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Clarins vs Lancôme

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Clarins and Lancôme are French skincare brands that offer nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, delicate eye products, and refreshing toners. Clarins harnesses soothing shea and replenishing squalane, while Lancôme relies on nourishing glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and adenosine. Both brands suit sensitive and mature skin best. Ultimately, they differ through their distinct ingredient profiles and proprietary formulations, such as the former brand using shea butter to reduce redness and the latter brand using hyaluronic acid to improve skin hydration.

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

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

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

Popular Clarins vs Lancôme products

People Say

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  • Hydration and Glow Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “absorbs quickly — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “absorbs almost instantly — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
  • Pleasant Scent and Ingredients Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “smells luxurious — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “love the adjustable dial — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “smells luxurious — Clarins Double Serum Light Texture”
    • “triple-chamber keeps ingredients fresh — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
  • High Price Point Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “too expensive for results — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “super expensive — Lancôme Absolue Precious Oil”
    • “expensive as hell — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
  • Strong Fragrance or Scent Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “My only issue with it is the fragrance. — Lancôme Hydra Zen Gel Cream”
    • “left my face tight — Lancôme Crème Radiance”
    • “scent is too strong — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
    • “smells like perfume — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”

Clarins vs Lancôme routines for dry skin

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Clarins vs Lancôme routines for oily skin

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Clarins vs Lancôme routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Clarins or Lancôme: which is better?

Clarins is better for routine fit, achieving High fit across all skin types compared to Lancome's Average fit. Both brands share key hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin that help improve skin quality.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Clarins and Lancôme?

Clarins fits dry skin better than Lancôme, with a High routine fit compared to Lancôme's Average routine fit. Both brands feature hyaluronic acid and glycerin across their products to help hydrate the skin.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Clarins or Lancôme for dry skin?

Clarins is a better fit for dry skin, achieving a High routine fit compared to Lancome's Average rating. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in the products on this page, helps improve skin quality.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Clarins or Lancôme: which cleanser is better?

Clarins is better for cleansers, as the products on this page achieve a high fit for dry sensitive skin while Lancome features cleansers that may cause warnings for various skin types.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Lancôme?

Both Clarins and Lancôme have a high price point.

Clarins or Lancôme: which brand has a longer history?

Lancôme has a longer history, having been founded in France in 1935, whereas Clarins was founded in 1954.

Which brand uses key ingredients like Shea butter and Squalane?

Clarins uses key ingredients such as shea butter and squalane across the products on this page.

Clarins or Lancôme: which brand has products with no fragrance listed?

Both brands have products with no fragrance listed on this page, with Clarins having 1 and Lancôme having 3 fragrance-free items.

Clarins or Lancôme for oily skin?

Clarins fits oily skin better than Lancôme, as the routine fit on the page is High for Clarins and Average for Lancôme. Both brands use glycerin and hyaluronic acid, where topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Clarins or Lancôme: which moisturizer is better?

Clarins fits dry skin better than Lancôme, with its moisturizers earning a High or Superior routine fit across the products on this page compared to Lancôme's lower ratings. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in the moisturizers of both brands, helps improve skin hydration and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Clarins or Lancôme for sensitive skin?

Clarins fits sensitive skin better than Lancôme, as Lovi rates Clarins High for this skin type while Lancôme is rated Average. Both brands feature hyaluronic acid and glycerin, which help hydrate the skin and improve overall skin quality.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Clarins or Lancôme for acne-prone skin?

Clarins fits acne-prone skin better than Lancôme, as Lovi rates Clarins as High for this skin type while Lancôme is rated as Average. Both brands feature hyaluronic acid and glycerin across their products on this page to help hydrate the skin.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

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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