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brown lip stain

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (4.0★), but a small market ($63K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 16Growth 25Conversion 41Competition 79Returns 95Price range 38Avg price 27Brand share 73Review moat 20Quality gap 95

Quality gap

Incredible4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Incredible1.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great36%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Good61%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Okay3.3%

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

Price range

Okay$1.51–$23.21

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

Avg price

Okay$9.26

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Okay+0.3%

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

Review moat

Bad13,242.02

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad$63K

$63K/yr · 209K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, brown lip stain is a $63K/yr Amazon United States market (209K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

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

brown lip stain market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$56K–$74K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.3%
Avg BSR
#48
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
79%
Out of stock
3.7%
Avg brand age
30 months
Avg seller age
133 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

21 flat

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

32%

  • e.l.f.14%
  • Sacheu13%
  • NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP13%
  • QCMME11%
  • HOSAILY10%
  • Wugbc7%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 29 weeks — +0.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top brown lip stain search terms

  • brown lip stain92K/yr
  • dark brown lip stain22K/yr
  • brown lip tint18K/yr
  • lip stain brown18K/yr
  • brown lip liner stain11K/yr
  • lip stain dark brown7K/yr
  • lip stain peel off dark brown10K/yr
  • brown lip stain peel off8K/yr
  • dark brown lip liner stain4K/yr
  • lip stain peel off brown6K/yr
All search terms

Top brown lip stain 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%3%$2K6%$4K9%$6K12%$8K1101001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about brown lip stain

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

What buyers love

Color33%

“Amazing color”

Durability9%

“Stays on all day”

Quality-Overall6%

“Excellent product”

Ease Of Application5%

“Application is Easy”

Value For Money4%

“Great value”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy to use”

Soft Feel3%

“Very soft”

Stain Resistance3%

“doesn't stain”

Moist/Dry3%

“It is hydrating”

Suitability Combination Skin2%

“It looks natural on my fair skin”

What buyers complain about

Color17%

“Bad color”

Moist/Dry11%

“Dried out”

Durability10%

“Broke Immediately”

Stain Resistance6%

“Stain”

Value For Money4%

“Not worth the cost”

Smell4%

“Smells weird”

Quality-Overall3%

“just seems cheap in quality”

Ease Of Application3%

“Applicator is horrible”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Did not work”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Nope still sticky”

Top return reasons

Color42%
Stain Resistance15%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Moist/Dry8%
Functionality-Overall7%
Product Condition2%
Durability2%
Color Fading/Discoloration2%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Quality-Overall1%

Common questions

Is brown lip stain profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $63K/yr across 43 tracked products. 10 of 15 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +0.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the brown lip stain niche?
21 brands and 78 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in brown lip stain?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Moist/Dry, Durability. The return rate is 1.0%.
What does it cost to enter the brown lip stain niche?
Listings span $1.51–$23.21; the average listing price is $9.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 13,242 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.