Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Cosmetics Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Cosmetics in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Cosmetics has an estimated audience of 25,940,094 people in United Kingdom.

The average Cosmetics fan in United Kingdom is 43.1 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, Greater London, North West.

Top brand affinities include Pretty Nails, Airbrush makeup, Brazilian Waxing, with strongest over-indexing on Pretty Nails (1.71× the country average).

Demographically, the Cosmetics audience skews more female with an average age of 43.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Creativity, Extroversion.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Cosmetics fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 43.1 years old, with strong Creativity tendencies and a notable affinity for Pretty Nails.

Category: Beauty & Wellness · Type: Topic · Subtype: Cosmetics

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Cosmetics profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
25.9M
in United Kingdom
Gender
70.4%
29.6% male
Age
43.1
average years
Country rank
#60
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-18%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Cosmetics fans

70.4% are female, 29.6% are male, average age 43.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

70.4%
Female
29.6%
Male
Demographic split for Cosmetics audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female70.4%
Male29.6%
Average age43.1
Estimated audience size25,940,094
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.1
average years
Age distribution of the Cosmetics audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1912%
20-2918%
30-3918%
40-4922%
50+30%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.1%

of the worldwide Cosmetics audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Cosmetics
CountryShare
United States17.0%
Japan5.5%
India4.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Cosmetics audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Cosmetics fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North West~4M1.36×
02Greater London~4.5M1.34×
03England~19M1.21×
04East Midlands~2M1.05×
05East of England~2.5M1.02×
06Wales~1.5M0.98×
07South East~3.5M0.95×
08Scotland~2M0.95×
09South West~2M0.91×
10Northern Ireland~700K0.91×
11North East~900K0.87×
12Yorkshire and the Humber~1.5M0.77×
13West Midlands~900K0.77×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Cosmetics audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Cosmetics audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01European Wax CenterBeauty & Wellness1.95×
02Nail Art ClubBeauty & Wellness1.87×
03Nails Art ManiaFashion & Accessoires1.82×
04Nail techniciansBeauty & Wellness1.80×
05Wrinkles (film)Movies & TV1.76×
06Brazilian WaxingBeauty & Wellness1.75×
07Dan HowellInternet & Social Media1.75×
08Pretty NailsBeauty & Wellness1.71×
09Make-Up ArtistryPerson1.64×
10Airbrush makeupBeauty & Wellness1.62×
11GoldwellBeauty & Wellness1.62×
12Charli D’AmelioMovies & TV1.54×
13Dixie D'AmelioMusic & Radio1.54×
14Latest HairstylesTopic1.54×
15Hard WaxMusic & Radio1.54×
16MaquillajeBeauty & Wellness1.53×
17Lily TomlinMovies & TV1.53×
18FrancescafaragoMovies & TV1.53×
19Sebastian ProfessionalBeauty & Wellness1.53×
20MaquiladoraShopping1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Cosmetics audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Cosmetics audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.99×
ExtroversionTHRILL0.99×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.99×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Cosmetics audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.80×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.84×
TravellingTHRILL0.86×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Cosmetics have in United Kingdom?

Cosmetics has an estimated audience of 25,940,094 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Greater London.

02

What is the gender split and age of Cosmetics fans?

70.4% of Cosmetics fans are female, 29.6% are male, with an average age of 43.1 years.

03

Which brands do Cosmetics fans like most?

Cosmetics fans show strongest brand affinity for Pretty Nails (1.71×), Airbrush makeup (1.62×), and Brazilian Waxing (1.75×) over the country average.

04

Where do Cosmetics fans live in United Kingdom?

Cosmetics fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~19M), Greater London (reach ~4.5M), and North West (reach ~4M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Cosmetics fans also like?

Beyond Cosmetics itself, the audience over-indexes on Airbrush makeup (1.62×), Brazilian Waxing (1.75×), Charli D’Amelio (1.54×), and Maquillaje (1.53×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for Cosmetics. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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