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Avène vs Olay

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Avène and Olay are skincare brands offering thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, serums, cleansers, and eye products enriched with nourishing glycerin and niacinamide. The French brand, founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, is universally loved for its versatile moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and gentle cleansers, while Olay is warmly loved for its diverse moisturizers, eye products, serums, and cleansers. Both brands suit acne-prone skin best, though the former also suits oily acne-prone skin and the latter suits sensitive skin, differing primarily because the former relies on glycerin for hydration and barrier restoration, whereas the latter combines glycerin with niacinamide to improve wrinkles, pigmentation, and skin aging.

Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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

Popular Avène vs Olay products

People Say

AvèneOlay
  • Gentleness and Soothing Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Calmed my angry red skin overnight — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “Nothing has ever worked to soothe or heal my skin like these before. — Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm”
    • “Perfect cleanser for sensitive skin. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “doesn't strip my skin — Olay Regenerating Cream Cleanser”
  • Texture and Absorption Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “sinks in quickly — Olay Super Serum”
    • “absorbs quickly — Olay Vitamin C Serum”
    • “absorbs instantly — Olay Super Serum Night Repair”
    • “Thick but absorbs well eventually — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
  • Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Instantly smoother, softer, and more hydrated — Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream”
    • “light and smooth — Olay Ultimate Eye Cream”
    • “hydrates the skin — Olay Advanced Eye Cream”
    • “Saves my skin in winter — Avène Cold Cream”
  • Skin Smoothing and Anti-Aging Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin feels baby soft — Olay Retinol24”
    • “Skin feels like silk — Olay Regenerist Retinol 24 Night Moisturizer”
    • “hydrates the skin — Olay Advanced Eye Cream”
    • “skin instantly felt firmer — Avène Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum”
  • Brightening and Radiance Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “iridescent glow — Olay Super Serum”
    • “hides dark shadows — Olay Ultimate Eye Cream”
    • “skin looks brighter — Olay Vitamin C Serum”
    • “immediate radiance boost — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
  • Makeup Compatibility and Removal Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “absorbs instantly — Olay Eye Lifting Serum”
    • “acts as primer — Olay Super Serum”
    • “concealer sits better — Olay Ultimate Eye Cream”
    • “Remove a all of the makeup with ease. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
  • Strong Fragrance and Scents Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “The fragrance is very present. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “smell is too strong — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Fragrance can be an irritant — Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream”
    • “floral scent — Olay Super Serum”
  • Packaging Issues Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Tube cracked on the side — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “Cap leaks in bag — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “Good product bad packaging. — Avène RetrinAL EYES”
    • “hard to dispense — Olay Super Serum”
  • Product Ineffectiveness Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “no difference — Avène Antirougeurs Fort Relief Concentrate”
    • “no difference after month — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
    • “didn't work for me — Avène Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum”
    • “no difference — Olay Vitamin C Serum”

Avène vs Olay routines for dry skin

Buy Avène routine · SAR 1,135.93 · 77% fitBuy Olay routine · SAR 1,177.59 · 74% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Avène vs Olay routines for oily skin

Buy Avène routine · SAR 1,148.69 · 87% fitBuy Olay routine · SAR 1,429.16 · 84% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Avène vs Olay routines for combination skin

Buy Avène routine · SAR 1,208.83 · 85% fitBuy Olay routine · SAR 1,320.33 · 83% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

Avène or Olay: which is better?

Avène and Olay both offer great options depending on your skincare goals, with Avène excelling in gentleness and soothing for sensitive skin, while Olay is often preferred for anti-aging, texture, and intense hydration. The products on this page feature key ingredients like niacinamide and hyaluronic acid, which help improve skin quality and reduce signs of aging.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Avène and Olay?

Avène focuses on gentleness and soothing, while Olay does better with texture, hydration, anti-aging, brightening, and makeup compatibility. Both brands offer high routine fit for oily, combination, sensitive, acne-prone, mature skin, and skin with dark spots, but Olay has a higher routine fit for dry sensitive skin.

Avène or Olay for dry skin?

Olay offers a High routine fit for dry skin on this page, while Avène provides an Average routine fit. Reviewers note that Olay delivers intense hydration and improved texture.

Avène or Olay: which cleanser is better?

Avène and Olay both offer cleansers, but Avène does better on gentleness and soothing with products like its Milk Cleanser and Cleanance Cleansing Gel, whereas Olay leans toward fragrance-free options across most of the products on this page.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Olay?

The page facts do not mention the prices of Avène and Olay products, but reviewers note that the price point for Avène is sometimes considered a drawback.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free product options?

Olay offers more fragrance-free product options, with 26 of the 27 products on this page listing no fragrance compared to 7 of 15 products for Avène.

Avène or Olay for oily skin?

Both Avène and Olay are great choices, as Lovi rates their routines for oily skin as High. Reviewers note that Avène provides effective oil control, while Olay offers a lightweight feel.

Avène or Olay: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer moisturizers, but Olay stands out for providing more options with superior and high fit levels across various skin types. Reviewers often mention Olay for intense hydration and skin smoothing, while Avène is frequently noted for soothing irritation.

Avène or Olay for sensitive skin?

Avène and Olay both achieve a High routine fit level for sensitive skin on Lovi. Avène features soothing thermal water and is mostly mentioned by reviewers for gentleness and reducing irritation, while the products on this page from Olay offer mostly fragrance-free choices and lightweight feel.

Avène or Olay: which sunscreen is better?

Avène and Olay both offer sunscreens on this page, but Avène sunscreens are mostly mentioned by reviewers for being gentle and non-stripping. Olay features options like Regenerist Whip Face Moisturizer SPF 25, while Avène includes products such as Cleanance sunscreen, which achieves a Superior fit level for oily skin.

Avène or Olay for acne-prone skin?

Both brands offer products on this page that are a High fit for acne-prone skin. Avène is often noted for soothing irritation and offering gentle cleansers, while Olay provides options that help improve texture and deliver intense hydration.

Avène or Olay for dry sensitive skin?

Olay is better suited for dry sensitive skin, as the products on this page achieve a High Lovi fit level compared to Avène's Average fit level.

Avène or Olay for mature skin?

Both Avène and Olay fit mature skin with a High level in Lovi routines. Olay tends to do better for skin smoothing and anti-aging, while Avène is recognized for gentleness and soothing.

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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