KORRES and MAC are respected skincare brands celebrated for their reliable approach to daily maintenance. The first brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and cleansers, suiting dry and sensitive skin best through gentle, nourishing compositions. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand offers its own thoughtful moisturizers and makeup removers crafted from carefully balanced formulas, suiting balanced skin best with gentle and effective ingredients. While both provide standout solutions for acne-prone skin, dark spots, and mature skin, they differ in their specific botanical heritage and target skin types.
MAC is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 1984 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 1994.
This page compares some of the most popular KORRES and MAC products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
“Removes waterproof mascara completely without needing a separate remover. — MAC Hyper Real Fresh Canvas Cleansing Oil”
+Glow and finishRarely NotedOften Mentioned
“lit-from-within look — MAC Hyper Real Serumizer”
“gives a no-shine glow — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
–Price point and valueOften MentionedMostly Mentioned
“jar is very small — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
“Expensive for cleanser — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
“priciest face cleanser — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
“too expensive — MAC Hyper Real Serumizer”
–Fragrance and scent sensitivityOften MentionedOften Mentioned
“scent is overpowering — MAC Hyper Real Serumizer”
“Has a scent that might irritate very sensitive noses. — MAC Hyper Real Fresh Canvas Cleansing Oil”
“smells like babies — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
–Skin breakouts and irritationSometimes NotedSometimes Noted
“broke me out — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
“caused tiny bumps — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
“caused acne — MAC Hyper Real Serumizer”
“Breaks me out, I got pimples from this. — MAC Hyper Real Fresh Canvas Cleansing Oil”
Questions and answers
KORRES or MAC: which is better?
KORRES does better for texture and feel, while MAC does better for lightweight hydration, glow and finish, and makeup primer and base. Both brands are equal when it comes to non-stripping and gentle formulas, effective makeup removal, and skin breakouts and irritation.
What is the difference between KORRES and MAC?
KORRES does better for texture and feel and price point and value, while MAC does better for lightweight hydration, glow and finish, and makeup primer and base. Reviewers often mention fragrance and scent complaints for both brands, and all products on this page contain fragrance.
KORRES or MAC: which moisturizer is better?
MAC does better for lightweight hydration among the products on this page, while KORRES offers a wider selection of moisturizers with varied fit levels for dry, sensitive, and acne-prone skin types.
Which is more affordable, KORRES or MAC?
When it comes to affordability, KORRES does better on price point and value compared to MAC.
Which causes fewer breakouts, KORRES or MAC?
When it comes to skin breakouts and irritation, KORRES and MAC perform equally well according to the review themes on this page.
Which brand has a wider variety of cleansers listed on the page, KORRES or MAC?
KORRES has a wider variety of cleansers listed on the page, featuring both the Foaming Cream Cleanser and the Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser, whereas MAC features only the Hyper Real Fresh Canvas Cleansing Oil.
How do the founding years and current ownership of KORRES and MAC compare?
KORRES was founded in 1996 and is owned by Halcyon Equity Partners and Giorgos Korres. In contrast, MAC was established earlier in 1984 in Canada and has been owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 1994.
Which brand performs better in terms of texture and feel according to reviewer themes?
According to the reviewer themes on this page, KORRES does better than MAC in terms of texture and feel.
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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.
