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Avène vs VR

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Avène and VR are two distinct skincare lines known for thoughtful formulations that address a range of daily needs. Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, offering gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers formulated with glycerin to improve hydration and restore barrier function. The brand suits oily acne-prone skin and combination skin best, featuring standout products like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm for acne-prone skin, the Cleanance for skin with dark spots, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum for mature skin. Meanwhile, VR is deeply appreciated for the sensory pleasure of its moisturizers and the considered design of its formulas, which suit combination, sensitive, and dry skin best, alongside the PDRN CREAM as its standout solution for acne-prone skin.

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

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

Popular Avène vs VR products

Questions and answers

Avène or VR: which is better?

Avène is a better choice for shoppers seeking a wide variety of formulas, as the products on this page cover diverse needs with key ingredients like glycerin. Meanwhile, VR offers just a single fragrance-free moisturizer with a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Avène and VR?

Avène is a long-established French skincare brand offering a large variety of products on this page with diverse ingredient profiles, whereas VR is an independent newer brand featuring just one fragrance-free moisturizer. Lovi gives Avène a Superior fit for dry and sensitive skin with its thermal spring water and glycerin formulations.

Avène or VR: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Avène is a better choice because the products on this page offer a High fit for dry and sensitive skin like Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, whereas VR only has an Average fit for those skin types.

Which is more affordable, Avène or VR?

Price point is sometimes noted as a drawback for Avène, while pricing details are not specified for VR on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or VR?

For breakouts, Avène has a wide range of products on this page rated with a High Lovi fit for oily and acne-prone skin, such as Cleanance sunscreen and Cleanance Cleansing Gel, whereas VR features only a single PDRN CREAM moisturizer with an Average fit for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been established longer, Avène or VR?

Avène has been established longer, having been founded in France in 1990, whereas VR was founded in 2018.

Do any VR products contain fragrance compared to Avène?

Every VR product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas 8 of the 15 Avène products on this page list fragrance.

Which brand offers a wider variety of product types on the page?

Avène offers a wider variety of product types on the page, including cleansers, sunscreens, moisturizers, serums, masks, eye products, and a toner, whereas VR features only a single moisturizer.

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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