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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?

Both brands offer products on this page with high hydration benefits, but Aēsop stands out for having every product list no added fragrance while Clarins features strong fragrances in most of its products.

What is the difference between Clarins and Aēsop?

Clarins offers a wide range of products including moisturizers and cleansers featuring key ingredients like shea butter and squalane, while Aēsop provides a more limited selection on this page featuring fragrance-free formulations. Lovi finds that Clarins fits best on sensitive, dry sensitive, and dry skin.

Clarins or Aēsop: which cleanser is better?

For cleansing, the products on this page show that Clarins offers options like Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser fitting dry and sensitive skin well, while Aēsop includes Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser which has average fit for most skin types.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Aēsop?

Aēsop and Clarins are both noted by reviewers for having a high price point, but review themes indicate that Clarins does better regarding the high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or Aēsop?

Aēsop products on this page generally feature high fit levels for acne-prone skin, such as the B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel and Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Intense Serum, whereas several Clarins products show lower fit levels or warnings for acne-prone skin.

Clarins or Aēsop: which brand offers products specifically formulated for sensitive skin?

Clarins offers products on this page specifically formulated and rated High for sensitive skin, such as the Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser and Soothing Toning Lotion. Aēsop also provides items like the Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Intense Serum that achieve a High fit level for sensitive skin.

How do the fragrance profiles of Clarins and Aēsop skincare products differ?

Clarins products on this page frequently include fragrance, with only one out of twenty-four products listing no fragrance. In contrast, every Aēsop product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand has a longer history in the skincare industry, Clarins or Aēsop?

Clarins has a longer history in the skincare industry, having been founded in 1954 in France, whereas Aēsop was founded in 1987.

Clarins or Aēsop: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Clarins offers products on this page that achieve a Superior Lovi fit level for mature and dry skin, whereas Aēsop moisturizers reach a High fit level. The products on this page from Clarins feature hydrating and smoothing moisturizers, but reviewers note 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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