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Powder Foundation

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.26–$9.57) — Powder Foundation 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 13Growth 33Conversion 56Competition 65Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 6Review moat 21Quality gap 57
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Powder Foundation profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Powder Foundation is a £52K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (223K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Powder Foundation: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +6.7% over the last 90 days and 4.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£52K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr+6.7%223K
Conversion rate4.7%
Avg price£4.90

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand, so 3% of the market is open.

3%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 329
Top-5 product click share46%
Open market3%
Avg brand age46 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 34 products

Sponsored placement82%
New entrants (1y)2· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews11,275

Top Powder Foundation 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 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

329

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

2%

  • Rimmel92%
  • Makeup Revolution2%
  • SLEEK1%
  • NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP1%
  • Technic1%
  • Revolution Beauty London1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)

Powder Foundation demand & seasonality

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

Volume223KCVR4.7%Products34Brands8Top 5 Brands97%OOS Rate2.6%Rating4.4★Reviews11,275Avg BSR#12
18K13KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top Powder Foundation search terms shoppers use

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

  • rimmel105K/yr
  • rimmel blusher21K/yr
  • bronzer palette19K/yr
  • rimmel blush14K/yr
  • bronzer and blush palette10K/yr
  • rimmel make up11K/yr
  • blush and bronzer palette9K/yr
  • rimmel london10K/yr
  • rimmel blusher powder6K/yr
  • blush and highlighter palette5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Powder Foundation

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

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Value For Money19%

Good value for money

Color17%

Great colour

Quality-Overall14%

Good quality, good size palette

Eyelash Quality9%

Great Mascara

Durability4%

Have used for years

What buyers complain about

59% of reviews
Color12%

Very dark

Quality-Overall12%

Not for ne better quality

Durability7%

Alright breaks easily

Moist/Dry7%

it is VERY dry

Ease Of Use5%

Cant use

Powder Foundation return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

61%

Fixable by listing

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

1Color
52%
2Defective Material/Parts
18%
3Product Condition
4%
4Ease Of Use
3%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
3%

Common Powder Foundation questions

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

Flapen scores Powder Foundation 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £52K/yr across 34 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +6.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Powder Foundation on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.