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Some By Mi vs Avène

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Some By Mi and Avène are skincare brands that offer serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers built around soothing ingredients. The Korean brand utilizes niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid to suit dry sensitive skin and dry skin best, whereas the French brand relies on glycerin to suit oily acne-prone skin and combination skin best. While both brands address acne-prone skin, dark spots, and mature skin through targeted formulations, they differ in their foundational ingredients 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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Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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

Popular Some By Mi vs Avène products

People Say

Some By MiAvène
  • Hydration and Soothing Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Calmed my angry red skin overnight — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “leaves face clean but not dry — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Nothing has ever worked to soothe or heal my skin like these before. — Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm”
    • “doesn't strip dry my skin — Some By Mi Super Matcha Pore Clean Clay Mask”
  • Oil Control and Texture Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “absorbs quickly — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
    • “absorbs quickly — Some By Mi Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Serum”
    • “absorbs instantly — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Anti Blemish Serum”
    • “Keeps me matte for hours — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
  • 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”
    • “improvement in fine lines — Some By Mi Retinol Intense Advanced Triple Action Eye Cream”
    • “immediate radiance boost — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
  • Acne and Blemish Control Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Reduces pimples — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”
    • “Skin became smoother — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”
    • “Zero irritation or redness — Some By Mi Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum”
    • “Cleared my cystic acne — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
  • Fragrance and Scent Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “The fragrance is very present. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “smell is too strong — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Smells like grandma — Avène Cold Cream”
    • “overwhelming citrus fragrance — Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen”
  • Slow or Ineffective Results Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “didn't do much for old scars — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Anti Blemish Serum”
    • “not noticed any significant changes — Some By Mi Retinol Intense Advanced Triple Action Eye Cream”
    • “Only 3% Vitamin C — Some By Mi Galactomyces Pure Vitamin C Glow Serum”
    • “bring it back — Avène Antirougeurs Fort Relief Concentrate”
  • Price and Packaging Issues Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “caused redness and stinging — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Acne Clear Foam”
    • “expensive — Some By Mi Super Matcha Pore Clean Clay Mask”
    • “Caused small whiteheads — Some By Mi Beta Panthenol Repair Cream”
    • “leaves a white layer — Avène Hydrance+”
  • Dryness and Irritation Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Left my face tight — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “dried out my skin — Avène Cleanance”
    • “burned my skin — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Skin felt tight — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”

Some By Mi vs Avène routines for dry skin

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Some By Mi vs Avène routines for oily skin

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Some By Mi vs Avène routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Some By Mi or Avène: which is better?

Some By Mi is better suited for brightening, hydration, and soothing, whereas Avène is preferred for oil control and managing irritation. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppresses melanosome transfer.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

What is the difference between Some By Mi and Avène?

Some By Mi is better suited for brightening, hydration, and soothing, while Avène often provides stronger oil control and soothing for irritated skin. Additionally, niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and melanosome transfer, which supports the brightening effects found in the products on this page.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Some By Mi or Avène for dry skin?

For dry skin, Lovi rates Some By Mi as Superior and Avène as High. Niacinamide in Some By Mi helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and signs of aging.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Some By Mi or Avène: which cleanser is better?

Some By Mi delivers better deep pore cleansing and oil control across the cleansers on this page, whereas Avène focuses more on a gentle deep clean for oily and acne-prone skin. Reviewers note that Some By Mi cleansers offer deep pore cleansing, while Avène cleansers provide a gentle deep clean.

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or Avène?

Price and Packaging Issues are sometimes noted as a disadvantage for Some By Mi, but the provided page facts do not contain enough direct pricing data to determine which brand is more affordable.

Some By Mi or Avène: which brand is better for dry sensitive skin?

Some By Mi is better for dry sensitive skin, as Lovi rates its routine as Superior while Avène is rated Average.

Some By Mi or Avène: which brand has better fragrance-free options?

Some By Mi is better for fragrance-free options because every product on its page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas nearly half of Avène's products on the page include fragrance.

Some By Mi or Avène for oily skin?

For oily skin, both Some By Mi and Avène achieve a High Lovi fit level on this page. Some By Mi relies on ingredients like niacinamide, which helps regulate oil and brighten the complexion, while Avène uses thermal water and gentle cleansers to manage excess sebum.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Some By Mi or Avène: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Some By Mi achieves a Superior Lovi fit level for dry and mature skin on this page, whereas Avène reaches High for those types. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and manage skin aging.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Some By Mi or Avène: which brand is better for oily acne-prone skin?

For oily acne-prone skin, Avène is rated Superior on Lovi, while Some By Mi is rated High. Reviewers note that Avène provides effective oil control and gentle deep-cleaning cleansers.

Some By Mi or Avène for sensitive skin?

For sensitive skin, Lovi rates Some By Mi as Superior and Avène as High. Every product on the Some By Mi page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas nearly half of the Avène products on the page list fragrance.

Some By Mi or Avène: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreen options on this page, Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen achieves a High fit level across all listed skin types including oily skin, while Avène Cleanance sunscreen is rated Superior for oily skin and High for combination, acne-prone, and oily acne-prone skin.

Some By Mi or Avène for acne-prone skin?

Some By Mi and Avène both have a High Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin on this page. Some By Mi relies on ingredients like niacinamide, which helps reduce pigmentation, whereas Avène uses thermal water and gentle cleansers to soothe irritation.

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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