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Clarins vs Aēsop

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Clarins and Aēsop are renowned skincare brands offering thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, serums, and targeted treatments for various complexions. The French house founded in 1954 features nourishing shea and hydrating squalane to best suit sensitive and dry sensitive skin, while the botanical-driven counterpart relies on scientifically validated ingredients to best suit balanced, combination, and sensitive skin. These contrasting approaches allow both lines to distinctively address specific concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging through refined daily care.

Clarins is a French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C (Groupe Clarins).

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This page compares some of the most popular Clarins and Aēsop products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Clarins vs Aēsop products

People Say

ClarinsAēsop
  • Hydration and Glow Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “woke up with baby-soft skin — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “smells divine — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
  • High Price Point Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “too expensive for results — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “very expensive — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “quantity is too small — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”

Questions and answers

Clarins or Aēsop: which is better?

For hydration and glow, Clarins and Aēsop perform equally well on the products on this page, but Clarins has a higher price point. Shoppers looking for fragrance-free options will find that every Aēsop product lists no fragrance, whereas most Clarins products contain fragrance.

What is the difference between Clarins and Aēsop?

Clarins features a broad range of products with many fragranced options, whereas the products on this page for Aēsop list no fragrance and focus on balancing and anti-oxidant benefits. Reviewers note that both brands share a high price point, but Clarins is often mentioned for its hydration and glow.

Clarins or Aēsop: which cleanser is better?

Clarins offers a wider range of cleansers on this page with varying fit levels for different skin types, whereas Aēsop features just one cleanser, the Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Aēsop?

Aēsop is not noted for a high price point like Clarins is among the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or Aēsop?

When it comes to breakout prevention for acne-prone skin, the products on this page show that Aēsop fits acne-prone skin at a High level with Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Intense Serum and B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel, whereas Clarins products on this page mostly show Average or lower fits for acne-prone skin.

Clarins or Aēsop: which brand offers products with fragrance?

Clarins offers products with fragrance, as almost all the products on this page list fragrance in their ingredients, whereas Aēsop has no products with fragrance listed on this page.

Which brand has been around longer, Clarins or Aēsop?

Clarins has been around longer, having been founded in France in 1954, whereas Aēsop was established in 1987.

Clarins or Aēsop: which brand is owned by L'Oréal Groupe?

Aēsop is owned by L'Oréal Groupe since 2023, while Clarins is owned by Famille C.

Clarins or Aēsop: which moisturizer is better?

When it comes to moisturizers, Clarins offers a wide range suited best for sensitive, dry sensitive, and mature skin, while Aēsop provides balancing and hydrating options like B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel. Reviewers often mention that products from both brands come with a high price point.

Research behind their key ingredients

Behind this comparison

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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