Sleeping beauty halls: how Covid-19 upended the 'lipstick index'
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18 December 2020
With its army of perfectly groomed and manicured shop assistants the department store beauty hall has traditionally been the backbone of a £2.5bn trade in expensive lipsticks, face creams or perfumes.
But cosmetics sales have plummeted this year as high street shutdowns, coupled with the shift to home-working, has prompted many people to ditch their makeup bags.
Read the full article on The Guardian.