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Elemis vs Blume

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Elemis and Blume are distinct skincare brands designed to address diverse complexions with tailored formulations. The British Elemis, founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019, is celebrated for its nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and refining toners that weave together glycerin and shea, suiting dry skin and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the Canadian Blume, founded in 2018, is widely loved for its nourishing moisturizers and thoughtful formulas that suit sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin best. While both offer supportive daily solutions, they differ in their foundational ingredients and target skin concerns.

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

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Blume is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

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Questions and answers

Elemis or Blume: which is better?

Elemis and Blume are both good skincare brands, but they fit very different needs. Elemis is best for dry, mature, and sensitive skin with a wide range of luxurious moisturizers and cleansers, whereas Blume offers fragrance-free options like the Meltdown Gel Cream that is well-suited for acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Elemis and Blume?

Elemis is a UK-based brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019, whereas Blume is an independent brand founded in 2018 in Canada. Elemis features many fragranced products and fits dry and mature skin best, while Blume lists no fragrance across the products on this page.

Elemis or Blume: which moisturizer is better?

Elemis is a better fit for dry skin, where the products on this page achieve High fit levels like the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, while Blume offers the Meltdown Gel Cream with a High fit for acne-prone skin.

Which is more affordable, Elemis or Blume?

Elemis products on this page often come with a high price point according to reviewers, while Blume offers more affordable options.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or Blume?

Blume is unlikely to cause breakouts as its products on this page have a High fit for acne-prone skin. In contrast, Elemis products on this page show varying fit levels for acne-prone skin, ranging from High to Low.

How do the founding years and home countries of Elemis and Blume compare?

Elemis was founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom, whereas Blume was founded in 2018 in Canada.

Which brand offers products containing fragrance, and which brand has no fragrance in its products?

Elemis offers products on this page containing fragrance, while every Blume product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What are the most commonly mentioned positive and negative review points for Elemis products?

Reviewers on Lovi most commonly mention hydrating moisturizers and smoother skin texture as positive points for Elemis products. On the negative side, reviewers mostly mention a high price point.

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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