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Some By Mi vs Estée Lauder

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Some By Mi and Estée Lauder are two skincare brands offering serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers. The Korean brand is known for utilizing niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid to suit sensitive skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas the American brand is beloved for formulating its products with hydrating elements like hyaluronic acid and glycerin to suit mature skin and sensitive skin best. Both brands differ in their founding years, origins, parent companies, and specific ingredient benefits.

Some By Mi is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by JKL Partners since 2021.

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Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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

Popular Some By Mi vs Estée Lauder products

People Say

Some By MiEstée Lauder
  • Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up immediately — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “The formula is incredibly hydrating and leaves my skin feeling smooth. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “texture is dreamy — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “Lasts 100 hours as claimed — Some By Mi Beta Panthenol Repair Cream”
  • Skin Texture and Smoothing Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Skin became smoother — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”
    • “Surprisingly gentle — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”
    • “Skin feels baby soft — Some By Mi Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum”
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Lightweight and Absorption Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “absorbs quickly — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
    • “leaves behind no white cast — Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen”
    • “absorbs quickly — Some By Mi Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Serum”
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
  • Gentleness and Sensitivity Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Zero irritation or redness — Some By Mi Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum”
    • “doesn't strip dry my skin — Some By Mi Super Matcha Pore Clean Clay Mask”
    • “doesn't strip the skin — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Doesn't strip my skin — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
  • Brightening and Glow Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Fades dark spots — Some By Mi Galactomyces Pure Vitamin C Glow Serum”
    • “skin looks visibly brighter — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Anti Blemish Serum”
    • “brightens dull skin — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
    • “gives me that glass skin look — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Acne and Blemish Control Often MentionedNot noted
    • “Reduces pimples — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”
    • “cleared my cystic acne — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Acne Clear Foam”
    • “flattened my cystic acne — Some By Mi AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Serum”
  • Price and Value Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “expensive — Some By Mi Super Matcha Pore Clean Clay Mask”
    • “Too expensive for 50ml — Some By Mi Beta Panthenol Repair Cream”
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Scent and Fragrance Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “strong scent — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “overpowering scent, like a musty room — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
    • “overwhelming citrus fragrance — Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen”
  • Dryness and Dehydration Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “left my skin very dry — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “not moisturizing enough — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
  • Irritation and Side Effects Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “stings my eyes — Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen”
    • “lights my skin on fire — Some By Mi Retinol Intense Advanced Triple Action Eye Cream”
    • “Stings my eyes badly — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”
    • “chemical burn — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”

Some By Mi vs Estée Lauder routines for dry skin

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Some By Mi vs Estée Lauder routines for oily skin

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Some By Mi vs Estée Lauder routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Some By Mi or Estée Lauder: which is better?

Some By Mi is better for skin brightening and acne care, offering superior routine fits for sensitive skin, skin with dark spots, and dry sensitive skin. Niacinamide helps reduce pigmentation and suppress melanosome transfer, supporting a more even complexion.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

What is the difference between Some By Mi and Estée Lauder?

Some By Mi generally outperforms Estée Lauder in brightening, acne control, and skin smoothing, while Estée Lauder excels in deep hydration and moisture. Niacinamide helps reduce pigmentation for a brighter complexion, and hyaluronic acid improves skin quality and hydration.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Some By Mi or Estée Lauder for dry skin?

Some By Mi is the better choice for dry skin, achieving a Superior routine fit compared to the Average fit of Estée Lauder. The products on this page help deliver deep hydration while smoothing texture without heavy oils.

Some By Mi or Estée Lauder: which cleanser is better?

Some By Mi delivers better overall results for cleansers on the products on this page, specifically excelling in deep pore cleansing and effective acne-clearing treatments.

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or Estée Lauder?

Some By Mi is more affordable than Estée Lauder, as price and value is an area where Some By Mi performs better.

Between Some By Mi and Estée Lauder, which brand performs better for skin with dark spots?

Some By Mi performs better for skin with dark spots, achieving a Superior routine fit compared to Estée Lauder's Average fit. The products on this page help improve hyperpigmentation with key ingredients like niacinamide.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

How do the fragrance profiles of Some By Mi and Estée Lauder products compare?

Every Some By Mi product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas two Estée Lauder products include fragrance. Reviewers note that Some By Mi products sometimes have a strong or medicinal scent, while Estée Lauder products are sometimes mentioned for having a strong fragrance.

Which brand is better suited for mature skin, Some By Mi or Estée Lauder?

Both Some By Mi and Estée Lauder are well-suited for mature skin, with Some By Mi offering a High fit level and Estée Lauder offering a High fit level for brand-focused routines. Both brands feature products that help target signs of aging, such as retinol and niacinamide, which may improve skin texture and firmness.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2000Antioxidants, 2021

Some By Mi or Estée Lauder for oily skin?

Both Some By Mi and Estée Lauder are a High fit for oily skin. The products on this page for both brands offer strong options for managing shine and oiliness effectively.

Some By Mi or Estée Lauder: which moisturizer is better?

Some By Mi is better for moisturizers on this page, as its Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream achieves a Superior fit level for dry skin, dry sensitive skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots. By contrast, Estée Lauder moisturizers on this page generally achieve lower Lovi fit levels for those skin types, with options like Re-Nutriv rating low and Revitalizing Supreme+ rating average.

Some By Mi or Estée Lauder for sensitive skin?

Some By Mi is the better choice for sensitive skin because Lovi rates its overall routine fit as Superior, compared to High for Estée Lauder. The products on this page also rely on key soothing ingredients like niacinamide, which helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and inflammation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Some By Mi or Estée Lauder: which sunscreen is better?

Some By Mi provides the V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen while Estée Lauder offers the DayWear Moisturizer, and both products achieve a High Lovi fit level for oily, acne-prone, and dry skin.

Some By Mi or Estée Lauder for acne-prone skin?

Both Some By Mi and Estée Lauder are a High fit for acne-prone skin on the products on this page. Some By Mi stands out for effective acne-clearing treatments and texture smoothing, while Estée Lauder offers deep hydration and gentle cleansers.

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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