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Clarins vs NIOD

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Clarins and NIOD are distinct skincare brands founded respectively in France in 1954 and Canada in 2015. The former is celebrated for its luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, soothing eye products, and gentle toners enriched with nourishing shea and hydrating squalane, whereas the latter is widely loved for its advanced serums and balancing toners featuring sophisticated formulas. Both suit sensitive, dry, and mature skin, though the French brand relies on gentle, nourishing formulations while the Canadian brand utilizes scientifically rigorous and thoughtful development.

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

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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

Popular Clarins vs NIOD products

Questions and answers

Clarins or NIOD: which is better?

Clarins fits sensitive, dry sensitive, and mature skin best, while NIOD offers fragrance-free formulas across the products on this page. Clarins helps hydrate and smooth the skin using ingredients like hyaluronic acid.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Clarins and NIOD?

Clarins is an older, French-owned brand that offers a wide range of heavily fragranced products featuring key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, whereas NIOD is a newer, Canadian brand owned by The Estée Lauder Companies that features completely fragrance-free formulations on this page. Clarins is found to fit sensitive, dry sensitive, and mature skin best, while providing luxurious textures that shoppers often mention.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020

Which is more affordable, Clarins or NIOD?

The products on this page for Clarins have reviewers mentioning a high price point, whereas affordability details are not highlighted for NIOD.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or NIOD?

NIOD may cause fewer breakouts than Clarins because the products on this page from NIOD do not list fragrance, whereas almost all Clarins products contain fragrance. Furthermore, the products on this page by Clarins frequently receive warnings for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Clarins and NIOD?

Clarins was founded in France in 1954, whereas NIOD was founded in Canada in 2015.

Which brand offers fragrance-free products across its entire line, Clarins or NIOD?

NIOD offers fragrance-free products across its entire line, whereas most Clarins products on this page contain fragrance.

How does the product variety for treating dry and mature skin differ between Clarins and NIOD based on the provided Lovi fit levels?

Clarins offers a much wider range of products on this page for treating dry and mature skin, with many options achieving High or Superior fit levels, whereas NIOD features only two products on this page, both showing Average fit levels for those skin types.

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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