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Estée Lauder vs Clarins

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Estée Lauder and Clarins are respected heritage skincare houses known for thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, serums, eye products, and cleansers. The American brand relies on hydrating hyaluronic acid and glycerin, suiting mature and sensitive skin best, while the French brand employs nourishing shea and squalane to comfort sensitive and dry sensitive skin. Both offer standout targeted treatments, yet they differ in their foundational approaches to supporting skin health.

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

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Clarins is a French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C (Groupe Clarins).

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

Popular Estée Lauder vs Clarins products

People Say

Estée LauderClarins
  • Deep hydration and moisturization Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up immediately — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “The formula is incredibly hydrating and leaves my skin feeling smooth. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “keeps skin moist — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
  • Smoother texture and improved skin feel Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Creamy texture feels luxurious upon application — Clarins Extra-Firming Day Cream”
    • “skin feels nourished — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “neck feels smoother — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Radiant glow and enhanced radiance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “skin looks brighter immediately — Clarins Cryo-Flash Cream-Mask”
    • “Gives off the most stunning natural radiance I've ever come across. — Clarins Beauty Flash Balm”
    • “gives me that glass skin look — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Lightweight and fast absorbing feel Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “sinks in immediately — Clarins Double Serum Light Texture”
    • “absorbs quickly without grease — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “watery — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
  • Makeup compatible and base Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “concealer glides on smoothly — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “Perfect primer for any foundation, which all glide on smoothly. — Clarins Beauty Flash Balm”
    • “concealer sits better — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “doesn't pill — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
  • Pleasant scent Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “pleasant cucumber fragrance — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
    • “Smells luxurious and expensive — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “smells luxurious — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “smells luxurious — Clarins Double Serum Light Texture”
  • High price point and expensive Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “too pricey — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “way too expensive — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “too expensive for results — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
  • Scent and fragrance complaints Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “strong scent — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “overpowering scent, like a musty room — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
    • “smells like perfume — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
  • Bulky or poor packaging design Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “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”
    • “Impossible to get out — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
    • “dispenses too much product — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
  • Lack of visible results Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “didn't see a lift — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “didn't do much — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “didn't see a major lift — Clarins Cryo-Flash Cream-Mask”
    • “didn't notice any difference — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”

Estée Lauder vs Clarins routines for dry skin

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Estée Lauder vs Clarins routines for oily skin

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Estée Lauder vs Clarins routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or Clarins: which is better?

Both brands are great choices, but they excel in different areas; Estée Lauder is better for deep hydration, while Clarins is better for a radiant glow and smoother skin texture. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in the products on this page, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Clarins?

Estée Lauder tends to offer deeper hydration, whereas Clarins focuses more on smoother texture and a radiant glow for the products on this page. Reviewers note that both brands share a high price point.

Estée Lauder or Clarins for dry skin?

Clarins fits dry skin better than Estée Lauder, as the products on this page achieve a High routine fit for dry skin compared to Estée Lauder's Average fit. Both brands feature key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, which help maintain skin hydration.

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Estée Lauder or Clarins: which cleanser is better?

For cleansers on this page, Estée Lauder may offer a better option, as its Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée fits acne-prone, mature, and combination skin at a High level. Clarins also features gentle cleansers, but its Gentle Foaming Cleanser has a lower dry sensitive skin fit compared to Estée Lauder's corresponding cleanser.

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Clarins?

Both Estée Lauder and Clarins share a high price point as a frequently mentioned drawback on the products on this page, meaning neither brand stands out as more affordable.

Which brand has fewer fragrance complaints, Estée Lauder or Clarins?

Estée Lauder has fewer fragrance complaints than Clarins. Most products on this page from Estée Lauder list no fragrance, whereas nearly all products on this page from Clarins contain it.

Estée Lauder or Clarins for oily skin?

Estée Lauder is the better choice for oily skin, as the products on this page achieve a High routine fit compared to an Average fit for Clarins. Reviewers also note that Estée Lauder provides deep hydration.

Estée Lauder or Clarins: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer moisturizers for different needs, with Estée Lauder providing deep hydration and Clarins standing out for its smoother texture and radiant glow. For dry skin, the routine fit is High for Clarins and Average for Estée Lauder.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Estée Lauder or Clarins for sensitive skin?

Both Estée Lauder and Clarins fit sensitive skin at a High level on this page. Reviewers note that the products on this page help provide deep hydration and gentle cleansing.

Estée Lauder or Clarins for acne-prone skin?

Both Estée Lauder and Clarins are a High fit for acne-prone skin on the products on this page. Estée Lauder may be preferred by shoppers seeking deep hydration, while Clarins helps provide smoother texture and a radiant glow.

Estée Lauder or Clarins for skin with dark spots?

Clarins is a better fit for skin with dark spots, as the products on this page achieve a High Lovi fit level for this concern. In comparison, Estée Lauder reaches only an Average Lovi fit level for skin with dark spots.

Estée Lauder or Clarins for mature skin?

Both Estée Lauder and Clarins fit mature skin well, as the products on this page achieve a High Lovi fit for this skin type. Clarins also provides a radiant glow and smoother texture, whereas Estée Lauder delivers deep hydration.

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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