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Shiseido vs Catrice

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

Shiseido and Catrice are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and a German skincare brand founded in 2004, respectively. The Japanese brand is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, serums, and more, all formulated with key ingredients like glycerin, while the German brand is beloved for its refined eye products and advanced formulas. Both deliver reliable daily performance through thoughtful formulations, with the former suiting sensitive skin and mature skin best and the latter suiting combination, oily, and normal skin best. They differ because the former offers standout choices such as the Treatment Softener, the Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Day Cream, and the Essential Energy Hydrating Cream, whereas the latter provides the Under Eye Brightener for acne-prone skin.

Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.

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

Popular Shiseido vs Catrice products

Questions and answers

Shiseido or Catrice: which is better?

Shiseido offers a much wider variety of products on this page, with many items achieving a High or Superior Lovi fit for mature skin, sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Catrice only features a single eye product. Hyaluronic acid is used across Shiseido's range, which helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

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What is the difference between Shiseido and Catrice?

Shiseido features twenty skincare products on this page with key ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, while Catrice offers a single under eye brightener. Shiseido's products on this page fit sensitive skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots best, whereas Catrice lists no fragrance across its items.

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Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Catrice?

Catrice is more affordable, whereas reviewers note that Shiseido has a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Catrice?

Catrice lists only one product on this page, Under Eye Brightener, and its Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin is Average. Shiseido has many products on this page, and their Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin range widely from High to Warning. Topical hyaluronic acid, a key ingredient in Shiseido products, helps improve skin quality.

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Which brand has been around longer, Shiseido or Catrice?

Shiseido has been around much longer, having been founded in Japan in 1872, whereas Catrice was founded later in Germany in 2004.

How many Shiseido products are fragrance-free compared to Catrice?

On this page, 5 of 20 Shiseido products are fragrance-free, while every Catrice product lists no fragrance. Hyaluronic acid helps provide hydration in these formulas.

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What are the main skin types that Shiseido fits best according to its routines?

Shiseido fits sensitive skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots best according to its brand-focused routines.

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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