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Estée Lauder vs Aēsop

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Estée Lauder and Aēsop are renowned beauty houses offering thoughtful arrays of moisturizers, cleansers, and serums designed to support skin health. The American skincare brand founded in 1946 relies on hydrating elements like hyaluronic acid and glycerin to suit mature and sensitive skin best, while the botanical counterpart utilizes scientifically validated ingredients to suit balanced, combination, and sensitive skin. Ultimately, the former distinguishes itself through nourishing compositions tailored for specific concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging, whereas both deliver targeted relief through meticulously crafted formulas.

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 Estée Lauder and Aēsop products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Estée Lauder vs Aēsop products

People Say

Estée LauderAēsop
  • Deep hydration Mostly 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”
    • “woke up with baby-soft skin — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “Savior of my winter-fueled dry skin. — Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel”
  • Skin firming and calming Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “saved my skin — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “Skin appears to be brighter, more radiant. — Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel”
    • “Reduces inflammation overnight. — Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel”
    • “Instantly blurs fine lines. — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Youth Power Eye Balm”
  • Pleasant scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “smells divine — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “Soft herbal scent that feels fresh and floral. — Aēsop Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser”
    • “pleasant cucumber fragrance — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
  • Makeup compatibility and removal Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “removes all my makeup effortlessly — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Melts away Double Wear foundation instantly — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”
    • “doesn't pill — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “Leaves my face feeling soft after cleansing. — Aēsop Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser”
  • Gentle and non-drying formula Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “doesn't strip the skin — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Lathers well — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
    • “A little goes a long way — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
    • “absorbs well into the skin — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
  • Radiant glow and texture Often MentionedNot noted
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “gives me that glass skin look — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • High price point Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “too pricey — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “quantity is too small — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “The price is quite steep. — Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel”
  • Skin reactions and breakouts Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “smells like carrots — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “pipette means potential contamination — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “caused breakouts — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “didn't notice any difference — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Sticky texture and pilling Not notedMostly Mentioned
    • “Thick, almost honey-like, and needs a moment to melt in. — Aēsop B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel”
  • Packaging and tube issues Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “The downside is the pump. — Aēsop Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser”
    • “lid is hard to open — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”

Questions and answers

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Aēsop?

Estée Lauder products on this page stand out for makeup compatibility, gentle formulas, and a radiant glow, while Aēsop excels in skin firming, calming, and pleasant scents. Both brands share high price points, but Estée Lauder features key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin with deep hydration.

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

Estée Lauder or Aēsop: which cleanser is better?

Estée Lauder is better for cleansers on this page, as the products on this page offer gentle and non-drying formulas with High or Average fit levels for sensitive and acne-prone skin, whereas Aēsop offers only Average fit levels.

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Aēsop?

Both Estée Lauder and Aēsop are equally matched in having a high price point as a common drawback noted by reviewers on the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Estée Lauder or Aēsop?

Estée Lauder does better with skin reactions and breakouts compared to Aēsop. Reviewers note that Estée Lauder provides gentle and non-drying formulas for the products on this page.

Estée Lauder or Aēsop: which brand offers better packaging design according to reviewers?

Estée Lauder does better for packaging and tube issues according to reviewers, while Aēsop reviewers sometimes note packaging issues.

Do Estée Lauder products contain fragrance, and how does that compare to Aēsop?

Most of the products on this page from Estee Lauder contain no fragrance, and every product on this page from Aesop lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand has better options for acne-prone skin based on their product fit levels?

Estée Lauder has better options for acne-prone skin on this page, with products like Micro Essence Treatment Lotion and DayWear Moisturizer rated Superior or High for that skin type. Aēsop also offers options such as B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel, but its product selection for acne-prone skin is much smaller.

Estée Lauder or Aēsop: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Estée Lauder features a wider variety of options on this page that suit specific concerns like mature and dry skin with High or Superior fit levels, whereas Aēsop offers balancing gels and treatments with High fits for combination and sensitive skin types.

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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