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concealer pencil

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.55–$15.51) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 17Growth 22Conversion 44Competition 49Returns 88Price range 4Avg price 27Brand share 28Review moat 35Quality gap 55

Returns

Great1.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay55%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Okay3.5%

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

Review moat

Okay2,995

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay88%

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

Avg price

Okay$9.27

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-5.4%

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

Market size

Bad$68K

$68K/yr · 207K searches

Price range

Bad$2.55–$15.51

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, concealer pencil is a $68K/yr Amazon United States market (207K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

concealer pencil market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$74K–$93K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.5%
Avg BSR
#175
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
41%
Out of stock
2.3%
Avg brand age
66 months
Avg seller age
133 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

117

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

8%

  • L'Oreal Paris64%
  • THESAEM7%
  • NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP7%
  • Anastasia Beverly Hills6%
  • Essence Cosmetics5%
  • ZEVNI3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 24 weeks — -5.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top concealer pencil search terms

  • concealer pencil69K/yr
  • loreal true match concealer66K/yr
  • true match concealer23K/yr
  • loreal concealer true match10K/yr
  • pencil concealer7K/yr
  • eyebrow concealer pencil6K/yr
  • concealer pencil for eyebrows7K/yr
  • brow concealer pencil4K/yr
  • loreal concealer stick5K/yr
  • loreal true match crayon concealer3K/yr
All search terms

Top concealer pencil 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%10%$7K20%$14K30%$20K40%$27K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about concealer pencil

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall13%

“Very affordable for the quality”

Color13%

“Perfect color”

Value For Money11%

“Worth it”

Coverage9%

“Good coverage”

Soft Feel8%

“Nice and creamy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“True as advertised”

Suitability Combination Skin3%

“Great for mature skin”

Moist/Dry3%

“stayed hydrated looking all day EVEN UNDER laura mercier eye setting powder. though i think you could go without that - may test it out”

Ease Of Application3%

“Easy to apply”

Texture/Consistency-Overall3%

“has a nice texture”

What buyers complain about

Thickness8%

“Thick”

Quality-Overall7%

“The quality felt cheap”

Color7%

“wrong colors I return it”

Functionality-Overall6%

“it didnt perform the way people claimed it would”

Ease Of Application6%

“It balls up when applying”

Ease Of Use6%

“Another thing that boggles my mind is I cannot figure out how to sharpen the pencil”

Allergies4%

“plus it gives me an allergic reaction in my eyes”

Durability4%

“melts very quickly”

Value For Money3%

“Not worth the money”

Coverage3%

“No coverage”

Top return reasons

Color42%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Product Condition8%
Functionality-Overall6%
Coverage5%
Eyeliner Quality4%
Weight Light4%
Texture/Consistency-Overall3%
Moist/Dry3%
Defective Material/Parts2%

Common questions

Is concealer pencil profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $68K/yr across 22 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -5.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the concealer pencil niche?
10 brands and 117 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in concealer pencil?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Quality-Overall, Color. The return rate is 1.3%.
What does it cost to enter the concealer pencil niche?
Listings span $2.55–$15.51; the average listing price is $9.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,995 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.