--- title: "SmoothSkin vs Ulike: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is SmoothSkin or Ulike more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hair removal 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/smoothskin-vs-ulike" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # SmoothSkin vs Ulike: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is SmoothSkin or Ulike more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hair removal 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**: SmoothSkin and Ulike - **Competitive set**: Hair removal brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **SmoothSkin Share of Search**: 0.41% - **Ulike Share of Search**: 3.3% ## Is SmoothSkin or Ulike more popular in search? - In October 2026, Ulike had more branded searches than SmoothSkin among hair removal brands in New Zealand. Ulike had about 240 branded searches, while SmoothSkin had 30. Ulike made up 3.3% of all hair removal brand searches we track, and SmoothSkin accounted for 0.41%. - Ulike was ahead of SmoothSkin in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, SmoothSkin’s share of searches among hair removal brands in New Zealand moved from 1.1% to 0.41%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60 to 30. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Ulike’s share of searches among hair removal brands in New Zealand moved from 5% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 280 to 240. ## Top hair removal brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Ulike was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. SmoothSkin did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Veet | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Philips Lumea | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Braun Silk-expert | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Nair | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Ulike | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Emjoi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | SmoothSkin | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about hair removal brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which hair removal brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Philips Lumea, 2. Braun Silk-expert, 3. Veet, 4. Nair - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hair removal brands in New Zealand?": 1. Philips Lumea, 2. Braun Silk-expert, 3. Veet, 4. Nair - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hair removal brand in New Zealand for smooth legs?": 1. Veet, 2. Nair - Searched Google, AI Overview "best hair removal": 1. Veet, 2. Ulike, 3. Braun Silk-expert - Searched Google, AI Overview "at home hair removal": 1. Philips Lumea Not named in any answer: Emjoi and SmoothSkin. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hair removal brands in October 2026? - In October 2026, Ulike lost share of searches among hair removal brands in New Zealand, from 3.8% to 3.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for SmoothSkin in New Zealand fell 50% over 12 measured months, from 60 to 30 in October 2026. ## How has branded search for SmoothSkin and Ulike changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | SmoothSkin estimated searches | SmoothSkin Share of Search | SmoothSkin rank | Ulike estimated searches | Ulike Share of Search | Ulike rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 60 | 1.1% | 7 | 280 | 5% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 50 | 0.98% | 7 | 120 | 2.4% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 60 | 1.1% | 7 | 210 | 3.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 50 | 1.1% | 7 | 140 | 3.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 70 | 1.5% | 7 | 110 | 2.3% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 40 | 0.91% | 7 | 160 | 3.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 50 | 0.96% | 7 | 120 | 2.3% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 40 | 0.82% | 7 | 130 | 2.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 30 | 0.54% | 7 | 190 | 3.4% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 60 | 1.1% | 7 | 210 | 4% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 50 | 0.8% | 7 | 240 | 3.8% | 5 | | Oct 2026 | 30 | 0.41% | 7 | 240 | 3.3% | 5 | ## How are SmoothSkin’s and Ulike’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SmoothSkin’s and Ulike’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. - **SmoothSkin**: Measured on the search terms “smoothskin bare ipl”, “smoothskin hair removal”, “smoothskin ipl”, “smoothskin pure”, “smoothskin pure fit” and “smoothskin pure ipl”, summed into one figure. - **Ulike**: Measured on the search terms “ulike hair removal” and “ulike ipl”, summed into one figure. - [SmoothSkin profile](/demand/nz/brands/smoothskin) - [Ulike profile](/demand/nz/brands/ulike) - [All hair removal brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hair-removal-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is SmoothSkin or Ulike more popular in search? In October 2026, Ulike had more branded searches than SmoothSkin among hair removal brands in New Zealand. Ulike had about 240 branded searches, while SmoothSkin had 30. Ulike made up 3.3% of all hair removal brand searches we track, and SmoothSkin accounted for 0.41%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "SmoothSkin vs Ulike: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/smoothskin-vs-ulike This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/smoothskin-vs-ulike. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.