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Eyeshadow Palette

Eyeshadow Palette shows low returns (0.3%), but pricing outside the sweet spot ($6.86 avg) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

54
Worth a look

Top 19% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +7 vs the category median of 47

Market size 56Growth 23Conversion 40Competition 75Returns 99Price range 52Avg price 19Brand share 68Review moat 24Quality gap 58
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Eyeshadow Palette profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Eyeshadow Palette is a £406K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Eyeshadow Palette: 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 -4.8% over the last 90 days and 3.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£406K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K
Search volume / yr-4.8%1.9M
Conversion rate3.2%
Avg price£6.86

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand, so 36% of the market is open.

36%

open market share

Brands · sellers25 · 155
Top-5 product click share40%
Open market36%
Avg brand age46 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 · 40 products

Sponsored placement53%
New entrants (1y)4· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews6,113

Top Eyeshadow Palette 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 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£16K£33K£49K£65K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

25 falling

Sellers

155

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

32%

  • Revolution Beauty London23%
  • Max Factor14%
  • Rimmel12%
  • UCANBE8%
  • Urban Decay7%
  • Mornery4%

Eyeshadow Palette demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.9MCVR3.2%Products40Brands25Top 5 Brands64%OOS Rate2.4%Rating4.4★Reviews6,113Avg BSR#69
70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top Eyeshadow Palette search terms shoppers use

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

  • eyeshadow palette630K/yr
  • eyeshadow236K/yr
  • eye shadow pallets for women183K/yr
  • eye shadow124K/yr
  • revolution eyeshadow palettes81K/yr
  • brown eyeshadow63K/yr
  • eyeshadows53K/yr
  • eye shadows for older women42K/yr
  • urban decay eyeshadow56K/yr
  • nude eyeshadow palette43K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Eyeshadow Palette

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

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Color42%

Good shade

Value For Money14%

Good for price

Quality-Overall12%

Good value and quality arrived quickly

Eyelash Quality4%

Daughter says she very happy with the eyeshadow, nice colours and easy to apply

Durability4%

lasts all day

What buyers complain about

70% of reviews
Color28%

Colours are not what you see

Size-Overall9%

The glitter is too large

Quality-Overall8%

Not the best considering the brand

Value For Money7%

So not good value

Durability5%

breaks quite easily

Eyeshadow Palette return rate & reasons

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

0.3%

Return rate

57%

Fixable by listing

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

1Color
44%
2Defective Material/Parts
16%
3Quality-Overall
6%
4Product Condition
5%
5Size-Overall
5%

Common Eyeshadow Palette questions

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

Flapen scores Eyeshadow Palette 54/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £406K/yr across 40 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -4.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Eyeshadow Palette on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.