Augustinus Bader and MAËLYS are distinct skincare lines created for diverse needs. The German brand founded in 2018 is loved for its moisturizers, serums, and eye products, which are built around its formulas, suiting dry skin and mature skin best. Conversely, the second name is loved for targeted serums and advanced formulas, suiting all skin types best. While Augustinus Bader features The Serum for acne-prone skin, The Eye Cream for dark spots, and The Rich Cream for mature skin, MAËLYS delivers specialized solutions like the TOO-FINE and the RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum.
Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.
This page compares some of the most popular Augustinus Bader and MAËLYS products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Augustinus Bader is a much better choice than MAËLYS because the products on this page achieve Superior and High fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas MAËLYS options score Low or Caution.
What is the difference between Augustinus Bader and MAËLYS?
Augustinus Bader fits dry, mature, and dry sensitive skin with a high or superior level across the products on this page, whereas MAËLYS offers products with low or caution fit levels for those skin types. Every Augustinus Bader product lists no fragrance, while some MAËLYS products contain fragrance.
Which is more affordable, Augustinus Bader or MAËLYS?
MAËLYS is generally more affordable, whereas reviewers of Augustinus Bader frequently mention extreme prices. Lovi shows Augustinus Bader products fit dry, mature, and dry sensitive skin best, while MAËLYS products on this page have low or caution fit levels.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Augustinus Bader or MAËLYS?
Augustinus Bader is unlikely to cause breakouts as it is a better fit for acne-prone skin than MAËLYS, though reviewers sometimes note breakouts from Augustinus Bader products on this page.
How do the founding years and corporate ownership of Augustinus Bader and MAËLYS compare?
Augustinus Bader was founded in Germany in 2018 and is owned by an independent company, whereas MAËLYS was founded in 2017 and is owned by the Barinboim Group.
Which brand has more fragrance-free products between Augustinus Bader and MAËLYS?
Augustinus Bader has more fragrance-free products, as every product listed for the brand contains no fragrance. In contrast, MAËLYS includes fragrance in one of its two products on this page.
What key ingredient is featured across Augustinus Bader products?
Augustinus Bader features TFC8 as a key ingredient across the products on this page.
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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.
