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Avène vs Blume

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Avène and Blume are distinct skincare brands founded in 1990 and 2018, respectively. The French brand offers rich moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, gentle cleansers, and hydrating glycerin, while the Canadian brand is known for nourishing moisturizers and thoughtful formulas. Both suit acne-prone skin best, though the former also caters to oily, sensitive, and mature skin, and the latter additionally supports dry skin. While the first relies on science-backed formulations and standout items like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, Cleanance, and Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, the second features the Meltdown Gel Cream to support a balanced and healthy complexion.

Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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Blume is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

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Questions and answers

Avène or Blume: which is better?

Avène and Blume each serve different needs, with Avène offering an extensive range of products well-suited for oily and acne-prone skin, while Blume features fragrance-free options like Meltdown Gel Cream that help soothe acne-prone and sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Avène and Blume?

Avene offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page with different fit levels for various skin types, while Blume features just a single product called Meltdown Gel Cream. Avene includes fragrance in some of its formulas, whereas every Blume product on this page lists no fragrance.

Avène or Blume: which moisturizer is better?

For dry skin, Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm has a Superior Lovi fit, while Blume Meltdown Gel Cream has a High Lovi fit. Both options help soothe and hydrate.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Blume?

The page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of Avène and Blume.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Blume?

Blume features Meltdown Gel Cream with a High Lovi fit for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin and no fragrance in its products on this page, which helps prevent irritation. Avène includes products like Cleanance Cleansing Gel and Cleanance with a High fit for oily acne-prone and acne-prone skin, though nearly half its products on this page contain fragrance.

Which brand has been around longer, Avène or Blume?

Avène has been around longer, having been founded in France in 1990 compared to Blume, which was founded in Canada in 2018.

Do any Blume products contain fragrance compared to Avène?

Blume has no fragrance listed in any of the products on this page, whereas Avène includes fragrance in 7 of its 15 products.

Which brand is owned by an independent company versus Fondation Pierre Fabre?

Blume is owned by an independent company, while Avène is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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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