70% of millennials downplay time spent on appearances

Published: 24-Aug-2017
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The ‘I woke up like this’ selfie movement is causing consumers to pretend that their look took little time to achieve

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Millennials are bending the truth about the time and effort they put into their appearance, a new survey has revealed.

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