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Avène vs Trilogy

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Avène and Trilogy are two distinct skincare lines offering gentle moisturizers and soothing cleansers formulated to nurture different complexions. The French brand, founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, utilizes glycerin to improve skin hydration and restore barrier function in its protective sunscreens and targeted serums, suiting oily, acne-prone, and combination skin best. Conversely, the other brand relies on high-performing formulas to suit dry, balanced, and sensitive skin types. While both brands feature standout products addressing dark spots, acne, and mature skin, they differ fundamentally in their signature ingredients and ideal skin type pairings.

Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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

Popular Avène vs Trilogy products

People Say

AvèneTrilogy
  • Deeply hydrating Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Leaves skin thoroughly moisturised — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Feels moisturizing — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Restores moisture barrier — Avène Cold Cream”
  • Gentle and non-stripping Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “leaves face clean but not dry — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Perfect cleanser for sensitive skin. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “Doesn't irritate my sensitive skin — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Nothing irritated my skin — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Rich or creamy texture Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Silky cream consistency — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Luxuriously rich — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Thick but absorbs well eventually — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
  • Hydrating and lightweight Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Not greasy — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “absorbs very quickly — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
  • Soothes irritation and redness Often MentionedNot noted
    • “Calmed my angry red skin overnight — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “Nothing has ever worked to soothe or heal my skin like these before. — Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm”
    • “Leaves my skin feeling soft and hydrated. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
  • Repairs and protects skin barrier Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Saves my skin in winter — Avène Cold Cream”
    • “Healed my over-exfoliated skin in days — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “Supports regeneration of healthy skin barrier — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Strong fragrance and scent issues Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “If you are sensitive to fragrances, you might find it irritating — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Scent is awful — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “The fragrance is very present. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
  • Can be greasy Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Leaves a greasy film — Avène Cold Cream”
    • “too shiny — Avène Hydrance+”
    • “Left unpleasant greasy film — Avène Soothing Radiance Mask”
    • “Oily feeling on my face — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”

Questions and answers

Avène or Trilogy: which is better?

Avène is better suited for soothing irritation and redness, whereas Trilogy excels at providing deeply hydrating and rich moisturizers. Reviewers note that the products on this page for Avène offer gentle sunscreens and effective cleansers, while Trilogy products frequently feature hydrating and brightening moisturizers.

What is the difference between Avène and Trilogy?

Avene is best suited for oily acne-prone, combination, and acne-prone skin types, while Trilogy focuses on hydrating and brightening moisturizers. Reviewers note that Trilogy offers deeper hydration and rich textures, whereas Avene excels at soothing irritation and redness.

Avène or Trilogy: which cleanser is better?

Avene offers better cleansers on this page for oily and acne-prone skin, with the Cleanance Cleansing Gel achieving a High Lovi fit level for those skin types. Trilogy features the Rosehip Cream Cleanser, which reaches a High Lovi fit level for sensitive, dry sensitive, dry skin, and skin with dark spots.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Trilogy?

Price point is a consideration for Avène products on this page, which reviewers sometimes note. The provided page facts do not contain pricing information for Trilogy.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Trilogy?

Avène fits oily acne-prone skin with a High Lovi level across multiple products on this page, whereas Trilogy does not list products targeting breakouts.

Avène or Trilogy: which brand offers more fragrance-free product options?

Avène offers more fragrance-free product options, with 7 of the 15 products on this page listing no fragrance compared to only 1 of the 3 Trilogy products.

Which brand is better suited for oily acne-prone skin according to their brand-focused routines?

Avène is better suited for oily acne-prone skin, as this skin type is explicitly listed among the ones the brand fits best by its brand-focused routines. Trilogy does not list any best-fit skin types from its routines.

Avène or Trilogy: which company has been in business longer?

Avène has been in business longer, having been founded in France in 1990 compared to Trilogy, which was founded in 2002.

Avène or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Avène provides a wider variety of options with varying Lovi fit levels such as a High fit for dry skin in the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum and a Superior fit for dry skin in the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, while Trilogy offers options like the Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream which has a High fit for dry skin. Reviewers note that Trilogy moisturizers are deeply hydrating and brightening, whereas Avène helps soothe irritation and redness.

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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