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Primer

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.69–$11.47) — Primer doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

38
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Ranks 1,082 of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · −9 vs the category median of 47

Market size 47Growth 11Conversion 68Competition 26Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 21Brand share 5Review moat 20Quality gap 65
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Primer profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Primer is a €257K/yr Amazon Germany market (559K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Primer: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -27.9% over the last 90 days and 6.2% of searches end in a purchase.

€257K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr-27.9%559K
Conversion rate6.2%
Avg price€7.47

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand, so 2% of the market is open.

2%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 78
Top-5 product click share69%
Open market2%
Avg brand age61 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 14 products

Sponsored placement93%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews13,277

Top Primer 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

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€26K€51K€77K€103K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 flat

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • e.l.f.59%
  • Essence Cosmetics13%
  • NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP11%
  • Catrice Cosmetics10%
  • MAYBELLINE6%
  • L'Oreal Paris2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Primer demand & seasonality

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

Volume559KCVR6.2%Products14Brands6Top 5 Brands98%OOS Rate4.3%Rating4.4★Reviews13,277Avg BSR#13
90K70KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Top Primer search terms shoppers use

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

  • primer205K/yr
  • elf primer103K/yr
  • primer makeup76K/yr
  • primer gesicht32K/yr
  • nyx primer21K/yr
  • catrice primer15K/yr
  • essence primer20K/yr
  • make-up basis12K/yr
  • make up primer10K/yr
  • maybelline primer10K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Primer

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

What buyers love

70% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt18%

Super Produkt

Eignung für Mischhaut12%

Super für acnepron skin

Haltbarkeit9%

Er hält zwar gut,

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen5%

ein schöner glow

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt5%

Super Konsistenz,

What buyers complain about

63% of reviews
Haftung/Klebrigkeit12%

Klebrige Angelegenheit

Ölig/fettig9%

Sehr fettig für meine Haut

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%

Entspricht nicht den Versprechen der Website

Eignung für trockene Haut8%

Macht unreine Haut

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

Das Produkt ist zwar etwas teurer

Common Primer questions

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

Flapen scores Primer 38/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €257K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -27.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Primer on Amazon Germany peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.