Aesop vs The Beauty Chef — side by side, no bias.
Aesop
The Beauty Chef
| Damascan Rose Facial Treatment | GLOW F.A.C.E Intensive Rejuvenating Oil | |
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| Brand | Aesop | The Beauty Chef |
| Category | oil | oil |
| Editor Rating | 8.6/10 | 8.6/10 |
| Category | oil | oil |
| Texture | Rich botanical face oil | Botanical face oil |
| Finish | Velvet | Glowy |
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| Verdict | Aesop's Damascan Rose Facial Treatment is the brand's prestige oil — camellia japonica seed + evening primrose + sweet almond + rosehip + rice bran + soybean + sunflower oils, plus damask rose absolute, neroli, violet, and beta-carotene. €110 ($120) buys you what is essentially a botanical antiquarian-apothecary oil with modern fatty-acid logic. | The Beauty Chef's bakuchiol-and-Kakadu-plum face oil. A stack of camellia, jojoba, rosehip, argan, squalane, and Australian native botanicals — bakuchiol is the plant-derived retinol alternative in the second active position, kakadu plum is an Australian vitamin C source, and a Bacillus ferment adds a postbiotic angle. Glowy without being greasy, and the kind of oil that genuinely earns its $75 AUD price. |