When Boris Johnson revealed the roadmap out of lockdown back in March, John Lewis reported an immediate uplift in sales of make-up . Then, when high street stores reopened on 17 May, the retailer reported an uplift of 145 per cent in sales of lipgloss and lip liner.
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