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Shiseido vs ILIA Beauty

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

Shiseido and ILIA Beauty are esteemed beauty brands originating from Japan and Canada, respectively. The Japanese house is celebrated for its moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, and serums featuring glycerin, suiting sensitive and mature skin best through gentle care like the Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Day Cream. Meanwhile, the Canadian line is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and nourishing compositions, suiting dry, normal, and combination skin best with standout choices such as The Base Face Milk. While both offer meticulous daily solutions, they differ in their heritage, specific formulations, and target skin types.

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

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ILIA Beauty is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2011 and owned by Famille C since 2022.

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

Popular Shiseido vs ILIA Beauty products

Shiseido vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

Shiseido or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Shiseido is a better choice for targeted skincare concerns on this page, offering extensive options with a High or Superior Lovi fit for mature skin, sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots. ILIA Beauty provides only a single moisturizer with an Average fit across all skin types.

What is the difference between Shiseido and ILIA Beauty?

Shiseido is a Japanese brand founded in 1872 with a wide range of products that fit sensitive and mature skin, while ILIA Beauty is a Canadian brand founded in 2011 with products on this page listing no fragrance.

Shiseido or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Shiseido offers multiple moisturizers on this page with varying Lovi fit levels, such as Essential Energy Hydrating Cream, which has a High fit for dry skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only The Base Face Milk, which has an Average fit for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, Shiseido or ILIA Beauty?

The products on this page for Shiseido frequently receive reviews noting a high price point. The page facts do not provide pricing information for ILIA Beauty to make a direct comparison.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty's products on this page are rated as having an average fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Shiseido features several products that are rated as a low fit or carry a warning for acne-prone skin. Reviewers sometimes note skin irritation with Shiseido, while ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance across its products.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Shiseido and ILIA Beauty?

Shiseido was founded in 1872 in Japan, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded much later in 2011 in Canada.

Which brand offers a wider range of products that contain fragrance, Shiseido or ILIA Beauty?

Shiseido offers a much wider range of products that contain fragrance, with 15 out of 20 products on this page listing fragrance. In contrast, ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance for every product on this page.

What specific skin types are listed as best-suited for Shiseido products according to its brand-focused routines?

Sensitive skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots are listed on the page as the specific skin types that Shiseido fits best according to its brand-focused routines.

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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