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hera cushion

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 10Growth 47Conversion 9Competition 13Returns 21Price range 95Avg price 93Brand share 0Review moat 69Quality gap 86

Price range

Incredible$27.17–$79.97

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

Avg price

Great$51.36

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good736.4

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Okay+17.7%

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

Returns

Bad6.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Bad85%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad$42K

$42K/yr · 117K searches

Conversion

Bad0.7%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, hera cushion is a $42K/yr Amazon United States market (117K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.

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

hera cushion market data

Units sold / yr
1K–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$51K–$64K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.7%
Avg BSR
#1,338
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
20%
Out of stock
0.6%
Avg brand age
58 months
Avg seller age
134 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 85% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • HERA84%
  • JUNG SAEM MOOL8%
  • AMOREPACIFIC HERA5%
  • Generic2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +17.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top hera cushion search terms

  • hera cushion53K/yr
  • hera black cushion foundation23K/yr
  • hera foundation21K/yr
  • hera black cushion10K/yr
  • hera cushion foundation10K/yr
All search terms

Top hera cushion 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%$4K20%$8K30%$13K40%$17K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about hera cushion

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

What buyers love

Suitability Combination Skin28%

“still lets your skin show”

Coverage21%

“Its great coverage the only thing is I should have bought a shade darker”

Weight Light14%

“It's lightweight, it's what I was looking for”

Moist/Dry14%

“moisturizing for my skin”

Ease Of Use7%

“Ease of Use”

Value For Money5%

“worth the price”

Ease Of Application2%

“Very easy to apply”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“Those beautiful glowing textures were created by building up very thin layers”

Suitability Dry Skin2%

“Skincare matters more than foundation”

Color2%

“Color Match”

What buyers complain about

Wrinkles14%

“Does not accentuate pores or wrinkles”

Top return reasons

Color49%
Product Condition15%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Value For Money4%
Moist/Dry3%
Weight Light3%
Coverage2%
Quality-Overall2%
Size-Overall2%
Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

Common questions

Is hera cushion profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $42K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +17.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
How competitive is the hera cushion niche?
4 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 85% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hera cushion?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Wrinkles. The return rate is 6.2% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for hera cushion peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the hera cushion niche?
Listings span $27.17–$79.97; the average listing price is $51.36 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 736 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.