The Lipstick Effect Spurs Beauty’s Share in Luxury The lipstick effect still had legs in 2008, according to data released by Unity Marketing. In the Stevens, PA-based company’s new Luxury Beauty Snapshot Report 2009, six of the top 10 fastest growing luxuries purchased by affluent consumers for their personal use and enjoyment were in the beauty category, as measured by the average amount spent on their purchases. The fastest growing prod...