--- title: "Kess Hair & Beauty vs Vivo Hair: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Kess Hair & Beauty or Vivo Hair more popular in search? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/palmerston-north/hair-salons/compare/kess-hair-beauty-vs-vivo-hair" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Kess Hair & Beauty vs Vivo Hair: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Kess Hair & Beauty or Vivo Hair more popular in search? 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 Vivo Hair - **Competitive set**: Palmerston North hair salons - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Kess Hair & Beauty Share of Search**: 5.9% - **Vivo Hair Share of Search**: 8.1% ## Is Kess Hair & Beauty or Vivo Hair more popular in search? - In September 2026, Vivo Hair had more branded searches than Kess Hair & Beauty among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand. Vivo Hair had about 150 branded searches, while Kess Hair & Beauty had 110. Vivo Hair made up 8.1% of all Palmerston North hair salon searches we track, and Kess Hair & Beauty accounted for 5.9%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Kess Hair & Beauty took it in December 2025, Vivo Hair took it in January 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kess Hair & Beauty’s share of searches among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand moved from 7.8% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140 to 110. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Vivo Hair’s share of searches among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand moved from 10% to 8.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 180 to 150. ## Top Palmerston North hair salons in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, neither Kess Hair & Beauty nor Vivo Hair showed up in any of the four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Alchemy & I | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | NV Hair Design | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Sphere Hair | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Blush Hair Boutique | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | The Right Cut | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Bijonei Hair Design | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | The Hair Company | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Veronica Jayne | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Vivo Hair | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Kess Hair & Beauty | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Sphere Hair Salon | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Palmerston North hair salons - Asked ChatGPT "Which hair salon should I go to in Palmerston North, New Zealand?": 1. Alchemy & I, 2. NV Hair Design, 3. Sphere Hair, 4. The Right Cut, 5. Blush Hair Boutique - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hair salons in Palmerston North, New Zealand?": 1. Alchemy & I, 2. Sphere Hair, 3. Blush Hair Boutique, 4. NV Hair Design, 5. Bijonei Hair Design, 6. The Right Cut, 7. The Hair Company - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hair salon in Palmerston North, New Zealand for a haircut?": 1. Alchemy & I, 2. NV Hair Design, 3. Sphere Hair, 4. Blush Hair Boutique, 5. The Hair Company - Searched Google, AI Overview "hairdresser palmerston north": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Veronica Jayne, Vivo Hair, Kess Hair & Beauty and Sphere Hair Salon. 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 Palmerston North hair salons in September 2026? - In September 2026, Veronica Jayne overtook Sphere Hair and Vivo Hair to rank 5th among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand, with 8.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, Vivo Hair lost share of searches among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand, from 9% to 8.1%. - Kess Hair & Beauty’s share of searches among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.8% to 5.9% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Kess Hair & Beauty estimated searches | Kess Hair & Beauty Share of Search | Kess Hair & Beauty rank | Vivo Hair estimated searches | Vivo Hair Share of Search | Vivo Hair rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 140 | 7.8% | 6 | 180 | 10% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 150 | 7.7% | 6 | 240 | 12.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 220 | 12.7% | 3 | 190 | 11% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 210 | 10.1% | 6 | 250 | 12% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 170 | 9.4% | 6 | 200 | 11% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 150 | 7.3% | 7 | 210 | 10.2% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 140 | 8% | 7 | 170 | 9.7% | 5 | | May 2026 | 120 | 6.3% | 9 | 140 | 7.4% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 90 | 4.8% | 9 | 200 | 10.7% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 100 | 5.7% | 9 | 130 | 7.5% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 110 | 5.8% | 9 | 170 | 9% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 110 | 5.9% | 9 | 150 | 8.1% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kess Hair & Beauty’s and Vivo Hair’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 and beauty”, “kess hair beauty”, “kess hair salon” and “kess hairdressers”, summed into one figure. - **Vivo Hair**: Measured on the search terms “vivo bethlehem”, “vivo botany”, “vivo chartwell”, “vivo hair”, “vivo hair hamilton”, “vivo hair salon”, “vivo howick”, “vivo lambton quay”, “vivo levin”, “vivo lower hutt”, “vivo manukau”, “vivo mt eden”, “vivo northlands”, “vivo papamoa”, “vivo pukekohe”, “vivo rangiora”, “vivo remuera”, “vivo rolleston”, “vivo silverdale”, “vivo sylvia park”, “vivo takanini”, “vivo upper hutt”, “vivo westgate”, “vivo whakatane” and “vivohair”, summed into one figure. - [Kess Hair & Beauty profile](/demand/nz/brands/kess-hair-beauty) - [Vivo Hair profile](/demand/nz/brands/vivo-hair) - [All Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/palmerston-north/hair-salons): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Kess Hair & Beauty or Vivo Hair more popular in search? In September 2026, Vivo Hair had more branded searches than Kess Hair & Beauty among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand. Vivo Hair had about 150 branded searches, while Kess Hair & Beauty had 110. Vivo Hair made up 8.1% of all Palmerston North hair salon searches we track, and Kess Hair & Beauty accounted for 5.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Kess Hair & Beauty vs Vivo Hair: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/palmerston-north/hair-salons/compare/kess-hair-beauty-vs-vivo-hair This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/palmerston-north/hair-salons/compare/kess-hair-beauty-vs-vivo-hair. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.