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Some By Mi vs Sand & Sky

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

Some By Mi and Sand & Sky are skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to complexion care through targeted product formulations. The Korean line from 2016 relies on niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid across its serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers to suit dry and dry sensitive skin, whereas the latter brand is beloved for its purifying masks and botanical ingredients that suit combination, oily, and acne-prone skin best. While both brands address clarity and texture, they differ in their primary ingredients and ideal skin types, with the first brand utilizing specific acids for acne, dark spots, and mature skin, and the second brand focusing on Australian pink clay to gently clarify and balance.

Some By Mi is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by JKL Partners since 2021.

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

Popular Some By Mi vs Sand & Sky products

Questions and answers

Some By Mi or Sand & Sky: which is better?

Some By Mi is the better choice for a wider variety of skin types, as the products on this page achieve High to Superior Lovi fit levels across most skin categories. In contrast, Sand & Sky features only a single product on this page with a more limited range of Average to High Lovi fit levels.

What is the difference between Some By Mi and Sand & Sky?

Some By Mi offers a large range of fragrance-free products on this page featuring ingredients like niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid, whereas Sand & Sky features a single mask that contains fragrance. Reviewers note that Some By Mi provides gentle and lightweight serums and deep pore cleansing cleansers.

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Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or Sand & Sky?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Some By Mi or Sand & Sky?

Some By Mi offers multiple products that help reduce breakouts and clear acne, featuring key ingredients like salicylic acid across the products on this page. Sand & Sky features only a single mask product on this page, which has a high fit level for acne-prone skin.

Between Some By Mi and Sand & Sky, which brand offers products containing no fragrance?

Some By Mi offers products containing no fragrance, as every product on its page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, the Sand & Sky product on this page includes fragrance.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Some By Mi and Sand & Sky compare?

Some By Mi was founded in South Korea in 2016 and is owned by JKL Partners, whereas Sand & Sky was founded a year later in 2017 and is owned by Excite Foundry Ltd.

Which brand has a wider selection of products specifically rated as Superior for acne-prone skin?

Some By Mi has a much wider selection of products on this page rated as Superior for acne-prone skin, including multiple toners and serums. In comparison, Sand & Sky features only a single mask 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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