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Lancôme vs Shiseido

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Lancôme and Shiseido are renowned skincare houses originating from France and Japan respectively. The French brand offers moisturizers, eye products, serums, and toners formulated with glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and adenosine, while the Japanese brand provides moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, and serums featuring glycerin. Both brands suit sensitive and mature skin best, yet they differ in their heritage and precise active formulations.

Lancôme is a French skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1964.

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Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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

Popular Lancôme vs Shiseido products

People Say

LancômeShiseido
  • Deep hydration Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Immediate sensation of comfort — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
    • “skin feels plump, soft and nourished, eliminates dryness, bouncy feel — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “Skin feels more hydrated — Shiseido Activating Essence”
    • “gives my skin an instant dewy glow — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
  • Lightweight texture Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “absorbs quickly — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “absorbs almost instantly — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “absorbs instantly — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Eye Cream”
    • “Airy-soft texture — Shiseido Essential Energy Hydrating Cream”
  • Luxurious texture Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “silky smooth, rich but non-greasy, absorbs quickly, melts into skin — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “Velvety, rich cream texture — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
    • “Velvety texture — Shiseido FUTURE SOLUTION LX”
    • “melts right into skin — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
  • Softens and smooths Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Velvety smooth — Shiseido FUTURE SOLUTION LX”
    • “wrinkles look softer — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Cream Enriched”
    • “makes skin baby soft — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Cream Enriched”
    • “Face is so soft, smooth and not puffy. — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Night Cream”
  • Boosts radiance Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Skin looks brighter, more radiant, and "glowy." — Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate”
    • “brighter complexion, healthy glow, less dullness, even skin tone — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “Complexion appeared more luminous — Shiseido Activating Essence”
    • “Skin looks lit from within — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate”
  • Pleasant scent Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Pleasant floral fragrance, relaxing, luxurious smell. — Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate”
    • “spa-like scent, high-quality packaging, little goes a long way — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “Fresh floral scent — Shiseido Essential Energy Hydrating Cream”
    • “smells like fresh roses and honey — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
  • High price point Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “super expensive — Lancôme Absolue Precious Oil”
    • “expensive as hell — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “Very expensive for the size — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
    • “Expensive, pricey, high cost for the amount. — Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate”
  • Strong fragrance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “My only issue with it is the fragrance. — Lancôme Hydra Zen Gel Cream”
    • “scent is too strong — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
    • “overwhelming fragrance — Lancôme Absolue Precious Oil”
    • “old lady smell — Shiseido Eudermine Revitalizing Essence”
  • Packaging malfunctions Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “dispenser stopped working — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “struggled to open cap — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “heavy to travel — Shiseido Eudermine Revitalizing Essence”
    • “Heavy bottle but plastic pump, cannot see remaining product, straw too short to get last drops. — Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate”

Lancôme vs Shiseido routines for dry skin

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Lancôme vs Shiseido routines for oily skin

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Lancôme vs Shiseido routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Lancôme or Shiseido: which is better?

Shiseido is generally better than Lancôme, as Shiseido achieves High routine fit across almost all skin types compared to Lancôme's Average fit. Shiseido also performs better on key review themes like deep hydration, luxurious texture, and boosting radiance.

What is the difference between Lancôme and Shiseido?

Shiseido achieves a High routine fit for almost all skin types including oily and sensitive skin, whereas Lancôme reaches an Average fit across those same categories. Both brands feature glycerin and hyaluronic acid as key ingredients in their formulations.

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Lancôme or Shiseido for dry skin?

Both brands offer an average routine fit for dry skin on the products on this page. Shiseido provides deep hydration and high-performing moisturizers with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Lancôme or Shiseido: which cleanser is better?

Shiseido is better for cleansing, as the products on this page achieve a High fit for oily skin while Lancôme cleansers receive lower ratings. Shiseido reviewers also note deep-cleansing and efficient cleansers.

Which is more affordable, Lancôme or Shiseido?

Both Lancôme and Shiseido feature a high price point as a frequently noted drawback by reviewers, meaning neither brand is clearly more affordable than the other.

Lancôme or Shiseido: which brand has more products containing fragrance?

Shiseido has more products containing fragrance on this page, with 15 fragranced items compared to Lancôme's 11.

Lancôme or Shiseido: which brand is better for mature skin or skin with dark spots?

Shiseido is better for mature skin and skin with dark spots, as the products on this page achieve a High Lovi fit level for both concerns compared to Lancôme's Average fit. Shiseido also performs better for boosting radiance and softening the skin.

Lancôme or Shiseido: which brand provides better deep hydration according to reviewers?

Shiseido provides better deep hydration according to reviewers.

Lancôme or Shiseido for oily skin?

Shiseido is the better choice for oily skin, as the products on this page achieve a High routine fit compared to Lancôme's Average fit level.

Lancôme or Shiseido: which moisturizer is better?

Shiseido is better for moisturizers because the products on this page achieve superior or high fit levels for more skin types, such as the Essential Energy Hydrating Cream, compared to Lancôme's average fit levels across most moisturizers.

Lancôme or Shiseido for sensitive skin?

Shiseido is a better choice for sensitive skin, as the products on this page achieve a High Lovi fit level for this skin type compared to Lancôme's Average fit level. Reviewers also note that Shiseido does better at soothing and hydrating sensitive skin with luxurious textures.

Lancôme or Shiseido for acne-prone skin?

Shiseido is a better choice for acne-prone skin, achieving a High routine fit compared to Lancôme's Average fit on this page.

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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