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Clarins vs Aēsop

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Clarins and Aēsop are renowned skincare brands offering thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, serums, and targeted treatments for various complexions. The French house founded in 1954 features nourishing shea and hydrating squalane to best suit sensitive and dry sensitive skin, while the botanical-driven counterpart relies on scientifically validated ingredients to best suit balanced, combination, and sensitive skin. These contrasting approaches allow both lines to distinctively address specific concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging through refined daily care.

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 Aēsop products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Clarins vs Aēsop products

People Say

ClarinsAēsop
  • Hydration and Glow Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “woke up with baby-soft skin — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
    • “smells divine — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”
  • 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”
    • “quantity is too small — Aēsop Damascan Rose Facial Treatment”

Questions and answers

Clarins or Aēsop: which is better?

Clarins fits best for sensitive skin, dry sensitive skin, and dry skin, while the products on this page show that both brands achieve equal hydration and glow. Reviewers note that Clarins has a high price point.

What is the difference between Clarins and Aēsop?

Clarins offers a wider range of products with luxurious textures and targeted anti-aging benefits, while Aēsop focuses on balancing, non-greasy formulations with no added fragrance across the products on this page.

Clarins or Aēsop: which cleanser is better?

For cleansing, Clarins offers a range of options on this page, such as the Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser which has a High fit for dry and sensitive skin, whereas Aēsop features the Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser which shows an Average fit for acne-prone, combination, and oily skin.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Aēsop?

When it comes to affordability, reviewers note that both Clarins and Aēsop have a high price point, though review themes indicate that Clarins does better on price.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or Aēsop?

Aēsop products on this page are generally less likely to cause breakouts than Clarins, as several Clarins products receive low or warning fit levels for acne-prone skin.

Between Clarins and Aēsop, which brand uses more fragrance in its skincare products?

Clarins uses more fragrance in the products on this page, as nearly all of its items list fragrance compared to Aēsop, where every product lists no fragrance.

Which brand has been around longer, Clarins or Aēsop?

Clarins has been around longer, having been founded in France in 1954, whereas Aēsop was founded in 1987.

How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between Clarins's Damascan Rose Facial Treatment equivalent and Aēsop's Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Intense Serum?

Aēsop's Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Intense Serum has a High Lovi fit level for dry skin. For Clarins, the products on this page do not include a Damascan Rose Facial Treatment equivalent.

Clarins or Aēsop: which moisturizer is better?

Clarins offers moisturizers like Hydra-Essentiel Silky Cream that have a Superior fit for dry skin, whereas Aēsop moisturizers like Damascan Rose Facial Treatment have a High fit for dry skin.

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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