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pastel yellow gel nail polish

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.9%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 33Growth 82Conversion 77Competition 73Returns 96Price range 38Avg price 27Brand share 46Review moat 23Quality gap 58

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Growth

Great+78.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Great7.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Competition

Good41%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay77%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Okay$4.53–$21.42

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Okay$155K

$155K/yr · 227K searches

Avg price

Okay$9.22

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Bad7,065.53

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

77%

Open market

17%

  • beetles Gel Polish24%
  • GAOY21%
  • DAISY DND12%
  • CANNI12%
  • MelodySusie8%
  • JODSONE6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 17%)

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$6K8%$12K12%$19K16%$25K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 36 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 63 weeks — +78.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.5×

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Color57%

“Perfect shade”

Quality-Overall7%

“Awesome quality”

Value For Money4%

“Its worth the money”

Durability2%

“Its strong, reinforcing my nails, and holds well”

Ease Of Use2%

“its easy to use”

Brightness/Shine/Glow2%

“leaves a super glossy shine”

Paint Quality1%

“This brand of paint is excellent quality”

Texture/Consistency-Overall1%

“has a lovely buttery consistency”

Soft Feel1%

“Goes on smooth”

Coverage1%

“The coverage is good”

What buyers complain about

Color18%

“Color doesn't match”

Thickness11%

“Some gels go on very thick”

Moist/Dry7%

“it took longer to dry”

Durability6%

“Wont last”

Quality-Overall6%

“Cheap quality”

Coverage3%

“coverage is meh”

Strength3%

“Clumsy and do not like”

Ease Of Application2%

“which made it harder to apply”

Product Condition2%

“Used product”

Smell2%

“Funky smell”

Top return reasons

Color55%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Functionality-Overall5%
Thickness5%
Quality-Overall4%
Paint Quality2%
Texture/Consistency-Overall2%
Value For Money2%
Moist/Dry2%
Adhesion/Stickiness2%