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Pixi vs Anessa

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Pixi and Anessa are distinct skincare brands founded in 1999 and 1992, respectively, offering thoughtful daily formulations for diverse complexions. The British brand is known for gentle toners, serums, eye products, and moisturizers featuring key ingredients that suit oily and sensitive skin best, while the Japanese brand is celebrated for advanced sunscreens suited for all skin types. Choosing between them depends on whether one seeks targeted treatments like the Glow Tonic, Glow Peel Pads, and Retinol Tonic, or protective daily care from products like the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel. Ultimately, both offer reliable options to achieve a radiant complexion.

Pixi is a British skincare brand founded in 1999.

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Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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

Popular Pixi vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

Pixi or Anessa: which is better?

Pixi offers a much wider range of products that suit various skincare needs, whereas Anessa focuses strictly on sunscreens. Pixi products on this page feature key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps with hydration.

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What is the difference between Pixi and Anessa?

Pixi offers a broad variety of toners, serums, and moisturizers that help with deep hydration and radiance, whereas Anessa features sunscreens exclusively. Pixi fits oily, sensitive, and acne-prone skin best according to its brand-focused routines, and the products on this page by Anessa list no fragrance in their ingredients.

Which is more affordable, Pixi or Anessa?

The page facts do not mention the prices of Pixi or Anessa, so it is not possible to tell which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Pixi or Anessa?

Anessa is a sunscreen-focused brand while Pixi offers a wide skincare range featuring ingredients like aloe vera, which helps soothe skin. Reviewers note that Pixi products can sometimes cause skin irritation and sensitivity.

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Which brand has been around longer and where were they founded, Pixi or Anessa?

Anessa has been around longer, having been founded in Japan in 1992, whereas Pixi was founded in the United Kingdom in 1999.

Do either Pixi or Anessa products contain fragrance, and if so, which ones?

Pixi offers products with and without fragrance, whereas the products on this page from Anessa list no fragrance. Specifically, Glow Tonic, Hydrating Milky Mist, and Antioxidant Tonic are the Pixi items that contain fragrance.

How many products from each brand are listed on the comparison page?

Pixi has 10 products listed on the comparison page, while Anessa has 2 sunscreen products listed.

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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