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Clarins vs Aēsop

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Clarins and Aēsop are renowned skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily rituals. Clarins, a French house founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C, is celebrated for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, delicate eye products, and refreshing toners utilizing soothing shea and replenishing squalane, suiting sensitive and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the Australian botanical brand is widely loved for its thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, cleansers, and serums driven by botanical and scientifically validated ingredients, which suit balanced, combination, and sensitive skin. While both rely on gentle yet effective compositions to support skin health, they differ in their heritage and specific ingredient philosophies.

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

Popular Clarins vs Aēsop products

People Say

ClarinsAēsop
  • Hydration and Glow Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “woke up with baby-soft skin — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “smells divine — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
  • High Price Point Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “too expensive for results — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “very expensive — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “quantity is too small — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”

Questions and answers

Clarins or Aēsop: which is better?

Clarins is better for hydration and glow among the products on this page, whereas Aēsop has a high price point like Clarins. Lovi rates Clarins as a High fit for sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Clarins and Aēsop?

Clarins, founded in 1954 in France, has a high fit for sensitive and mature skin, whereas Aēsop was founded in 1987 and is owned by L'Oréal Groupe. Reviewers mention that Clarins has a higher price point, while both brands offer hydration and glow.

Clarins or Aēsop: which cleanser is better?

For cleansers, Clarins is better suited for most skin types with High fits for dry and sensitive skin across the products on this page, whereas Aēsop has lower fits for those types.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Aēsop?

Reviewers note that both Clarins and Aēsop have a high price point, but Clarins is noted as doing slightly better regarding price.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or Aēsop?

Neither brand is universally better for breakouts, as both feature products with varying fit levels for acne-prone skin on the products on this page.

Which brand has products with fragrance, Clarins or Aēsop?

Clarins has products with fragrance on this page, as 23 of its 24 products list fragrance, whereas every Aēsop product on this page lists no fragrance.

Which brand has a longer history, being founded in 1954 versus 1987?

Clarins has a longer history, as it was founded in France in 1954, whereas Aēsop was founded in 1987.

How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between Clarins' and Aēsop's moisturizers?

For dry skin, Clarins' moisturizers achieve fit levels ranging from Superior to Average across the products on this page, while Aēsop's moisturizers fit with High to Average levels.

Clarins or Aēsop: which moisturizer is better?

Clarins offers moisturizers that Lovi rates as Superior for dry skin and mature skin, such as the Super Restorative Night Cream and Extra-Firming Day Cream. Aēsop also provides options like the Damascan Rose Facial Treatment, which Lovi rates as High for dry skin.

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.

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    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

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    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

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    Medical Board

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    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

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    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

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    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

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    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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