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Clarins vs Skintific

Clarins and Skintific are popular skincare lines offering targeted moisturizers, potent serums, and soothing daily preparations. The French brand, founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C, is loved for its luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, soothing eye products, and gentle toners enriched with shea and squalane, while the other is known for its protective sunscreens and comforting formulations. Both lines suit dry sensitive skin best, though the first also targets sensitive skin with gentle ingredients like shea butter, which reduces redness and protects the skin, and squalane, which increases collagen and fights skin damage. They differ in their specific treatments and ownership, as the first offers standout options like the Double Serum Light Texture, Extra-Firming Day Cream, and Super Restorative Night Cream, whereas its counterpart provides the All Day Light Sunscreen Mist, 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel, and MUGWORT.

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

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

People Say

ClarinsSkintific
  • Texture and Absorption Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “sinks in immediately — Clarins Double Serum Light Texture”
    • “absorbs instantly — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “super light and leaves a radiant glow — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “keeps skin moist — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
    • “woke up with baby soft skin — Clarins Multi-Active Nuit”
  • Sensitive Eyes and Soothing Care Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “calm my acne instantly — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “redness berkurang — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “good for acne prone — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “no irritation for contact wearers — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
  • Radiance and Glow 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”
    • “Tampak lebih cerah — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Makeup Compatibility Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “concealer glides on smoothly — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “Perfect primer for any foundation, which all glide on smoothly. — Clarins Beauty Flash Balm”
    • “concealer sits better — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “maintain your makeup without any mess — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
  • Skin Type Compatibility Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “controls shine for 8 hours — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “oil control is good — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “doesn't make me greasy — Clarins Double Serum Light Texture”
  • Fragrance and Scent Sensitivity Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “scent is actually quite strong — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “Bau jamu/rempah — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “smell put me off — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “smells like perfume — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
  • High Price Point Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “way too expensive — Clarins Double Serum”
  • Insufficient Hydration or Dryness Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “not moisturizing enough — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “not enough moisture — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
    • “not rich enough for winter — Clarins Multi-Active Nuit”
    • “kurang lembab — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”

Clarins vs Skintific routines for dry skin

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Clarins vs Skintific routines for oily skin

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Clarins vs Skintific routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Clarins or Skintific: which is better?

Skintific is better for sensitive eyes and soothing care, skin type compatibility, fragrance and scent sensitivity, and price point. Clarins offers better hydration and moisture, radiance and glow, and makeup compatibility.

What is the difference between Clarins and Skintific?

Clarins is a French luxury brand with many fragrant products and strong results for radiance and hydration, whereas Skintific features entirely fragrance-free products and provides superior routine fit across almost all skin types.

Clarins or Skintific for dry skin?

For dry skin, Skintific has a Superior routine fit compared to Clarins which has an Average fit, while the products on this page for Skintific also feature no added fragrance. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in the products on this page, helps improve skin hydration and quality.

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Clarins or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers on this page, Clarins provides better hydration and glow, while Skintific provides better overall skin type compatibility.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Skintific?

Skintific is more affordable, whereas Clarins is noted for having a high price point across the products on this page.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products, Clarins or Skintific?

Skintific has more fragrance-free products, as every product on its page lists no fragrance. In contrast, only one of the products on the Clarins page lists no fragrance.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Clarins and Skintific?

Clarins was founded in 1954 in France, whereas Skintific was founded in 2021 with no country of origin listed on the page.

Which brand performs better for hydration and moisture according to review themes?

Clarins performs better for hydration and moisture according to review themes. Hyaluronic acid helps improve skin hydration and moisture retention.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Clarins or Skintific for oily skin?

For oily skin, Lovi rates Skintific as Superior and Clarins as Average. Skintific has no fragrance in its products on this page, while Clarins includes fragrance in almost all of its formulas.

Clarins or Skintific for sensitive skin?

For sensitive skin, Lovi rates Skintific as Superior and Clarins as High. Reviewers note that Skintific does better with fragrance and scent sensitivity, as every product on the page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas almost all Clarins products contain fragrance.

Clarins or Skintific for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, Lovi rates Skintific as Superior and Clarins as Average. Skintific avoids added fragrance across the products on this page, whereas almost all Clarins products contain fragrance.

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.

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