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pinselset makeup

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.8%), but soft demand (-34.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 68Growth 8Conversion 41Competition 61Returns 96Price range 57Avg price 61Brand share 70Review moat 23Quality gap 45

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Good63%

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

Market size

Good€692K

€692K/yr · 1.6M searches

Competition

Good48%

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

Avg price

Good€13.33

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good€3.26–€30.84

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay3.3%

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

Review moat

Bad8,506.91

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-34.0%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, pinselset makeup is a €692K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

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

pinselset makeup market data

Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
€667K–€800K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.3%
Avg BSR
#28
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
81%
Out of stock
8.3%
Avg brand age
34 months
Avg seller age
179 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

68

Top-5 brand share

63%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

32%

  • START MAKERS19%
  • BEAKEY16%
  • REAL TECHNIQUES14%
  • MAANGE8%
  • HEYMKGO6%
  • Vicloon5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -34.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
60K40KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top pinselset makeup search terms

  • pinselset makeup441K/yr
  • make up pinsel346K/yr
  • make up pinsel set165K/yr
  • makeup pinsel88K/yr
  • schminkpinsel set104K/yr
  • schminkpinsel71K/yr
  • pinsel makeup48K/yr
  • makeup brush set51K/yr
  • makeup brushes21K/yr
  • pinsel set schmink39K/yr
All search terms

Top pinselset makeup 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%5%€35K10%€69K15%€104K20%€138K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

What buyers say about pinselset makeup

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

What buyers love

Pinselqualität26%

“Bester Makeup-Pinsel”

Qualität insgesamt22%

“Super Produkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis13%

“Preis-Leistung super”

Weiches Gefühl10%

“fühlt sich gut an”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Handhabung ist super”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Wie erwartet”

Einfache Reinigung3%

“lassen sich auch easy Reinigen.”

Eignung für Mischhaut2%

“Perfekt aufeinander abgestimmt: Das Set enthält alles, was man für ein komplettes Gesicht- und Augen-Makeup braucht – vom Foundation-Pinsel bis zum Blending-Brush”

Einfache Anwendung2%

“Foundation lässt sich gleichmäßig auftragen”

Komfort insgesamt1%

“Sehr angenehm auf der haut”

What buyers complain about

Gesamtgröße12%

“kleiner als erwartet”

Qualität insgesamt10%

“Qualität ungenügend”

Haltbarkeit9%

“löst sich auf”

Geruch7%

“rochen nach Chemie.”

Materialqualität6%

“Sie sind aus schlechtem Material gefertigt, alle kaputt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Die Pinsel sind für diesen Preis echt nicht gut”

Hartes Gefühl4%

“Bürsten etwas zu hart”

Haarverwandt4%

“Verliert Haare”

Pinselqualität3%

“Also einen professionellen Eindruck machen die Pinsel überhaupt nicht”

Produktzustand2%

“Produkt kam offensichtlich bereits geöffnet an, die Pinsel waren zwar zum Glück noch unbenutzt aber die Verpackung hatte Risse und offensichtliche Gebrauchsspuren und Mängel”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße26%
Qualität insgesamt24%
Geruch9%
Pinselqualität7%
Weiches Gefühl5%
Funktionalität insgesamt4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%
schädigen/verbrennen Haare3%
Produktzustand3%
Defekt Material/Teile2%

Common questions

Is pinselset makeup profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €692K/yr across 32 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -34.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the pinselset makeup niche?
22 brands and 68 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pinselset makeup?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit. The return rate is 0.8%.
When does demand for pinselset makeup peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pinselset makeup niche?
Listings span €3.26–€30.84; the average listing price is €13.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,507 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.