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Lancôme vs Shiseido

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Lancôme and Shiseido are, respectively, a French skincare brand founded in 1935 and a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872. Lancôme is deeply loved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, eye products, serums, toners, and more, which are carefully formulated with nourishing glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and adenosine, while Shiseido is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, serums, and more, all formulated with nourishing glycerin. The former brand suits sensitive skin and mature skin best, thanks to its gentle and restorative active ingredients, whereas the latter suits mature skin and skin with dark spots best, owing to its targeted formulations. Both offer standout solutions for specific needs, differing in their specific ingredient combinations and sensory profiles.

Lancôme is a French skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1964.

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

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

Popular Lancôme vs Shiseido products

People Say

LancômeShiseido
  • Deep hydration Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Immediate sensation of comfort — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
    • “skin feels plump, soft and nourished, eliminates dryness, bouncy feel — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “Skin feels more hydrated — Shiseido Activating Essence”
    • “gives my skin an instant dewy glow — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
  • Lightweight texture Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “absorbs quickly — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “absorbs almost instantly — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “absorbs instantly — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Eye Cream”
    • “Airy-soft texture — Shiseido Essential Energy Hydrating Cream”
  • Luxurious texture Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “silky smooth, rich but non-greasy, absorbs quickly, melts into skin — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “Velvety, rich cream texture — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
    • “Velvety texture — Shiseido FUTURE SOLUTION LX”
    • “melts right into skin — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
  • Softens and smooths Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Velvety smooth — Shiseido FUTURE SOLUTION LX”
    • “wrinkles look softer — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Cream Enriched”
    • “makes skin baby soft — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Cream Enriched”
    • “Face is so soft, smooth and not puffy. — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Night Cream”
  • Boosts radiance Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Skin looks brighter, more radiant, and "glowy." — Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate”
    • “brighter complexion, healthy glow, less dullness, even skin tone — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “Complexion appeared more luminous — Shiseido Activating Essence”
    • “Skin looks lit from within — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate”
  • Pleasant scent Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Pleasant floral fragrance, relaxing, luxurious smell. — Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate”
    • “spa-like scent, high-quality packaging, little goes a long way — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “Fresh floral scent — Shiseido Essential Energy Hydrating Cream”
    • “smells like fresh roses and honey — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
  • High price point Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “super expensive — Lancôme Absolue Precious Oil”
    • “expensive as hell — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “Very expensive for the size — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
    • “Expensive, pricey, high cost for the amount. — Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate”
  • Strong fragrance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “My only issue with it is the fragrance. — Lancôme Hydra Zen Gel Cream”
    • “scent is too strong — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
    • “overwhelming fragrance — Lancôme Absolue Precious Oil”
    • “old lady smell — Shiseido Eudermine Revitalizing Essence”
  • Packaging malfunctions Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “dispenser stopped working — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “struggled to open cap — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “heavy to travel — Shiseido Eudermine Revitalizing Essence”
    • “Heavy bottle but plastic pump, cannot see remaining product, straw too short to get last drops. — Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate”

Lancôme vs Shiseido routines for dry skin

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Lancôme vs Shiseido routines for oily skin

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Lancôme vs Shiseido routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Lancôme or Shiseido: which is better?

Both brands perform well on this page, but they excel in different areas; reviewers report that Shiseido offers deeper hydration and luxurious textures, while Lancôme is noted for lightweight textures.

What is the difference between Lancôme and Shiseido?

Both brands offer equal routine fit levels across all skin types on the products on this page, but Shiseido does better for deep hydration, luxurious texture, softens and smooths, and boosts radiance, while Lancôme does better for lightweight texture.

Lancôme or Shiseido for dry skin?

Both Lancôme and Shiseido offer products on this page that achieve a High routine fit level for dry skin. Reviewers note that Lancôme provides lightweight textures, while Shiseido is recognized for deep hydration.

Lancôme or Shiseido: which cleanser is better?

Both Lancôme and Shiseido offer cleansers, but Shiseido stands out more for deep-cleansing and efficient cleansers based on reviewer feedback.

Which is more affordable, Lancôme or Shiseido?

Both Lancôme and Shiseido have a high price point among the products on this page, making them equal in affordability.

Between Lancôme and Shiseido, which brand has more fragrance-free products?

Shiseido has more fragrance-free products on this page, offering five options compared to Lancome which has three.

Which brand offers better luxurious textures according to reviewers?

Shiseido does better than Lancôme for luxurious textures according to reviewers.

What are the founding years and countries of origin for Lancôme and Shiseido?

Lancôme was founded in France in 1935, and Shiseido was founded in Japan in 1872.

Lancôme or Shiseido for oily skin?

Both brands achieve a High routine fit for oily skin, but reviewers note that Lancôme offers a more lightweight texture while Shiseido excels in deep hydration and luxurious textures.

Lancôme or Shiseido: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer moisturizers that help deliver deep hydration, but Shiseido stands out more for its luxurious textures and skin-smoothing benefits according to reviewers on this page. Both brands feature options with glycerin and hyaluronic acid, which helps maintain skin moisture.

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Lancôme or Shiseido for sensitive skin?

Both Lancôme and Shiseido offer products well-suited for sensitive skin, with Lovi fit levels reaching High across several items for both brands. Shiseido features notably higher proportions of fragrance-free products on this page to help reduce irritation risks.

Lancôme or Shiseido for acne-prone skin?

Both Lancôme and Shiseido offer products with High routine fit levels for acne-prone skin on the products on this page. Reviewers note that Lancôme is better for lightweight textures, while Shiseido does better for deep hydration, luxurious textures, and softening and smoothing.

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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