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Some By Mi vs Trilogy

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Some By Mi and Trilogy are two distinct skincare lines offering specialized options for daily routines, with the former covering serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers while the latter is deeply loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers. The Korean brand features niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid to suit dry sensitive skin and dry skin best, whereas the latter suits dry, balanced, and sensitive skin types with its high-performing formulas. While both utilize targeted ingredients to address specific concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging, they differ in their foundational approaches to formulation and regional heritage.

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

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

Popular Some By Mi vs Trilogy products

People Say

Some By MiTrilogy
  • Overall Hydration and Moisturizing Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Leaves skin thoroughly moisturised — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Feels moisturizing — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Lasts 100 hours as claimed — Some By Mi Beta Panthenol Repair Cream”
  • Creamy and Rich Texture Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Silky cream consistency — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Luxuriously rich — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “spreads soft on my skin — Some By Mi Super Matcha Pore Clean Clay Mask”
  • Gentle Formula 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 irritate my sensitive skin — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
  • Brightening and Complexion Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “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”
    • “Wake to a glowing complexion — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Lightweight and Fast Absorbing Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs quickly — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
    • “leaves behind no white cast — Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen”
    • “Not greasy — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Pleasant Scent Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “smells like fresh lemons — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
    • “smells like fresh lemons — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Anti Blemish Serum”
    • “Gorgeous smelling — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
  • Fragrance and Scent Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “If you are sensitive to fragrances, you might find it irritating — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Scent is awful — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “overwhelming citrus fragrance — Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen”
  • Heavy or Thick Texture Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “A little bit too thick — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”

Questions and answers

Some By Mi or Trilogy: which is better?

Some By Mi is better for brightening and complexion, whereas Trilogy is better for overall hydration and rich texture. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

What is the difference between Some By Mi and Trilogy?

Some By Mi excels in brightening and complexion benefits with products like its Yuja Niacin and Snail Truecica lines, whereas Trilogy performs better for overall hydration and rich, creamy moisturizing textures. Reviewers note that the products on this page for Some By Mi offer gentle, lightweight serums and deep pore cleansing, while Trilogy formulas sometimes face complaints regarding product performance and formulation. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and melanosome transfer.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Some By Mi or Trilogy: which cleanser is better?

Some By Mi provides better cleansers than Trilogy on this page, offering deep pore cleansing and effective acne-clearing options with no fragrance listed in any of their products. Trilogy features only one cleanser on this page, the Rosehip Cream Cleanser, which includes fragrance and achieves a High Lovi fit for sensitive, dry sensitive, dry skin, and skin with dark spots, but only an Average fit for other skin types.

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or Trilogy?

The provided page details do not include pricing or affordability information for either Some By Mi or Trilogy.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Some By Mi or Trilogy?

Some By Mi provides a wide range of targeted acne-clearing treatments and fits oily acne-prone skin with High or Superior Lovi fit levels across most products on this page, whereas Trilogy features only a few general creams without specific breakout-reduction ranges.

Between Some By Mi and Trilogy, which brand offers a better selection of serums?

Some By Mi offers a better selection of serums, featuring multiple targeted treatments that Lovi rates as Superior or High for several skin types. Reviewers often note that these serums help brighten the complexion and feel lightweight on the skin.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

How do the skin types that Some By Mi and Trilogy best fit compare based on their brand-focused routines?

Some By Mi fits dry sensitive, dry, and sensitive skin best according to its routines, while Trilogy has no skin types listed as best fits on this page.

Which brand has more fragrance-free options among its products listed on the page?

Some By Mi has more fragrance-free options because every product on its page lists no fragrance, whereas only one of three Trilogy products does.

Some By Mi or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

Some By Mi is better for moisturizers because the products on this page achieve High to Superior Lovi fit levels across a wide range of skin types, while Trilogy's options mostly score Average. Furthermore, topical niacinamide in Some By Mi moisturizers may help reduce cutaneous pigmentation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

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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