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Elemis vs VR

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

Elemis and VR are skincare brands appreciated by enthusiasts for their thoughtful formulations and sensory experiences. Elemis is a British brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019, offering expertly formulated serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and toners enriched with glycerin and shea butter. Both brands suit dry and sensitive skin, while the former additionally suits balanced skin and the latter suits combination skin. They differ primarily in their product offerings and specific targeted concerns, with the British brand highlighting specialized items like the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream for mature skin and the latter featuring solutions like the PDRN CREAM for acne-prone skin.

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

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

Popular Elemis vs VR products

Elemis vs VR moisturizers

Questions and answers

Elemis or VR: which is better?

Elemis offers a wide selection of products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels for various skin types, whereas VR features only a single product, PDRN CREAM, which has a High Lovi fit for sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Elemis and VR?

Elemis offers a wide selection of 22 scented and unscented products on this page, whereas VR features just one fragrance-free moisturizer. Lovi rates Elemis products with varying fit levels across multiple skin types, while the single VR product achieves a high fit for sensitive skin.

Elemis or VR: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Elemis offers a wide selection on this page including the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream and Superfood Facial Oil, whereas VR features only the PDRN CREAM. Reviewers often mention Elemis for hydrating and lightweight moisturizers, though the products on this page frequently include added fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Elemis or VR?

Reviews for Elemis frequently mention a high price point as a drawback across the products on this page, whereas VR is represented by a single product, PDRN CREAM, and has no pricing data on this page to compare affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or VR?

VR features only one product on this page, PDRN CREAM, for which Lovi gives an average fit for acne-prone skin. Elemis offers twenty-two products on this page, and their fit levels for acne-prone skin vary across the products.

How does the country of origin and founding year compare between Elemis and VR?

Elemis was founded in the United Kingdom in 1989, whereas VR was founded in 2018 with its country of origin not listed on the page.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free skincare options, Elemis or VR?

VR offers more fragrance-free skincare options on this page because every product lists no fragrance, whereas most Elemis products include fragrance.

How many skincare products are listed on the page for Elemis compared to VR?

Elemis features 22 skincare products on the page, whereas VR lists only 1 product.

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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