--- title: "Fenty Beauty vs Maybelline: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Fenty Beauty or Maybelline? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/fenty-beauty-vs-maybelline" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Fenty Beauty vs Maybelline: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Fenty Beauty or Maybelline? 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**: Fenty Beauty and Maybelline - **Competitive set**: Makeup and cosmetics brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Fenty Beauty Share of Search**: 1.2% - **Maybelline Share of Search**: 11% ## Which is more popular in search, Fenty Beauty or Maybelline? - In August 2026, Maybelline had more branded searches than Fenty Beauty among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. Maybelline was estimated to have 18.7K branded searches compared to Fenty Beauty’s 2K, and held an 11% Share of Search versus Fenty Beauty’s 1.2%. - Maybelline was ahead of Fenty Beauty in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fenty Beauty’s estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand moved from 1.9% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3K to 2K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Maybelline’s estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand moved from 8.1% to 11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.4K to 18.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand makeup and cosmetics brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Maybelline gained estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand, from 10.5% to 11%. - In August 2026, Fenty Beauty rose from 23rd to 22nd among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. ## Month by month | Month | Fenty Beauty estimated searches | Fenty Beauty Share of Search | Fenty Beauty rank | Maybelline estimated searches | Maybelline Share of Search | Maybelline rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3K | 1.9% | 17 | 12.4K | 8.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 20 | 13.5K | 7% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 2.3K | 1.3% | 21 | 13.2K | 7.5% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 1.8K | 1.3% | 21 | 12.8K | 9.2% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 1.3% | 22 | 11.3K | 9% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 1.4% | 20 | 12.9K | 9.5% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 1.7K | 1.3% | 20 | 12.6K | 9.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 2K | 1.3% | 22 | 13.4K | 8.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 1.3% | 24 | 14.3K | 9.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 2K | 1.2% | 23 | 17.7K | 10.5% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 2K | 1.2% | 22 | 18.7K | 11% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fenty Beauty’s and Maybelline’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. - **Fenty Beauty**: Measured on the search terms “fenty beauty”, “fenty beauty bomb gloss”, “fenty beauty cosmetics”, “fenty beauty foundation”, “fenty beauty gloss bomb”, “fenty beauty gloss bomb universal lip luminizer”, “fenty beauty lip gloss”, “fenty beauty lipstick”, “fenty beauty makeup” and “fenty beauty nz”, summed into one figure. - **Maybelline**: Measured on the search terms “maybelline”, “maybelline concealer”, “maybelline fit concealer”, “maybelline fit me”, “maybelline fit me concealer”, “maybelline fit me foundation”, “maybelline fit me matte poreless powder”, “maybelline fit me powder”, “maybelline foundation”, “maybelline lipstick”, “maybelline makeup”, “maybelline mascara”, “maybelline matte and poreless powder”, “maybelline matte poreless powder”, “maybelline nz”, “maybelline poreless powder”, “maybelline skin tint” and “maybelline skyhigh mascara”, summed into one figure. - [Fenty Beauty profile](/demand/nz/brands/fenty-beauty) - [Maybelline profile](/demand/nz/brands/maybelline) - [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, Fenty Beauty or Maybelline? In August 2026, Maybelline had more branded searches than Fenty Beauty among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. Maybelline was estimated to have 18.7K branded searches compared to Fenty Beauty’s 2K, and held an 11% Share of Search versus Fenty Beauty’s 1.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Fenty Beauty vs Maybelline: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/fenty-beauty-vs-maybelline This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/fenty-beauty-vs-maybelline. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.