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title: "Essence vs NARS: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Essence or NARS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Makeup and cosmetics 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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# Essence vs NARS: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Essence or NARS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Makeup and cosmetics 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**: Essence and NARS
- **Competitive set**: Makeup and cosmetics brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Essence Share of Search**: 0.92%
- **NARS Share of Search**: 3.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Essence or NARS?

- In September 2026, NARS had more branded searches than Essence among makeup and cosmetics brands worldwide. NARS was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Essence’s 73.6K, and held a 3.8% Share of Search versus Essence’s 0.92%.
- NARS was ahead of Essence in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Essence’s estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands worldwide moved from 0.54% to 0.92%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 54.2K to 73.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, NARS’s estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands worldwide moved from 3.7% to 3.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 301K.

## How did search popularity change for makeup and cosmetics brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, L'Oréal Paris overtook NARS and Bobbi Brown to rank 8th among makeup and cosmetics brands worldwide, with 3.8% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, Essence rose from 22nd to 21st among makeup and cosmetics brands worldwide.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for NARS worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 368K to 301K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Essence estimated searches | Essence Share of Search | Essence rank | NARS estimated searches | NARS Share of Search | NARS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 54.2K | 0.54% | 23 | 368K | 3.7% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.2K | 0.35% | 23 | 673K | 3.9% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 54.2K | 0.46% | 23 | 450K | 3.8% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 54.2K | 0.54% | 22 | 368K | 3.7% | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | 44.4K | 0.54% | 22 | 301K | 3.7% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.2K | 0.68% | 22 | 368K | 4.1% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 54.2K | 0.69% | 22 | 301K | 3.8% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 54.2K | 0.64% | 22 | 368K | 4.4% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 55.3K | 0.76% | 21 | 301K | 4.1% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 60.2K | 0.76% | 22 | 301K | 3.8% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 60.2K | 0.75% | 22 | 301K | 3.8% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 73.6K | 0.92% | 21 | 301K | 3.8% | 9 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Essence’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.

- **Essence**: Measured on the search terms “essence cosmetics” and “essence makeup”, summed into one figure.
- **NARS**: Measured on the search term “nars”.

- [Essence profile](/demand/global-en/brands/essence-makeup)
- [NARS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nars-cosmetics)
- [All makeup and cosmetics brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/makeup-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 27 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, Essence or NARS?

In September 2026, NARS had more branded searches than Essence among makeup and cosmetics brands worldwide. NARS was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Essence’s 73.6K, and held a 3.8% Share of Search versus Essence’s 0.92%.

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