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Elemis vs Charlotte Tilbury

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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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Charlotte Tilbury is a British skincare brand founded in 2013 and owned by Puig since 2020.

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

Popular Elemis vs Charlotte Tilbury products

People Say

ElemisCharlotte Tilbury
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “extremely emollient and rich — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
    • “floods skin with moisture — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “super hydrated — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “The cream really hydrates and my face looks amazing. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Night Cream”
  • Texture and Absorption Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Absorbs almost immediately, and my skin feels well hydrated all day. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream”
    • “whipped silk feel — Elemis Superfood Midnight Facial”
    • “rich and nourishing — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “sinks in well — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
  • Radiance and Glow Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “radiant skin filter — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “lit-from-within glow — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “healthy glow — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads”
  • Makeup Compatibility and Base Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “perfect canvas for base — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “foundation looks flawless — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “melts waterproof mascara — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”
  • Aromatherapy and Scent Experience Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “smells like a spa — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”
    • “smells like a holiday — Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel”
    • “smells like spa — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
  • Skin Texture and Smoothing Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “baby soft — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads”
    • “skin feels baby soft — Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel”
    • “skin feels baby-soft — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash”
    • “instantly smoothed out lines — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
  • High Price and Value Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Complete waste of money for me. — Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream”
    • “very expensive — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”
    • “extremely overpriced — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “not worth the splurge — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
  • 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”
    • “grandma perfume smell — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “scent too strong — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
  • Breakouts and Purging Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “caused cystic acne — Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm”
    • “terrible spots — Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads”
    • “clogged my pores — Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel”
    • “gave me acne — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”

Questions and answers

Elemis or Charlotte Tilbury: which is better?

Charlotte Tilbury is better for hydration and moisture, radiance and glow, and makeup compatibility and base, while Elemis does better for skin texture and smoothing. Reviewers mention that both brands have a high price point.

What is the difference between Elemis and Charlotte Tilbury?

Elemis offers a larger product range with options that feature fragrance, whereas Charlotte Tilbury provides fewer products that are all fragrance-free. Reviewers note that Charlotte Tilbury performs better for hydration, moisture, radiance, glow, and makeup compatibility.

Elemis or Charlotte Tilbury: which moisturizer is better?

Charlotte Tilbury does better for hydration and moisture and radiance and glow, with Charlotte's Magic Cream rated a Superior fit for mature skin and a High fit for dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots. Elemis also offers deeply hydrating moisturizers, with the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream rated a Superior fit for mature skin and a High fit for dry skin and dry sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Elemis or Charlotte Tilbury?

Both Elemis and Charlotte Tilbury are equally matched on high price and value, as high price points are mostly mentioned by reviewers for the products on this page from both brands.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or Charlotte Tilbury?

Charlotte Tilbury does better than Elemis for breakouts and purging according to the review themes on this page.

Between Elemis and Charlotte Tilbury, which brand has better options for mature skin?

Both Elemis and Charlotte Tilbury have options with a Superior Lovi fit for mature skin, such as Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream and Charlotte's Magic Cream. Reviewers mostly mention hydrating moisturizers for both brands.

Do Elemis skincare products contain fragrance compared to Charlotte Tilbury?

Elemis includes fragrance in 18 of its 22 products on this page, whereas every product from Charlotte Tilbury lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand performs better for hydration and moisture according to reviewers?

According to reviewers, Charlotte Tilbury performs better for hydration and moisture.

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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