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Lip Stain

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.12–$14.92) — Lip Stain doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Ranks 1,283 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −1 vs the category median of 47

Market size 78Growth 25Conversion 47Competition 21Returns 97Price range 0Avg price 29Brand share 11Review moat 23Quality gap 90
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Lip Stain profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Lip Stain is a £1.0M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (2.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Lip Stain: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -0.1% over the last 90 days and 3.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£1.0M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr125K
Search volume / yr-0.1%2.9M
Conversion rate3.8%
Avg price£9.53

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand, so 4% of the market is open.

4%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 49
Top-5 product click share74%
Open market4%
Avg brand age37 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.1★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.1★
Avg reviews7,378

Top Lip Stain 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 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£103K£207K£310K£413K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • Wonderskin66%
  • Sacheu14%
  • e.l.f.8%
  • Essence Cosmetics5%
  • Max Factor2%
  • Petansy2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Lip Stain demand & seasonality

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

Volume2.9MCVR3.8%Products15Brands7Top 5 Brands96%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.1★Reviews7,378Avg BSR#8
100K60KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Lip Stain search terms shoppers use

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

  • lip stain989K/yr
  • wonderskin lip stain658K/yr
  • wonderskin232K/yr
  • lip tint271K/yr
  • lip stain peel off180K/yr
  • sacheu lip stain86K/yr
  • peel off lip stain83K/yr
  • lip stain long lasting60K/yr
  • lip liner stain56K/yr
  • lip tint peel off42K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lip Stain

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

What buyers love

78% of reviews
Color27%

Lasting colour

Quality-Overall14%

Great lip product

Durability6%

stays on all day

Ease Of Use6%

Easy to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Does what it says

What buyers complain about

71% of reviews
Color24%

way too dark

Durability16%

longevity poor

Value For Money9%

Not worth the cost

Moist/Dry7%

dried out

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

Misleading

Lip Stain return rate & reasons

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

0.5%

Return rate

49%

Fixable by listing

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

1Color
36%
2Functionality-Overall
12%
3Stain Resistance
8%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
7%
5Moist/Dry
6%

Common Lip Stain questions

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

Flapen scores Lip Stain 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £1.0M/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -0.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Lip Stain on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jul, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.