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Black Nail Polish

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

Flapen Score

40
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Ranks 1,964 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −7 vs the category median of 47

Market size 30Growth 38Conversion 98Competition 6Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 10Brand share 0Review moat 19Quality gap 80
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Black Nail Polish profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Nail Polish is a £132K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (206K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Black Nail Polish: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +10.5% over the last 90 days and 17.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£132K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr+10.5%206K
Conversion rate17.1%
Avg price£3.74

Who owns the niche?

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

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 42
Top-5 product click share93%
Open market0%
Avg brand age48 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 7 products

Sponsored placement71%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews14,380

Top Black Nail Polish 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 capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£26K£53K£79K£106K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Rimmel60%
  • JODSONE16%
  • essie10%
  • KKwoter9%
  • Barry M4%

Black Nail Polish demand & seasonality

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

Volume206KCVR17.1%Products7Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.8%Rating4.2★Reviews14,380Avg BSR#106
10K6KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top Black Nail Polish search terms shoppers use

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

  • black nail polish147K/yr
  • black nail varnish36K/yr
  • black nail polish quick dry11K/yr
  • nail polish black9K/yr
  • black nail varnish quick dry4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Nail Polish

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

What buyers love

81% of reviews
Color19%

Cute colour

Quality-Overall10%

Because it still had some good reviews

Stitch/Finish/Polish10%

Its polish

Value For Money9%

Good value for money

Paint Quality7%

I love this i love painting my nails black

What buyers complain about

76% of reviews
Durability20%

Only been on a few hours and chipped and coming off

Thickness14%

It's too thick

Moist/Dry13%

Doesnt dry

Texture/Consistency-Overall6%

Turns tacky in texture after 2 weeks

Leak-Proof6%

had Leaked in the box making it impossible to open or use

Black Nail Polish return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

27%

Fixable by listing

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

1Color
27%
2Adhesion/Stickiness
14%
3Thickness
9%
4Suitability Dry Skin
9%
5Functionality-Overall
9%

Common Black Nail Polish questions

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

Flapen scores Black Nail Polish 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £132K/yr across 7 tracked products. Search demand moved +10.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Nail Polish on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.