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Estée Lauder vs Biore

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Estée Lauder and Biore are established skincare brands from America and Japan, respectively. The former offers comprehensive moisturizers, serums, eye products, and cleansers with hyaluronic acid and glycerin, suiting mature and oily acne-prone skin best. The latter provides thoughtful sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers that suit sensitive and combination skin. While both deliver reliable daily care, they differ in their primary formulations and target skin types.

Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.

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

Popular Estée Lauder vs Biore products

People Say

Estée LauderBiore
  • Deep Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “skin drinks it up immediately — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “The formula is incredibly hydrating and leaves my skin feeling smooth. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “texture is dreamy — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “feels like a moisturizer — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Texture and Smoothness Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “silky smooth — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “Leaves skin feeling clean — Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips”
  • Debris Removal and Deep Clean Not notedMostly Mentioned
    • “Gets the gunk out — Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips”
    • “Face feels squeaky clean — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”
  • Makeup Removal Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “removes all my makeup effortlessly — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Melts away Double Wear foundation instantly — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”
    • “Removes waterproof mascara, eyeliner, foundation. — Biore Makeup Remover Perfect Oil”
  • Makeup Compatibility and Base Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “doesn't pill — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “layers flawlessly under foundation — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
    • “primer-like — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Pleasant Scent Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “pleasant cucumber fragrance — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
    • “Smells luxurious and expensive — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “Smells fresh and clean — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”
    • “Fruity fragrance, smells like apple/grape, refreshing. — Biore Makeup Remover Perfect Oil”
  • High Price and Expense Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Scents and Fragrance Issues Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “strong scent — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “smells like alcohol — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
    • “Smells like chemicals — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”
  • Severe Irritation Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “chemical burn — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “caused a rash — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “got some bumps — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
    • “stings eyes — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Lack of Results Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Doesn't get all blackheads — Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips”
    • “Doesn't shrink pores — Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips”
    • “didn't notice any difference — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Drying and Stripping Effect Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “Made my skin peel — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”

Estée Lauder vs Biore routines for dry skin

Buy Estée Lauder routine · S$189.84 · 85% fitBuy Biore routine · S$278.56 · 84% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Estée Lauder vs Biore routines for oily skin

Buy Biore routine · S$481.95 · 86% fitBuy Estée Lauder routine · S$423.46 · 79% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Estée Lauder vs Biore routines for combination skin

Buy Biore routine · S$343.98 · 87% fitBuy Estée Lauder routine · S$319.36 · 82% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or Biore: which is better?

Both Estée Lauder and Biore achieve an equal High routine fit across all skin types on this page. Estée Lauder delivers better deep hydration and smoother texture with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, whereas Biore provides lower prices.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Biore?

Estée Lauder offers a wider range of products on this page featuring key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, whereas Biore provides fewer options. Both brands achieve equal routine fit levels across all skin types.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Estée Lauder or Biore for dry skin?

Both Estée Lauder and Biore achieve a High routine fit level for dry skin on the products on this page. Estée Lauder features key ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, backed by studies showing benefits for skin hydration and quality.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Estée Lauder or Biore: which cleanser is better?

For cleansers, Estée Lauder achieves High fit levels for acne-prone, oily acne-prone, and mature skin among the products on this page, while Biore cleansers reach Average fit levels for oily and acne-prone skin types.

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Biore?

Biore is more affordable, whereas Estee Lauder has a high price point that reviewers mostly mention as a negative. Review themes on the page also note high price and expense as a downside specifically for Biore.

Between Estée Lauder and Biore, which brand has more products containing fragrance?

Between the two brands, Estée Lauder has more products containing fragrance on this page, with 2 out of 14 products listing fragrance, while every product on the Biore page lists no fragrance.

Which brand performs better for texture and smoothness according to reviewers?

According to reviewers, Estée Lauder performs better than Biore for texture and smoothness.

When comparing makeup removal, how do Estée Lauder and Biore compare?

When comparing makeup removal, Estée Lauder and Biore perform at an equal level based on the products on this page. Reviewers note that both brands provide effective makeup removal options.

Estée Lauder or Biore for oily skin?

For oily skin, both Estée Lauder and Biore have routines that achieve a High Lovi fit level. Estée Lauder features key ingredients like glycerin, which helps hydrate the skin while reviewers mostly note a lightweight feel across the products on this page.

Estée Lauder or Biore: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreen, Estée Lauder provides a Superior Lovi fit level for dry sensitive skin, dry skin, sensitive skin, and mature skin, while Biore offers an Average Lovi fit level for most skin types and Low for dry sensitive skin. Estée Lauder features key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, which helps maintain moisture.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Estée Lauder or Biore for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, the products on this page from Estée Lauder achieve a High routine fit, while Biore achieves a High routine fit. Estée Lauder features key ingredients like glycerin, which helps hydrate the skin while cleansing or treating.

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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