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title: "e.l.f. vs NARS: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, e.l.f. or NARS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Concealer brands set worldwide. 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# e.l.f. vs NARS: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, e.l.f. or NARS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Concealer brands set worldwide. 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**: e.l.f. and NARS
- **Competitive set**: Concealer brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **e.l.f. Share of Search**: 13%
- **NARS Share of Search**: 0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, e.l.f. or NARS?

- In August 2026, e.l.f. had more branded searches than NARS among concealer brands worldwide. e.l.f. was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to NARS’s 170, and held a 13% Share of Search versus NARS’s 0.01%.
- e.l.f. was ahead of NARS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, e.l.f.’s estimated Share of Search among concealer brands worldwide moved from 12.5% to 13%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 165K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NARS’s estimated Share of Search among concealer brands worldwide moved from 0.02% to 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 170.

## How did search popularity change for concealer brands worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for NARS worldwide fell 46.9% over 11 measured months, from 320 to 170 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for e.l.f. worldwide fell 17.9% over 11 measured months, from 201K to 165K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | e.l.f. estimated searches | e.l.f. Share of Search | e.l.f. rank | NARS estimated searches | NARS Share of Search | NARS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 201K | 12.5% | 3 | 320 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 11.9% | 3 | 480 | 0.03% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 201K | 12.4% | 3 | 320 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 12.4% | 3 | 210 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 10.4% | 3 | 170 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 12.4% | 3 | 170 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 13.4% | 3 | 210 | 0.02% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 201K | 11.6% | 3 | 210 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 165K | 13% | 3 | 140 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 165K | 13% | 3 | 210 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 165K | 13% | 3 | 170 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using e.l.f.’s and NARS’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.

- **e.l.f.**: Measured on the search term “elf cosmetics”.
- **NARS**: Measured on the search term “nars nz”.

- [e.l.f. profile](/demand/global-en/brands/elf)
- [NARS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nars-cosmetics)
- [All concealer brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/concealer-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, e.l.f. or NARS?

In August 2026, e.l.f. had more branded searches than NARS among concealer brands worldwide. e.l.f. was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to NARS’s 170, and held a 13% Share of Search versus NARS’s 0.01%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "e.l.f. vs NARS: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/elf-vs-nars-cosmetics

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