Lipstick
FailPrices span $2.59–$15.48, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Lipstick is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 48 / 100Top 44% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +1 vs the category median of 4748
- Market size
- £286K/yr2.3M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -8.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 36%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 385 sellers
Flapen Score
Lipstick against its category
The dotted line is the Beauty average. Past it, Lipstick is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Lipstick market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Lipstick 2.3M times last year and spent an estimated £286K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 2.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 2.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 2.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £286K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 2.3M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -8.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 2.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £286Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- lipstick949K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.09.
Listings sell for £5.09 on average, from £2.59 to £15.48. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £5.09 that is £3K to £4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.09under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.59–£15.48
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 60K–80K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £3K–£4K
- Returns
- 0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
54% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #33 within Make-up. It carries 11,223 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 54%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.9%
- Average rank
- #33in Make-up
- Average rating
- 4.33 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 11,223per listing
- Listings tracked
- 48
04 · Newcomers
1 of last year's 1 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
1 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
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 45 months
Products
Top Lipstick 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
Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick 066 Heather Shimmer Creamy Satin Finish Long Lasting 8 HR Wear Comfortable Formula Rich Pigment
- Price
- £4.00
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 29,141
- Age
- 17y ago

Max Factor Lipfinity Long-Lasting Two Step Lipstick - 016 Glowing Pink 4.2g
- Price
- £6.12
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14,912
- Age
- 11y ago

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick 206 Pink-Key-Promise Creamy Satin Finish Long Lasting 8 HR Wear Comfortable Formula Rich Pigment
- Price
- £4.28
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 29,141
- Age
- 17y ago

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick 4.2 g Number 420 Blushed
- Price
- £4.08
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 17,400
- Age
- 16y ago

Max Factor Colour Elixir Lipstick with Vitamin E Shade Dusky Rose 095
- Price
- £4.52
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,564
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick - 133 Almond Hustle
- Price
- £3.67
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 18,030
- Age
- 6y ago

LOréal Paris Color Riche Satin Smooth Lipstick Moisturising Pure Pigment Lip Colour With Omega 3 & Vitamin E 118 French Made
- Price
- £5.80
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,454
- Age
- 5y ago

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick 290 Sunset Rose Creamy Satin Finish Long Lasting 8 HR Wear Comfortable Formula Rich Pigment
- Price
- £4.08
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 29,141
- Age
- 2y ago

Super Lustrous Lipstick by Revlon 430 Soft Silver Rose
- Price
- £4.35
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 27,511
- Age
- 16y ago

LOréal Paris Liquid Lipstick Intense Colour Longwear Matte Formula with Hyaluronic Acid Transfer- and Smudge-Resistant Infallible Matte Resistance Shade: 500 Wine Not
- Price
- £6.35
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,404
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
MUA Makeup Academy Creamy Matte Lipstick Heartfelt (Nude) Highly Pigmented - Vegan & Cruelty Free (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £2.82
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 182
- Age
- 1y ago

4pcs Plumping Lipstick Set Plumping Lip Gloss Set Tinted Lip Balm Lip Gloss Set Nude Lipstick Sets for Women Lipstick Long Lasting Waterproof Lip Stick Set High Pigmented Lip Balm Makeup Sets
- Price
- £4.17
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 212
- Age
- 1y ago

MUA Makeup Academy Creamy Matte Lipstick Super Nude (Nude) Highly Pigmented - Vegan & Cruelty Free (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £2.84
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 182
- Age
- 1y ago

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick 290 Sunset Rose Creamy Satin Finish Long Lasting 8 HR Wear Comfortable Formula Rich Pigment
- Price
- £4.08
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 29,141
- Age
- 2y ago

LOréal Paris Liquid Lipstick Intense Colour Longwear Matte Formula with Hyaluronic Acid Transfer- and Smudge-Resistant Infallible Matte Resistance Shade: 500 Wine Not
- Price
- £6.35
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,404
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 36% of clicks, no more. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
14 falling
Sellers
385
Est. top-5 brand share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
36%
Top 20: 71%
Open market
12%
- Rimmel33%
- Max Factor16%
- Revlon16%
- L'Oreal Paris9%
- Maybelline9%
- MUA5%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 12%)
Demand
Lipstick search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top Lipstick search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- lipstick949K/yr
- lipstick long lasting192K/yr
- rimmel lipstick153K/yr
- nude lipstick136K/yr
- revlon lipsticks109K/yr
- long lasting lipstick77K/yr
- lipsticks91K/yr
- lipsticks for older women79K/yr
- matte lipstick82K/yr
- max factor lipstick62K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lipstick
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Colour not as expected”
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.
17 topics
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FAQ
Common Lipstick questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data









