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title: "ColourPop vs Huda Beauty: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ColourPop or Huda Beauty? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Makeup and cosmetics 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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# ColourPop vs Huda Beauty: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, ColourPop or Huda Beauty? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Makeup and cosmetics 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**: ColourPop and Huda Beauty
- **Competitive set**: Makeup and cosmetics brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ColourPop Share of Search**: 0.92%
- **Huda Beauty Share of Search**: 2.6%

## Which is more popular in search, ColourPop or Huda Beauty?

- In August 2026, Huda Beauty had more branded searches than ColourPop among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. Huda Beauty was estimated to have 4.3K branded searches compared to ColourPop’s 1.6K, and held a 2.6% Share of Search versus ColourPop’s 0.92%.
- Huda Beauty was ahead of ColourPop in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ColourPop’s estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand moved from 0.77% to 0.92%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2K to 1.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Huda Beauty’s estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand moved from 2.7% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1K to 4.3K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand makeup and cosmetics brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Huda Beauty rose from 14th to 11th among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand.
- In August 2026, ColourPop rose from 26th to 24th among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | ColourPop estimated searches | ColourPop Share of Search | ColourPop rank | Huda Beauty estimated searches | Huda Beauty Share of Search | Huda Beauty rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2K | 0.77% | 29 | 4.1K | 2.7% | 12 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 0.68% | 28 | 7.3K | 3.8% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2K | 0.66% | 29 | 3.8K | 2.2% | 13 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.4K | 0.98% | 27 | 4.8K | 3.5% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 0.82% | 27 | 3.1K | 2.5% | 12 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 0.94% | 26 | 3K | 2.2% | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 970 | 0.72% | 29 | 3.3K | 2.4% | 13 |
| May 2026 | 1.2K | 0.8% | 28 | 3.3K | 2.2% | 13 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 0.81% | 27 | 3.4K | 2.3% | 14 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5K | 0.89% | 26 | 3.7K | 2.2% | 14 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 0.92% | 24 | 4.3K | 2.6% | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ColourPop’s and Huda Beauty’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.

- **ColourPop**: Measured on the search terms “colourpop”, “colourpop eye makeup” and “colourpop nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Huda Beauty**: Measured on the search terms “huda beauty”, “huda beauty blush”, “huda beauty concealer”, “huda beauty eye palette”, “huda beauty eyeshadow palette”, “huda beauty famous lipstick”, “huda beauty foundation”, “huda beauty icon lipstick”, “huda beauty lipstick”, “huda beauty loose powder”, “huda beauty makeup”, “huda beauty mascara”, “huda beauty nz”, “huda beauty powder” and “huda beauty setting powder”, summed into one figure.

- [ColourPop profile](/demand/nz/brands/colourpop)
- [Huda Beauty profile](/demand/nz/brands/huda-beauty)
- [All makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-makeup-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 33 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, ColourPop or Huda Beauty?

In August 2026, Huda Beauty had more branded searches than ColourPop among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. Huda Beauty was estimated to have 4.3K branded searches compared to ColourPop’s 1.6K, and held a 2.6% Share of Search versus ColourPop’s 0.92%.

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