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Lancôme vs Charlotte Tilbury

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Lancôme and Charlotte Tilbury are established beauty houses with distinct heritages, as the French pioneer brings a rich history since 1935 and the British brand offers a contemporary vision founded in 2013. Lanc$$$ Lancôme features a thoughtful array of moisturizers, eye products, serums, and toners formulated with glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and adenosine, while Charlotte Tilbury presents targeted moisturizers and eye products. The former suits sensitive skin and mature skin best through gentle, restorative active ingredients, whereas both provide specific solutions for concerns like acne-prone skin, dark spots, and aging.

Lancôme is a French skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1964.

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Charlotte Tilbury is a British skincare brand founded in 2013 and owned by Puig since 2020.

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

Popular Lancôme vs Charlotte Tilbury products

People Say

LancômeCharlotte Tilbury
  • Deep hydration Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “extremely emollient and rich — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
    • “floods skin with moisture — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “super hydrated — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “gives my skin an instant dewy glow — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
  • Luxurious texture and scent Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “smells like spa — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “rich and nourishing — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “thick glossy cream — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
    • “melts right into skin — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
  • Radiance and glow Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “radiant skin filter — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “lit-from-within glow — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “Skin looks lit from within — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate”
  • Makeup compatibility and base Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “perfect canvas for base — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “foundation looks flawless — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “concealer applies smoothly — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Eye Cream”
  • Lightweight texture Often MentionedNot noted
    • “absorbs quickly — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “absorbs almost instantly — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “absorbs instantly — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Eye Cream”
  • Visible firming and anti-aging Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin looks plumper — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “Helps with wrinkles and makes skin soft. — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Night Cream”
    • “instantly smoothed out lines — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
  • High price point Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “super expensive — Lancôme Absolue Precious Oil”
    • “expensive as hell — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “extremely overpriced — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “not worth the splurge — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
  • Skin irritation and breakouts Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “caused a breakout — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “felt a burning sensation immediately — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
    • “Caused tiny white bumps — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate”
    • “gave me acne — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
  • Strong fragrance and scent issues Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “My only issue with it is the fragrance. — Lancôme Hydra Zen Gel Cream”
    • “scent is too strong — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
    • “grandma perfume smell — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “scent too strong — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”

Questions and answers

Lancôme or Charlotte Tilbury: which is better?

Charlotte Tilbury performs better for deep hydration, radiance, and luxurious textures, whereas the products on this page by Lancôme offer lighter textures. Reviewers note that Lancôme formulas sometimes cause skin irritation or breakouts, while Charlotte Tilbury avoids fragrance across its page.

What is the difference between Lancôme and Charlotte Tilbury?

Charlotte Tilbury does better on this page for deep hydration, luxurious texture and scent, radiance and glow, and makeup compatibility, while Lancôme does better for lightweight texture. Reviewers note that Lancôme may cause skin irritation and breakouts, whereas both brands share a high price point.

Lancôme or Charlotte Tilbury: which moisturizer is better?

Charlotte Tilbury achieves a Superior Lovi fit for mature skin with Charlotte's Magic Cream, whereas Lancôme moisturizers reach an Average fit for that skin type.

Which is more affordable, Lancôme or Charlotte Tilbury?

Neither brand is more affordable, as reviewers on this page mention a high price point for the products of both Lancôme and Charlotte Tilbury.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Lancôme or Charlotte Tilbury?

Charlotte Tilbury causes fewer breakouts than Lancôme according to the page review themes comparing the two brands.

How do Lancôme and Charlotte Tilbury compare in terms of fragrance across their products?

Lancôme includes fragrance in the majority of the products on this page, whereas Charlotte Tilbury lists no fragrance in any of its products. Reviewers note that Lancôme sometimes has strong fragrance and scent issues, while Charlotte Tilbury avoids this altogether.

Which brand performs better for radiance and glow according to reviewers?

Charlotte Tilbury performs better for radiance and glow according to reviewers.

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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