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Elemis vs grace & stella

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Elemis and grace & stella are two established beauty lines known for nourishing formulas designed for daily self-care. The British company relies on glycerin and shea to create serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners that suit mature skin and dry sensitive skin best, while the Canadian brand focuses on eye products and moisturizers tailored for all skin types. Both offer standout solutions for targeted concerns, such as the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream for mature skin and the Hyaluronic Acid Serum for skin with dark spots. Ultimately, the former emphasizes deep conditioning, whereas the latter provides gentle hydration and restorative care.

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

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grace & stella is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq since 2022.

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

Popular Elemis vs grace & stella products

Questions and answers

Elemis or grace & stella: which is better?

grace & stella fits dry and sensitive skin well with fragrance-free options like its Hyaluronic Acid Serum. Elemis offers a much wider range of products, with Lovi fit levels varying from High to Superior for mature skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, though most of the products on this page include fragrance.

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What is the difference between Elemis and grace & stella?

Elemis is a larger UK-based brand founded in 1989 that offers a wide range of products containing fragrance, whereas grace & stella is a newer Canadian brand founded in 2016 with fragrance-free options listed on this page. Lovi shows that Elemis fits mature skin and dry sensitive skin best, while grace & stella's under eye mask achieves a Superior fit for oily skin.

Elemis or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

Elemis offers a wider range of moisturizers with options like the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream showing a Superior fit for mature skin, whereas grace & stella features a fragrance-free Hyaluronic Acid Serum that helps hydrate dry skin.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Elemis or grace & stella?

grace & stella offers more budget-friendly options compared to Elemis, which reviewers note has a high price point for the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or grace & stella?

grace & stella has no products on this page rated for breakout prevention, while Elemis includes items like the Papaya Enzyme Peel where Lovi rates the fit for acne-prone skin as High. However, the products on this page from Elemis may sometimes cause skin irritation or breakouts due to strong fragrance.

Between Elemis and grace & stella, which brand offers fragrance-free products?

grace & stella offers fragrance-free products as every item on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas most Elemis products on this page contain fragrance.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of Elemis and grace & stella compare?

Elemis was founded in the United Kingdom in 1989 and has been owned by the L'Occitane Group since 2019, whereas grace & stella was founded in Canada in 2016 and is owned by Gravitiq as of 2022.

Which Elemis products are best suited for dry skin according to their Lovi fit levels?

According to their Lovi fit levels, Elemis products that fit dry skin with a High level include Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, and Pro-Collagen Night Cream. These moisturizers and cleansers may help support dry skin, though glycerin is also commonly found across the products on this page to help maintain hydration.

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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