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Lipstick Sets

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.17–$10.31) — Lipstick Sets doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Ranks 1,964 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −7 vs the category median of 47

Market size 10Growth 19Conversion 24Competition 72Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 21Brand share 29Review moat 25Quality gap 73
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Lipstick Sets profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Lipstick Sets is a £40K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (275K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Lipstick Sets: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -12.6% over the last 90 days and 1.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£40K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-12.6%275K
Conversion rate1.9%
Avg price£7.70

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand, so 12% of the market is open.

12%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 48
Top-5 product click share42%
Open market12%
Avg brand age34 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 40 products

Sponsored placement65%
New entrants (1y)4· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews4,233

Top Lipstick Sets 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 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£3K£5K£6K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

48

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

10%

  • Kiko Milano72%
  • LANGMANNI5%
  • Revolution Pro4%
  • Nestmuse4%
  • Beliky Girl3%
  • Newvenper2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 10%)

Lipstick Sets demand & seasonality

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

Volume275KCVR1.9%Products40Brands13Top 5 Brands88%OOS Rate8.1%Rating4.3★Reviews4,233Avg BSR#181
18K13KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top Lipstick Sets search terms shoppers use

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

  • kiko lipstick79K/yr
  • lipstick set92K/yr
  • kiko milano lipstick34K/yr
  • lipstick sets for women30K/yr
  • lip stick set7K/yr
  • lipstick sets6K/yr
  • makeup lipstick5K/yr
  • matte lipstick set4K/yr
  • matte lip gloss4K/yr
  • lipstick gift set8K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lipstick Sets

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

What buyers love

78% of reviews
Color34%

Great colours

Quality-Overall13%

Nice quality and applies easy

Value For Money6%

Great price

Soft Feel6%

Smooth feel as it glides on

Moist/Dry5%

a good moisturiser

What buyers complain about

62% of reviews
Color18%

a little too light in colour

Durability9%

not long lasting

Moist/Dry8%

Drying

Size-Overall8%

Really small

Quality-Overall7%

It really is rubbish

Lipstick Sets return rate & reasons

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

0.5%

Return rate

70%

Fixable by listing

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

1Color
48%
2Quality-Overall
9%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
8%
4Product Condition
6%
5Size-Overall
6%

Common Lipstick Sets questions

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

Flapen scores Lipstick Sets 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £40K/yr across 40 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -12.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Lipstick Sets on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.