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AI Shelf Index · 2026 holiday shopping season

Clinique AI shopping shelf share

🧴 Skincare · 🇺🇸 US · updated 12 Oct 2026

Standing

#22

Skincare · US

#25 #22

Shelf-share

0.6%

of US answers

0.6% 0.6%

Sentiment

86%

positive

No week-to-week change larger than the variation between readings.

Who's on the skincare shelf

1 CeraVe
10.7%
2 Vanicream
6.9%
3 La Roche-Posay
6.7%
4 COSRX
6.7%
5 Bubble Skincare
5.2%
6 Evereden
3.1%
⋯
22 Clinique
0.6%

The shoppers Clinique wins

The same answers, sliced by the shopper the question implies — where Clinique ranks best.

The Gifting Parent
#12
The Reinventer
#22
The New Shopper
#30

Where Clinique wins the journey

Its rank at each phase of the shopping journey — from first awareness to the moment of purchase.

Awareness

#30

0.6%

Research

#45

0.0%

Comparison

#35

0.2%

Validation

#26

0.5%

Purchase

#17

1.4%

Where the engines differ

ChatGPT
0.8%
Google AI Mode
0.2%

What AI says about Clinique

Observed from the answers themselves — not a score.

Sentiment

86% positive · no negative mentions

Price framing

framed mid

5% budget, 62% mid, 33% premium

“$40–$60: Clinique Your Glow Routine — $59.”

ChatGPT

“For someone whose skin type you don't know, I'd lean toward Tatcha, Clinique, Dermalogica, BYOMA, or a Sephora sampler rather than acne treatments, strong acids, or retinoids.”

ChatGPT

“For your mom:** Look for barrier-repair, nourishing, or anti-aging gift sets featuring ceramides, peptides, and gentle hydration (brands like Laneige, IT Cosmetics, or Clinique often have great holiday sets).”

Google AI Mode

“Jart+ Mega Moisture Moment Kit](https://www.sephora.com/product/ceramidin-holiday-kit-P526095?utm_source=chatgpt.com&utm_medium=feed) $52.00 For a mom who prefers gentle hydration, Clinique, Kiehl's or Dr.”

ChatGPT

Products AI names

The specific Clinique items the engines put in front of US shoppers.

  • 3 Piece Your Glow Routine 0.2%
  • Redness Solutions Line 0.2%
  • Redness Solutions Daily Relief Cream 0.1%
  • Great Skin Everywhere Set for Oily Skin at Nordstrom 0.0%
  • 3 Piece Your Glow Routine: Moisture Surge Moisturizer Serum Holiday Set 0.0%
  • 6 Piece Great Skin Everywhere: For Combination Oily Skin Holiday Gift Set 0.0%
  • 6-Piece Great Skin Everywhere Combination Oily Skin Holiday Gift Set 0.0%
  • Anti-Aging Routine Mini Smart Clinical Repair 0.0%

Shelved alongside

Brands the engines recommend in the same answers as Clinique.

Bubble Skincare

CeraVe

Byoma

Evereden

LANEIGE

Estée Lauder

La Roche-Posay

The Ordinary

How to read this

Bar is how often that brand is recommended in the same answer as Clinique, relative to the rest.

Clinique on other shelves

🇬🇧 UK Skincare · #11 🇦🇺 AU Skincare · #37 All markets →

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Holiday Shopping 2026 · reading updated 11 Oct. An independent measurement by Slingso; not affiliated with Clinique.