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Shimmer Lipstick

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.3% of orders. But demand is soft, at -9.9% this quarter, so Shimmer Lipstick is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 34% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +3 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$106K/yr248K searches / yr
90-day growth
-9.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
43%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 102 sellers

Flapen Score

Shimmer Lipstick against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Shimmer Lipstick market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Shimmer Lipstick 248K times last year and spent an estimated $106K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 248K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $106K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
248K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-9.9%
Conversion, latest week
3.0%
Market size, estimated
$106Ka year
Peak month
January2.1× the quietest month
Top search term
runway rogue lipsticks53K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $14.11.

Listings sell for $14.11 on average, from $1.06 to $38.00. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At $14.11 that is $1K to $4K a year per listing.

Average price
$14.11under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$1.06–$38.00
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
$1K–$4K
Returns
1.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #180 within Lips. It carries 12,857 reviews at 4.21 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.4%
Average rank
#180in Lips
Average rating
4.21 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
12,857per listing
Listings tracked
41

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 58 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
58 months

Products

Top Shimmer 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 43% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$4K$8K$13K$17K101001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

102

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

21%

  • Runway Rogue55%
  • Rimmel10%
  • Anglicolor4%
  • L.A. COLORS4%
  • REVLON4%
  • NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP3%

Demand

Shimmer Lipstick search demand

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

15K10KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Search terms

Top Shimmer Lipstick search terms shoppers use

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

  • runway rogue lipsticks53K/yr
  • metallic lipstick64K/yr
  • shimmer lipstick35K/yr
  • runway rogue20K/yr
  • runaway rogue lipsticks10K/yr
  • metallic lipstick long lasting7K/yr
  • runway rogue lipstick8K/yr
  • runway rouge lipstick6K/yr
  • iridescent lipstick8K/yr
  • holographic lipstick6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shimmer Lipstick

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

Complain

Color26%+1.82

Awful color

Color not as expected

Too dark

Moist/Dry9%−0.08

It doesn't moisturize

its very dry

Not Moisturizing

Durability9%−0.06

Did not last

Broke after first use

Does not hold up

Smell8%−0.12

Unpleasant smell

Awful smell

Chemical Smelling

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%−0.07

picture is misleading

Not as described

Doesn't look like pic

Love

Color48%+1.82

Beautiful colors

Color is pretty

Bright colors

Value For Money9%+0.89

Great value

Good deal

Great deal

Quality-Overall6%+0.28

Adequate lipstick

Nice Quality Lipstick

Excellent product

Soft Feel5%

Soft and creamy

Goes on smooth

it is soft

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%+0.70

Beautiful shine

Love the Shimmer

Its shimmery almost

Return

1.3% Return rate 78% Fixable by listing

Color58%███▇██

Awful color

Color not as expected

Too dark

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%▇▆▆█▇▇

picture is misleading

Not as described

Doesn't look like pic

Moist/Dry6%▅▅▅▆▅█

It doesn't moisturize

its very dry

Not Moisturizing

Smell4%█▆▃▃▂▄

Unpleasant smell

Awful smell

Chemical Smelling

Brightness/Shine/Glow2%▃▅▅██▅

FAQ

Common Shimmer Lipstick questions

Answered from the same tracked data.