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Clarins vs Augustinus Bader

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Clarins and Augustinus Bader are a French skincare brand founded in 1954 and a German skincare brand founded in 2018, respectively. The French brand is known for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, serums, eye products, and toners enriched with nourishing shea and squalane, suiting sensitive skin and acne-prone skin best, while the German brand is loved for its moisturizers, serums, and eye products built around its formulas, suiting dry skin and mature skin best. Both brands differ in their formulations, as the first brand harnesses shea butter to reduce redness and protect the skin and squalane to increase collagen and fight skin damage, whereas the second brand supports the skin through its key ingredients and offers standout products like The Rich Cream for mature skin.

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

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Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

Popular Clarins vs Augustinus Bader products

People Say

ClarinsAugustinus Bader
  • Hydration and Glow Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Instant youthful glow — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “Instantly hydrated — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “Extremely dry skin saved — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
  • Lightweight and Fast Absorbing Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “light but nourishing — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
    • “sinks in instantly — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “light gel texture — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
  • Deep Hydration and Plumping Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “keeps skin moist — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
    • “woke up with baby soft skin — Clarins Multi-Active Nuit”
    • “no more dry patches — Clarins Super Restorative Night Cream”
    • “instantly refreshing — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
  • Luxurious Texture and Feel Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “melting non-oily texture — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “Creamy texture feels luxurious upon application — Clarins Extra-Firming Day Cream”
    • “feels like silk — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “Luxurious heavy bottle — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
  • Texture Improvement Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Softens fine lines — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “skin felt noticeably firmer — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “Smoother skin — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “makes skin silky smooth — Clarins Hydrating Toning Lotion”
  • Visible Awakening and Refreshing Effect Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “insane how cooling it is — Clarins Cryo-Flash Cream-Mask”
    • “no irritation for contact wearers — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “calms redness — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
    • “depuffs morning eyes — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
  • High Price Point Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “too expensive for results — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “very expensive — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
  • Strong Scent and Fragrance Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Smells like old crayons — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “Smells like vegetable oil — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “smells like perfume — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
  • Packaging and Dispensing Issues Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “dispenses too much product — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “dispenses too much — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “excessive packaging — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “pump clogs easily — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
  • Lack of Results or Subtle Effect Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “didn't see a lift — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “no change in circles — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “didn't see dramatic results — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
    • “minimal results for me — Augustinus Bader The Serum”

Clarins vs Augustinus Bader routines for dry skin

Buy Augustinus Bader routine · S$527.11 · 98% fitBuy Clarins routine · S$247.61 · 75% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Clarins vs Augustinus Bader routines for oily skin

Buy Augustinus Bader routine · S$760.73 · 90% fitBuy Clarins routine · S$455.72 · 75% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Clarins vs Augustinus Bader routines for combination skin

Buy Augustinus Bader routine · S$656.63 · 91% fitBuy Clarins routine · S$455.72 · 77% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

Clarins or Augustinus Bader: which is better?

Augustinus Bader is generally better for hydration and glow as well as lightweight feel, whereas Clarins is well-liked for deep hydration, plumping, and luxurious textures. Reviewers note that Augustinus Bader products on this page are fragrance-free, while most Clarins products contain fragrance.

What is the difference between Clarins and Augustinus Bader?

Clarins offers a wider range of products with luxurious textures and deep hydration, while Augustinus Bader features entirely fragrance-free formulations focused on advanced skin radiance and texture improvement. Lovi fit levels for the products on this page indicate that both brands generally suit mature, dry, and sensitive skin types well.

Clarins or Augustinus Bader for dry skin?

Augustinus Bader has a Superior Lovi fit for dry skin, whereas the products on this page from Clarins generally show High or Average fit. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Clarins or Augustinus Bader: which moisturizer is better?

Augustinus Bader offers superior hydration and texture improvement with fragrance-free formulas, whereas the products on this page by Clarins provide deep hydration and plumping with largely scented options. Lovi rates the routine fit for dry skin as Superior for Augustinus Bader and High for Clarins.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Augustinus Bader?

Clarins has a high price point while Augustinus Bader has an extreme price.

How do the founding years and ownership of Clarins and Augustinus Bader compare?

Clarins was founded in 1954 in France and is owned by Famille C through Groupe Clarins, while Augustinus Bader was founded in 2018 in Germany and is independently owned.

Which brand has more products containing fragrance on the page, Clarins or Augustinus Bader?

Clarins has more products containing fragrance on the page, with 23 out of 24 products listing fragrance, whereas Augustinus Bader lists no fragrance in any of its products.

What is the key ingredient used across Augustinus Bader products versus Clarins?

Augustinus Bader features TFC8 as the key ingredient across the products on this page. In contrast, Clarins relies on a variety of key ingredients across its products, including shea butter, squalane, oat, hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, and glycerin.

Clarins or Augustinus Bader for oily skin?

Augustinus Bader has a Superior Lovi fit level for oily skin, whereas Clarins has an Average fit level for the products on this page. Reviewers note that Augustinus Bader provides lightweight moisturizers that help deliver hydration and glow.

Clarins or Augustinus Bader for sensitive skin?

For sensitive skin, Lovi finds that Clarins has High fit across many products on this page, while Augustinus Bader offers fragrance-free options like The Rich Cream and The Serum. Shoppers often note that Clarins provides deep hydration and plumping, whereas Augustinus Bader is praised for hydration and glow.

Clarins or Augustinus Bader for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, Lovi rates Augustinus Bader as Superior and Clarins as High. Reviewers note that Augustinus Bader offers lighter moisturizers, while Clarins brings deep hydration and plumping to the products on this page.

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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