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Avène vs Anessa

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

Avène and Anessa are respected skincare lines from France and Japan, respectively, that offer reliable daily protection and care for the complexion. The French house is known for its gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers formulated with glycerin, while the Japanese brand is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. Products from the former suit oily, acne-prone skin and combination skin best, whereas the latter suits all skin types. They differ primarily in their regional heritage, parent companies, founding years, and specific standout treatments like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, Cleanance, Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk, and Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel.

Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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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 Avène and Anessa products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Avène vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

Avène or Anessa: which is better?

When choosing between Avène and Anessa, the products on this page show that Avène has a High fit for dry skin with its Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream, while Anessa provides a High fit for oily skin with its Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk.

What is the difference between Avène and Anessa?

Avène is a French brand founded in 1990 that offers a wide range of fifteen products on this page including cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens, whereas Anessa is a Japanese brand founded in 1992 that focuses on two sunscreen products on this page. Lovi rates Avène as a High fit for dry skin with its Milk Cleanser and Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, while Anessa's sunscreens are rated as an Average fit for dry skin.

Avène or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreen, Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk rates a High fit for oily skin, skin with dark spots, combination skin, mature skin, acne-prone skin, and oily acne-prone skin, while Avène Cleanance sunscreen rates a Superior fit for oily skin and High for skin with dark spots, oily acne-prone skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin. Reviewers mostly mention that the products on this page for Avène are gentle and non-stripping.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Anessa?

When it comes to affordability, the products on this page for Avène include negative reviewer mentions regarding price point, while Anessa has no mentions on this page regarding price.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Anessa?

For acne-prone skin, Lovi rates both Avène's Cleanance sunscreen and Anessa's sunscreens as having a High fit. Reviewers often note that Avène helps soothe irritation and provides gentle, non-stripping sunscreens.

Which brand has been around longer, Avène or Anessa, and in which countries were they founded?

Avène has been around longer than Anessa, having been founded in France in 1990 compared to Anessa, which was founded in Japan in 1992.

How many products from Avène are completely fragrance-free compared to Anessa?

Avène has 7 out of 15 products on this page that list no fragrance, while Anessa has every product on this page listing no fragrance.

Which Avène product is rated as having a superior fit for dry skin?

Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water is rated by Lovi as having a superior fit for dry skin, alongside dry sensitive and sensitive skin.

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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