On the shelves of makeup counters and drugstores sits an array of foundations in various olive, ivory, and fair shades. But ...

A blue cosmetic color additive gives darker powder and stick foundations the warmth and depth that current formulations lack.

"We built our research around this idea." Previously, Zaahirah Safee and colleagues assessed the effects of the blue pigment on foundation color in loose powders. The team first developed a ...