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Blair spends £1 800 on make-up
24/07/2005 13:17 - (SA)
London - The secret of Prime Minister Tony Blair famous all-year healthy glow has been revealed - his spends almost twice as much on make-up as the average British woman.
Figures released by Downing Street in answer to a parliamentary question showed that Blair spent more than £1 800 on make-up and make-up artists over the past six years.
In contrast, the average British woman spends £195 pounds a year on both make-up and skincare.
The written answer - released quietly on Thursday, the final day of the parliamentary session before MPs begin their summer break - said that between 1999-2005, Downing Street paid out £1 050.22 in cosmetics for the prime minister's media appearances.
In the past two years, a further £791.20 was spent on make-up artists.
In the run-up to the May general election, many pundits noted that Blair had acquired a suspiciously orange glow.
The prime minister insisted he had merely picked up a tan while sitting in his garden during the less-than-tropical month of April.
- SAPA
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