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NPD Reports Prestige Beauty Sales Soar This Summer

Women look to dramatic eyes, nude lips and bright nails.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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According to beauty market research conducted by The NPD Group, Inc., a leading market research company, year-to-date, January through May 2011, total prestige makeup sales increased by nine percent to $1.4 billion in U.S. department stores. For the month of May alone, makeup posted its strongest dollar performance (+ 11%) in the last three years.Prestige makeup segments (Face, Eye, Lip, Sets, Other Color, and Nail) all posted healthy sales gains in the first five months. The trends in dramatic ...

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