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Matte Liquid Eyeliner

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.7% of orders. But the average product has 14,546 reviews to catch up to, so Matte Liquid Eyeliner is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
63
63 / 100
Top 4% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +15 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$585K/yr701K searches / yr
90-day growth
+7.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 23 brands · 105 sellers

Flapen Score

Matte Liquid Eyeliner against its category

The dotted line is the Beauty & Personal Care average. Past it, Matte Liquid Eyeliner is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

63Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Matte Liquid Eyeliner market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Matte Liquid Eyeliner 701K times last year and spent an estimated $585K. The top 5 brands take 54% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Sep. Flapen scores it 63 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 701K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +7.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $585K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
701K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+7.6%
Conversion, latest week
7.1%
Market size, estimated
$585Ka year
Peak month
September2.5× the quietest month
Top search term
plum eyeliner380K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $11.73.

Listings sell for $11.73 on average, from $1.99 to $30.82. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At $11.73 that is $18K to $23K a year per listing.

Average price
$11.73under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$1.99–$30.82
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
$18K–$23K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #52 within Eyes. It carries 14,546 reviews at 4.21 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
77%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.9%
Average rank
#52in Eyes
Average rating
4.21 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
14,546per listing
Listings tracked
31

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 7 launches as successful.

7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 67 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
7
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
67 months

Products

Top Matte Liquid Eyeliner products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$23K$47K$70K$94K101001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

105

Top-5 brand share

54%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

40%

  • L'Oreal Paris16%
  • Palladio12%
  • e.l.f.10%
  • Almay9%
  • NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP7%
  • PERSONA6%

Demand

Matte Liquid Eyeliner search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

30K20KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun, Jul, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Search terms

Top Matte Liquid Eyeliner search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • plum eyeliner380K/yr
  • plum eyeliner for green eyes60K/yr
  • mulberry eyeliner39K/yr
  • eggplant eyeliner17K/yr
  • mulberry eyeliner for older women22K/yr
  • plum waterproof eyeliner17K/yr
  • mauve eyeliner14K/yr
  • plum eyeliner for blue eyes33K/yr
  • eyeliner for green eyes10K/yr
  • aubergine eyeliner11K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Matte Liquid Eyeliner

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Durability13%−0.14

Did not last

Breaks easily

Broken on first use

Color12%+1.05

Not happy with the color

Off color

Color was off

Value For Money9%−0.08

Not worth the price

Too expensive

Expensive

Eyeliner Quality7%+0.68

Disappointing eyeliner

Not a smooth eyeliner

Does not work as an eyeliner

Ease Of Application4%

Terrible applicator

Difficult to apply

will not apply

Love

Color27%+1.05

Accurate color

The colors are vibrant

Attractive color

Eyeliner Quality10%+0.68

The liner goes on smoothly and easily

Smooth, Long-Lasting Eyeliner,

Pretty plum liner that glides on smooth

Quality-Overall9%+0.72

The quality is solid

Excellent product

Really good quality pencil suitable for multiple tasks

Soft Feel7%

Glides on smooth

Smooth and creamy

It's very soft

Ease Of Application6%

Easy to apply

Ease of application

Easy application

Return

0.7% Return rate 43% Fixable by listing

Eyeliner Quality34%███▇▇▇

Disappointing eyeliner

Not a smooth eyeliner

Does not work as an eyeliner

Color33%█▇▇▇██

Not happy with the color

Off color

Color was off

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%▆███▇█

Not as described

Not as shown

Not as advertised

Functionality-Overall4%████▇▆

Nonfunctional

the twist mechanism didn't work

Doesnt work

Moist/Dry3%▇▇▅▇██

Its super dry

Dried out

Dried up

FAQ

Common Matte Liquid Eyeliner questions

Answered from the same tracked data.