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Nude Lipstick

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Nude Lipstick doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

39
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Ranks 2,047 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −8 vs the category median of 47

Market size 14Growth 22Conversion 29Competition 83Returns 97Price range 0Avg price 17Brand share 0Review moat 20Quality gap 67
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Nude Lipstick profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Nude Lipstick is a £56K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (391K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Nude Lipstick: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -5.8% over the last 90 days and 2.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£56K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-5.8%391K
Conversion rate2.3%
Avg price£6.27

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 380
Top-5 product click share32%
Open market0%
Avg brand age43 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 · 69 products

Sponsored placement46%
New entrants (1y)3· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews13,530

Top Nude Lipstick 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

380

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 63%

Open market

0%

  • L'Oreal Paris60%
  • Maybelline25%
  • NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP13%
  • Max Factor1%
  • Rimmel1%

Nude Lipstick demand & seasonality

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

Volume391KCVR2.3%Products69Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate3.1%Rating4.3★Reviews13,530Avg BSR#77
10K6KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Nude Lipstick search terms shoppers use

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

  • loreal lipstick121K/yr
  • nyx lipstick40K/yr
  • maybelline vinyl ink lipstick29K/yr
  • liquid lipstick33K/yr
  • loreal lipsticks long lasting26K/yr
  • loreal paris lipstick19K/yr
  • loreal infallible lipstick21K/yr
  • maybelline superstay matte ink15K/yr
  • nyx matte lipstick8K/yr
  • loréal lipstick10K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Nude Lipstick

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

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Color40%

Beautiful colour

Quality-Overall10%

Excellent product

Value For Money9%

Excellent value for money

Durability7%

lasts very well all day

Moist/Dry4%

Keeps lips moist

What buyers complain about

75% of reviews
Color20%

Colour not as expected

Adhesion/Stickiness17%

Way too sticky

Moist/Dry11%

was dried up and unsealed

Durability8%

Does not last

Quality-Overall5%

Common Complaints and Reported Poor Performance:

Nude Lipstick return rate & reasons

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

0.5%

Return rate

67%

Fixable by listing

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

1Color
55%
2Product Condition
9%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
8%
4Moist/Dry
6%
5Quality-Overall
4%

Common Nude Lipstick questions

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

Flapen scores Nude Lipstick 39/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £56K/yr across 69 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -5.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Nude Lipstick on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.