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title: "Kess Hair & Beauty vs NV Hair Design: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Kess Hair & Beauty or NV Hair Design? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palmerston North hair salons 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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# Kess Hair & Beauty vs NV Hair Design: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Kess Hair & Beauty or NV Hair Design? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palmerston North hair salons 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**: Kess Hair & Beauty and NV Hair Design
- **Competitive set**: Palmerston North hair salons
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kess Hair & Beauty Share of Search**: 9.5%
- **NV Hair Design Share of Search**: 1.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Kess Hair & Beauty or NV Hair Design?

- In August 2026, Kess Hair & Beauty had more branded searches than NV Hair Design among palmerston north hair salons in New Zealand. Kess Hair & Beauty was estimated to have 3.7K branded searches compared to NV Hair Design’s 420, and held a 9.5% Share of Search versus NV Hair Design’s 1.1%.
- Kess Hair & Beauty was ahead of NV Hair Design in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kess Hair & Beauty’s estimated Share of Search among palmerston north hair salons in New Zealand moved from 9% to 9.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1K to 3.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NV Hair Design’s estimated Share of Search among palmerston north hair salons in New Zealand moved from 0.82% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 370 to 420.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand palmerston north hair salons in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for NV Hair Design in New Zealand rose 13.5% over 11 measured months, from 370 to 420 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kess Hair & Beauty estimated searches | Kess Hair & Beauty Share of Search | Kess Hair & Beauty rank | NV Hair Design estimated searches | NV Hair Design Share of Search | NV Hair Design rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.1K | 9% | 2 | 370 | 0.82% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.1K | 8.3% | 2 | 300 | 0.61% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 5K | 11.1% | 2 | 290 | 0.64% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.9K | 8.6% | 2 | 430 | 0.95% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.9K | 10.5% | 2 | 360 | 0.98% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.1K | 10.4% | 2 | 430 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 9.1% | 2 | 420 | 1.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 4K | 9.9% | 2 | 420 | 1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.7K | 9.2% | 2 | 360 | 0.89% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.9K | 9.7% | 2 | 420 | 1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.7K | 9.5% | 2 | 420 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kess Hair & Beauty’s and NV Hair Design’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.

- **Kess Hair & Beauty**: Measured on the search terms “kess hair”, “kess hair & beauty”, “kess hair & beauty palmerston north”, “kess hair and beauty”, “kess hair and beauty price list”, “kess hair and beauty prices”, “kess hair and beauty reviews”, “kess hair beauty”, “kess hair prices”, “kess hair salon”, “kess hair salon prices” and “kess hairdressers”, summed into one figure.
- **NV Hair Design**: Measured on the search terms “nv hair design” and “nv hair design palmerston north”, summed into one figure.

- [Kess Hair & Beauty profile](/demand/nz/brands/kess-hair-beauty)
- [NV Hair Design profile](/demand/nz/brands/nv-hair-design)
- [All palmerston north hair salons in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-palmerston-north-hair-salons): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Kess Hair & Beauty or NV Hair Design?

In August 2026, Kess Hair & Beauty had more branded searches than NV Hair Design among palmerston north hair salons in New Zealand. Kess Hair & Beauty was estimated to have 3.7K branded searches compared to NV Hair Design’s 420, and held a 9.5% Share of Search versus NV Hair Design’s 1.1%.

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