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Old Spice Cologne for Men

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 99% of clicks, so Old Spice Cologne for Men is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 10% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +11 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$1.3M/yr634K searches / yr
90-day growth
+3.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
44%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 100 sellers

Flapen Score

Old Spice Cologne for Men against its category

The dotted line is the Beauty & Personal Care average. Past it, Old Spice Cologne for Men is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Old Spice Cologne for Men market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Old Spice Cologne for Men 634K times last year and spent an estimated $1.3M. The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

12.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 634K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +3.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $1.3M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
634K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+3.1%
Conversion, latest week
12.7%
Market size, estimated
$1.3Ma year
Peak month
December1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
old spice cologne124K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $16.00.

Listings sell for $16.00 on average, from $3.22 to $49.77. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At $16.00 that is $40K to $48K a year per listing.

Average price
$16.00inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$3.22–$49.77
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
80K–100K
Units per listing a year
2,500–3,000
Revenue per listing a year
$40K–$48K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 71% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #85 within Men's. It carries 3,313 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
50%
Prime listings
71%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#85in Men's
Average rating
4.54 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
3,313per listing
Listings tracked
34

04 · Newcomers

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

7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 7 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 95 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Old Spice Cologne for Men 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 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$51K$103K$154K$206K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

100

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

0%

  • Old Spice56%
  • Aqua Velva20%
  • Proraso16%
  • Gillette5%
  • Generic2%
  • Brut1%

Demand

Old Spice Cologne for Men search demand

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

20K15KSpike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Old Spice Cologne for Men search terms shoppers use

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

  • old spice cologne124K/yr
  • old spice aftershave66K/yr
  • old spice cologne for men77K/yr
  • aqua velva ice blue40K/yr
  • proraso aftershave58K/yr
  • aqua velva34K/yr
  • old spice aftershave for men65K/yr
  • old spice after shave27K/yr
  • gillette after shave24K/yr
  • gillette after shave lotion10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Old Spice Cologne for Men

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

Complain

Smell33%+1.67

Awful smell

Scent doesn't last

Scent too strong

Value For Money7%+0.58

Expensive

Not worth the price

Too expensive

Size-Overall7%−0.04

small bottels

Super small

Huge

Durability4%

This one really falls short

short lived

Doesn't last

Leak-Proof4%

Arrived leaking

Leaked

Leaked everywhere

Love

Smell54%+1.67

Fresh fragrance

CLEAN SMELL

Lasting fragrance

Value For Money8%+0.58

Fair price

Excellent value

Great deal

Quality-Overall7%+0.90

Excellent product

Considering the bottle size, quality, and performance, it offers good value for the money

Much higher quality than I was expecting

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%+0.09

Just what I wanted

Exactly what I ordered

As advertised

Durability3%

- Excellent longevity

lasts throughout the day

lasts all day as expected

Return

0.1% Return rate 11% Fixable by listing

Smell51%█▇▅▆█▆

Awful smell

Scent doesn't last

Scent too strong

Leak-Proof11%▃▃▇▄▄█

Arrived leaking

Leaked

Leaked everywhere

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%▆▅█▅▄▅

Not As Advertised

Not as expected

Very misleading size

Product Condition4%▄▇█▅▅▆
Functionality-Overall4%▄▄█▄█▅

FAQ

Common Old Spice Cologne for Men questions

Answered from the same tracked data.