Is clinique black honey lipstick profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?

The niche generates €113K/yr across 3 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +73.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).

How competitive is the clinique black honey lipstick niche?

2 brands and 3 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in clinique black honey lipstick?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Farbe, Haltbarkeit, Abdeckung. The return rate is 0.2%.

When does demand for clinique black honey lipstick peak?

Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 8.0× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the clinique black honey lipstick niche?

Listings span €7.15–€14.68; the average listing price is €12.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 11,299 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

clinique black honey lipstick

Skip it

A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible13.0%

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

Growth

Great+73.8%

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

Avg price

Good€12.01

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay€113K

€113K/yr · 73K searches

Review moat

Bad11,299

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad100%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad€7.15–€14.68

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, clinique black honey lipstick is a €113K/yr Amazon Germany market (73K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

clinique black honey lipstick market data

Units sold / yr: 5K–6K; avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr: €60K–€72K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 13.0%
Avg BSR: #127
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 100%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 50 months
Avg seller age: 175 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Clinique96%
UFkeanlo4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 92 weeks — +73.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.0×

Open Trend

Top clinique black honey lipstick search terms

clinique black honey20K/yr +557.4%12.4% conv.
black honey clinique14K/yr +40.3%11.1% conv.
clinique black honey lipstick22K/yr -63.2%14.8% conv.
black honey7K/yr +7.5%4.7% conv.
clinique almost lipstick black honey3K/yr +113.2%18.6% conv.
clinique almost lipstick5K/yr +6.1%5.9% conv.
black honey lipstick3K/yr -16.1%5.9% conv.
clinique pink honey lipstick1K/yr -8.7%0.0% conv.

All search terms

Top clinique black honey lipstick products on Amazon

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

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 3 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Clinique Almost Lipstick Black Honey | Nicht ganz Lippenstift nicht ganz Gloss Textur eines getönten Lippenbalsams | Durchscheinend & ultraleicht

Clinique€14.214.5★16,933 rev

Clinique Almost Lipstick Nude Honey | Nicht ganz Lippenstift nicht ganz Gloss Textur eines getönten Lippenbalsams | Durchscheinend & ultraleicht

Clinique€14.684.5★16,949 rev

Black Honig Lipstick 2 Stück - Tinted Lip Balm - Lippenpflege mit Farbe - Lip Tint Honey Balm - Lippenstift gegen Lippenfältchen - Lip Gloss für Frauen - Teenager Mädchen Geschenke (Black + Black)

UFkeanlo€7.154.7★15 rev

Newest

by launch date

Clinique Almost Lipstick Nude Honey | Nicht ganz Lippenstift nicht ganz Gloss Textur eines getönten Lippenbalsams | Durchscheinend & ultraleicht

Clinique€14.6816,949 rev

8mo ago

UFkeanlo€7.1515 rev

10mo ago

Clinique Almost Lipstick Black Honey | Nicht ganz Lippenstift nicht ganz Gloss Textur eines getönten Lippenbalsams | Durchscheinend & ultraleicht

Clinique€14.2116,933 rev

2y ago

What buyers say about clinique black honey lipstick

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

What buyers love

Farbe55%

“Schöne Farbe und pflegend”

Qualität insgesamt10%

“Schönes Produkt”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt9%

“Sehr angenehme Textur”

Weiches Gefühl5%

“Wunderschöne Farbe, fühlt sich sehr geschmeidig und pflegend an”

Feucht/Trocken4%

“trocknet die Lippen nicht aus”

Haltbarkeit3%

“Dieser hält deutlich besser”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%

“Gute, günstige Alternative zum Markenpŕodukt”

Komfort insgesamt2%

“Angenehm zu tragen”

Geruch2%

“ist geruchlos – was ich persönlich sehr wichtig finde”

Einfache Anwendung1%

“Ist aber leicht aufzutragen”

What buyers complain about

Farbe23%

“schlammfarbe, sieht nicht gut aus, ist schnell weg”

Haltbarkeit22%

“hält nicht”

Abdeckung13%

“Er deckt nicht gut ab”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Sehr enttäuschend für ein Produkt von Clinique zu diesem Preis”

Allergien6%

“Diese Reaktion hatte ich noch nie bei einem Produkt”

Geruch6%

“Scheint abgelaufen zu sein und riecht unangenehm”

Top return reasons

Farbe49%

Produktzustand14%

Geruch11%

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

Qualität insgesamt4%