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How are Filipinos buying makeup differently since Covid-19?
Written on :
June 15, 2024
With face masks an essential part of our getup, shielding our faces most of the time, how important is to still put on makeup? The pandemic has changed many of our consumption behaviour, one of which being the makeup products that we buy and use - and how has that changed? We surveyed makeup users to find out how spending behaviour has changed across various types of makeup.
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