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Day of the Dead

a small market ($42K/yr) — Day of the Dead doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Ranks 1,867 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −6 vs the category median of 47

Market size 11Growth 21Conversion 13Competition 56Returns 31Price range 48Avg price 51Brand share 71Review moat 73Quality gap 81
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Day of the Dead profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Day of the Dead is a £42K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (346K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Day of the Dead: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -7.2% over the last 90 days and 1.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£42K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-7.2%346K
Conversion rate1.0%
Avg price£12.10

Who owns the niche?

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

38%

open market share

Brands · sellers19 · 50
Top-5 product click share51%
Open market38%
Avg brand age41 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 · 24 products

Sponsored placement38%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews572

Top Day of the Dead 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 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£4K£8K£13K£17K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

34%

  • Smiffys38%
  • PACKOVE8%
  • OE Menswear7%
  • Fioeyr5%
  • Lina & Lily4%
  • Spooktacular Creations4%

Day of the Dead demand & seasonality

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

Volume346KCVR1.0%Products24Brands19Top 5 Brands62%OOS Rate37.3%Rating4.2★Reviews572Avg BSR#22,811
60K40KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 26.6×

Top Day of the Dead search terms shoppers use

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

  • day of the dead66K/yr
  • day of the dead costume81K/yr
  • day of the dead mask35K/yr
  • day of the dead costumes for women104K/yr
  • day of the dead headband30K/yr
  • day of the dead accessories5K/yr
  • day of the dead head band5K/yr
  • day of the dead accessories for women7K/yr
  • womens day of the dead costume8K/yr
  • dia de los muertos costume6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Day of the Dead

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

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Value For Money29%

Great value

Quality-Overall29%

Good quality outfit

Size-Overall14%

Looked and fitted very well

Design-Overall14%

Bright designs and easy to apply

Weight Light7%

Not bulky

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Size-Overall100%

Mismatch sizes

Day of the Dead return rate & reasons

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

4.5%

Return rate

74%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
62%
2Adhesion/Stickiness
12%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
8%
4Quality-Overall
6%
5Material Quality
4%

Common Day of the Dead questions

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

Flapen scores Day of the Dead 41/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £42K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -7.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Day of the Dead on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 26.6× the quietest.