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Estée Lauder vs Aēsop

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Estée Lauder and Aēsop are renowned skincare brands offering thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, cleansers, and serums. Estée Lauder incorporates hyaluronic acid and glycerin to suit dry and dry sensitive skin best, while Aēsop relies on botanical and scientifically validated ingredients to suit balanced, combination, and sensitive skin best. The American brand founded in 1946 is beloved for comprehensive collections addressing specific concerns like acne, dark spots, and mature skin through standout options such as the Micro Essence Treatment Lotion, DayWear Moisturizer, and Futurist Peptide-Power Serum Primer. Meanwhile, the second brand provides targeted solutions including the B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel, Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Intense Serum, and Damascan Rose Facial Treatment to support overall skin health and resilience.

Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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

Popular Estée Lauder vs Aēsop products

People Say

Estée LauderAēsop
  • Deep hydration Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up immediately — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “The formula is incredibly hydrating and leaves my skin feeling smooth. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “woke up with baby-soft skin — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “Savior of my winter-fueled dry skin. — Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel”
  • Skin firming and calming Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “saved my skin — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “Skin appears to be brighter, more radiant. — Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel”
    • “Reduces inflammation overnight. — Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel”
    • “Instantly blurs fine lines. — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Youth Power Eye Balm”
  • Pleasant scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “smells divine — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “Soft herbal scent that feels fresh and floral. — Aēsop Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser”
    • “pleasant cucumber fragrance — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
  • Makeup compatibility and removal Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “removes all my makeup effortlessly — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Melts away Double Wear foundation instantly — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”
    • “doesn't pill — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “Leaves my face feeling soft after cleansing. — Aēsop Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser”
  • Gentle and non-drying formula Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “doesn't strip the skin — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Lathers well — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
    • “A little goes a long way — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
    • “absorbs well into the skin — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
  • Radiant glow and texture Often MentionedNot noted
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “gives me that glass skin look — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • High price point Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “too pricey — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “quantity is too small — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “The price is quite steep. — Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel”
  • Skin reactions and breakouts Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “smells like carrots — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “pipette means potential contamination — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “caused breakouts — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “didn't notice any difference — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Sticky texture and pilling Not notedMostly Mentioned
    • “Thick, almost honey-like, and needs a moment to melt in. — Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel”
  • Packaging and tube issues Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “The downside is the pump. — Aēsop Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser”
    • “lid is hard to open — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”

Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or Aēsop: which is better?

Estée Lauder is better suited for dry sensitive skin, dry skin, and oily acne-prone skin based on the products on this page, and reviewers frequently mention its deep hydration and gentle cleansers. Topical hyaluronic acid, a key ingredient across Estée Lauder's products, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

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What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Aēsop?

Estée Lauder offers a wider range of products on this page with strong fits for dry and oily acne-prone skin types, while Aēsop is noted for its skin firming and calming benefits. Both brands share high price points, but Estée Lauder products frequently feature added fragrance whereas every Aēsop product on this page lists no fragrance.

Estée Lauder or Aēsop: which cleanser is better?

For cleansers on this page, Estée Lauder achieves High Lovi fit levels for acne-prone, oily acne-prone, and combination skin with its Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée, whereas Aēsop has only an Average Lovi fit level for those skin types with its Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser.

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Aēsop?

Both Estée Lauder and Aēsop are equally matched with a high price point as a commonly mentioned drawback by reviewers on the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Estée Lauder or Aēsop?

Estée Lauder causes fewer breakouts than Aēsop, as skin reactions and breakouts are noted as a negative review theme for Aēsop compared to Estée Lauder.

Between Estée Lauder and Aēsop, which brand has products with fragrance listed?

Between Estée Lauder and Aēsop, Estée Lauder is the brand on this page with fragrance listed in some of its products. Specifically, 12 of the 14 Estée Lauder products list no fragrance, while the DayWear Moisturizer and Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser do.

Which of the two brands, Estée Lauder or Aēsop, is owned by L'Oréal Groupe?

Aēsop is owned by L'Oréal Groupe, whereas Estée Lauder is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Estée Lauder or Aēsop: which brand offers better skin firming and calming according to review themes?

Aēsop offers better skin firming and calming according to review themes comparing the two brands.

Estée Lauder or Aēsop: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Estée Lauder offers products on this page with better dry skin and general skin fit levels, such as DayWear Moisturizer which has a Superior fit for dry skin, whereas Aēsop moisturizers like Damascan Rose Facial Treatment also achieve high dry skin fits. Both brands feature deep hydration, but Estée Lauder includes key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin that help improve skin quality.

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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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