Simple and Catrice are established European beauty names, with the British skincare line founded in 1960 and the German brand originating in 2004. Simple is beloved for its gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners crafted with niacinamide and glycerin, while Catrice is known for its refined eye products and advanced formulas. The British line suits acne-prone skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas its German counterpart suits combination, oily, and normal skin best. Both brands differ in their core offerings and targeted complexions, as the former relies on targeted ingredients like niacinamide and glycerin for specific concerns while the latter delivers reliable daily performance.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Catrice products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple offers a much wider range of products with High and Superior Lovi fit levels for several skin types and concerns, whereas Catrice features only a single eye product on this page. Simple products contain key ingredients like niacinamide and glycerin, which help improve skin hydration and pigmentation.
What is the difference between Simple and Catrice?
Simple offers a broad range of everyday skincare products like cleansers, moisturizers, and makeup removers that are fragrance-free and feature ingredients such as niacinamide and glycerin. In contrast, Catrice has only an eye brightener on this page, and Lovi gives both brands varying fit levels depending on your skin type.
Simple offers budget-friendly moisturizers according to shopper reviews, whereas Catrice features only an eye product on this page and has no pricing mentioned here.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Catrice?
Simple products on this page are sometimes noted to cause breakouts or irritations, while Catrice has no reported breakouts because its only listed product is an eye brightener. Glycerin in Simple helps maintain hydration.
When and where were Simple and Catrice founded, and who owns them?
Simple was founded in 1960 in the United Kingdom and is owned by Unilever PLC, whereas Catrice was founded in 2004 in Germany and is owned by cosnova.
Do any of the products from Simple or Catrice contain fragrance?
Every product on this page from both Simple and Catrice lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
How does the Lovi fit level of Simple's Micellar Cleansing Water compare across different skin types?
Simple's Micellar Cleansing Water has a High Lovi fit level for sensitive, oily, and dry skin, and an Average fit level for acne-prone skin, skin with dark spots, dry sensitive skin, mature skin, combination skin, and oily acne-prone skin.
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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.
