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black cherry lipstick

Worth a look

Shows a $5.5M/yr market, but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 98Growth 45Conversion 66Competition 6Returns 92Price range 61Avg price 89Brand share 0Review moat 21Quality gap 43

Market size

Incredible$5.5M

$5.5M/yr · 4.4M searches

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$20.76

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Good5.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Good$6.68–$27.89

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Growth

Okay+16.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad11,481

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad93%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black cherry lipstick is a $5.5M/yr Amazon United States market (4.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black cherry lipstick market data

Units sold / yr
250K–300K
avg 20,000–25,000/product
Revenue / yr
$5.2M–$6.2M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.9%
Avg BSR
#18
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
59 months
Avg seller age
132 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

7

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Clinique97%
  • BAISEN DIARY3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +16.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
350K250KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top black cherry lipstick search terms

  • clinique2.2M/yr
  • clinique black honey788K/yr
  • black honey clinique314K/yr
  • clinique lipstick190K/yr
  • clinique black honey lipstick145K/yr
  • black honey129K/yr
  • clinique makeup91K/yr
  • black honey lipstick85K/yr
  • clinique almost lipstick48K/yr
  • clinque52K/yr
All search terms

Top black cherry lipstick 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.

0%15%$818K30%$1.6M45%$2.5M60%$3.3M1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black cherry lipstick

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Color41%

“Cute color”

Moist/Dry11%

“looks great and moisturizing”

Soft Feel8%

“Goes on smooth”

Quality-Overall7%

“The quality is silky, smooth and I never go anywhere without it”

Value For Money3%

“Great value”

Ease Of Application2%

“ease of application”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“Silky texture”

Suitability Combination Skin2%

“Great for my sensitive skin, absorbs fast, the pump bottle is simple to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“is as advertised”

Weight Light1%

“It's pretty lightweight”

What buyers complain about

Color19%

“No color at all”

Durability11%

“Breaks off easily”

Smell8%

“No fragrance or taste”

Moist/Dry8%

“poor moisturizer”

Value For Money7%

“Kind of expensive”

Quality-Overall4%

“Bad quality”

Size-Overall3%

“Small tube”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“False advertising re this product”

Product Condition2%

“Mine came already used”

Allergies2%

“It has an ingredient that I am allergic too”

Top return reasons

Color58%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Moist/Dry6%
Product Condition5%
Smell5%
Value For Money3%
Functionality-Overall2%
Texture/Consistency-Overall2%
Defective Material/Parts1%
Adhesion/Stickiness1%

Common questions

Is black cherry lipstick profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $5.5M/yr across 7 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +16.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the black cherry lipstick niche?
2 brands and 7 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 93% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black cherry lipstick?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Durability, Smell. The return rate is 1.2%.
When does demand for black cherry lipstick peak?
Demand peaks in Jul; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the black cherry lipstick niche?
Listings span $6.68–$27.89; the average listing price is $20.76 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 11,481 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.