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# **makeup artist must haves**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (0.6%), but weak search conversion (1.1%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 16Growth 33Conversion 14Competition 76Returns 97Price range 82Avg price 75Brand share 92Review moat 23Quality gap 28

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.6%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Brand share**

**Great****43%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Price range**

**Great****$3.99–$70.55**

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

**Competition**

**Great****39%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Avg price**

**Great****$15.12**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Growth**

**Okay****+6.8%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.6★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Review moat**

**Bad****8,229.75**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Bad****$62K**

$62K/yr · 368K searches

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.1%**

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

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")

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