l Sales of prestige beauty products rose 4% last year to a record $8.2 billion, thanks largely to soaring demands for new product launches, anti-aging products and celebrity endorsements, according to the NPD Group. Since 2000, sales of prestige beauty products, sold at U.S. department stores, have grown by more than $1 billion. Among the three major categories, makeup recorded the best growth with a 6% increase in sales at U.S. department stores, hitting the $3 billion mark in 2005. Fragrance...