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Allies of Skin vs VR

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

Allies of Skin and VR are celebrated skincare lines valued for their thoughtful formulations and reliable daily results. The first brand is deeply loved for its moisturizers, serums, and eye products built around niacinamide, suiting dry and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the second brand is appreciated for the sensory pleasure of its moisturizers and considered design, suiting combination, sensitive, and dry skin. They differ primarily in their core active ingredients and targeted approach to signs of aging, hyperpigmentation, and daily care.

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

Popular Allies of Skin vs VR products

Questions and answers

Allies of Skin or VR: which is better?

Allies of Skin is a better choice on this page because it offers a wide selection of serums and moisturizers with High to Superior Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas VR only features a single cream with mostly Average or lower fit levels. Every product on this page from both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What is the difference between Allies of Skin and VR?

Allies of Skin offers a wide range of fragrance-free serums, creams, and treatments that Lovi rates high for dry, mature, and sensitive skin, whereas VR provides only a single moisturizer with a low to average fit across most skin types.

Allies of Skin or VR: which moisturizer is better?

Allies of Skin offers a better variety of moisturizers on this page, including the Molecular Saviour Probiotics Treatment Mist which Lovi rates as Superior for dry skin, compared to VR which features only one moisturizer with lower fit levels. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation.

International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021Experimental Dermatology, 2019

Which is more affordable, Allies of Skin or VR?

VR does not list pricing information on this page, whereas reviewers note that Allies of Skin has a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Allies of Skin or VR?

Both brands offer products on this page that are generally well tolerated, though reviewers note that Allies of Skin can occasionally cause initial skin reactions. VR features only PDRN CREAM, which has an average fit for acne-prone skin.

Between Allies of Skin and VR, which brand offers a broader range of products?

Allies of Skin offers a much broader range of products on this page, featuring multiple serums, moisturizers, and eye treatments compared to the single cream listed for VR.

How do the founding years of Allies of Skin and VR compare?

Allies of Skin was founded in 2016, while VR was founded two years later in 2018.

Do any products from either Allies of Skin or VR contain fragrance?

Every product from Allies of Skin on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. Similarly, every product from VR on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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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