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Estée Lauder vs Elemis

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Estée Lauder and Elemis are established skincare brands offering thoughtful moisturizers, serums, cleansers, and eye products designed to nurture the complexion. The American pioneer relies on hyaluronic acid and glycerin to suit mature and sensitive skin, while the British house weaves together glycerin and shea to deeply restore dry and mature skin. Both feature standout solutions tailored for acne-prone skin, dark spots, and aging concerns. They differ in their foundational ingredients, origins, and specific textural compositions.

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

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Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.

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

Popular Estée Lauder vs Elemis products

People Say

Estée LauderElemis
  • Deep hydration and moisturization Mostly MentionedOften 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”
    • “The cream really hydrates and my face looks amazing. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Night Cream”
  • Smoother skin texture Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “silky smooth — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “baby soft — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads”
    • “skin feels baby soft — Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel”
  • Lightweight feel and texture Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “watery — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “Absorbs almost immediately, and my skin feels well hydrated all day. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream”
    • “weightless serum — Elemis Pro-Collagen Advanced Eye Treatment”
  • Pleasant scent Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “pleasant cucumber fragrance — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
    • “Smells luxurious and expensive — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “smells like a holiday — Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel”
    • “smells like a tropical cocktail — Elemis Superfood Midnight Facial”
  • Radiant glow and brightness Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “healthy glow — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads”
    • “instantly fresh glow — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash”
    • “Once I started using Elemis Superfood facial oil... my skin began to glow. — Elemis Superfood Facial Oil”
    • “gives me that glass skin look — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Luxurious texture Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Has a luxurious feel and texture. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “Rich, cushiony balm texture. — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Youth Power Eye Balm”
    • “whipped silk feel — Elemis Superfood Midnight Facial”
    • “The texture is rich and creamy without feeling heavy or greasy. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Night Cream”
  • High price point and expense Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “too pricey — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “Complete waste of money for me. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream”
    • “very expensive — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”
  • Strong fragrance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “strong scent — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “The smell is very strong... could not handle for long. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream”
    • “smell is too strong — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”

Estée Lauder vs Elemis routines for dry skin

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Estée Lauder vs Elemis routines for oily skin

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Estée Lauder vs Elemis routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or Elemis: which is better?

Elemis is a better fit for dry skin and skin with dark spots among the products on this page, while both brands perform equally well for most other skin types. Estée Lauder stands out for deep hydration, whereas Elemis excels in providing a radiant glow and brightness.

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Elemis?

Elemis is a better fit for dry skin and skin with dark spots than Estée Lauder, while Estée Lauder offers deeper hydration across the products on this page. Elemis also tends to provide a more radiant glow, whereas Estée Lauder fits best for mature, sensitive, and acne-prone skin.

Estée Lauder or Elemis for dry skin?

Elemis is a better fit for dry skin, as the products on this page achieve a High routine fit compared to Estée Lauder's Average level. Hyaluronic acid in these routines helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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Estée Lauder or Elemis: which cleanser is better?

When comparing cleansers on this page, Estée Lauder offers options like the Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée that achieves high Lovi fit levels for acne-prone, mature, combination, and oily acne-prone skin, whereas Elemis features the Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash with high fit levels for mature, dark spots, oily acne-prone, sensitive, dry, and acne-prone skin.

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Elemis?

Both Estée Lauder and Elemis share a high price point as a frequently mentioned drawback for the products on this page, so neither brand is more affordable.

Estée Lauder or Elemis: which brand has more fragrance-free products?

Estée Lauder has more fragrance-free products on this page, with 12 out of 14 products listing no fragrance, compared to Elemis which has 4 out of 22 fragrance-free products.

Estée Lauder or Elemis for oily skin?

Both Estée Lauder and Elemis are well-suited for oily skin, as Lovi rates the routine fit for this skin type as High for the products on this page.

Estée Lauder or Elemis: which moisturizer is better?

Elemis is a better fit for dry skin, where Lovi rates its routine as High compared to Estée Lauder's Average rating. Elemis also focuses heavily on dry skin and mature skin, while offering products like Pro-Collagen Marine Cream that help deliver deep hydration.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Estée Lauder or Elemis for sensitive skin?

Both Estée Lauder and Elemis fit sensitive skin at a High level on this page. Estée Lauder focuses best on mature, sensitive, and acne-prone skin, while Elemis focuses best on dry, mature, and dry sensitive skin.

Estée Lauder or Elemis for acne-prone skin?

Both Estée Lauder and Elemis achieve a High routine fit for acne-prone skin on the products on this page. Estée Lauder products on the page tend to feature fewer fragrances, with 12 of 14 products listing no fragrance, compared to Elemis where most products include fragrance.

Estée Lauder or Elemis for mature skin?

Both Estée Lauder and Elemis are well suited for mature skin, with Lovi fit levels of High for both brands on this page. Estée Lauder focuses its routines best on mature, sensitive, and acne-prone skin, while Elemis centers its routines on dry, mature, and dry sensitive skin.

Estée Lauder or Elemis for skin with dark spots?

Elemis is a better fit than Estée Lauder for skin with dark spots, as Lovi rates Elemis's routine High for this skin type while Estée Lauder's routine is Average.

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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