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Nagellack

Nagellack shows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

59
Worth a look

Top 7% of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · +12 vs the category median of 47

Market size 53Growth 73Conversion 25Competition 87Returns 98Price range 32Avg price 20Brand share 33Review moat 25Quality gap 75
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Nagellack profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Nagellack is a €335K/yr Amazon Germany market (2.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

Nagellack: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +56.1% over the last 90 days and 2.0% of searches end in a purchase.

€335K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr60K
Search volume / yr+56.1%2.4M
Conversion rate2.0%
Avg price€7.11

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand, so 15% of the market is open.

15%

open market share

Brands · sellers16 · 95
Top-5 product click share28%
Open market15%
Avg brand age50 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 69 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)11· 7 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews4,843

Top Nagellack 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 (28% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

€0€10K€20K€30K€40K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

95

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

28%

Top 20: 60%

Open market

12%

  • essie65%
  • Essence Cosmetics10%
  • Artdeco5%
  • MAYBELLINE3%
  • SUPWEE2%
  • SONGQEE2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 12%)

Nagellack demand & seasonality

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

Volume2.4MCVR2.0%Products69Brands16Top 5 Brands85%OOS Rate6.5%Rating4.3★Reviews4,843Avg BSR#88
80K60KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Nagellack search terms shoppers use

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

  • nagellack912K/yr
  • essie nagellack486K/yr
  • nagellack schnelltrocknend224K/yr
  • essie gel couture131K/yr
  • essence nagellack95K/yr
  • essie108K/yr
  • nagellack essie72K/yr
  • nail polish74K/yr
  • nagellack essence50K/yr
  • essie gel nagellack35K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Nagellack

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

What buyers love

80% of reviews
Farbe25%

Nagelhärter Color Strong

Haltbarkeit11%

gute Haltbarkeit

Lackqualität8%

Nagellacke sind in Ordnung,

Qualität insgesamt7%

Super Produkt

Einfache Anwendung6%

Ist super easy und schnell aufzutragen

What buyers complain about

60% of reviews
Haltbarkeit17%

keine Haltedauer

Lackqualität9%

Lack gefiel mir nicht besonders

Farbe7%

Pigmentierung: Sehr schlecht - der Lack deckt gar nicht

Abdeckung5%

Streifig nicht deckend

Feucht/Trocken5%

verkürzt die Trocknungszeit kein Stück.

Nagellack return rate & reasons

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

0.5%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

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

1Farbe
47%
2Lackqualität
9%
3beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt
7%
4Funktionalität insgesamt
6%
5Auslaufsicher
5%

Common Nagellack questions

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

Flapen scores Nagellack 59/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €335K/yr across 69 tracked products. 7 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +56.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Nagellack on Amazon Germany peaks in Jun, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.