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Clarins vs Elemis

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Clarins and Elemis are established European skincare houses founded in France and Britain respectively. Clarins offers luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, soothing eye products, and gentle toners enriched with shea and squalane, while Elemis provides serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners harnessing glycerin and shea. Both lines suit dry sensitive skin, though the French brand also favors sensitive skin and the British house leans toward mature skin. They differ in their specific treatments and corporate lineages, with the former addressing acne-prone skin, dark spots, and mature skin through shea and squalane, and the latter targeting similar concerns using glycerin and shea.

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

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Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.

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

Popular Clarins vs Elemis products

People Say

ClarinsElemis
  • Texture and Absorption Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “sinks in immediately — Clarins Double Serum Light Texture”
    • “Absorbs almost immediately, and my skin feels well hydrated all day. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream”
    • “skin feels baby soft — Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “keeps skin moist — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
    • “The cream really hydrates and my face looks amazing. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Night Cream”
    • “Quenches thirsty skin... immediate improvement. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream”
  • Glow and Radiance Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “skin looks brighter immediately — Clarins Cryo-Flash Cream-Mask”
    • “Gives off the most stunning natural radiance I've ever come across. — Clarins Beauty Flash Balm”
    • “eyes look more open — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “healthy glow — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads”
  • Anti-Aging and Firming Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “neck feels smoother — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “visibly tighter, lifted skin — Clarins Super Restorative Night Cream”
    • “plumped my fine lines — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “My neck doesn't sag... plumps my skin to look more youthful. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Night Cream”
  • Pleasant Scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “smells like a spa — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”
    • “smells like a holiday — Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel”
    • “smells like a tropical cocktail — Elemis Superfood Midnight Facial”
    • “smells luxurious — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
  • Cleansing and Exfoliation Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “melts waterproof mascara — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”
    • “baby soft — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads”
    • “non-stripping formula — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash”
    • “removes every last trace — Clarins Hydrating Toning Lotion”
  • High Price Point Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “too expensive for results — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “Complete waste of money for me. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream”
    • “very expensive — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”
  • Strong Fragrance and Scent Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “The smell is very strong... could not handle for long. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream”
    • “smell is too strong — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”
    • “Only small negative is the smell is quite strong. — Elemis Superfood Facial Oil”
    • “smells like perfume — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
  • Packaging Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “jar looks half empty — Elemis Superfood Midnight Facial”
    • “tube feels half empty — Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel”
    • “pump broke quickly — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash”
    • “dispenses too much product — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
  • Skin Irritation and Breakouts Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “caused cystic acne — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “caused redness — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “Developed milia and closed comedones. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream”
    • “caused cystic acne — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”

Clarins vs Elemis routines for dry skin

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Clarins vs Elemis routines for oily skin

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Clarins vs Elemis routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Clarins or Elemis: which is better?

Clarins and Elemis are both great, with Clarins doing better for glow, radiance, anti-aging, and firmness, while Elemis shines in cleansing, exfoliation, and a pleasant scent. On this page, Elemis also fits dry, oily, acne-prone, and oily acne-prone skin better than Clarins.

What is the difference between Clarins and Elemis?

Elemis is a better fit for dry, oily, and acne-prone routines, while Clarins is better at glow and anti-aging. Both brands share a high fit for mature, sensitive, and dry sensitive skin.

Clarins or Elemis for dry skin?

Elemis is a better fit for dry skin, as the routine fit on Lovi is High compared to Average for Clarins. Both brands feature hydrating moisturizers, but Elemis also provides targeted products like the Pro-Collagen Night Cream.

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Clarins or Elemis: which cleanser is better?

Elemis is better for cleansing and exfoliation among the products on this page. Reviewers note that Elemis excels in cleansing and exfoliation, while Clarins also offers gentle foaming options.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Elemis?

Both Clarins and Elemis feature high price points as a commonly mentioned drawback for the products on this page. Reviewers note that affordability is equally challenging for both brands.

Clarins or Elemis: which brand has better anti-aging and firming results?

Clarins does better for anti-aging and firming compared to Elemis, according to the review themes on this page.

Which brand uses fewer products with fragrance, Clarins or Elemis?

Clarins uses fewer products with fragrance on the products on this page, as only 1 out of 24 Clarins products lists no fragrance compared to 4 out of 22 Elemis products.

Clarins or Elemis for oily skin?

Elemis is a better choice for oily skin, as Lovi rates its routine fit as High compared to Clarins at Average. Both brands feature hydrating moisturizers and have a high price point.

Clarins or Elemis: which moisturizer is better?

Elemis is better for dry skin and oily skin routines, where its moisturizers achieve a High fit compared to Clarins' Average fit, while both brands match well for sensitive and mature skin. Reviewers note that the products on this page for both brands offer hydrating and smoothing moisturizers with luxurious textures, though they share a high price point.

Clarins or Elemis for sensitive skin?

Both Clarins and Elemis are a High fit for sensitive skin on Lovi. Reviewers note that both brands offer hydrating moisturizers, though Elemis is sometimes noted for skin irritation.

Clarins or Elemis for acne-prone skin?

Elemis is a better choice than Clarins for acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the routine fit for acne-prone skin as High for Elemis, compared to Average for Clarins.

Clarins or Elemis for mature skin?

Both Clarins and Elemis are great for mature skin. On this page, Lovi rates both brands with a High fit for mature skin overall, while Clarins has certain products rated Superior for this skin type and is noted by reviewers as doing better for anti-aging and firming.

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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