Red Lipstick
FailPrices span $2.59–$7.79, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Red Lipstick is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 46 / 100Ranks 1,283 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −1 vs the category median of 4746
- Market size
- £126K/yr270K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -8.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 60%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 206 sellers
Flapen Score
Red Lipstick against its category
The dotted line is the Beauty average. Past it, Red Lipstick is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Red Lipstick market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Red Lipstick 270K times last year and spent an estimated £126K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 11.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 270K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 11.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £126K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 270K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -8.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 11.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £126Ka year
- Peak month
- October3.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- red lipstick198K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £4.09.
Listings sell for £4.09 on average, from £2.59 to £7.79. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £4.09 that is £2K to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £4.09under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.59–£7.79
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 25K–30K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£3K
- Returns
- 0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
44% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #98 within Make-up. It carries 6,094 reviews at 4.26 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 44%
- Prime listings
- 96%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.1%
- Average rank
- #98in Make-up
- Average rating
- 4.26 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 6,094per listing
- Listings tracked
- 25
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 3 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
3 products launched here in the last 12 months. 0 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 51 months
Products
Top Red 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 London Rg Lipstick Lasting Finixtrm 520 2.2 ml
- Price
- £2.70
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 248
- Age
- 6y ago

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick 001 River-Ting Red Creamy Satin Finish Long Lasting 8 HR Wear Comfortable Formula Rich Pigment
- Price
- £4.09
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 29,141
- Age
- 10y ago

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick 170 Alarm Creamy Satin Finish Long Lasting 8 HR Wear Comfortable Formula Rich Pigment
- Price
- £3.94
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 29,141
- Age
- 15y ago

Rimmel London Lasting Mega Matte Liquid Lipstick Long-Lasting Hydrating Vegan Formula - 500 - Fire Starter 7.4ml
- Price
- £3.68
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 389
- Age
- 3y ago

Rimmel London Lasting Finish Extreme Lipstick - 610 Lit For Women 0.08 oz Lipstick
- Price
- £2.59
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 197
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Rimmel London Lasting Finish Extreme Lipstick - 610 Lit For Women 0.08 oz Lipstick
- Price
- £2.59
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 197
- Age
- 6y ago

2-in-1 Double-Ended Matte Lip Liner Lipstick & Lip Gloss Duo Long-Lasting High-Pigment Smooth Lip Colour for Defined & Glossy Looks (# 07)
- Price
- £4.98
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 5mo ago

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick - Neon Red (Number 916)
- Price
- £2.90
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 18,030
- Age
- 12y ago

Rimmel London Rg Lipstick Lasting Finixtrm 520 2.2 ml
- Price
- £2.70
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 248
- Age
- 6y ago

LOreal Paris Brilliant Signature High Shine Colour Bright Red Lip Ink 309 Be Impertinent
- Price
- £2.78
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 106
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch date
2-in-1 Double-Ended Matte Lip Liner Lipstick & Lip Gloss Duo Long-Lasting High-Pigment Smooth Lip Colour for Defined & Glossy Looks (# 07)
- Price
- £4.98
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 69
- Age
- 5mo ago

Premium Red Lipstick Lip Liner and Lipstick Set - 2-in-1 Matte Lip Kit for Women with Long Lasting Waterproof and Smudge-Proof Formula Perfect for Date Night & Parties
- Price
- £3.47
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 7mo ago

Christmas Vampire Makeup Set - Long-Lasting Matte Red Lipstick & Stick Foundation Duo Waterproof Neon Face Paint for Cosplay Stage Performance Festival Looks No Stain Creamy Texture (Red)
- Price
- £3.58
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 10mo ago

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

Red Lipstick For Women
- Price
- £3.14
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 126
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
13 falling
Sellers
206
Est. top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
11%
- Rimmel63%
- Revlon8%
- L'Oreal Paris7%
- Maybelline6%
- Generic3%
- e.l.f.3%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 11%)
Demand
Red Lipstick search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
Search terms
Top Red Lipstick search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- red lipstick198K/yr
- red lipstick long lasting26K/yr
- bright red lipstick9K/yr
- lipstick red6K/yr
- red lipstick matte7K/yr
- red matte lipstick7K/yr
- red lip6K/yr
- matte red lipstick6K/yr
- red lip stick4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Red Lipstick
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“NOT BRIGHT RED”
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.
19 topics
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FAQ
Common Red Lipstick questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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