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title: "Chemist Warehouse vs Lookfantastic: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Chemist Warehouse or Lookfantastic more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Beauty retailers set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Chemist Warehouse vs Lookfantastic: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Chemist Warehouse or Lookfantastic more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Beauty retailers set in Australia. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Chemist Warehouse and Lookfantastic
- **Competitive set**: Beauty retailers
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Chemist Warehouse Share of Search**: 73.8%
- **Lookfantastic Share of Search**: 0.04%

## Is Chemist Warehouse or Lookfantastic more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse had more branded searches than Lookfantastic among beauty retailers in Australia. Chemist Warehouse had about 2.7 million branded searches, while Lookfantastic had 1,600. Chemist Warehouse made up 73.8% of all beauty retailer searches we track, and Lookfantastic accounted for 0.04%.
- Chemist Warehouse was ahead of Lookfantastic in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s share of searches among beauty retailers in Australia held steady at 73.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.4M to 2.7M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lookfantastic’s share of searches among beauty retailers in Australia moved from 0.08% to 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 1.6K.

## Top beauty retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Chemist Warehouse was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Lookfantastic did not appear in any of the four answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MECCA | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Adore Beauty | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Sephora | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Priceline Pharmacy | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Chemist Warehouse | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Lookfantastic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about beauty retailers

- Asked ChatGPT "Where should I buy skincare and makeup in Australia?": 1. MECCA, 2. Priceline Pharmacy, 3. Adore Beauty, 4. Chemist Warehouse, 5. Sephora
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best beauty stores in Australia?": 1. MECCA, 2. Sephora, 3. Priceline Pharmacy, 4. Adore Beauty, 5. Chemist Warehouse
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best online beauty store in Australia?": 1. Adore Beauty, 2. Sephora, 3. MECCA, 4. Chemist Warehouse
- Searched Google, AI Overview "beauty store": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Lookfantastic.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 22, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia beauty retailers in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse gained share of searches among beauty retailers in Australia, from 71.4% to 73.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lookfantastic in Australia fell 55.6% over 12 measured months, from 3.6K to 1.6K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Chemist Warehouse estimated searches | Chemist Warehouse Share of Search | Chemist Warehouse rank | Lookfantastic estimated searches | Lookfantastic Share of Search | Lookfantastic rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.4M | 73.8% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.08% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.1M | 68.6% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.07% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.1M | 71.8% | 1 | 2.9K | 0.05% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.4M | 76.1% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.04% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.7M | 70.4% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.05% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.4M | 77.2% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.04% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.7M | 72.2% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.05% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 2.7M | 72.9% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.7M | 74% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.7M | 73.1% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.7M | 71.4% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.7M | 73.8% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chemist Warehouse’s and Lookfantastic’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Chemist Warehouse**: Measured on the search term “chemist warehouse”.
- **Lookfantastic**: Measured on the search term “lookfantastic”.

- [Chemist Warehouse profile](/demand/au/brands/chemist-warehouse)
- [Lookfantastic profile](/demand/au/brands/lookfantastic)
- [All beauty retailers in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-beauty-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Chemist Warehouse or Lookfantastic more popular in search?

In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse had more branded searches than Lookfantastic among beauty retailers in Australia. Chemist Warehouse had about 2.7 million branded searches, while Lookfantastic had 1,600. Chemist Warehouse made up 73.8% of all beauty retailer searches we track, and Lookfantastic accounted for 0.04%.

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