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title: "Clinique vs Estée Lauder: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Clinique or Estée Lauder more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Eye makeup remover brands set in New Zealand. 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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# Clinique vs Estée Lauder: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Clinique or Estée Lauder more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Eye makeup remover brands set in New Zealand. 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**: Clinique and Estée Lauder
- **Competitive set**: Eye makeup remover brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Clinique Share of Search**: 5.2%
- **Estée Lauder Share of Search**: 13.9%

## Is Clinique or Estée Lauder more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Estée Lauder had more branded searches than Clinique among eye makeup remover brands in New Zealand. Estée Lauder had about 5,090 branded searches, while Clinique had 1,900. Estée Lauder made up 13.9% of all eye makeup remover brand searches we track, and Clinique accounted for 5.2%.
- Estée Lauder was ahead of Clinique in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Clinique’s share of searches among eye makeup remover brands in New Zealand held steady at 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Estée Lauder’s share of searches among eye makeup remover brands in New Zealand moved from 13% to 13.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4K to 5.1K.

## Top eye makeup remover brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Clinique was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Estée Lauder did not appear in any of the five answers.

Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted.

| Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| La Roche-Posay | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Cetaphil | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Neutrogena | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Estée Lauder | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Clinique | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about eye makeup remover brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which eye makeup remover brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Clinique
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best eye makeup remover brands in New Zealand?": 1. Clinique
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best eye makeup remover brand in New Zealand for sensitive eyes?": 1. La Roche-Posay
- Searched Google, AI Overview "eye makeup remover nz": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "gentle makeup remover": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Cetaphil, Neutrogena and Estée Lauder.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand eye makeup remover brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Estée Lauder gained share of searches among eye makeup remover brands in New Zealand, from 11.8% to 13.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Clinique in New Zealand rose 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.9K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Clinique estimated searches | Clinique Share of Search | Clinique rank | Estée Lauder estimated searches | Estée Lauder Share of Search | Estée Lauder rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 5.2% | 5 | 4K | 13% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 6.8% | 5 | 5.5K | 15.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 6% | 5 | 4.8K | 15.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 6.1% | 5 | 3.8K | 12.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 6.3% | 5 | 3.3K | 12.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 5.8% | 5 | 4K | 14.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 4.4% | 5 | 3.9K | 13.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | 6.1% | 5 | 3.9K | 12.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 5.3% | 5 | 3.4K | 11.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 5.9% | 5 | 3.5K | 10.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 5.4% | 5 | 4.2K | 11.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 5.2% | 5 | 5.1K | 13.9% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clinique’s and Estée Lauder’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.

- **Clinique**: Measured on the search term “clinique”.
- **Estée Lauder**: Measured on the search terms “estee lauder”, “estee lauder concealer”, “estee lauder foundation”, “estee lauder lipstick”, “estee lauder makeup”, “estee lauder mascara” and “estee lauder primer”, summed into one figure.

- [Clinique profile](/demand/nz/brands/clinique)
- [Estée Lauder profile](/demand/nz/brands/estee-lauder)
- [All eye makeup remover brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-eye-makeup-remover-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Clinique or Estée Lauder more popular in search?

In September 2026, Estée Lauder had more branded searches than Clinique among eye makeup remover brands in New Zealand. Estée Lauder had about 5,090 branded searches, while Clinique had 1,900. Estée Lauder made up 13.9% of all eye makeup remover brand searches we track, and Clinique accounted for 5.2%.

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