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Clarins vs MAËLYS

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Clarins and MAËLYS are established beauty brands offering thoughtful care through specialized solutions. The French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C is loved for nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, delicate eye products, and refreshing toners harnessing soothing shea and replenishing squalane, suiting sensitive skin and mature skin best. Meanwhile, MAËLYS is loved for targeted serums and advanced formulas, suiting all skin types best. While both deliver specialized solutions like the Double Serum Light Texture for acne-prone skin and the Extra-Firming Day Cream for skin with dark spots, they differ as the former relies on natural elements for gentle yet effective care.

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

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Questions and answers

Clarins or MAËLYS: which is better?

Clarins fits dry sensitive, sensitive, and mature skin with high to superior levels across many products, whereas MAËLYS offers mostly low fit levels for skin types on this page. Clarins features hydrating and glowing serums that contain hyaluronic acid, which may help improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Clarins and MAËLYS?

Clarins offers a wide range of skincare products with High and Superior Lovi fit levels for sensitive, mature, and dry skin, whereas MAËLYS features very few products on this page, which show Low or Average fit levels. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Clarins or MAËLYS?

Reviewers note that Clarins has a high price point, but the page does not provide pricing information to compare affordability between Clarins and MAËLYS.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or MAËLYS?

Clarins is unlikely to cause fewer breakouts because the products on this page show similar acne-prone skin fit levels of Average to Low for both brands.

Which brand has a longer history, Clarins or MAËLYS?

Clarins has a longer history, having been founded in France in 1954, whereas MAËLYS was founded in 2017.

How do the Lovi fit levels for dry skin compare between Clarins' and MAËLYS's serums?

Clarins' serums, such as Double Serum, generally achieve High Lovi fit levels for dry skin, whereas MAËLYS's serums like TOO-FINE only reach a Low fit level. Topical hyaluronic acid, a key ingredient found in Clarins, helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which products from Clarins and MAËLYS contain fragrance according to the page?

Clarins has 23 out of 24 products on the page that list fragrance, while MAËLYS has 1 out of 2 products with fragrance.

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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