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Clinique vs NIOD

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Clinique and NIOD are established skincare brands owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. that offer thoughtful formulations for various complexions. Clinique is loved for its moisturizers, serums, makeup removers, and eye products relying on hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and caffeine, while NIOD is widely loved for its advanced serums and balancing toners featuring sophisticated formulas. Both suit sensitive skin and dry skin best, though the American brand also suits acne-prone and mature skin with items like the Clarifying Do-Over Peel, whereas the Canadian brand suits mature skin through scientifically rigorous development.

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

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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 Clinique and NIOD 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

Clinique or NIOD: which is better?

Clinique features a large range of fragrance-free moisturizers, cleansers, and serums that fit sensitive, dry, and oily skin best, whereas NIOD offers only two products on this page. Reviewers note that Clinique provides hydrating moisturizers and deeply dissolving makeup removers, though some mention a high price point.

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Which is more affordable, Clinique or NIOD?

The products on this page for Clinique and NIOD do not list pricing information, so a comparison of affordability is not available.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clinique or NIOD?

Reviewers note that Clinique sometimes causes breakouts, while NIOD has no reported breakouts on this page. Hyaluronic acid helps maintain skin hydration without clogging pores, which is present in products across both brands.

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When was Clinique founded compared to NIOD, and which parent company owns them?

Clinique was founded in 1968, which is much earlier than NIOD, which started in 2015. Both brands are owned by the same parent company, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Do any products from Clinique or NIOD contain fragrance in their ingredients?

Every product on this page from both Clinique and NIOD lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which Clinique products are rated as having a Superior Lovi fit level for mature skin or oily skin?

On the Lovi page, Smart Clinical Repair Lifting Face + Neck Cream has a Superior fit level for mature skin, while Clarifying Do-Over Peel and for Men Oil-Free Moisturizer are among the products on this page with a Superior fit level for oily skin.

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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