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Clarins vs Augustinus Bader

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Clarins and Augustinus Bader are distinguished skincare brands that offer luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, and soothing eye products, alongside gentle toners. The French brand, founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C, is thoughtfully enriched with nourishing shea and hydrating squalane, making its formulations suit sensitive and dry sensitive skin best by reducing redness, protecting the skin, increasing collagen, and fighting skin damage. Meanwhile, the German brand, founded in 2018, builds its preparations around its formulas to suit dry and mature skin best. While the former features standout treatments like the Double Serum Light Texture for acne-prone skin, the Extra-Firming Day Cream for skin with dark spots, and the Super Restorative Night Cream for mature skin, the latter offers The Serum for acne-prone skin, The Eye Cream for skin with dark spots, and The Rich Cream for mature skin.

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

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Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

Popular Clarins vs Augustinus Bader products

People Say

ClarinsAugustinus Bader
  • Hydration and Glow Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Instant youthful glow — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “Instantly hydrated — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “Extremely dry skin saved — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
  • Lightweight and Fast Absorbing Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “light but nourishing — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
    • “sinks in instantly — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “light gel texture — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
  • Deep Hydration and Plumping Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “keeps skin moist — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
    • “woke up with baby soft skin — Clarins Multi-Active Nuit”
    • “no more dry patches — Clarins Super Restorative Night Cream”
    • “instantly refreshing — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
  • Luxurious Texture and Feel Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “melting non-oily texture — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “Creamy texture feels luxurious upon application — Clarins Extra-Firming Day Cream”
    • “feels like silk — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “Luxurious heavy bottle — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
  • Texture Improvement Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Softens fine lines — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “skin felt noticeably firmer — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “Smoother skin — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “makes skin silky smooth — Clarins Hydrating Toning Lotion”
  • Visible Awakening and Refreshing Effect Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “insane how cooling it is — Clarins Cryo-Flash Cream-Mask”
    • “no irritation for contact wearers — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “calms redness — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
    • “depuffs morning eyes — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
  • 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”
  • Strong Scent and Fragrance Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Smells like old crayons — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “Smells like vegetable oil — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “smells like perfume — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
  • Packaging and Dispensing Issues Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “dispenses too much product — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “dispenses too much — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “excessive packaging — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “pump clogs easily — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
  • Lack of Results or Subtle Effect Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “didn't see a lift — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “no change in circles — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “didn't see dramatic results — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
    • “minimal results for me — Augustinus Bader The Serum”

Clarins vs Augustinus Bader routines for dry skin

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Clarins vs Augustinus Bader routines for oily skin

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Clarins vs Augustinus Bader routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Clarins or Augustinus Bader: which is better?

Augustinus Bader is generally better suited for most skin types, offering superior routine fit across dry, oily, combination, sensitive, and mature skin compared to Clarins. Augustinus Bader also excels in hydration and glow, whereas Clarins is frequently noted for strong fragrances across the products on this page.

What is the difference between Clarins and Augustinus Bader?

Augustinus Bader achieves a Superior fit across most skin types on the products on this page, whereas Clarins is frequently rated High or Average and features strong fragrances in nearly all of its formulas.

Clarins or Augustinus Bader for dry skin?

Augustinus Bader is a better fit for dry skin, offering a Superior routine fit compared to Clarins' High rating on the products on this page. Augustinus Bader provides lightweight moisturizers and deep hydration, while most Clarins products on this page contain fragrance.

Clarins or Augustinus Bader: which moisturizer is better?

Augustinus Bader achieves a Superior fit across most skin types for the moisturizer category on this page, whereas Clarins products on this page show varying fit levels from Low to Superior depending on the specific formula and skin type.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Augustinus Bader?

Clarins has a high price point while Augustinus Bader has an extreme price, but neither brand is considered affordable.

Between Clarins and Augustinus Bader, which brand offers fragrance-free products?

Augustinus Bader offers fragrance-free products, as every product on its page lists no fragrance. In contrast, almost all products on the Clarins page contain fragrance.

How do the founding years and country of origin compare between Clarins and Augustinus Bader?

Clarins was founded in 1954 in France and is owned by Famille C, whereas Augustinus Bader was founded in 2018 in Germany and is independently owned.

Which brand performs better for texture improvement according to reviewer themes?

Augustinus Bader performs better for texture improvement according to reviewer themes.

Clarins or Augustinus Bader for oily skin?

Augustinus Bader is the better choice for oily skin, achieving a Superior Lovi fit level compared to Clarins' Average rating for these products on this page.

Clarins or Augustinus Bader for sensitive skin?

Augustinus Bader is a Superior fit for sensitive skin, while Clarins is a High fit.

Clarins or Augustinus Bader for acne-prone skin?

Augustinus Bader is the better choice for acne-prone skin, offering a superior routine fit compared to Clarins's average fit. The products on this page help improve skin texture while providing lightweight moisturization.

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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