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colourpop mascara

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 8Conversion 8Competition 85Returns 69Price range 76Avg price 95Brand share 3Review moat 25Quality gap 45

Avg price

Incredible$26.17

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great30%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great$5.43–$45.17

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

Returns

Good2.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$113K

$113K/yr · 706K searches

Review moat

Bad4,009.6

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-33.7%

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

Conversion

Bad0.6%

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

Brand share

Bad99%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, colourpop mascara is a $113K/yr Amazon United States market (706K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

colourpop mascara market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$209K–$262K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.6%
Avg BSR
#118
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
93%
Out of stock
2.9%
Avg brand age
61 months
Avg seller age
132 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

28

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

30%

Top 20: 72%

Open market

1%

  • Too Faced94%
  • tarte2%
  • e.l.f.2%
  • Tower 281%
  • Ccolor1%
  • URBAN DECAY1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -33.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
80K60KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×

Top colourpop mascara search terms

  • too faced529K/yr
  • two faced56K/yr
  • too face23K/yr
  • too faced makeup23K/yr
  • too faced natural eyes palette22K/yr
  • too faced chocolate bar palette7K/yr
  • two faced makeup8K/yr
  • toofaced6K/yr
  • to faced4K/yr
  • too faces5K/yr
All search terms

Top colourpop mascara 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%$3K6%$7K9%$10K12%$14K101001K10K100K 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 colourpop mascara

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

What buyers love

Color29%

“Perfect shade”

Quality-Overall10%

“Best quality”

Value For Money6%

“Worth it”

Coverage5%

“Good coverage”

Durability5%

“Stays on well”

Soft Feel4%

“Goes on smooth”

Moist/Dry3%

“Moisturizing is nice”

Smell3%

“Love the fresh scent”

Ease Of Application3%

“Easy to apply”

Brightness/Shine/Glow3%

“It gives me a glow”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money12%

“Too expensive”

Color10%

“Much darker than shown”

Functionality-Overall8%

“Does not work well”

Moist/Dry7%

“Dried Up”

Durability5%

“Doesnt last”

Quality-Overall4%

“not the quality that Ive come to expect from Too Faced”

Allergies4%

“they may have some mild itching”

Smudge Resistance3%

“Smears and smudges”

Size-Overall3%

“The tube is fairly small”

Smell3%

“I noticed a funny smell”

Top return reasons

Color45%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Moist/Dry6%
Functionality-Overall6%
Product Condition5%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Value For Money3%
Size-Overall3%
Weight Light2%
Quality-Overall2%

Common questions

Is colourpop mascara profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $113K/yr across 55 tracked products. 5 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -33.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the colourpop mascara niche?
7 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in colourpop mascara?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Color, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.3%.
When does demand for colourpop mascara peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the colourpop mascara niche?
Listings span $5.43–$45.17; the average listing price is $26.17 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,010 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.