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    The most popular beauty products used, according to your postcode

    Seems like we all love the same beauty products based on where we live...

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    Seems like we all love the same beauty products based on where we live...

    If we were to ask you what beauty product you think is most popular in London, would you guess lipstick? What about Newcastle? Would you answer with fake tan? How's about Manchester? Would you say haircare and brow products? It seems there's a reason why there are so many stereotypes when it comes to beauty, because we all play into them. And incase you needed proof, e-tailer and beauty survey gurus, Escentual.com, has just released their Cosmetics Map for 2016, which compares sales of products on the site across regions.

    According to their recent audit of sales, there's a few make-up, haircare and skincare regularities that occur across the UK. Like the undeniable popularity of nail polish in Essex or the never ending spectrum of eyeshadow colours applied in Leeds. Can you guess what the most popular beauty products in your town might be before you look at the answers below? Go on, test how well you know your local beauty.

    Love beauty? You have to try this quiz that matches you to your holy grail foundation! Give it a go here...

    The most bought beauty products across the UK during 2016:

    Newcastle and North East

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    Powys and mid Wales

    Fake tan

    Cornwall

    Fake tan

    London

    Lipstick

    Foundation and Blusher

    Skincare

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    Lipstick

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    Lipstick

    Liverpool and Merseyside

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    Haircare

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    Haircare

    Cardiff and Glamorgan

    Brow grooming products

    Durham

    Brow grooming products

    Dundee and Tayside

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    Derbyshire

    Brow grooming products

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    Oxford

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    Norwich

    Brow grooming products

    Glasgow and Galloway

    Brow grooming products

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    Essex

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    Surrey

    Skincare

    Nails

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    Southampton and Hampshire

    Skincare

    Suffolk

    Nails

    Bristol and Somerset

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    Bournemouth and Dorset

    Nails

    Newcastle and North east

    Haircare

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