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Estée Lauder vs Charlotte Tilbury

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Estée Lauder and Charlotte Tilbury are established beauty brands offering targeted regimens for diverse skin needs. The American heritage house provides comprehensive moisturizers, serums, eye products, and cleansers formulated with hydrating hyaluronic acid and glycerin, suiting acne-prone and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the British label features specialized moisturizers and eye products, including dedicated formulas for acne-prone skin, dark spots, and mature skin. Ultimately, both offer distinct solutions, with the former emphasizing advanced ingredient science and the latter focusing on signature cosmetic care.

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

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Charlotte Tilbury is a British skincare brand founded in 2013 and owned by Puig since 2020.

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

Popular Estée Lauder vs Charlotte Tilbury products

People Say

Estée LauderCharlotte Tilbury
  • Deep hydration and moisturization Mostly 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”
    • “extremely emollient and rich — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
    • “floods skin with moisture — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
  • Radiant glow and finish Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “radiant skin filter — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “lit-from-within glow — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “gives me that glass skin look — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Makeup compatible and base Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “perfect canvas for base — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “foundation looks flawless — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “doesn't pill — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
  • Improved skin texture and smoothness Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “silky smooth — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “Has a luxurious feel and texture. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “instantly smoothed out lines — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
  • Lightweight feel and fast absorption Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “watery — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “absorbs instantly without residue — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “sinks in well — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
  • Pleasant scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “smells like spa — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “pleasant cucumber fragrance — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
  • High price point and expensive cost Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “too pricey — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “extremely overpriced — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “not worth the splurge — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
  • Caused breakouts and skin irritation Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Stings my eyes badly — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”
    • “gave me tiny red bumps — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “Caused small bumps on forehead — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “gave me acne — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
  • Strong fragrance and scent complaints Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “strong scent — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “grandma perfume smell — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “scent too strong — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
  • Lack of visible results Sometimes NotedRarely Noted
    • “did nothing — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “didn't notice any difference — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”

Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or Charlotte Tilbury: which is better?

Both brands offer solid options, but they serve different needs since Estée Lauder achieves a better fit for acne-prone, mature, and sensitive skin types. Reviewers note that Estée Lauder provides a more lightweight feel and smoother texture, while Charlotte Tilbury is favored for a radiant glow and makeup compatibility.

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Charlotte Tilbury?

Estée Lauder offers a wider range of products on this page with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin that help provide deep hydration, while Charlotte Tilbury specializes in hydrating moisturizers. Topical sodium hyaluronate helps support skin hydration and wound healing.

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

Estée Lauder or Charlotte Tilbury: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Estée Lauder features a wider variety on this page with specific options like Revitalizing Supreme+ earning an Average fit for mature skin, while Charlotte Tilbury offers Charlotte's Magic Cream which achieves a Superior fit for mature skin.

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Charlotte Tilbury?

Both Estée Lauder and Charlotte Tilbury are noted by reviewers on the products on this page for having a high price point. Reviewers mention that the expensive cost is an issue for both brands equally.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Estée Lauder or Charlotte Tilbury?

Charlotte Tilbury causes fewer breakouts, as review themes note that Estée Lauder is associated with caused breakouts and skin irritation.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products, Estee Lauder or Charlotte Tilbury?

Charlotte Tilbury has more fragrance-free products on the page because every single one of its products lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas Estée Lauder has 12 out of 14 fragrance-free products.

Which brand is better suited for mature skin, Estee Lauder or Charlotte Tilbury?

For mature skin, Estée Lauder achieves a Superior Lovi fit with products like DayWear Moisturizer and Futurist Peptide-Power Serum Primer, while Charlotte Tilbury reaches a Superior Lovi fit specifically with Charlotte's Magic Cream. Reviewers note that Estée Lauder does better for improved skin texture and smoothness.

What are the key ingredients found across Estee Lauder products?

The products on this page from Estée Lauder feature hyaluronic acid and glycerin as their key ingredients. Sodium hyaluronate helps support skin hydration.

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

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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