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Waterproof Makeup

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Waterproof Makeup doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Ranks 6,956 of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · −4 vs the category median of 48

Market size 38Growth 57Conversion 81Competition 28Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 20Brand share 0Review moat 0Quality gap 68
This niche Category average · 10,978 niches

Is Waterproof Makeup profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Waterproof Makeup is a $188K/yr Amazon United States market (303K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Waterproof Makeup: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +31.9% over the last 90 days and 8.5% of searches end in a purchase.

$188K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr+31.9%303K
Conversion rate8.5%
Avg price$7.30

Who owns the niche?

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

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 33
Top-5 product click share68%
Open market0%
Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement81%
New entrants (1y)4· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews65,122

Top Waterproof Makeup 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 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$19K$38K$56K$75K101001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Essence Cosmetics68%
  • NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP21%
  • FV5%
  • TIRTIR4%
  • SHEGLAM2%

Waterproof Makeup demand & seasonality

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

Volume303KCVR8.5%Products16Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.3★Reviews65,122Avg BSR#87
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Top Waterproof Makeup search terms shoppers use

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

  • waterproof makeup108K/yr
  • essence waterproof mascara31K/yr
  • essence mascara waterproof46K/yr
  • lash princess mascara waterproof27K/yr
  • water proof makeup15K/yr
  • nyx face glue setting spray14K/yr
  • nyx glue setting spray12K/yr
  • essence lash princess mascara waterproof10K/yr
  • makeup waterproof6K/yr
  • lash princess waterproof4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Waterproof Makeup

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

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Eyelash Quality40%

Great lash mascara

Value For Money14%

Best value

Quality-Overall9%

The price is super affordable for such good quality

Water Resistance3%

it is water proof

Smudge Resistance3%

Smudge proof

What buyers complain about

59% of reviews
Eyelash Quality15%

I have horrible eyelashes

Smudge Resistance12%

Not Smudge Proof

Moist/Dry7%

Very dry

Water Resistance7%

NOT WATERPROOF

Functionality-Overall3%

Didn't work for me

Waterproof Makeup return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

25%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
15%
2Moist/Dry
14%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
12%
4Water Resistance
7%
5Color
6%

Common Waterproof Makeup questions

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

Flapen scores Waterproof Makeup 44/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $188K/yr across 16 tracked products. 3 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +31.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Waterproof Makeup on Amazon United States peaks in May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.