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Shu Uemura vs KORRES

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

Shu Uemura and KORRES are two distinct skincare lines, with the Japanese brand founded in 1967 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2003, while the latter draws on a rich botanical heritage. Shu Uemura is deeply loved for transformative makeup removers and meticulously crafted formulas like its cleansing oil, suiting all skin types best, whereas KORRES is warmly loved for thoughtfully crafted moisturizers and cleansers featuring ingredients like Santorini Grape, Greek Yoghurt, and nourishing botanicals, suiting sensitive skin and dry skin best. While both rely on gentle, effective, and carefully balanced offerings to maintain skin comfort and deliver reliable daily care, they differ in their specific standout products and core regional influences.

Shu Uemura is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2003.

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

Popular Shu Uemura vs KORRES products

Questions and answers

Shu Uemura or KORRES: which is better?

KORRES generally offers a wider variety of products on this page with High fit levels for dry, sensitive, and combination skin compared to Shu Uemura's cleansing oil. However, every KORRES product on this page includes fragrance, whereas Shu Uemura lists no fragrance in its products.

What is the difference between Shu Uemura and KORRES?

KORRES offers several products with a High Lovi fit for dry and sensitive skin, whereas Shu Uemura features a cleansing oil on this page that achieves an Average fit for those skin types. Every product on the Shu Uemura page lists no fragrance, while all KORRES products on this page include fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Shu Uemura or KORRES?

KORRES faces high price and value concerns among reviewers, whereas the available page data does not mention pricing for Shu Uemura.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shu Uemura or KORRES?

Shu Uemura products on this page are mostly rated Low for acne-prone skin, while KORRES cleansers and moisturizers on this page achieve High fits for acne-prone skin. However, reviewers sometimes note skin breakouts and irritation with KORRES.

How do the founding years and current parent companies of Shu Uemura and KORRES compare?

Shu Uemura was founded in Japan in 1967 and has been owned by L'Oreal S.A. since 2003, whereas KORRES was founded in 1996 and has been owned by Halcyon Equity Partners and Giorgos Korres since 2024.

Which brand has more fragrance-free options between Shu Uemura and KORRES based on this page?

Shu Uemura has more fragrance-free options on this page, as every Shu Uemura product lists no fragrance in its ingredients compared to none of the KORRES products.

What skin types do KORRES brand-focused routines fit best, and does Shu Uemura have any listed?

Lovi finds that KORRES brand-focused routines fit sensitive skin, dry skin, and combination skin best, while Shu Uemura has no listed skin types that its routines fit best. Every Shu Uemura product on this page lists no fragrance, whereas KORRES products on this page include fragrance.

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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