Highlighter Makeup
FailPrices span $2.73–$8.26, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Highlighter Makeup is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 43 / 100Ranks 1,655 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −4 vs the category median of 4743
- Market size
- £111K/yr411K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -10.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 55%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 87 sellers
Flapen Score
Highlighter Makeup against its category
The dotted line is the Beauty average. Past it, Highlighter Makeup is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Highlighter Makeup market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Highlighter Makeup 411K times last year and spent an estimated £111K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 5.0% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 411K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 5.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £111K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 411K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -10.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.0%
- Market size, estimated
- £111Ka year
- Peak month
- February1.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- highlighter makeup265K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.35.
Listings sell for £5.35 on average, from £2.73 to £8.26. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £5.35 that is £4K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.35under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.73–£8.26
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 20K–25K
- Units per listing a year
- 750–1,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £4K–£5K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
52% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #35 within Make-up. It carries 3,023 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 52%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.8%
- Average rank
- #35in Make-up
- Average rating
- 4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,023per listing
- Listings tracked
- 23
04 · Newcomers
1 of last year's 2 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. 1 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 45 months
Products
Top Highlighter Makeup products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 21, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Makeup Revolution Highlight Reloaded Highly Pigmented Shimmer Glow Finish Face Makeup Just My Type 10g
- Price
- £2.73
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 15,513
- Age
- 7y ago

MUA Makeup Academy Shimmer Highlighter Powder Oyster Silk - Highly Pigmented Glow Finish 8 g
- Price
- £2.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 144
- Age
- 1y ago

NYX Professional Makeup Buttermelt Highlighter Powder Highlighter 12 HR Wear Fade & Transfer Resistant Buildable High Impact Glow Bright & Butta 1 Count
- Price
- £6.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,131
- Age
- 1y ago

Makeup Revolution Reloaded Highlighter Highly-Pigmented Face Powder Brighten Glow & Shimmer Dare to Divulge 10g
- Price
- £3.05
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,700
- Age
- 7y ago

Makeup Revolution Beauty Highlight Reloaded Set the Tone
- Price
- £3.50
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,700
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
UCANBE Sparkle Bomb Baked Highlighter Powder Highlighter Makeup High Glossy Illuminator Palette for Face & Body Weightless and Buildable (02 Moonlight)
- Price
- £7.26
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 116
- Age
- 7mo ago

Makeup Revolution Beauty Highlight Reloaded Set the Tone
- Price
- £3.50
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,700
- Age
- 7y ago

e.l.f. Halo Glow Silky Powder Highlighter Long-Lasting Luminous Face Finish Cake-Resistant with Micro-Shimmer Vegan & Cruelty-Free Soft Pearl Era
- Price
- £5.74
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 957
- Age
- 7mo ago

MUA Makeup Academy Shimmer Highlighter Powder Oyster Silk - Highly Pigmented Glow Finish 8 g
- Price
- £2.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 144
- Age
- 1y ago

NYX Professional Makeup Buttermelt Highlighter Powder Highlighter 12 HR Wear Fade & Transfer Resistant Buildable High Impact Glow Bright & Butta 1 Count
- Price
- £6.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,131
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
e.l.f. Halo Glow Silky Powder Highlighter Long-Lasting Luminous Face Finish Cake-Resistant with Micro-Shimmer Vegan & Cruelty-Free Soft Pearl Era
- Price
- £5.74
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 957
- Age
- 7mo ago

UCANBE Sparkle Bomb Baked Highlighter Powder Highlighter Makeup High Glossy Illuminator Palette for Face & Body Weightless and Buildable (02 Moonlight)
- Price
- £7.26
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 116
- Age
- 7mo ago

NYX Professional Makeup Buttermelt Highlighter Powder Highlighter 12 HR Wear Fade & Transfer Resistant Buildable High Impact Glow Bright & Butta 1 Count
- Price
- £6.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,131
- Age
- 1y ago

NYX Professional Makeup Buttermelt Highlighter Powder Highlighter 12 HR Wear Fade & Transfer Resistant Buildable High Impact Glow Butta Than Gold 1 Count
- Price
- £7.25
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,131
- Age
- 1y ago

NYX Professional Makeup Buttermelt Highlighter Powder Highlighter 12 HR Wear Fade & Transfer Resistant Buildable High Impact Glow U Butta Werk 1 Count
- Price
- £6.64
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,131
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 55% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
12 falling
Sellers
87
Est. top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
55%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
13%
- Revolution Beauty London39%
- MUA15%
- NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP14%
- e.l.f.10%
- Rimmel4%
- Technic4%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 13%)
Demand
Highlighter Makeup search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top Highlighter Makeup search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- highlighter makeup265K/yr
- highlighters makeup28K/yr
- nyx highlighter18K/yr
- makeup highlighter15K/yr
- face highlighter10K/yr
- highlight10K/yr
- highlighter powder10K/yr
- highlighter palette11K/yr
- powder highlighter8K/yr
- highlighter make up7K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Highlighter Makeup
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“its glittery and I dont like glitter”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Highlighter Makeup questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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