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EPISODE · Jul 10, 2020 · 16 MIN

Science or sexism? The beauty industry’s slow reopening

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Beauty salons have been given the green light to reopen on Monday, but not all treatments will go ahead. Manicures, massages and leg waxes are back on the menu, but no treatments can be carried out above the neck - apart from beard trimming. It’s led to a “beards v brows” debate and allegations of sexism. The Telegraph’s Women’s Editor, Claire Cohen and Beauty Director, Sonia Haria join Theodora Louloudis to discuss the importance of the beauty industry and why they believe this is another symptom of a lockdown designed “by men, for men”.Read more about the new travel quarantine rules: https://bit.ly/2DxAQXbRead more about New York’s antibody results: https://bit.ly/3fizT2SRead Anne Gulland and Paul Nuki’s second wave analysis: https://bit.ly/2O9Nv4sFor 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audioEmail: [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beauty salons have been given the green light to reopen on Monday, but not all treatments will go ahead. Manicures, massages and leg waxes are back on the menu, but no treatments can be carried out above the neck - apart from beard trimming. It’s led to a “beards v brows” debate and allegations of sexism. The Telegraph’s Women’s Editor, Claire Cohen and Beauty Director, Sonia Haria join Theodora Louloudis to discuss the importance of the beauty industry and why they believe this is another symptom of a lockdown designed “by men, for men”.Read more about the new travel quarantine rules: https://bit.ly/2DxAQXbRead more about New York’s antibody results: https://bit.ly/3fizT2SRead Anne Gulland and Paul Nuki’s second wave analysis: https://bit.ly/2O9Nv4sFor 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audioEmail: [email protected] Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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