Aside from tourism, airline and restaurant industries, one of the badly hurt industries smacked by the ongoing pandemic, I believe, is the lip-cosmetic industry. With the mandate (at least in my country) that everyone needs to wear facemask and face shield when in public, only a few people would venture into putting lipstick on. Also, my poor country being at the end of the queue among the countries where Covid19 vaccine would be made available, a totally different apparel has evolved during this time of contagion.
The style and fashion of wearing face covering has been born! Sorry to those who still do not believe the existence of Covid and would aver and persist for their freedom to choose not to wear one, I particularly is in favor of wearing a face covering. It is not for the mere fact that it prevents the spread and snagging the virus, it is also the thought of having to wear a stylish kind of facemask and face-shield.
Here in my country, in fact, the type or quality of facemasks and face-shields one wear characterizes his and her social status. The more stylish and expensive it is, the higher that you belong to the social hierarchy! Hahaha!
With the dawn of this new gear and apparel, I have actually amassed quite a quantity already. These are either personally purchased online, bought from a department store, gifted by a friend/colleague or shipped from (no less) abroad!

my face shields! i think, it is only here in my country (the Philippines) where face shield is required to be worn aside from the face mask
While I await the available vaccine, which would still be way way far away in the future (no thanks to the slow government bureaucracy here and no thanks too to the President, his security group and his cabinet secretaries who were the first to get injected with illegally smuggled vaccines here), I would rather enjoy the wearing and the flashing of some chic and stylish facemasks and face shields in public! Haha!
You might as well find some fun in it. And you are right about the cosmetic industry, I no longer wear my lip gloss, because there isn’t any need really and I quite like it that way. one less thing to worry about 🙂
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Hahaha! Might as well… 😷😷😷
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Woww..nice thought
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😍 thanks
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My pleasure
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I have not been able to use my lipstick I bought Last February and it would be expiring in 2022.
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Hahaha! You can still use it… when at home 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for dropping by and Happy New Year to you.
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Happy New Year and Epiphany, too!
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Da noi anche si usano mascherine di diverso tipo, ma la maggioranza preferisce quelle chirurgiche, più affidabili.
L’industria cosmetica è quasi bloccata, ma noi donne curiamo ancor di più lo sguardo…. 😉
Buon 2021.
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Yup! If I need to go on more crowded places, I would usually wear the surgical face mask type.
Stay pretty even without the lipstick. Besides, the eyes as they say is the window to ones soul.
Rimani sano e salvo nel 2021 😊
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Rimani sano e salvo anche tu 😉
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I have saved a fortune on lipstick 😉 And always wear my mask!
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Haha! Good for you and a bunch of ladies out there. Stay safe… 😷😷😷
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I just stopped using lipstick and only use clear lip balm. The other industry that I think must be affected is teeth whitening! 🤣
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🤣🤣🤣
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