nail tips
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.4%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Great47%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Competition
Great39%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Good5.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Good£280K£280K/yr · 824K searches
Review moat
Okay3,376.89avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-9.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£6.03avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£2.89–£9.88cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, nail tips is a £280K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (824K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 47% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
nail tips market data
- Units sold / yr
- 40K–50K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £241K–£302K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.6%
- Avg BSR
- #96
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 93%
- Out of stock
- 0.9%
- Avg brand age
- 30 months
- Avg seller age
- 174 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
26 falling
Sellers
29
Top-5 brand share
47%
Top 20: 95%
Top-5 click share
39%
Top 20: 77%
Open market
47%
- Beainfir12%
- UNA GELLA10%
- WJIASI9%
- BUTBU8%
- Deciniee7%
- Makartt6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.5% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top nail tips search terms
- nail tips405K/yr
- nail tips for gel extensions73K/yr
- nail extensions70K/yr
- nail tips for acrylic extensions34K/yr
- acrylic nail tips32K/yr
- gel nail tips26K/yr
- nail extension tips21K/yr
- soft gel nail tips23K/yr
- clear nail tips22K/yr
- nails tips17K/yr
Top nail tips products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Beainfir 500 Pieces Clear False Nail Tips French Artificial Fake Art Nails Tips 10 Sizes DIY Acrylic Fake Nail with Box Nail Brush Cuticle Pushes and Nail File
Beainfir£5.814.4★1,373 rev
WJIASI Natural False Nails Oval French Acrylic Nails Artificial Nails Tips for Girls Women Natural Color (500 Pieces 10 Sizes)
WJIASI£5.054.4★2,282 rev
Acrylic Nail Tips for Gel Extensions: Nail Glue for Acrylic Tips Extra Strong - 480PCS XXL Extra Long C Curve Nail Tips - Natural and Clear Square Fake Nails Extension Kit for DIY Nail Art
Deciniee£8.364.2★774 rev
FANTESI 1000 Pcs Acrylic Nail Tips French Half Cover Fake Nails Artificial Coffin Nails 10 Sizes for Nail Salons and DIY Nail Art Manicure Tool with Box- Clear/Natural
Hyrew£7.454.6★1,466 rev
MtnLaur 240Pcs Long Square Nail Tips Long Square Nails 12 Sizes No C Clear Nail Tips French Acrylic Straight Clear False Nail Extension for Beginner and Professional Home Salon DIY
MtnLaur£5.354.5★40 rev
Newest
by launch dateMtnLaur 240Pcs Long Square Nail Tips Long Square Nails 12 Sizes No C Clear Nail Tips French Acrylic Straight Clear False Nail Extension for Beginner and Professional Home Salon DIY
MtnLaur£5.3540 rev
BUTBU Medium Square Nail Tips 120PCS Soft Gel Full Cover Nail-Tips Press on Fase Artificial Nails tips Clear Acrylic nails tip 12 Sizes NAIL Extensions Kit for DIY Manicure Nail Art Salon
BUTBU£3.43248 rev
BUTBU Nail Tips 120PCS Soft Gel Full Cover Nail-Tip Press on Fase Artificial Nails tips Clear Acrylic nails tip 12 Sizes NAIL Extensions Kit for DIY Manicure Nail Art Salon (Short Almond 02)
BUTBU£3.38248 rev
BUTBU Medium Square Nail Tips 600Pcs Soft Gel Full Cover Nails-Tips Clear Acrylic False Press on Nail Tip 12 Sizes NAIL Extensions Kit for DIY Manicure Art Salon
BUTBU£5.48556 rev
360Pcs Short Almond Gel x Nail Tips Half Cover 12 Sizes French False Nails Tip Extensions Half Clear Matte Fake Coffin Nail Art Tips with Assortment Box Artificial Acrylic Nail Tips for Women
BQMEZRNUS£5.8140 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
UNA GELLA Almond Nail Tips: 216PCS False Nail Extensions For Medium Almond Shape Full Cover Acrylic Fake Nails For Beginner Easy To Diy Home 12sizes
UNA GELLA£7.084.3★
BUTBU Medium Square Nail Tips 120PCS Soft Gel Full Cover Nail-Tips Press on Fase Artificial Nails tips Clear Acrylic nails tip 12 Sizes NAIL Extensions Kit for DIY Manicure Nail Art Salon
BUTBU£3.434.3★
UNA GELLA Almond Nail Tips 504Pcs Short Almond False Nails Clear Acrylic Press On Nail Extensions 12 Sizes Fake Nails for DIY Salon At home
UNA GELLA£7.904.4★
MtnLaur 240Pcs Long Square Nail Tips Long Square Nails 12 Sizes No C Clear Nail Tips French Acrylic Straight Clear False Nail Extension for Beginner and Professional Home Salon DIY
MtnLaur£5.354.5★
UNA GELLA Nail Tips 504PCS Clear False Nail Medium Almond Shape For Gel Extensions - 12 Sizes Soft Acrylic Gel Press On Nails No C Curve Gift For Diy Salon At Home
UNA GELLA£8.004.4★
What buyers say about nail tips
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Really sticks well”
“Decent quality though, nice shape and easy to apply”
“Fit nice”
“Easy to put on”
“Great value for money”
“application is easy”
“they do not break”
“The almond shape is very nice”
“Does the job”
“Gel colour goes over them lovely”
What buyers complain about
“slightly smaller than usual”
“The glue is rubbish”
“Extremely flimsy”
“poorer quality nails”
“Not very durable”
“Did not work for me”
“cheap nail tips are quite thick as well”
“These tips also smell very fishy when filing”
“It does take some practice on how much to use though”
“Absolutely useless, like water no stickability total waste if money”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is nail tips profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £280K/yr across 45 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the nail tips niche?
- 26 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 47% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in nail tips?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Adhesion/Stickiness, Strength. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for nail tips peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the nail tips niche?
- Listings span £2.89–£9.88; the average listing price is £6.03 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,377 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.