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title: "MECCA MAX vs NARS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, MECCA MAX or NARS? 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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# MECCA MAX vs NARS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, MECCA MAX or NARS? 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**: MECCA MAX and NARS
- **Competitive set**: Makeup and cosmetics brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **MECCA MAX Share of Search**: 0.33%
- **NARS Share of Search**: 2.3%

## Which is more popular in search, MECCA MAX or NARS?

- In August 2026, NARS had more branded searches than MECCA MAX among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. NARS was estimated to have 3.9K branded searches compared to MECCA MAX’s 560, and held a 2.3% Share of Search versus MECCA MAX’s 0.33%.
- NARS was ahead of MECCA MAX in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MECCA MAX’s estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand moved from 0.49% to 0.33%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 760 to 560.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NARS’s estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand moved from 2.5% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.8K to 3.9K.

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

- In August 2026, NARS lost estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand, from 2.8% to 2.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for MECCA MAX in New Zealand fell 26.3% over 11 measured months, from 760 to 560 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | MECCA MAX estimated searches | MECCA MAX Share of Search | MECCA MAX rank | NARS estimated searches | NARS Share of Search | NARS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 760 | 0.49% | 31 | 3.8K | 2.5% | 13 |
| Nov 2025 | 790 | 0.41% | 31 | 4.6K | 2.4% | 11 |
| Dec 2025 | 910 | 0.52% | 31 | 3.8K | 2.2% | 12 |
| Jan 2026 | 740 | 0.54% | 31 | 3.1K | 2.3% | 14 |
| Feb 2026 | 610 | 0.48% | 31 | 2.5K | 2% | 15 |
| Mar 2026 | 720 | 0.53% | 31 | 3K | 2.2% | 12 |
| Apr 2026 | 750 | 0.56% | 31 | 3.3K | 2.5% | 11 |
| May 2026 | 630 | 0.41% | 31 | 4.1K | 2.7% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 560 | 0.38% | 31 | 4.6K | 3.1% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 690 | 0.41% | 31 | 4.8K | 2.8% | 11 |
| Aug 2026 | 560 | 0.33% | 31 | 3.9K | 2.3% | 13 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MECCA MAX’s and NARS’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.

- **MECCA MAX**: Measured on the search terms “mecca max”, “mecca max blush”, “mecca max foundation”, “mecca max lipstick” and “mecca max nz”, summed into one figure.
- **NARS**: Measured on the search terms “nars brand makeup”, “nars concealer”, “nars cosmetics”, “nars cosmetics bronzer”, “nars cosmetics foundation”, “nars foundation”, “nars lipstick”, “nars makeup”, “nars makeup brand”, “nars mascara”, “nars natural radiant longwear foundation”, “nars nz” and “nars radiant creamy concealer”, summed into one figure.

- [MECCA MAX profile](/demand/nz/brands/mecca-max)
- [NARS profile](/demand/nz/brands/nars-cosmetics)
- [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, MECCA MAX or NARS?

In August 2026, NARS had more branded searches than MECCA MAX among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. NARS was estimated to have 3.9K branded searches compared to MECCA MAX’s 560, and held a 2.3% Share of Search versus MECCA MAX’s 0.33%.

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