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Estée Lauder vs Menarini

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

Estée Lauder and Menarini are established skincare names offering thoughtful formulations designed for daily care. The American brand Estée Lauder, founded in 1946, is beloved for its moisturizers, serums, eye products, and cleansers featuring hyaluronic acid and glycerin, which suit mature and sensitive skin best. Meanwhile, Menarini provides advanced serums that suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin through gentle yet effective compositions. Ultimately, both differ primarily in their specific target audiences and heritage, as the former suits mature skin with peptides and essences, while the latter supports balanced complexions with targeted gels like A-Ret.

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

Popular Estée Lauder vs Menarini products

Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or Menarini: which is better?

Estée Lauder offers a much broader selection of products on this page, with Lovi fit levels reaching Superior for skin types like mature, sensitive, and acne-prone skin. Menarini features only a single serum on this page, which attains a High fit level for oily and oily acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Menarini?

Estee Lauder is a US-based brand offering fourteen products on this page featuring hyaluronic acid and glycerin, whereas Menarini is represented by a single serum, A-Ret Gel. Reviewers note that Estee Lauder products on this page help deliver deep hydration with a lightweight feel.

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Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Menarini?

Reviewers of the products on this page mention a high price point for Estée Lauder, while Menarini is not noted for pricing.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Estée Lauder or Menarini?

The products on this page from Estée Lauder and Menarini both include items that help with acne-prone skin, such as Estée Lauder's Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée and Menarini's A-Ret Gel, which both have a High fit level for oily acne-prone skin.

Which Estee Lauder products have a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin?

Among the products on this page, DayWear Moisturizer has a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin.

How many products from Estee Lauder contain fragrance compared to Menarini?

On the products on this page, 2 of 14 Estée Lauder products contain fragrance, whereas every Menarini product lists no fragrance.

What are the main skincare routine steps recommended for dry skin using Estee Lauder products?

For dry skin using the products on this page, the Estée Lauder routine starts in the morning with the Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée, Micro Essence Treatment Lotion, Revitalizing Supreme+, and DayWear Moisturizer, followed in the evening by Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion, Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée, Perfectionist Pro, and Revitalizing Supreme+. Glycerin, which helps support skin hydration, is included across the products.

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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