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Clinique vs Estée Lauder

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Clinique and Estée Lauder are American skincare brands owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Clinique is widely loved for its thoughtful range of moisturizers, serums, makeup removers, eye products, and more, which incorporate hydrating hyaluronic acid, nourishing glycerin, and invigorating caffeine, suiting dry sensitive skin and oily skin best. Meanwhile, the brand is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, serums, eye products, cleansers, and more formulated with hydrating elements like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, suiting mature skin and sensitive skin best. They differ as the former brand features caffeine for UV protection and fat prevention, whereas the latter focuses on peptide-power primers and advanced treatment lotions.

Clinique is an American skincare brand founded in 1968 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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

Popular Clinique vs Estée Lauder products

People Say

CliniqueEstée Lauder
  • Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up immediately — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “The formula is incredibly hydrating and leaves my skin feeling smooth. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “texture is dreamy — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “Keeps my dry patches at bay all day — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
  • Lightweight and Fast Absorbing Texture Mostly MentionedSometimes 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+”
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
  • Gentle and Suitable for Sensitive Skin Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “never irritated my eyes — Clinique All About Eyes”
    • “No stinging eyes — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “doesn't dry out — Clinique all about clean”
    • “doesn't strip the skin — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
  • Skin Texture Improvement Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin feels silky smooth — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “leaves face porcelain smooth — Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula”
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “silky smooth — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
  • Exfoliation and Cleansing Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “gentle enough for everyday — Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula”
    • “You will see the dirt with one wipe — Clinique Clarifying Lotion 2”
    • “Skin feels squeaky clean — Clinique Clarifying Lotion 2”
    • “Lathers well — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
  • Good Base for Makeup Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “foundation glides on — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “holds concealer in place — Clinique All About Eyes”
    • “perfect primer base — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel”
    • “doesn't pill — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
  • High Price Point Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “jar is too small for the cost — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “quite pricey — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “Expensive for cleanser — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Unpleasant Scent or Strong Fragrance Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Smells like old oil — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “Has a weird plastic-like smell — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
    • “smells like plastic — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel”
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
  • Packaging Issues Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Unhygienic tub — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “prefer a pump dispenser — Clinique All About Eyes”
    • “pump dispenses too much — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “lid is hard to open — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”

Clinique vs Estée Lauder routines for dry skin

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Clinique vs Estée Lauder routines for oily skin

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Clinique vs Estée Lauder routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Clinique or Estée Lauder: which is better?

Both brands offer great options, but Clinique helps better with lightweight texture, gentle care for sensitive skin, and cleansing, while Estée Lauder provides better deep hydration for combination and acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Clinique and Estée Lauder?

Clinique is better for lightweight textures, gentle formulations for sensitive skin, exfoliation, and makeup bases, whereas Estée Lauder delivers superior hydration and moisture. The products on this page from both brands feature hyaluronic acid and glycerin.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Clinique or Estée Lauder for dry skin?

Both brands offer an average routine fit for dry skin on the products on this page. Estée Lauder tends to provide deeper hydration, while Clinique helps with gentle, lightweight moisture.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015

Clinique or Estée Lauder: which cleanser is better?

Clinique is better for gentle cleansing on this page, as Lovi rates its Redness Solutions Soothing Cleanser as High for sensitive skin compared to Average for Estée Lauder's Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser.

Which is more affordable, Clinique or Estée Lauder?

Both Clinique and Estée Lauder are frequently noted by reviewers for having a high price point.

Clinique or Estée Lauder: which brand has products with fragrance?

Estée Lauder has products with fragrance on this page, while the products on this page for Clinique list no fragrance.

Clinique or Estée Lauder for oily skin?

Both Clinique and Estée Lauder are well-suited for oily skin, with Lovi giving the products on this page a High fit rating for this skin type. Reviewers note that Clinique offers lightweight and fast-absorbing moisturizers, while Estée Lauder is praised for its deep hydration.

Clinique or Estée Lauder: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer moisturizers on this page that may work well depending on your skin type. Lovi gives Estée Lauder High fit levels for dry skin and mature skin, while Clinique has High fit levels for similar categories like dry sensitive skin and sensitive skin. Hyaluronic acid and glycerin help provide hydration across the products on this page.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Clinique or Estée Lauder for sensitive skin?

Both brands are a High fit for sensitive skin on the products on this page. Clinique formulas help by having no fragrance across the page, while Estée Lauder formulas offer deep hydration.

Clinique or Estée Lauder for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, Lovi rates Estée Lauder High and Clinique Average. The products on this page help provide deep hydration and gentle cleansing.

Clinique or Estée Lauder for mature skin?

Both Clinique and Estée Lauder are good options for mature skin, as Lovi rates the routine fit for both brands as High. The products on this page help provide deep hydration and improve skin texture, though both brands come with a high price point.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015

Clinique or Estée Lauder for dry sensitive skin?

Both Clinique and Estée Lauder achieve a High Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin. The products on this page from both brands help deliver hydration with shared key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

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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