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Clinique vs KORRES

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Clinique and KORRES are established skincare names that offer gentle, effective solutions tailored to varied complexions. The American heritage brand founded in 1968 provides moisturizers, serums, makeup removers, and eye products featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and caffeine, making it ideal for sensitive and dry skin. Conversely, the botanical brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers that suit dry, sensitive, normal, and combination skin best. While both cater well to delicate skin types, they differ through the former's targeted scientific formulations and the latter's rich botanical heritage.

Clinique is an American skincare brand founded in 1968 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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Popular Clinique vs KORRES products

People Say

CliniqueKORRES
  • Sensitive Skin Care and Soothing Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “never irritated my eyes — Clinique All About Eyes”
    • “keeps the redness at bay — Clinique Redness Solutions Daily Relief Cream”
    • “Calms redness — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “helped with my redness — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Lightweight and Fast Absorbing Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “sinks in immediately — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “sinks in instantly — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel”
    • “absorbs instantly — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “rich... without being greasy — KORRES Bounce Firming Moisturizer”
  • Hydration and Plumping Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Keeps my dry patches at bay all day — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
    • “skin feels soft and smooth — Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask”
    • “glass skin look — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “saved my dry skin — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
  • Non-Stripping Formula Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “Leaves skin soft — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “leaves face soft and smooth — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Smoother Skin and Texture Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin feels silky smooth — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “leaves face porcelain smooth — Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula”
    • “crows feet were visibly plumped — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “skin feels baby soft — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Creamy and Rich Texture Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “feels like velvet — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “Luxurious foam — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • High Price Point Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “jar is too small for the cost — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “quite pricey — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “jar is very small — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “Expensive for cleanser — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Unpleasant Scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Smells like nail polish remover — Clinique Clarifying Lotion 2”
    • “Smells like old oil — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “Has a weird plastic-like smell — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
    • “smells like babies — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Insufficient Hydration or Dryness Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “felt tight after an hour — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “skin felt tight — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel”

Questions and answers

Clinique or KORRES: which is better?

Clinique is better for fragrance-free formulations and specialized hydration, whereas KORRES offers rich, creamy cleansers with notable fragrance components. Reviewers praise Clinique for hydrating moisturizers and KORRES for gentle, non-stripping cleansing.

What is the difference between Clinique and KORRES?

Clinique features fragrance-free products with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and caffeine, while KORRES includes fragrance across all its products listed on this page. Reviewers note that Clinique excels in hydration and smoother skin texture, whereas KORRES is known for its non-stripping cleansers and rich textures.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2013

Clinique or KORRES: which cleanser is better?

Clinique features cleansers like Redness Solutions Soothing Cleanser, which has a High Lovi fit for sensitive and dry skin. Reviewers often mention that KORRES cleansers offer gentle, non-stripping formulas with rich, creamy textures, while Clinique cleansers are noted as gentle and effective.

Which is more affordable, Clinique or KORRES?

Both Clinique and KORRES are noted by reviewers for a high price point, meaning neither brand stands out as more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clinique or KORRES?

Both brands report occasional breakouts according to reviewers, but neither brand page emphasizes this issue as a primary concern. Reviewers sometimes note breakouts with Clinique products, while KORRES also receives occasional mentions of skin breakouts and irritation.

Clinique or KORRES: which brand offers products completely free of fragrance?

Clinique offers products completely free of fragrance, as every product on its page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, none of the products on the KORRES page are fragrance-free.

How do the founding years and current ownership differ between Clinique and KORRES?

Clinique was founded in 1968 in the United States and is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., whereas KORRES was founded in 1996 and is owned by Halcyon Equity Partners and Giorgos Korres since 2024.

Which brand has better review themes regarding sensitive skin care and soothing?

Both Clinique and KORRES do equally well regarding sensitive skin care and soothing review themes. Reviewers mention that the products on this page help provide gentle care for sensitive skin for both brands.

Clinique or KORRES: which moisturizer is better?

Clinique is better for hydration and plumping, offering fragrance-free moisturizers like moisture surge that help provide deep moisture with ingredients like hyaluronic acid. KORRES also offers hydrating options such as Bounce Firming Moisturizer, but all of its products on this page contain fragrance.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

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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