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The INKEY List vs KORRES

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The INKEY List and KORRES are distinct skincare options rooted in different formulations. The INKEY List is a British brand founded in 2018 offering moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products built around glycerin, suiting dry and dry sensitive skin best, while KORRES is known for thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers drawing on a botanical heritage, suiting dry and combination skin best. Both brands address specific concerns effectively, though the former relies on targeted active ingredients for distinct skin types, while the latter utilizes nourishing botanical preparations to support a calm, healthy complexion.

The INKEY List is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited.

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

Popular The INKEY List vs KORRES products

People Say

The INKEY ListKORRES
  • Lightweight Texture and Fast Absorption Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “sits beautifully under makeup — The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream”
    • “Gel consistency — The INKEY List Tranexamic Acid Serum”
    • “absorbs instantly — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “rich... without being greasy — KORRES Bounce Firming Moisturizer”
  • Skin Smoothing and Texture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “feels like velvet — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “brings bounce back — KORRES Bounce Firming Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels baby soft — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “skin looks fresh and plump — The INKEY List Collagen Peptide Serum”
  • Gentle and Soothing Formula Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “leaves face soft and smooth — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “Calms redness — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “helped with my redness — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “Safe and gentle especially for my dry, sensitive skin — The INKEY List Oat Cleansing Balm”
  • Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Super hydrating — The INKEY List Polyglutamic Acid Serum”
    • “intense nourishment — The INKEY List Collagen Peptide Serum”
    • “Skin feels instantly hydrated, nourished and looks more glowing — The INKEY List Oat Cleansing Balm”
    • “saved my dry skin — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
  • Affordable Price and Value Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “Good for the price — The INKEY List Salicylic Acid Cleanser”
    • “One of the best balms for quality and also price — The INKEY List Oat Cleansing Balm”
    • “unbeatable value — The INKEY List Hyaluronic Acid Serum”
  • Acne and Blemish Control Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Free of active acne — The INKEY List Salicylic Acid Cleanser”
    • “Skin instantly looks less oily — The INKEY List Salicylic Acid Cleanser”
    • “My T-zone was excessively oily... observed a subtle reduction in sebum. — The INKEY List Niacinamide Serum”
    • “kept me matte all day — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Unpleasant Scent and Fragrance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Smells like BBQ/meat — The INKEY List Tranexamic Acid Serum”
    • “Smells like chemicals — The INKEY List Polyglutamic Acid Serum”
    • “smells plasticky — The INKEY List ECTOIN HYDRO-BARRIER SERUM”
    • “smells like babies — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Packaging Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Needs a pump — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “hard to control amount — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “Pump breaks easily — The INKEY List Tranexamic Acid Serum”
  • Drying or Tight Sensation Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “felt tight after an hour — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “have dry skin but this doesn't feel hydrating at all — The INKEY List Omega Water Cream”

The INKEY List vs KORRES routines for dry skin

Buy The INKEY List routine · S$253.28 · 96% fitBuy KORRES routine · S$292.91 · 96% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

The INKEY List vs KORRES routines for oily skin

Buy The INKEY List routine · S$520.95 · 94% fitBuy KORRES routine · S$529.12 · 92% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

The INKEY List vs KORRES routines for combination skin

Buy The INKEY List routine · S$411.40 · 94% fitBuy KORRES routine · S$391.55 · 94% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

The INKEY List or KORRES: which is better?

Both The INKEY List and KORRES offer products on this page that achieve equal Superior fit levels across all skin types. The INKEY List tends to do better for affordable price and value, while KORRES tends to do better for gentle and soothing formulas.

What is the difference between The INKEY List and KORRES?

The INKEY List offers fragrance-free products that reviewers note for affordable prices and hydration, while KORRES features products that contain fragrance with reviewers mentioning gentle cleansers and velvety moisturizers.

The INKEY List or KORRES for dry skin?

Both The INKEY List and KORRES offer a superior routine fit for dry skin. The products on this page for The INKEY List focus heavily on hydrating moisturizers and feature no added fragrance across the range, whereas KORRES is known for its rich, hydrating and velvety moisturizers.

The INKEY List or KORRES: which cleanser is better?

The INKEY List and KORRES both offer cleansers with a High Lovi fit level for sensitive and dry sensitive skin, but the products on this page show that KORRES cleansers are frequently noted by reviewers for a gentle and non-stripping formula. Glycerin is a key ingredient across the products on this page for The INKEY List.

Which is more affordable, The INKEY List or KORRES?

The INKEY List does better than KORRES for affordable price and value. Reviewers mostly mention affordable moisturizers and serums for the products on this page.

Which brand has more fragrance in its products, The INKEY List or KORRES?

KORRES has more fragrance in its products, as every product on its page lists fragrance in its ingredients, whereas every product on The INKEY List page lists no fragrance.

Which brand performs better for hydration and moisture according to review themes?

According to the review themes on this page, The INKEY List does better for hydration and moisture.

When was each company founded and who currently owns them?

The INKEY List was founded in 2018 in the United Kingdom and is owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited. KORRES was founded in 1996 and is currently owned by Halcyon Equity Partners and Giorgos Korres since 2024.

The INKEY List or KORRES for oily skin?

Both The INKEY List and KORRES offer a Superior Lovi routine fit for oily skin. Reviewers note that The INKEY List provides better hydration and affordable serums, while KORRES delivers gentle cleansers and skin smoothing, though every product on KORRES's page lists fragrance compared to no fragrance for the products on The INKEY List's page.

The INKEY List or KORRES: which moisturizer is better?

The INKEY List offers better moisturizers for shoppers seeking hydration, moisture, affordability, and value, as every product on its page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

The INKEY List or KORRES for sensitive skin?

Both The INKEY List and KORRES offer a Superior Lovi fit for sensitive skin. Reviewers note that KORRES cleansers are gentle and non-stripping, while every product on The INKEY List page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

The INKEY List or KORRES for acne-prone skin?

Both brands offer an equal Superior routine fit for acne-prone skin, but shoppers note that The INKEY List does better with acne and blemish control. Every product on The INKEY List page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas all KORRES products on the page include fragrance.

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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