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title: "Clinique vs SkinCeuticals: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Clinique or SkinCeuticals? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Skincare 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 SkinCeuticals: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Clinique or SkinCeuticals? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Skincare 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 SkinCeuticals
- **Competitive set**: Skincare brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Clinique Share of Search**: 1.9%
- **SkinCeuticals Share of Search**: 0.87%

## Which is more popular in search, Clinique or SkinCeuticals?

- In August 2026, Clinique had more branded searches than SkinCeuticals among skincare brands in New Zealand. Clinique was estimated to have 3.8K branded searches compared to SkinCeuticals’ 1.8K, and held a 1.9% Share of Search versus SkinCeuticals’ 0.87%.
- Clinique was ahead of SkinCeuticals in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Clinique’s estimated Share of Search among skincare brands in New Zealand moved from 2.2% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.2K to 3.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SkinCeuticals’ estimated Share of Search among skincare brands in New Zealand moved from 0.89% to 0.87%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1.8K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand skincare brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Kiehl's overtook Clinique to rank 10th among skincare brands in New Zealand, at 2.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SkinCeuticals in New Zealand rose 34.4% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 1.8K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Clinique in New Zealand rose 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 3.2K to 3.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Clinique estimated searches | Clinique Share of Search | Clinique rank | SkinCeuticals estimated searches | SkinCeuticals Share of Search | SkinCeuticals rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.2K | 2.2% | 13 | 1.3K | 0.89% | 17 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.3K | 3.1% | 11 | 1.4K | 0.84% | 18 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.8K | 2.5% | 11 | 1.4K | 0.94% | 17 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.8K | 2.4% | 10 | 1.4K | 0.92% | 16 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.2K | 2.3% | 10 | 1.4K | 1.1% | 16 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.5K | 2.3% | 11 | 1.3K | 0.87% | 16 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 1.8% | 14 | 1.6K | 0.99% | 16 |
| May 2026 | 3.5K | 1.8% | 12 | 1.4K | 0.75% | 17 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.2K | 1.6% | 12 | 1.4K | 0.73% | 18 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.8K | 1.8% | 10 | 1.8K | 0.82% | 17 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.8K | 1.9% | 13 | 1.8K | 0.87% | 17 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clinique’s and SkinCeuticals’ 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 terms “clinique” and “clinique nz”, summed into one figure.
- **SkinCeuticals**: Measured on the search terms “skinceuticals” and “skinceuticals nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Clinique profile](/demand/nz/brands/clinique)
- [SkinCeuticals profile](/demand/nz/brands/skinceuticals)
- [All skincare brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-skincare-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 22 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, Clinique or SkinCeuticals?

In August 2026, Clinique had more branded searches than SkinCeuticals among skincare brands in New Zealand. Clinique was estimated to have 3.8K branded searches compared to SkinCeuticals’ 1.8K, and held a 1.9% Share of Search versus SkinCeuticals’ 0.87%.

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