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No7 vs Sand & Sky

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

No7 and Sand & Sky are two distinct skincare lines with contrasting strengths. The British brand offers serums, eye products, moisturizers, sunscreens, and more built around vitamin C, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid, while the latter is beloved for purifying masks and targeted formulas featuring botanical ingredients. No7 fits dry and mature skin best, whereas Sand & Sky suits combination, oily, and acne-prone skin. Both brands differ in their core philosophies, as the former relies on protective shea butter and restorative actives, while the latter focuses on gently clarifying and balancing the complexion.

No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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This page compares some of the most popular No7 and Sand & Sky products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular No7 vs Sand & Sky products

Questions and answers

No7 or Sand & Sky: which is better?

No7 is generally better for most users because the products on this page offer a wide range of targeted serums, moisturizers, and eye treatments with High fit levels for dry, mature, and sensitive skin types. In contrast, Sand & Sky features only a single fragranced mask that is less suited for dry or mature skin.

What is the difference between No7 and Sand & Sky?

No7 offers a broad range of products featuring key ingredients like niacinamide and retinol, whereas Sand & Sky features just one fragranced product on this page, the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and control skin aging, while retinol stimulates collagen accumulation in aged skin.

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Which is more affordable, No7 or Sand & Sky?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of No7 and Sand & Sky.

Which causes fewer breakouts, No7 or Sand & Sky?

Both brands offer products that help with breakouts, though No7 features several items achieving a High fit for acne-prone skin, such as Restore & Renew Serum. Sand & Sky provides the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask, which also achieves a High fit for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin.

Which brand offers products with fragrance, No7 or Sand & Sky?

Both brands offer products with fragrance, as three of the products on this page from No7 and the single product from Sand & Sky list fragrance. No7 features fragrance in its Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream, Lift & Luminate Day Cream, and Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream.

What skin types does No7 fit best according to its routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, No7 fits dry skin, mature skin, and sensitive skin best.

When was No7 founded compared to Sand & Sky?

No7 was founded in 1935, whereas Sand & Sky was founded later in 2017.

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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