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Clarins vs Sand & Sky

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Clarins and Sand & Sky are skincare brands that offer thoughtful moisturizers, serums, eye products, toners, and purifying masks. The French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C is enriched with nourishing shea and squalane, while the other is beloved for its targeted formulas and botanical ingredients. Clarins suits sensitive skin and acne-prone skin best, whereas Sand & Sky suits combination, oily, and acne-prone skin best. The brands differ because the former utilizes shea butter and squalane for gentle and balancing formulations, while the latter uses botanical ingredients to gently clarify and balance the complexion.

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

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

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Questions and answers

Clarins or Sand & Sky: which is better?

Clarins offers a much wider range of products on this page compared to Sand & Sky, with many options achieving High or Superior fit levels for dry and mature skin types. Ingredients like hyaluronic acid in these formulas help improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Clarins and Sand & Sky?

Clarins offers a broad range of skincare products on this page with varying fit levels for sensitive, acne-prone, and mature skin, whereas Sand & Sky features only the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, which Lovi rates as having a high fit for acne-prone, oily, and combination skin.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Sand & Sky?

The products on this page from Clarins and Sand & Sky do not list pricing information, so affordability cannot be compared here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or Sand & Sky?

Clarins offers products on this page with varying breakout-related fit levels for acne-prone skin, ranging from Average to Low depending on the specific product. Sand & Sky features the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, which Lovi rates as having a High fit for acne-prone skin.

Between Clarins and Sand & Sky, which brand offers products specifically formulated for mature skin?

Clarins offers products on this page specifically for mature skin, with Lovi fit levels ranging from Superior to Average, whereas Sand & Sky has only one product on this page, which has a Low fit for mature skin.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Clarins and Sand & Sky?

Clarins was founded in France in 1954, whereas Sand & Sky was established more recently in 2017 with its country of origin not specified on this page. Reviewers note that Clarins offers a wide range of products with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin E.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020

Which brand has more products that contain fragrance, Clarins or Sand & Sky?

Clarins has significantly more products that contain fragrance, with 23 out of 24 products on this page listing fragrance compared to just 1 product for Sand & Sky.

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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