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Latest in Beauty vs Liberty London:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Latest in Beauty had more branded searches than Liberty London among beauty boxes in the United Kingdom. Latest in Beauty had about 2,900 branded searches, while Liberty London had 1,300. Latest in Beauty made up 7% of all beauty box searches we track, and Liberty London accounted for 3.1%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about beauty boxes, Latest in Beauty and Liberty London each appeared in one of the five answers. Latest in Beauty and Liberty London were each mentioned first in one of the two answers that named either.

Among beauty boxes in the United Kingdom in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Latest in Beauty, about 2 searches for every 1 for Liberty London

Latest in Beauty 2.9K searchesLiberty London 1.3K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both were mentioned in 1 of 5 answers.

Latest in Beauty in 1 of 5Liberty London in 1 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Each is named first in 1 of 2 answers.

Latest in Beauty first in 1Liberty London first in 1

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Top beauty boxes in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Latest in Beauty was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Liberty London was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Latest in Beauty and Liberty London were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Lookfantastic1st
  2. GLOSSYBOX2nd
  3. Boots3rd
  4. Next4th
  5. Cult Beauty5th
  6. Liberty London6th
  7. Latest in Beauty7th
  8. M&S–
  9. Birchbox–
  10. John Lewis–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Lookfantastic5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • GLOSSYBOX4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Boots3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Next2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Latest in Beauty1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Liberty London1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Cult Beauty1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • M&S0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Birchbox0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • John Lewis0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United Kingdom on October 28, 2026.

Is Latest in Beauty or Liberty London more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Latest in Beauty and Liberty London by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all ten beauty box brands we track, month by month, from searches in United Kingdom.

Latest in Beauty and Liberty London among beauty boxes in the United Kingdom, by month

Share of searches by month for Latest in Beauty, Liberty London. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthGLOSSYBOXBootsNextLatest in BeautyM&SLookfantasticBirchboxLiberty LondonCult BeautyJohn Lewis
Oct 202534.2%27.9%10.2%6.8%6.8%6.8%2.5%2%1.5%1.5%
Nov 202532.7%32.7%11.9%5.3%5.3%5.3%2.4%1.3%1.7%1.5%
Dec 202539.1%26.1%11.6%4.2%4.2%6.3%2.3%1.5%2.9%1.8%
Jan 202637%20.2%9%4.9%13.5%5.9%3.3%2.7%2%1.5%
Feb 202644%16%13.1%4.6%5.8%5.8%3.2%1.8%3.5%2.1%
Mar 202635.9%19.7%13.1%5.8%10.7%5.8%2.6%1.7%2.1%2.6%
Apr 202638.5%21.1%11.4%4.9%7.5%6.2%2.6%2.6%2.5%2.6%
May 202624.7%16.5%9%4.8%30.2%7.3%1.7%1.2%2.3%2.2%
Jun 202632.9%18%9.8%5.3%14.7%6.4%2.2%2%2.3%6.4%
Jul 202626.9%32.9%9.8%5.3%8%8%2%2.9%2.4%2%
Aug 202637%24.7%9%7.4%5.9%7.4%2.7%2%2.2%1.8%
Sep 202643.5%19.5%10.6%7%5.8%3.8%3.1%3.1%1.8%1.7%

Liberty London sells other things too, so only its searches that name this product count here, like “liberty beauty box”.

How has the Latest in Beauty and Liberty London comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for United Kingdom beauty boxes in September 2026?

2 changes
  1. In September 2026, Liberty London overtook Cult Beauty to rank 8th among beauty boxes in the United Kingdom, with 3.1% of the searches.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Latest in Beauty in the United Kingdom fell 34.1% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 2.9K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Latest in Beauty’s and Liberty London’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.

Latest in Beauty

1 branded search term

  • latest in beauty

Liberty London

1 branded search term

  • liberty beauty box

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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