Economists refer to this trend as the "lipstick effect." MORE RETIREES CONSIDER RETURNING TO WORK AS HIGH INFLATION SQUEEZES This term refers to when people still spend money on small luxury items ...

What Is the Lipstick Effect? The lipstick effect is when consumers still spend money on small indulgences during recessions, ...

Lipstick sales are strong when the economy is weak. That's the idea behind the "lipstick effect" — a theory that melds consumer psychology with economic conditions. The logic certainly makes ...

Spring Airlines Sees Demand From ‘Lipstick Effect’ is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network ...

The Lipstick Effect is one of the more well-known wacky recession indicators. The rule equates an increase in lipstick sales to a downturn in people's purchasing power, a sign that often points to ...