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Clinique vs Trilogy

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Clinique and Trilogy are two celebrated skincare lines known for offering thoughtful moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and targeted treatments designed to support varied dermatological needs. While the American brand incorporates hydrating hyaluronic acid, nourishing glycerin, and invigorating caffeine to best comfort dry sensitive skin and oily skin, its counterpart builds high-performing formulas that suit dry, balanced, and sensitive skin types best. Both provide specialized solutions for specific concerns, yet they differ in their foundational ingredients and overall approach to daily maintenance.

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

Popular Clinique vs Trilogy products

People Say

CliniqueTrilogy
  • Effective Hydration Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Leaves skin thoroughly moisturised — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Feels moisturizing — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Keeps my dry patches at bay all day — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
  • Sensitive Skin Friendly and Soothing Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “never irritated my eyes — Clinique All About Eyes”
    • “No stinging eyes — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “keeps the redness at bay — Clinique Redness Solutions Daily Relief Cream”
    • “Nothing irritated my skin — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Luxurious Texture Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Silky cream consistency — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Luxuriously rich — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Silky balm-to-oil — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
  • Lightweight and Fast-Absorbing Often MentionedNot noted
    • “sinks in immediately — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “sinks in instantly — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel”
    • “Absorbs quickly without feeling sticky — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
  • Plumping and Firming Effects Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Noticeable difference — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “glass skin look — Clinique moisture surge”
  • Morning Glow and Non-Greasy Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Not greasy — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “wake up glowing — Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask”
  • High Price and Value Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Price to be high relative to performance — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “jar is too small for the cost — Clinique moisture surge”
  • Too Thick, Heavy or Oily Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “A little bit too thick — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”

Questions and answers

Clinique or Trilogy: which is better?

Clinique is better for sensitive skin and lightweight hydration, while Trilogy tends to do better for effective hydration and plumping effects. The products on this page from Clinique list no fragrance, whereas two out of three Trilogy products include fragrance.

What is the difference between Clinique and Trilogy?

Clinique is better for sensitive skin and lightweight hydration across the products on this page, while Trilogy is better for effective hydration and plumping and firming effects. Reviewers frequently note that Clinique offers hydrating and oil-controlling moisturizers with no fragrance, whereas Trilogy features hydrating and brightening moisturizers where some products contain fragrance.

Clinique or Trilogy: which cleanser is better?

Clinique features a broader selection of cleansers on this page with varying Lovi fit levels, while Trilogy offers options like the Rosehip Cream Cleanser that achieves a High fit for sensitive, dry sensitive, dry skin, and skin with dark spots. Reviewers note that Clinique provides gentle and effective cleansers, whereas Trilogy products on this page may include fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Clinique or Trilogy?

Reviewers frequently note a high price point for Clinique products on this page, while also mentioning high price and value issues for Trilogy.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clinique or Trilogy?

Clinique is sometimes noted by reviewers to cause breakouts, while the products on this page for Trilogy do not have specific breakout complaints mentioned.

Between Clinique and Trilogy, which brand offers better options for dry sensitive skin?

Clinique and Trilogy both offer products with a High Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin, such as Clinique's Redness Solutions Soothing Cleanser and Trilogy's Rosehip Cream Cleanser. Topical hyaluronic acid, found across Clinique's range, helps improve skin quality and hydration.

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How do the fragrance ingredients compare between Clinique and Trilogy products on this page?

Every Clinique product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas only one out of three Trilogy products is fragrance-free. This means the products on this page from Clinique are completely free of added fragrances, while Trilogy includes them in the majority of its featured items.

Which brand has products specifically rated as Superior for mature skin or oily skin?

Clinique has products specifically rated as Superior for mature skin and oily skin, while Trilogy has no products with a Superior fit level on this page.

Clinique or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

Clinique features a wider variety of moisturizers with specialized Lovi fit levels for different skin types, while Trilogy is noted by reviewers for delivering effective hydration and brightening. Both brands offer fragrance-free options, though Clinique's products on this page uniformly contain no fragrance. Hyaluronic acid and glycerin help provide hydration across their moisturizers.

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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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