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

Which is more popular in search, Hikoco or Lookfantastic? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Beauty retailers 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**: Hikoco and Lookfantastic
- **Competitive set**: Beauty retailers
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hikoco Share of Search**: 26.3%
- **Lookfantastic Share of Search**: 0.28%

## Which is more popular in search, Hikoco or Lookfantastic?

- In August 2026, Hikoco had more branded searches than Lookfantastic among beauty retailers in New Zealand. Hikoco was estimated to have 60.1K branded searches compared to Lookfantastic’s 650, and held a 26.3% Share of Search versus Lookfantastic’s 0.28%.
- Hikoco was ahead of Lookfantastic in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hikoco’s estimated Share of Search among beauty retailers in New Zealand moved from 23.5% to 26.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 61.1K to 60.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lookfantastic’s estimated Share of Search among beauty retailers in New Zealand moved from 0.29% to 0.28%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 760 to 650.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand beauty retailers in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lookfantastic in New Zealand fell 14.5% over 11 measured months, from 760 to 650 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hikoco estimated searches | Hikoco Share of Search | Hikoco rank | Lookfantastic estimated searches | Lookfantastic Share of Search | Lookfantastic rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 61.1K | 23.5% | 2 | 760 | 0.29% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 75.2K | 21.9% | 3 | 690 | 0.2% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 66.3K | 19.1% | 2 | 620 | 0.18% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 56K | 24.4% | 2 | 430 | 0.19% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 53.7K | 22.1% | 2 | 410 | 0.17% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 62.5K | 28.4% | 2 | 430 | 0.2% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 71.7K | 29.1% | 2 | 490 | 0.2% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 61.1K | 27.9% | 2 | 490 | 0.22% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 58.5K | 27.8% | 2 | 490 | 0.23% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 61.2K | 25.8% | 2 | 650 | 0.27% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 60.1K | 26.3% | 2 | 650 | 0.28% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hikoco’s and Lookfantastic’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.

- **Hikoco**: Measured on the search terms “hikoco”, “hikoco co nz”, “hikoco newmarket”, “hikoco nz”, “hikoco queen street”, “hikoco skincare”, “hikoco store” and “hikoco sylvia park”, summed into one figure.
- **Lookfantastic**: Measured on the search terms “lookfantastic” and “lookfantastic nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Hikoco profile](/demand/nz/brands/hikoco)
- [Lookfantastic profile](/demand/nz/brands/lookfantastic)
- [All beauty retailers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-beauty-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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, Hikoco or Lookfantastic?

In August 2026, Hikoco had more branded searches than Lookfantastic among beauty retailers in New Zealand. Hikoco was estimated to have 60.1K branded searches compared to Lookfantastic’s 650, and held a 26.3% Share of Search versus Lookfantastic’s 0.28%.

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Brandwave. "Hikoco vs Lookfantastic: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/hikoco-vs-lookfantastic

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