--- title: "Beautyblender vs Real Techniques: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Beautyblender or Real Techniques more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Makeup brush 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/beautyblender-vs-real-techniques" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Beautyblender vs Real Techniques: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Beautyblender or Real Techniques more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Makeup brush 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**: Beautyblender and Real Techniques - **Competitive set**: Makeup brush brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Beautyblender Share of Search**: 10.1% - **Real Techniques Share of Search**: 8.4% ## Is Beautyblender or Real Techniques more popular in search? - In September 2026, Beautyblender had more branded searches than Real Techniques among makeup brush brands in New Zealand. Beautyblender had about 720 branded searches, while Real Techniques had 600. Beautyblender made up 10.1% of all makeup brush brand searches we track, and Real Techniques accounted for 8.4%. - The lead changed hands 4 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Real Techniques took it in June 2026, Beautyblender took it in July 2026, Real Techniques took it in August 2026, Beautyblender took it in September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Beautyblender’s share of searches among makeup brush brands in New Zealand moved from 9% to 10.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 720. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Real Techniques’ share of searches among makeup brush brands in New Zealand moved from 7.2% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 470 to 600. ## Top makeup brush brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Real Techniques was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Beautyblender did not appear in any of the five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Real Techniques | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | MAC | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Morphe | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Beautyblender | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about makeup brush brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which makeup brush brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Real Techniques, 2. Morphe, 3. MAC - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best makeup brush brands in New Zealand?": 1. Real Techniques, 2. MAC, 3. Morphe - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best makeup brush brand in New Zealand for smooth blending?": 1. Real Techniques, 2. MAC - Searched Google, AI Overview "best makeup brushes": 1. Real Techniques - Searched Google, AI Overview "foundation brush nz": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Beautyblender. 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 makeup brush brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Beautyblender overtook Real Techniques to rank 3rd among makeup brush brands in New Zealand, with 10.1% of the searches. - In September 2026, Real Techniques lost share of searches among makeup brush brands in New Zealand, from 10.3% to 8.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Beautyblender estimated searches | Beautyblender Share of Search | Beautyblender rank | Real Techniques estimated searches | Real Techniques Share of Search | Real Techniques rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 590 | 9% | 3 | 470 | 7.2% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 720 | 8.8% | 3 | 530 | 6.5% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 720 | 9.8% | 3 | 580 | 7.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 590 | 10.4% | 2 | 530 | 9.4% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 390 | 7.7% | 3 | 350 | 6.9% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 480 | 8.4% | 3 | 400 | 7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 480 | 8.5% | 3 | 380 | 6.7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 480 | 7.8% | 3 | 430 | 7% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 480 | 8% | 4 | 490 | 8.2% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 590 | 8.4% | 3 | 560 | 8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 590 | 8.8% | 4 | 690 | 10.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 720 | 10.1% | 3 | 600 | 8.4% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Beautyblender’s and Real Techniques’ 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. - **Beautyblender**: Measured on the search term “beautyblender”. - **Real Techniques**: Measured on the search terms “real techniques” and “real techniques brushes”, summed into one figure. - [Beautyblender profile](/demand/nz/brands/beautyblender) - [Real Techniques profile](/demand/nz/brands/real-techniques) - [All makeup brush brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-makeup-brush-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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 Beautyblender or Real Techniques more popular in search? In September 2026, Beautyblender had more branded searches than Real Techniques among makeup brush brands in New Zealand. Beautyblender had about 720 branded searches, while Real Techniques had 600. Beautyblender made up 10.1% of all makeup brush brand searches we track, and Real Techniques accounted for 8.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Beautyblender vs Real Techniques: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/beautyblender-vs-real-techniques This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/beautyblender-vs-real-techniques. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.