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Anessa vs No7

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

Anessa and No7 are well-established skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily defense and care. The Japanese brand is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas, while the British brand covers serums, eye products, moisturizers, and more, built around vitamin c, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid. Both cater to various complexions, with the former suiting all skin types best and the latter fitting dry skin and dry sensitive skin best. They differ primarily in their core offerings, as the first brand provides reliable daily protection, and the second brand focuses on targeted treatments using ingredients like shea butter to protect skin and mitigate erythema.

Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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This page compares some of the most popular Anessa and No7 products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Anessa vs No7 products

Questions and answers

Anessa or No7: which is better?

Both brands offer solid options, but No7 achieves a Superior Lovi fit for mature skin in products like Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream and Restore & Renew Multi Action Eye Cream, whereas every product on the Anessa page lists no fragrance. No7 also features key ingredients like retinol, which stimulates collagen accumulation in naturally aged human skin.

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What is the difference between Anessa and No7?

Anessa offers two fragrance-free sunscreens that Lovi rates as having a High fit for oily, acne-prone, and mature skin, whereas No7 features a larger range of serums, creams, and exfoliants that achieve a Superior fit for mature skin. No7 includes key ingredients like niacinamide and retinol, which help reduce signs of aging and pigmentation.

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Anessa or No7: which sunscreen is better?

When looking at sunscreens on this page, both Anessa and No7 offer options, but No7 includes choices like Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream that achieves a High fit for mature skin, dry skin, and sensitive skin. Anessa sunscreens such as Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel achieve a High fit across a wide range of skin types including sensitive and mature skin, and every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Anessa or No7?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information, so it is not possible to determine whether Anessa or No7 is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Anessa or No7?

Anessa is unlikely to cause breakouts for the products on this page, as every sunscreen listed has a High fit level for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin. No7 includes several products with only an Average fit for acne-prone skin, alongside reports of skin irritation and adverse reactions.

Do either Anessa or No7 products contain fragrance?

Every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. For No7, 10 of the 13 products on this page list no fragrance, while the remaining three products do contain fragrance.

Which brand offers products specifically tailored for mature skin with a Superior fit level?

No7 offers products specifically tailored for mature skin with a Superior fit level, such as the Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream and the Restore & Renew Multi Action Eye Cream.

What are some key ingredients found across No7 products?

No7 products feature key ingredients such as Vitamin C, shea butter, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide. Topical niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppresses melanosome transfer.

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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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