KORRES and MAC are respected skincare brands celebrated for their reliable approach to daily maintenance. The first brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and cleansers, suiting dry and sensitive skin best through gentle, nourishing compositions. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand offers its own thoughtful moisturizers and makeup removers crafted from carefully balanced formulas, suiting balanced skin best with gentle and effective ingredients. While both provide standout solutions for acne-prone skin, dark spots, and mature skin, they differ in their specific botanical heritage and target skin types.
MAC is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 1984 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 1994.
This page compares some of the most popular KORRES and MAC products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
“Removes waterproof mascara completely without needing a separate remover. — MAC Hyper Real Fresh Canvas Cleansing Oil”
+Glow and finishRarely NotedOften Mentioned
“lit-from-within look — MAC Hyper Real Serumizer”
“gives a no-shine glow — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
–Price point and valueOften MentionedMostly Mentioned
“jar is very small — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
“Expensive for cleanser — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
“priciest face cleanser — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
“too expensive — MAC Hyper Real Serumizer”
–Fragrance and scent sensitivityOften MentionedOften Mentioned
“scent is overpowering — MAC Hyper Real Serumizer”
“Has a scent that might irritate very sensitive noses. — MAC Hyper Real Fresh Canvas Cleansing Oil”
“smells like babies — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
–Skin breakouts and irritationSometimes NotedSometimes Noted
“broke me out — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
“caused tiny bumps — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
“caused acne — MAC Hyper Real Serumizer”
“Breaks me out, I got pimples from this. — MAC Hyper Real Fresh Canvas Cleansing Oil”
Questions and answers
KORRES or MAC: which is better?
KORRES is better for dry, sensitive, and combination skin, offering gentle cleansers and rich moisturizers, whereas MAC does better for lightweight hydration and makeup priming. Lovi rates the products on this page as having high fits for several skin types across both brands.
What is the difference between KORRES and MAC?
KORRES fits dry, sensitive, and combination skin best with gentle cleansers and rich moisturizers, while MAC stands out for lightweight hydration and makeup primers. Both brands offer products containing fragrance on this page.
KORRES or MAC: which moisturizer is better?
MAC does better for lightweight hydration across the products on this page, while KORRES offers rich and creamy moisturizing options. Reviewers note that MAC delivers lightweight moisturizers, whereas KORRES provides hydrating and velvety moisturizers.
Which is more affordable, KORRES or MAC?
MAC is the more affordable choice because KORRES has notable price point and value concerns noted by reviewers.
Which causes fewer breakouts, KORRES or MAC?
Both KORRES and MAC are equal for skin breakouts and irritation.
Between KORRES and MAC, which brand offers better texture and feel according to reviewers?
According to reviewers, Korres offers better texture and feel than Mac.
How do the founding years and corporate ownership of KORRES and MAC compare?
KORRES was founded in 1996 and is owned by Halcyon Equity Partners and Giorgos Korres, whereas MAC was established in 1984 in Canada and is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Which products are listed with fragrance for KORRES versus MAC?
All products on this page list fragrance for both KORRES and MAC. Specifically, the KORRES products include Foaming Cream Cleanser, Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser, Velvet Skin Drink, Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream, and Bounce Firming Moisturizer, while the MAC products include Hyper Real Serumizer, Mineralize Timecheck Lotion, and Hyper Real Fresh Canvas Cleansing Oil.
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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.
