Skip to content
54

foundation stick

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.4★), but soft demand (-56.4% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 12Growth 0Conversion 41Competition 79Returns 99Price range 50Avg price 43Brand share 90Review moat 59Quality gap 100

Quality gap

Incredible3.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great45%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great36%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good1,154.54

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good€3.46–€26.42

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

Avg price

Okay€11.12

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Okay3.2%

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

Market size

Bad€50K

€50K/yr · 138K searches

Growth

Bad-56.4%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, foundation stick is a €50K/yr Amazon Germany market (138K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

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

foundation stick market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€44K–€56K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.2%
Avg BSR
#340
Page quality
0%
Prime
88%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
28.7%
Avg brand age
27 months
Avg seller age
175 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

33 rising

Sellers

86

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 88%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 70%

Open market

50%

  • Clawrex14%
  • M. Asam12%
  • SOLUAME7%
  • MAYBELLINE7%
  • EONFAVE6%
  • O'CHEAL5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 17 weeks — -56.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KMar '26Mar '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top foundation stick search terms

  • foundation stick74K/yr
  • make up stick12K/yr
  • make up stift8K/yr
  • color changing foundation stick12K/yr
  • clarea 2-in-1 foundation mit integriertem pinsel4K/yr
  • stick foundation4K/yr
  • foundation stick mit pinsel7K/yr
  • clarea foundation stick12K/yr
  • farbwechsel foundation stick5K/yr
All search terms

Top foundation stick 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.

0%4%€2K8%€4K12%€6K16%€8K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about foundation stick

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt18%

“Super Produkte”

Eignung für Mischhaut12%

“Matches Fair to Medium Skin Tones”

Abdeckung9%

“Deckt wunderbar ab”

Einfache Anwendung7%

“Der Asam Magic Finish Perfect Blend concealer lässt sich super einfach auftragen”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit6%

“Gute Handhabung”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Wie in der Werbung”

Farbe4%

“Natürlicher Look”

Eignung für trockene Haut3%

“Concealer passt perfekt 👍 Lässt sich gut auftragen und verschmilzt mit der Haut”

Geruch3%

“Geruch ok”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%

“Lohnt sich”

What buyers complain about

Abdeckung14%

“Null Deckkraft”

Farbe8%

“Bei mir verändert er die Farbe überhaupt nicht”

Funktionalität insgesamt8%

“Funktioniert nicht”

Qualität insgesamt7%

“Müll”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Fraglich, was für ein Produkt im Video genommen wurde, aber nicht dieses”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Das Geld überhaupt nicht wert”

Feucht/Trocken5%

“Trocknet die Haut aus”

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen4%

“Funktioniert, deckt nicht sehr stark, glänzt”

Falten3%

“nichts lagert sich in den "Falten" ab.”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit3%

“Im Gesicht fühlt sie sich klebrig an”

Top return reasons

Farbe23%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt11%
Abdeckung10%
Funktionalität insgesamt9%
Defekt Material/Teile5%
Produktzustand5%
Qualität insgesamt5%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit4%
Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen3%
Geruch3%

Common questions

Is foundation stick profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €50K/yr across 50 tracked products. 4 of 33 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -56.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the foundation stick niche?
33 brands and 86 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 45% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in foundation stick?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Abdeckung, Farbe, Funktionalität insgesamt. The return rate is 0.3%.
What does it cost to enter the foundation stick niche?
Listings span €3.46–€26.42; the average listing price is €11.12 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,155 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.