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Clinique vs NIOD

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

Clinique and NIOD are established skincare brands owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. that offer thoughtful ranges of moisturizers, serums, toners, and specialized treatments. The American brand is widely loved for its hydrating hyaluronic acid, nourishing glycerin, and invigorating caffeine which suit dry sensitive skin and oily skin best, while the Canadian brand is known for advanced serums and balancing toners that suit mature, sensitive, and dry skin types. Both brands differ in their approaches, as the first relies on comforting, balancing ingredients for classic concerns, whereas the latter delivers targeted results through sophisticated formulas and scientifically rigorous development.

Clinique is an American skincare brand founded in 1968 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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This page compares some of the most popular Clinique and NIOD 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

Clinique or NIOD: which is better?

Clinique and NIOD both offer fragrance-free skincare, but Clinique features a much wider range of products with High Lovi fit levels for dry sensitive, oily, and mature skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in Clinique products, helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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What is the difference between Clinique and NIOD?

Clinique features a large range of fragrance-free moisturizers, cleansers, and treatments that Lovi rates with High to Average fit levels for dry sensitive, oily, and mature skin, backed by ingredients like hyaluronic acid. In contrast, NIOD offers a much smaller selection of fragrance-free serums and mists on this page that Lovi rates with High fit levels for sensitive, dry, and mature skin.

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Which is more affordable, Clinique or NIOD?

Reviewers frequently note that Clinique has a high price point, but the provided page facts do not contain pricing information to compare the affordability of Clinique and NIOD.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clinique or NIOD?

Reviewers note that Clinique sometimes causes breakouts, while NIOD has no reported breakouts on this page. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in Clinique products, helps improve skin quality.

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Between Clinique and NIOD, which brand offers more product options on this page?

Clinique offers significantly more product options on this page than NIOD, featuring a wide variety of cleansers, moisturizers, serums, and masks. NIOD only lists two products on this page.

How do the founding years and home countries of Clinique and NIOD compare?

Clinique was founded in 1968 in the United States, whereas NIOD was founded in 2015 in Canada. Both brands are currently owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Do any products from either Clinique or NIOD contain fragrance in their ingredients?

Every product on the Clinique and NIOD pages lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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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.

  • 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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