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    JennaW: Weirdly, this very same phenomenon is why we have the health care "system" we have today (act 2): [thislife.org] more »
    willwriteforfood: Isn't it more accurate to say makeup sales are rising because women can no longer afford to buy anything more expensive than a $20 lipstick? #makeup more »
    JessickerFletcher: I'm curious how the Telegraph was able to jump from rising making sales to "women aim[ing] to look their best in [the] recession," I mean, that's quit... more »
    laura k: What I find totally bizarre about this is that this morning I got an urge to buy lipstick for the first time in about, oh, I think 12 years. I have no... more »
    morninggloria: That's not makeup; that's consumption. It's back, baby, and I got the fevah like a Parisian hooker circa 1910! #makeup more »
    the glamwich: because when it's a bull market i purposefully look like absolute shit. gotta save it up for a rainy day, you know. #makeup more »
    dumblonde: How about "Make-up sales rise because women found an inexpensive way to feel good about themselves in shitty times"? #makeup more »
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    The Lipstick Index

    Sometimes you just can't top a British headline for phrasing: "make-up sales rise as women aim to look their best in recession" really says it all. [Telegraph]