How Covid-19 has impacted Europe's capital of beauty

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 17-Apr-2020
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France is expected to end its coronavirus lockdown in May

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Home to some of beauty's most influential brands and a country entrenched in cosmetics history, France has long been the European capital of the cosmetics industry.

But coronavirus has forced sales of prestige beauty products

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