Make-up map of UK: From fake tans to blusher, how a woman’s look can reveal where she is from

By
Rosie Taylor

18:33 EST, 15 April 2012

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02:29 EST, 16 April 2012

Liverpool ladies may be known for their love of fake tan – but few people know about the Geordie obsession with moisturiser or the Welsh passion for blusher.

Now research has revealed that women spend their money on different make-up products depending on where in the country they live.

For example, Edinburgh women buy 15 per cent more foundation than those from anywhere else. But in Cardiff they have a penchant for blusher, buying 51 per cent more than the national average.

COSMETIC CAPITALS

Lip gloss is sought-after in Solihull in the West Midlands, with 20 per cent more sales there, and Manchester is the city of pampered talons, with demand for nail varnish 20 per cent above average.

In the nearby footballer’s wife territory of Cheadle, mascara sales are 7 per cent higher than average.

In Liverpool, sales of bronzing and self-tan products are 35 per cent up on the average, according to the sales figures from John Lewis.

Meanwhile in upmarket Chelsea, expensive facial serums are 21 per cent more popular than elsewhere. Women in London, Glasgow and Leeds are most likely to carry around with them a full make-up bag, including perfume and nail polish, separate research by Debenhams shows.

Carie Barkhuizen, a spokesman for the
store, said: ‘Customer research shows that women have in excess of £250
worth of cosmetics in their make-up bags, but the contents vary
regionally.’

A study by Superdrug found women in Thurrock, Essex, wore the most false eyelashes, with Manchester coming second.

A
spokesman said: ‘It’s fascinating looking at the differences between
best-sellers across the country. There are definite regional beauty
trends.’

Desperate Scousewives star Amanda Harrington

Gemma Gregory from the reality television show Made In Chelsea

Trends: Women from Liverpool, like Desperate Scousewives star Amanda Harrington, left, tend to buy fake tan, while girls from West London, like Made in Chelsea’s Gemma Gregory like splashing out on expensive facials

Alice Hart-Davis, creator of goodthingsbeauty.com, said: ‘If you’d asked me this last week, I would have been baffled by the extraordinary amount of self-tan and bronzing products that are being sold in Liverpool.

‘But having seen the pictures of racegoers at Aintree, you can see where it went – a heavily-bronzed look was de rigueur for Ladies’ Day.’

According to a survey of 2,000 women published today, more  than 70 per cent feel happier  after spending money on themselves – and 43 per cent get an  even bigger buzz from picking up  a bargain.

The biggest retail therapy fans are in Northern Ireland, where 92 per cent said they felt better after a shopping spree, according to the research commissioned by LoveFashionSales.com.

Women from Yorkshire and Humberside were the least happy to part with their cash, with only 44 per cent cheered up by spending money on themselves.

Top of the retail therapy shopping list was clothes, with handbags and shoes coming in second and third.

Tricia Woolfrey, life coach and author, said: ‘Treating yourself every now and then can be a great endorphin-boost – it’s both self-affirming and exciting.’

 

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– Lexi, NC, USA, 16/4/2012 01:59 And the South-West, Lexi! (Not counting Bristol.) But the SW often doesn’t exist. I’d say the natural look here so perhaps that’s why we don’t figure in this particular survey.

I really can’t understand why Edinburgh women would use so much foundation, as they are beautiful. Not only in Edinburgh but in other places I visited (the Highlands), women had such perfect skin! Maybe it’s the water, I don’t know.

And this is important? For goodness sake!

This is quite funny to me. I wonder if you could tell where in the country a woman is from based only on her face/makeup? It might be a fun quiz to take.

Looking out over the Solent from our window a small convoy of what looked liked petrol tankers heading for the dock gates marked up as ‘Slag Cement’ (?) I said isn’t that what you girls used to call foundation cream. Ouch! My dear lady can award a hard slap when required!

Women look at men and judge them for their looks but the men never wears make up [ fact ] . So who is really not good looking ??? The truth hurts , huh , ladies ???

Or you could just ask her where she’s from…

The lipstick economy at it’s best, lack of finance, jobs, self confidence = feel good factor.

Well don’t I feel left out! What about ladies in the East Midlands and East Anglia?! You completely forgot about us! (my bet is on black eyeliner and red lippy.)

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