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Blush

Blush shows low returns (0.1%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.12–$14.92) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look

Top 15% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +8 vs the category median of 47

Market size 54Growth 21Conversion 51Competition 89Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 71Review moat 23Quality gap 67
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Blush profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Blush is a £365K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.7M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Blush: 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 -7.8% over the last 90 days and 4.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£365K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K
Search volume / yr-7.8%1.7M
Conversion rate4.2%
Avg price£5.14

Who owns the niche?

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

38%

open market share

Brands · sellers26 · 335
Top-5 product click share26%
Open market38%
Avg brand age51 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 · 66 products

Sponsored placement74%
New entrants (1y)11· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews7,403

Top Blush 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 (26% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£7K£15K£22K£29K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

26 rising

Sellers

335

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

26%

Top 20: 65%

Open market

31%

  • Rimmel20%
  • e.l.f.15%
  • NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP14%
  • Max Factor7%
  • Collection7%
  • Bourjois6%

Blush demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.7MCVR4.2%Products66Brands26Top 5 Brands62%OOS Rate1.6%Rating4.3★Reviews7,403Avg BSR#38
45K35KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top Blush search terms shoppers use

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

  • blush553K/yr
  • blusher286K/yr
  • blushers for cheeks make up180K/yr
  • cream blush135K/yr
  • powder blush68K/yr
  • blush stick59K/yr
  • nyx blush46K/yr
  • bourjois51K/yr
  • blushes47K/yr
  • blusher for older women39K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Blush

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

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Color31%

Lasting colour

Quality-Overall14%

Really good product and versatile

Value For Money9%

Not expensive

Brightness/Shine/Glow6%

Nice and shine

Ease Of Use5%

Ease of use

What buyers complain about

63% of reviews
Color26%

The wrong colour

Durability9%

Doesnt last

Value For Money7%

Not worth the cost

Size-Overall4%

a 4ml tube is quite small

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

Misleading description,

Blush return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

63%

Fixable by listing

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

1Color
40%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
10%
3Quality-Overall
6%
4Product Condition
6%
5Defective Material/Parts
6%

Common Blush questions

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

Flapen scores Blush 55/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £365K/yr across 66 tracked products. 3 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -7.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Blush on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.