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Water Proof Mascara Black

Water Proof Mascara Black shows low returns (0.6%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

54
Worth a look

Top 22% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +6 vs the category median of 48

Market size 71Growth 46Conversion 95Competition 27Returns 97Price range 61Avg price 57Brand share 0Review moat 18Quality gap 62
This niche Category average · 10,978 niches

Is Water Proof Mascara Black profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Water Proof Mascara Black is a $760K/yr Amazon United States market (476K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Water Proof Mascara Black: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +17.1% over the last 90 days and 12.4% of searches end in a purchase.

$760K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr60K
Search volume / yr+17.1%476K
Conversion rate12.4%
Avg price$12.83

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 107
Top-5 product click share69%
Open market0%
Avg brand age53 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Sponsored placement87%
New entrants (1y)2· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews16,306

Top Water Proof Mascara Black products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$76K$152K$228K$304K1K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

107

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • L'Oreal Paris90%
  • Clinique6%
  • Too Faced5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Water Proof Mascara Black demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume476KCVR12.4%Products15Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.4★Reviews16,306Avg BSR#45
20K15KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top Water Proof Mascara Black search terms shoppers use

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

  • telescopic mascara waterproof112K/yr
  • loreal mascara waterproof73K/yr
  • loreal telescopic mascara waterproof68K/yr
  • loreal waterproof mascara48K/yr
  • loreal extentionist mascara waterproof17K/yr
  • better than sex mascara waterproof25K/yr
  • clinique waterproof mascara13K/yr
  • waterproof telescopic mascara17K/yr
  • telescopic waterproof mascara14K/yr
  • clinique mascara waterproof12K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Water Proof Mascara Black

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Eyelash Quality51%

Great Mascara

Quality-Overall7%

this product remains very good and affordable

Water Resistance7%

Water proof

Smudge Resistance4%

No smudging

Value For Money4%

Worth it

What buyers complain about

66% of reviews
Eyelash Quality19%

the lashes stick together really bad

Moist/Dry9%

Dried up

Smudge Resistance8%

It smudges

Ease Of Use7%

Impossible to get off

Water Resistance5%

Not water proof

Water Proof Mascara Black return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.6%

Return rate

29%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Advertised Vs Actual Product
16%
2Moist/Dry
14%
3Functionality-Overall
11%
4Water Resistance
9%
5Eyeliner Quality
9%

Common Water Proof Mascara Black questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Water Proof Mascara Black 54/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $760K/yr across 15 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +17.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Water Proof Mascara Black on Amazon United States is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.