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Elemis vs grace & stella

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Elemis and grace & stella are two distinct skincare lines offering targeted daily care for diverse complexions. The British brand is known for nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and refreshing toners anchored by hydrating glycerin and softening shea, while the Canadian brand is loved for its nourishing eye products and moisturizers. Elemis suits mature and dry skin best, whereas the latter suits all skin types best. They differ primarily in their core ingredient focus, with the former centering on glycerin and shea butter and the latter emphasizing gentle hydration and restorative care.

Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.

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grace & stella is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq since 2022.

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

Popular Elemis vs grace & stella products

Questions and answers

Elemis or grace & stella: which is better?

Elemis is a better fit for mature and dry skin types, while grace & stella offers fragrance-free options that fit various skin types well. Glycerin helps moisturize the skin for the products on this page.

What is the difference between Elemis and grace & stella?

Elemis is a UK brand founded in 1989 with a large range of mostly fragranced products that fit mature, dry, and dry sensitive skin best, whereas grace & stella is a newer Canadian brand founded in 2016 with only two fragrance-free products on this page. Glycerin is a key ingredient featured across the products on this page for Elemis.

Elemis or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

Elemis offers a wide selection of moisturizers that Lovi rates as high to superior for dry and mature skin, while grace & stella features just one, a hyaluronic acid serum with high ratings for those same skin types. Glycerin is a key ingredient across the products on this page and helps support hydration.

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Which is more affordable, Elemis or grace & stella?

Reviews for Elemis note a high price point as a common drawback, making grace & stella the more affordable option.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or grace & stella?

grace & stella helps avoid breakouts because every product on this page is fragrance-free, whereas Elemis has many fragranced formulas that sometimes cause skin irritation. Additionally, the Hyaluronic Acid Serum by grace & stella has a High fit level for acne-prone skin.

Between Elemis and grace & stella, which brand offers products specifically formulated without fragrance?

grace & stella offers products specifically formulated without fragrance, as every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, most products from Elemis contain fragrance.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Elemis and grace & stella?

Elemis was founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom, whereas grace & stella was founded in 2016 in Canada.

Which Elemis and grace & stella products are best suited for mature skin according to their Lovi fit levels?

For mature skin, Elemis features several products with a High Lovi fit, such as the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream and Pro-Collagen Night Cream, while grace & stella offers its Under Eye Mask and Hyaluronic Acid Serum at a High fit level.

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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