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Lipgloss

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Lipgloss doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Ranks 969 of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · −6 vs the category median of 47

Market size 57Growth 14Conversion 27Competition 77Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 11Brand share 0Review moat 50Quality gap 33
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Lipgloss profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Lipgloss is a €435K/yr Amazon Germany market (5.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Lipgloss: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -22.2% over the last 90 days and 2.2% of searches end in a purchase.

€435K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr125K
Search volume / yr-22.2%5.1M
Conversion rate2.2%
Avg price€3.96

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 124
Top-5 product click share38%
Open market0%
Avg brand age36 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 42 products

Sponsored placement88%
New entrants (1y)32· 16 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,503

Top Lipgloss products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

€0€17K€35K€52K€70K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

124

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

0%

  • Essence Cosmetics97%
  • Kiko Milano2%
  • Generisch1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Lipgloss demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume5.1MCVR2.2%Products42Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate13.3%Rating4.5★Reviews1,503Avg BSR#68
150K100KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top Lipgloss search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • essence1.8M/yr
  • juicy bomb1.3M/yr
  • lipgloss486K/yr
  • essence juicy bomb274K/yr
  • essence limited edition292K/yr
  • juicy bomb limited edition 202696K/yr
  • essence lipgloss86K/yr
  • lip gloss74K/yr
  • schminke essence86K/yr
  • essence make up54K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lipgloss

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Geruch18%

Riecht total nach Karamell, mega cool

Farbe14%

Durchsichtig gold schimmernd

Geschenk Zweck12%

Super zum verschenken

Qualität insgesamt11%

Super Produkt

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%

Produkt wie beschrieben

What buyers complain about

69% of reviews
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis20%

recht teuer

Geruch10%

Stinkt

Farbe9%

Bei mir wird es eher dezent rostrot als pink

Haftung/Klebrigkeit6%

Die Lipglosse kleben kaum

Qualität insgesamt5%

Billig Produkt

Lipgloss return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.2%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Gesamtgröße
20%
2Kompatibilität – insgesamt
15%
3Farbe
13%
4Defekt Material/Teile
8%
5Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
7%

Common Lipgloss questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Lipgloss 41/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €435K/yr across 42 tracked products. 16 of 32 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -22.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Lipgloss on Amazon Germany peaks in Mar–Apr–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.