying your color season — through quizzes, photo analysis, or virtual draping. That part of the problem is well-covered.

But every one of those apps stops at the season label. You get your result — Soft Autumn, Bright Winter, True Summer — and then you are on your own. You get a palette graphic. Maybe some general guidelines. And then you close the app and go shopping without it.

TruHue is the only color analysis app that follows you to the store and to the website. The mobile app follows you into Sephora with barcode scanning. The browser extension follows you onto Sephora.com with real-time scoring. The scoring engine covers 45,175+ products across 735 brands. Every product gets a YAY, OKAY, or NAY for your specific season.

That is the difference between an app that tells you your season and an app that actually helps you shop.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the TruHue browser extension?

It is a free add-on for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari that scores makeup products while you shop online. It reads the product data on retailer pages and shows you a YAY, OKAY, or NAY verdict based on your color season. You see your score right on the product page without switching tabs or looking anything up.

Which websites does the extension work on?

The extension currently works on Sephora, Ulta, Amazon, and Target. It reads product data directly from the retailer page and scores it against your color season in real time. Support for additional retailers is being added.

Is the browser extension free?

Yes. The browser extension is completely free. Install it, enter your color season or take the free quiz, and start shopping with scores on every product page. There is no premium tier and no subscription.

What information does the extension show on a product page?

You see your color match score (YAY, OKAY, or NAY) for your season, plus the product's undertone, depth, and chroma data. If the product contains comedogenic ingredients, you also see an acne-safe flag. All of this appears directly on the retailer product page.

Do I need to know my color season to use the extension?

You need a season set in TruHue for the extension to score products. If you do not know your season, take the free quiz inside the extension or on the TruHue app. If you already know your season from a professional analysis, enter it directly and skip the quiz.

Does the extension work on Safari and Firefox or just Chrome?

The extension works on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. The experience is the same across all three browsers. Install it from your browser's extension store and you are ready to shop with scores.

How is the extension different from the TruHue mobile app?

The mobile app is built for in-store shopping — you scan a product barcode with your phone camera and get your score instantly. The browser extension is built for online shopping — it scores products directly on the retailer website while you browse. Both use the same scoring engine and the same product database of 45,175+ products across 735 brands.

Does any other color analysis app have a browser extension?

No. As of 2026, TruHue is the only color analysis app with a browser extension that scores products while you shop online. Other apps identify your color season but do not follow you to the retailer with real-time product scoring.