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Black Eyeshadow

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.69–$9.21) — Black Eyeshadow doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Ranks 1,175 of 2,481 Beauty niches · on the category median

Market size 11Growth 18Conversion 96Competition 46Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 11Brand share 72Review moat 37Quality gap 65
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Black Eyeshadow profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Eyeshadow is a £42K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (79K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Black Eyeshadow: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -13.2% over the last 90 days and 12.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£42K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-13.2%79K
Conversion rate12.9%
Avg price£4.13

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand, so 38% of the market is open.

38%

open market share

Brands · sellers21 · 53
Top-5 product click share58%
Open market38%
Avg brand age50 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 · 25 products

Sponsored placement76%
New entrants (1y)12· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews2,815

Top Black Eyeshadow 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 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 rising

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

31%

  • Generic20%
  • Barry M18%
  • MELOYOLO9%
  • Mysense8%
  • L'Oreal Paris8%
  • HOPHAT6%

Black Eyeshadow demand & seasonality

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

Volume79KCVR12.9%Products25Brands21Top 5 Brands62%OOS Rate12.9%Rating4.4★Reviews2,815Avg BSR#366
8K6KSpike '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Eyeshadow

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

What buyers love

88% of reviews
Color20%

Decent Pigment

Value For Money18%

Surprisingly good palette for the price

Quality-Overall18%

Really good and doesnt rub off easily, stays good all day

Eyelash Quality11%

Brilliant eyeshadows

Durability7%

The durability, coverage, ease of application, texture, tone, pigmentation and value for money of this product is great

What buyers complain about

46% of reviews
Color15%

not purple or brown

Brightness/Shine/Glow10%

no glitter or shimmer in it

Quality-Overall10%

terrible quality

Smudge Resistance7%

however it does smudge after a while, lasts for a few hours, average quality,

Water Resistance4%

its certainly not waterproof

Black Eyeshadow return rate & reasons

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

0.3%

Return rate

39%

Fixable by listing

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

1Color
39%
2Ease Of Use
11%
3Functionality-Overall
11%
4Product Condition
11%
5Quality-Overall
11%

Common Black Eyeshadow questions

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

Flapen scores Black Eyeshadow 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £42K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -13.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Eyeshadow on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 3.8× the quietest.