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Anessa vs MAC

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

Anessa and MAC are established beauty brands renowned for their distinct approaches to daily complexion care. The Japanese brand founded in 1992 offers advanced sunscreens featuring sophisticated formulas that suit all skin types best, while the Canadian brand established in 1984 provides reliable moisturizers and makeup removers crafted from carefully balanced ingredients that suit balanced skin best. While both offer thoughtful standout products for specific concerns like acne-prone skin and dark spots, the former is best known for protective milk and gel sunscreens, and the latter is celebrated for lotions, cleansing oils, and serumizers. Ultimately, these lines differ in their primary focus, offering either robust sun defense or a calm foundation for daily maintenance.

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

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MAC is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 1984 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 1994.

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

Popular Anessa vs MAC products

Questions and answers

Anessa or MAC: which is better?

Anessa is better for oily and acne-prone skin, where Lovi fit is High, and every product on this page is fragrance-free. MAC products on this page often have a strong fragrance, though Mineralize Timecheck Lotion has a High fit for dry and sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Anessa and MAC?

Anessa offers fragrance-free sunscreens that Lovi rates as a High fit for most skin types, whereas MAC features moisturizers and cleansers that often contain fragrance and have mostly Average fits across various skin types.

Which is more affordable, Anessa or MAC?

MAC has a high price point, which makes Anessa the more affordable choice among the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Anessa or MAC?

Anessa is a better choice for breakout-prone skin because the products on this page have a High Lovi fit for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin, whereas MAC products on this page only have an Average fit for those skin types.

Which brand is completely fragrance-free according to its ingredient lists, Anessa or MAC?

Anessa is completely fragrance-free because every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas none of the MAC products on this page are fragrance-free.

What country were Anessa and MAC respectively founded in?

Anessa was founded in Japan, while MAC was founded in Canada.

Which company owns Anessa?

Anessa is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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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