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Clinique vs Estée Lauder

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Clinique and Estée Lauder are American skincare brands owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Founded in 1968, the former is widely loved for its thoughtful range of moisturizers, serums, makeup removers, and eye products, which thoughtfully incorporate hydrating hyaluronic acid, nourishing glycerin, and invigorating caffeine. Founded in 1946, the latter is beloved for a comprehensive range of moisturizers, serums, eye products, and cleansers, all expertly formulated with hydrating hyaluronic acid and glycerin. While the first suits dry sensitive skin and oily skin best, the second suits acne-prone skin and mature skin best, with both differing in their founding years, specific ingredient combinations, and targeted product solutions.

Clinique is an American skincare brand founded in 1968 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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

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

Popular Clinique vs Estée Lauder products

People Say

CliniqueEstée Lauder
  • Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “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”
    • “Keeps my dry patches at bay all day — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
  • Lightweight and Fast Absorbing Texture Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “sinks in immediately — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “sinks in instantly — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel”
    • “Absorbs quickly without feeling sticky — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
  • Gentle and Suitable for Sensitive Skin Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “never irritated my eyes — Clinique All About Eyes”
    • “No stinging eyes — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “doesn't dry out — Clinique all about clean”
    • “doesn't strip the skin — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
  • Skin Texture Improvement Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin feels silky smooth — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “leaves face porcelain smooth — Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula”
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “silky smooth — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
  • Exfoliation and Cleansing Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “gentle enough for everyday — Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula”
    • “You will see the dirt with one wipe — Clinique Clarifying Lotion 2”
    • “Skin feels squeaky clean — Clinique Clarifying Lotion 2”
    • “Lathers well — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
  • Good Base for Makeup Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “foundation glides on — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “holds concealer in place — Clinique All About Eyes”
    • “perfect primer base — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel”
    • “doesn't pill — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
  • High Price Point Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “jar is too small for the cost — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “quite pricey — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “Expensive for cleanser — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Unpleasant Scent or Strong Fragrance Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Smells like old oil — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “Has a weird plastic-like smell — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
    • “smells like plastic — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel”
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
  • Packaging Issues Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Unhygienic tub — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “prefer a pump dispenser — Clinique All About Eyes”
    • “pump dispenses too much — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “lid is hard to open — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”

Clinique vs Estée Lauder routines for dry skin

Buy Clinique routine · £210.11 · 74% fitBuy Estée Lauder routine · £132.10 · 74% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Clinique vs Estée Lauder routines for oily skin

Buy Clinique routine · £194.06 · 78% fitBuy Estée Lauder routine · £242.09 · 75% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Clinique vs Estée Lauder routines for combination skin

Buy Estée Lauder routine · £204.59 · 75% fitBuy Clinique routine · £151.87 · 72% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Questions and answers

Clinique or Estée Lauder: which is better?

Clinique is better for lightweight textures, sensitive skin, and exfoliation, while Estée Lauder excels in hydration, deep moisture, and overall results for acne-prone and dark-spot-prone skin types.

What is the difference between Clinique and Estée Lauder?

Clinique is better for lightweight textures and suitability for sensitive skin on the products on this page, while Estée Lauder excels in deep hydration, combination skin, and acne-prone skin.

Clinique or Estée Lauder for dry skin?

Both Clinique and Estée Lauder are suitable options, as Lovi rates their routines for dry skin as Average. The products on this page help provide hydration and moisture.

Clinique or Estée Lauder: which cleanser is better?

Clinique is better for cleansers, as the products on this page offer gentle and effective cleansing with higher review praise. Estée Lauder also provides gentle and non-drying cleansers, but Clinique specifically excels in this category.

Which is more affordable, Clinique or Estée Lauder?

Reviewers note a high price point for both brands on the products on this page.

Clinique or Estée Lauder for oily skin?

Both Clinique and Estée Lauder are well-suited for oily skin, as Lovi rates the routine fit for this skin type as High for each brand. Clinique features lightweight and fast-absorbing moisturizers, while Estée Lauder offers deep hydration and a lightweight feel.

Clinique or Estée Lauder: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer moisturizers that fit the products on this page well, with Estée Lauder achieving a High Lovi fit for oily skin and Clinique also reaching a High Lovi fit for oily skin. Estée Lauder tends to perform better for deep hydration, while Clinique is noted for a lightweight and fast-absorbing texture.

Clinique or Estée Lauder for sensitive skin?

Both Clinique and Estée Lauder are a High fit for sensitive skin on this page, but Clinique stands out as doing better for sensitive skin according to reviewers. Clinique products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.

Clinique or Estée Lauder for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, Estée Lauder is the better choice because Lovi rates its routine fit as High, whereas Clinique fits acne-prone skin at an Average level.

Clinique or Estée Lauder for combination skin?

For combination skin, Lovi finds that Estée Lauder has a High routine fit while Clinique has an Average routine fit. Reviewers note that Estée Lauder provides deep hydration, whereas Clinique is known for lightweight textures.

Clinique or Estée Lauder for mature skin?

Both Clinique and Estée Lauder are great for mature skin, as Lovi rates the routine fit for both brands as High. Clinique features lightweight and fast-absorbing formulas, whereas Estée Lauder stands out for deep hydration.

Clinique or Estée Lauder for skin with dark spots?

For skin with dark spots, Estée Lauder provides a High Lovi fit, whereas Clinique is rated Average. Estée Lauder outperforms Clinique in this category based on the products on this page.

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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