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Estée Lauder vs KORRES

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Estée Lauder and KORRES are established skincare brands offering thoughtful arrays of moisturizers, serums, eye products, and cleansers. The American brand founded in 1946 formulates its products with hyaluronic acid and glycerin, suiting mature skin and acne-prone skin best with targeted care like the Micro Essence Treatment Lotion, DayWear Moisturizer, and Futurist Peptide-Power Serum Primer. Meanwhile, the Greek brand draws on the rich heritage of its scientifically crafted formulas to suit dry skin and sensitive skin best through gentle, nourishing compositions such as the Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream, Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser, and Bounce Firming Moisturizer. While both provide dependable daily care for achieving a balanced, radiant complexion, they differ in their specific botanical and scientific foundations as well as their ideal skin types.

Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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

Popular Estée Lauder vs KORRES products

People Say

Estée LauderKORRES
  • Deep hydration and moisturization Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up immediately — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “The formula is incredibly hydrating and leaves my skin feeling smooth. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “texture is dreamy — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “saved my dry skin — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
  • Skin texture and smoothness Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “silky smooth — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “feels like velvet — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “skin feels baby soft — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Lightweight feel and texture Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “rich... without being greasy — KORRES Bounce Firming Moisturizer”
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
  • Gentle and non-drying cleanser Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Leaves skin soft — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “leaves face soft and smooth — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “doesn't strip the skin — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
  • Effective makeup removal Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “removes all my makeup effortlessly — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Melts away Double Wear foundation instantly — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”
    • “removes liquid eyeliner — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “Melts away makeup — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Skin firming and anti-aging Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Helps with skin firmness and reduces the appearance of lines. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “Instantly blurs fine lines. — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Youth Power Eye Balm”
    • “Skin looks more lifted — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “brings bounce back — KORRES Bounce Firming Moisturizer”
  • High price point Mostly MentionedOften 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”
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Strong fragrance and scent complaints Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “strong scent — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “overpowering scent, like a musty room — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
    • “smells like babies — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Bulky or poor packaging Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Needs a pump — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “hard to control amount — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “lid is hard to open — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”

Estée Lauder vs KORRES routines for dry skin

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Estée Lauder vs KORRES routines for oily skin

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Estée Lauder vs KORRES routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or KORRES: which is better?

KORRES is better for overall routine fit, as the products on this page achieve superior routine fit across all listed skin types. Reviewers also note that KORRES offers a lighter feel and gentler cleansers, whereas Estée Lauder tends to have a higher price point and more complaints about strong fragrance.

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and KORRES?

KORRES provides a Superior routine fit across all listed skin types on this page, whereas Estée Lauder's fit levels range from Average to High depending on the skin type. Reviewers note that KORRES offers a lightweight feel with gentle and non-stripping cleansers, while Estée Lauder excels in deep hydration and firming.

Estée Lauder or KORRES for dry skin?

For dry skin, KORRES has a Superior routine fit on Lovi compared to Estée Lauder, which has an Average fit. Reviewers note that KORRES offers hydrating and velvety moisturizers, while Estée Lauder products on this page list no fragrance in 12 of 14 cases.

Estée Lauder or KORRES: which cleanser is better?

KORRES is better for cleansers, as the products on this page offer gentle and non-stripping formulas that reviewers mostly mention favorably. Lovi rates the cleansing routines for KORRES as superior across multiple skin types compared to Estée Lauder.

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or KORRES?

When comparing price complaints between the two brands on this page, KORRES faces high price and value concerns as a frequently mentioned drawback.

Between Estée Lauder and KORRES, which brand has a higher percentage of fragrance-free products?

Estée Lauder has a higher percentage of fragrance-free products, as 12 of its 14 products on this page list no fragrance compared to 0 of the 5 products from KORRES.

Which brand performs better for skin firming and anti-aging according to the review themes?

Estée Lauder performs better for skin firming and anti-aging.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Estée Lauder and KORRES compare?

Estée Lauder was founded in the United States in 1946 and is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., while KORRES was founded in 1996 and is owned by Halcyon Equity Partners and Giorgos Korres.

Estée Lauder or KORRES for oily skin?

For oily skin, KORRES offers a superior routine fit compared to Estée Lauder, which has an average fit. Reviewers note that KORRES excels in providing lightweight moisturizers, while the products on this page for Estée Lauder often feature a high price point.

Estée Lauder or KORRES: which moisturizer is better?

KORRES is generally better for moisturizers on this page, offering hydrating and velvety options with a lightweight feel. Estée Lauder products on this page feature key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, helping provide deep hydration.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Estée Lauder or KORRES for sensitive skin?

For sensitive skin, KORRES achieves a Superior routine fit on the products on this page, while Estée Lauder reaches a High fit level.

Estée Lauder or KORRES for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, KORRES achieves a Superior routine fit on Lovi compared to Estée Lauder which reaches a High fit. Reviewers note that KORRES offers gentle and non-stripping cleansers alongside lightweight moisturizers, while Estée Lauder features key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

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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