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Red Lipstick

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.9% of orders. But the average product has 36,522 reviews to catch up to, so Red Lipstick is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 19% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +7 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$261K/yr467K searches / yr
90-day growth
+3.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
38%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 220 sellers

Flapen Score

Red Lipstick against its category

The dotted line is the Beauty & Personal Care average. Past it, Red Lipstick is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Red Lipstick market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Red Lipstick 467K times last year and spent an estimated $261K. The top 5 brands take 80% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Dec. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 467K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +3.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $261K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
467K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+3.7%
Conversion, latest week
5.8%
Market size, estimated
$261Ka year
Peak month
October8.6× the quietest month
Top search term
red lipstick long lasting58K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $9.70.

Listings sell for $9.70 on average, from $1.05 to $32.68. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At $9.70 that is $2K to $5K a year per listing.

Average price
$9.70under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$1.05–$32.68
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
$2K–$5K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

68% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #93 within Lips. It carries 36,522 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
68%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.9%
Average rank
#93in Lips
Average rating
4.33 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
36,522per listing
Listings tracked
47

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 57 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
57 months

Products

Top Red Lipstick 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 only 38% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

$0$8K$16K$23K$31K1001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 rising

Sellers

220

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 74%

Open market

16%

  • MAYBELLINE39%
  • wet n wild12%
  • REVLON11%
  • evpct10%
  • NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP8%
  • MAC4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 16%)

Demand

Red Lipstick search demand

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

70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.6×

Search terms

Top Red Lipstick search terms shoppers use

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

  • red lipstick long lasting58K/yr
  • red matte lipstick53K/yr
  • red lipstick matte37K/yr
  • labial rojo35K/yr
  • matte red lipstick33K/yr
  • red lip35K/yr
  • bright red lipstick25K/yr
  • blue red lipstick21K/yr
  • mac red lipstick24K/yr
  • red lipstick for dance recital6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Red Lipstick

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

Complain

Color23%+2.56

Horrible color

Not Red

Color doesn't match

Moist/Dry9%−0.09

Really dry

Not very moisturizing

doesn't moisturize

Durability8%+0.25

it falls off quickly

Doesnt last

Not long lasting

Adhesion/Stickiness5%−0.09

Doesnt stick on lips

Doesn't stay on

Very sticky

Quality-Overall4%+0.07

its overpriced for its size and quality

Low quality

the quality is subpar

Love

Color43%+2.56

Great red color

Great color choices

Beautiful colors

Durability8%+0.25

Durable

Stays all day

Stays on all day

Quality-Overall7%+0.07

Excellent brand of lipstick

High quality lipstick

Good quality

Soft Feel6%

Nice and smooth

soft and creamy

And soft

Value For Money5%+0.36

Worth the price

less expensive

Good value

Return

0.9% Return rate 76% Fixable by listing

Color58%▇████▇

Horrible color

Not Red

Color doesn't match

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%█▆▇▆▆▆

Wrong description

Not like the picture

Looks can be deceiving

Moist/Dry5%█▆▆▇▆▇

Really dry

Not very moisturizing

doesn't moisturize

Product Condition4%▅▆▆███
Functionality-Overall3%▇▅▄▇█▅

FAQ

Common Red Lipstick questions

Answered from the same tracked data.