--- title: "Milk Makeup vs NARS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Milk Makeup 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/milk-makeup-vs-nars-cosmetics" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Milk Makeup vs NARS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Milk Makeup 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**: Milk Makeup and NARS - **Competitive set**: Makeup and cosmetics brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Milk Makeup Share of Search**: 0.31% - **NARS Share of Search**: 2.3% ## Which is more popular in search, Milk Makeup or NARS? - In August 2026, NARS had more branded searches than Milk Makeup among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. NARS was estimated to have 3.9K branded searches compared to Milk Makeup’s 520, and held a 2.3% Share of Search versus Milk Makeup’s 0.31%. - NARS was ahead of Milk Makeup in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Milk Makeup’s estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand moved from 0.27% to 0.31%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 420 to 520. - 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 Milk Makeup in New Zealand rose 23.8% over 11 measured months, from 420 to 520 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Milk Makeup estimated searches | Milk Makeup Share of Search | Milk Makeup rank | NARS estimated searches | NARS Share of Search | NARS rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 420 | 0.27% | 32 | 3.8K | 2.5% | 13 | | Nov 2025 | 420 | 0.22% | 32 | 4.6K | 2.4% | 11 | | Dec 2025 | 400 | 0.23% | 32 | 3.8K | 2.2% | 12 | | Jan 2026 | 420 | 0.3% | 32 | 3.1K | 2.3% | 14 | | Feb 2026 | 450 | 0.36% | 32 | 2.5K | 2% | 15 | | Mar 2026 | 420 | 0.31% | 32 | 3K | 2.2% | 12 | | Apr 2026 | 450 | 0.34% | 32 | 3.3K | 2.5% | 11 | | May 2026 | 450 | 0.3% | 32 | 4.1K | 2.7% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 510 | 0.35% | 32 | 4.6K | 3.1% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 680 | 0.4% | 32 | 4.8K | 2.8% | 11 | | Aug 2026 | 520 | 0.31% | 32 | 3.9K | 2.3% | 13 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Milk Makeup’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. - **Milk Makeup**: Measured on the search terms “milk makeup hydro grip primer”, “milk makeup makeup” and “milk makeup 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. - [Milk Makeup profile](/demand/nz/brands/milk-makeup) - [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, Milk Makeup or NARS? In August 2026, NARS had more branded searches than Milk Makeup among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. NARS was estimated to have 3.9K branded searches compared to Milk Makeup’s 520, and held a 2.3% Share of Search versus Milk Makeup’s 0.31%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Milk Makeup vs NARS: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/milk-makeup-vs-nars-cosmetics This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/milk-makeup-vs-nars-cosmetics. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.