Prestige Beauty Sales Fall in the First Half of 2009 Retail sales of the U.S. prestige beauty industry fell 7% in the first half of the year to $3.7 billion, according to data from the NPD Group, Inc., Port Washington, NY. Moreover, June 2009 marked the 11th consecutive month of negative prestige beauty performance. Fragrance sales posted the steepest decline, falling 10% to $1 billion. Makeup sales fell 7% to $1.5 billion. The market ...