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Estée Lauder vs Allies of Skin

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Estée Lauder and Allies of Skin are two distinct skincare lines known for distinct approaches to daily nourishment. The American heritage brand, founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., offers thoughtful moisturizers, serums, eye products, and cleansers crafted with hyaluronic acid and glycerin to suit mature and sensitive skin. Meanwhile, the second line is loved for luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, and targeted eye products formulated with powerhouse ingredients like niacinamide to suit dry and acne-prone skin best. While both cater to similar complexion goals, the former relies on gentle hydration to nourish, whereas the latter employs clarifying formulations to restore a balanced complexion.

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 Allies of Skin products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Estée Lauder vs Allies of Skin products

People Say

Estée LauderAllies of Skin
  • Deep hydration and moisturization 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”
    • “texture is dreamy — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “nourished and hydrated — Allies of Skin Peptides & Omegas Firming Eye Cream”
  • Improved skin texture and smoothness Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “silky smooth — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “Woke up looking well-rested — Allies of Skin Retinal & Peptides Repair Night Cream”
    • “creamy and consistent — Allies of Skin Peptides & Omegas Firming Eye Cream”
  • Calming redness and soothing irritation Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Best retinol for sensitive skin — Allies of Skin Retinal & Peptides Repair Night Cream”
    • “Redness is less noticeable — Allies of Skin Copper Tripeptide & Ectoin Advanced Repair Serum”
    • “feels super soothing, doesn't trigger redness — Allies of Skin Tranexamic & Arbutin Advanced Brightening Serum”
    • “soothes redness — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
  • Radiant glow and brightness Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “gives skin an instant dewy glow — Allies of Skin Tranexamic & Arbutin Advanced Brightening Serum”
    • “Gives me a nice youthful glow — Allies of Skin Peptides & Antioxidants Firming Daily Treatment”
    • “brightens the undereye — Allies of Skin Peptides & Omegas Firming Eye Cream”
    • “gives me that glass skin look — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Skin firming and anti-aging Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “fix the fine lines — Allies of Skin Peptides & Omegas Firming Eye Cream”
    • “Tightened the skin in just a few uses — Allies of Skin Peptides & Antioxidants Firming Daily Treatment”
    • “Helps with skin firmness and reduces the appearance of lines. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
  • Lightweight feel and absorption Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “watery — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “absorbs instantly without residue — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “sinks easily into damp skin — Allies of Skin Tranexamic & Arbutin Advanced Brightening Serum”
  • High price and cost complaints Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “too pricey — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “Pricey — Allies of Skin Copper Tripeptide & Ectoin Advanced Repair Serum”
    • “price definitely hurts — Allies of Skin Tranexamic & Arbutin Advanced Brightening Serum”
  • Lack of effectiveness or results Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “didn't notice any difference — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “just expensive water — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “still not impressed with the results — Allies of Skin Tranexamic & Arbutin Advanced Brightening Serum”
    • “Have not noticed improved skin quality yet — Allies of Skin Copper Tripeptide & Ectoin Advanced Repair Serum”
  • Bulky or poor packaging Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “lid is hard to open — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Please make a jar or refill that is not as big and heavy. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “pump head is fixed — Allies of Skin Peptides & Omegas Firming Eye Cream”
    • “bad spritz mechanism — Allies of Skin Molecular Saviour Probiotics Treatment Mist”
  • Scent and fragrance complaints Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Distinct rancid smell — Allies of Skin Copper Tripeptide & Ectoin Advanced Repair Serum”
    • “gives a weird fermented stench — Allies of Skin Tranexamic & Arbutin Advanced Brightening Serum”
    • “makes me cough during application — Allies of Skin Molecular Saviour Probiotics Treatment Mist”
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”

Estée Lauder vs Allies of Skin routines for dry skin

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Estée Lauder vs Allies of Skin routines for oily skin

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Estée Lauder vs Allies of Skin routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or Allies of Skin: which is better?

Allies of Skin is better suited for most skin types on this page, achieving a Superior routine fit across dry, oily, combination, sensitive, acne-prone, mature, dark spot, dry sensitive, and oily acne-prone skin types. Estée Lauder also offers strong options, particularly featuring key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin that help provide deep hydration and a lightweight feel.

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

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Allies of Skin?

Allies of Skin achieves Superior routine fit across dry, oily, combination, sensitive, and acne-prone skin, whereas Estée Lauder fits these skin types at High or Average levels. Estée Lauder relies on key ingredients like hyaluronic acid to provide deep hydration, while Allies of Skin utilizes niacinamide to reduce pigmentation.

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

Estée Lauder or Allies of Skin for dry skin?

Allies of Skin is a better fit for dry skin, where Lovi rates its routine as Superior compared to an Average fit for Estée Lauder on this page. Reviewers report that Allies of Skin provides gentle and effective moisturizers, while Estée Lauder products on this page rely on key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin.

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

Estée Lauder or Allies of Skin: which moisturizer is better?

Both Estée Lauder and Allies of Skin offer moisturizers on this page, but Allies of Skin is rated Superior for dry skin compared to Estée Lauder's Average to High fit levels. Allies of Skin products feature key ingredients like niacinamide backed by pigment studies, while Estée Lauder utilizes hyaluronic acid for deep hydration.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Allies of Skin?

Both Estée Lauder and Allies of Skin share complaints about a high price point, so neither brand is more affordable on the products on this page.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products, Estée Lauder or Allies of Skin?

Allies of Skin has more fragrance-free products on this page, as every single product lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas two Estée Lauder products include fragrance.

Estée Lauder or Allies of Skin for oily skin?

Allies of Skin is rated a Superior fit for oily skin, whereas Estée Lauder's products on this page receive a High fit level for this skin type.

Estée Lauder or Allies of Skin for sensitive skin?

Allies of Skin is a Superior fit for sensitive skin, while Estée Lauder is a High fit. Reviewers note that Allies of Skin provides calming serums, whereas Estée Lauder's products on this page focus more on deep hydration with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin.

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

Estée Lauder or Allies of Skin for acne-prone skin?

Allies of Skin is rated a Superior fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Estée Lauder is rated a High fit for the products on this page. Topical probiotics found in Allies of Skin may help support the skin microbiome and improve skin health.

International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021

Estée Lauder or Allies of Skin for mature skin?

Both brands are great for mature skin, as Lovi rates Estée Lauder High and Allies of Skin Superior for this skin type. Allies of Skin features fragrance-free formulas with key ingredients like niacinamide that help with anti-aging and brightening.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

Estée Lauder or Allies of Skin for skin with dark spots?

Allies of Skin is a better fit for skin with dark spots, rated as Superior compared to Estée Lauder's Average routine fit on this page. Allies of Skin relies on key ingredients like Niacinamide, which helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppress melanosome transfer.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

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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