Augustinus Bader and MAËLYS are distinct skincare options that offer targeted serums and advanced formulas. The German brand founded in 2018 is loved for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, and soothing eye products, while the latter is loved for targeted serums and advanced formulas. Both suit different needs best, with the first suiting dry skin and dry sensitive skin best, thanks to these deeply hydrating compositions, and the second suiting all skin types best. They differ through their refined creations and specialized solutions, with standout options including The Serum, The Eye Cream, and The Rich Cream for the former, and the TOO-FINE and the RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum for the latter.
Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.
This page compares some of the most popular Augustinus Bader and MAËLYS products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Augustinus Bader is generally much better than MAËLYS, as Lovi rates the products on this page as a Superior or High fit for dry, dry sensitive, and mature skin types. In contrast, MAËLYS products on this page mostly receive Low or Caution fit ratings across nearly all skin types.
What is the difference between Augustinus Bader and MAËLYS?
Augustinus Bader offers several fragrance-free products on this page with Superior and High Lovi fit levels for dry, mature, and sensitive skin types, whereas MAËLYS features fewer products that mostly score Low or Caution for those skin types.
Which is more affordable, Augustinus Bader or MAËLYS?
MAËLYS is more affordable, whereas reviewers often mention Augustinus Bader for its extreme price.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Augustinus Bader or MAËLYS?
Augustinus Bader is the better choice for avoiding breakouts, as breakouts are only sometimes noted by reviewers for the products on this page, while MAËLYS offers lower fit levels for acne-prone skin.
How do the founding years and corporate ownership of Augustinus Bader and MAËLYS compare?
Augustinus Bader was founded in Germany in 2018 and is independently owned, whereas MAËLYS was founded a year earlier in 2017 and is owned by the Barinboim Group.
Which brand offers products entirely free of fragrance according to their ingredient lists, Augustinus Bader or MAËLYS?
Augustinus Bader offers products entirely free of fragrance, as every product on its page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, MAËLYS includes fragrance in at least one of its products on this page.
How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin differ between Augustinus Bader's The Rich Cream and MAËLYS's TOO-FINE serum?
Augustinus Bader's The Rich Cream has a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, whereas MAËLYS's TOO-FINE serum has a Low fit level for that skin type.
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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.
