Aesop reviews and discussion

4.5

91% of reviewers would recommend to a friend

Reviews mention

  • Luxurious, earthy fragrance profiles
  • Elegant, minimalist packaging
  • Indulgent, sensorial hand washes
  • Compliment-worthy, unisex perfumes
  • Excessive, premium price point
  • Inconsistent perfume scent longevity
  • Plastic, leaky pump bottles
  • Irritating, fragrance-heavy skincare

Aesop earns strong reviews for luxurious scents, elegant packaging, and body-care standouts like Resurrection and Reverence Aromatique Hand Washes, yet opinions split on value. Reviews praise sensorial formulas that feel indulgent and often effective for hands and body, while noting weaknesses: high prices, plastic/leaky pumps, perfumes with short longevity, and some skincare that irritates sensitive skin or underperforms.

AI summary based on Thingtesting reviews

367 reviews and posts

  • Hand wash is consistent. Love the in store experiences and the samples they offer

  • Lovely products and lovely in-store experiences. With Aesop, almost any trinket or product can be a gift - it's that presentable and beautiful. I especially love hidden treasures like their ginger aromatherapy roller.

  • Smells amazing, love the branding, great for gifts but too expensive to buy personally.

  • Love some of the products, especially the bodycare products, but I find that face products are a little bit too scented for my liking. Body products and home products smell amazing!

  • They are a bit pricey but the smell of these parfums are so unique and different.

  • Love Aesop! I just bought my first few products from Aesop and love it! I got the parsley seed intense serum and ginger flight therapy. the store experience was wonderful, everything felt clean, luxurious and worth buying again.

  • I love everything about this brand - the stores, the products, the scents. I love buying their products for myself and as gifts. I always have their hand soap, face cream, and toner stocked in my bathroom.

  • Received the Reverence duo because I asked for it for my birthday... scrubbies so good , the duo makes a great gift! Product is amazing and would purchase again once I run out! 4/5 stars due to price but here I am repeat customer. Not only buying the hand soap but the bars of soap, the Ptolemy candle, and the deodorant!

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    I wish Aesop did a discount for first time buyers or a loyalty program. Soaps and lotions are great and I love the packaging but for that price point I wish there was an incentive. Looking at ancillary sites like Revolve that offer at least 10% off!

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  • I use their Rozu fragrance and I absolutely love it! They use the rose extract from Wabara the Japanese rose and just by one spray, the room is filled with a nice rose smell. But it's not one of those typical rose smell you know. The smell is more softer, rounded smell that relaxes your body. The price is a bit high but it is worth a try for self-care, gifts and any other occasions.

  • Love these products, great scent, the lotion absorbs fast and the soaps rinse easily and leave a clean feel. The packaging looks great in the bathroom.

  • Love their hand soaps! I remember using their soap for the first time and had to find the brand afterwards as the soap was great.

    Feedback

    It is definitely on the pricier side but worth it in my opinion.

  • One of my favorite brands of all time! Their perfumes are top tier, as well as their body/hand soaps, lotions, scrubs and oils! I'm not a huge fan of their facial products but that's because I don't like using essential oils on my face. I have heard great things from others. I also LOVE their lip products. I'm exceptionally fussy when it comes to lip products but I've been using them for about a year now and its great - great texture, scent and effective.

  • I love the brand identity of Aesop. Their products make fantastic gifts, thanks to their stylish packaging and high quality. The mouthwash and location-based dopp kits are particularly amazing and unique. Aesop is a perfect blend of elegance and practicality.

  • I never though I'd spend over 30 dollars on soap until I tried Aesop's resurrection hand soap. It is DIVINE. Bergamot and vetiver top notes, and a gentle pumice scrub that feels clean and gentle. I even use this on my face sometimes..... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ a bottle lasts a really long time, and for the joy it brings me every day I think it's actually worth it.

  • Great products, great ingredients, great scents. I always love shopping in store — Aesop is a consistently great gift (for yourself or anyone else!).

  • I love Aesop products. I've tried almost all of them--their exfoliants are especially nice.

  • I know it may be a splurge, but there is rly nothing like the Aesop experience. love giving as gifts, something simple but totally quality and lux feeling. like when you walk into someones bathroom and they have this as a hand soap ? u know they have moneyyyyyy

  • Aesop is one of those brands that never gets it wrong. I bought their travel kit for a long-haul flight and used every product. It feels elevated and natural at the same time, and the skincare is gentle so doesn't aggravate my skin. I'm a big fan of the scents too. Obsessed with the home fragrance sprays.