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Shiseido vs ILIA Beauty

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

Shiseido and ILIA Beauty are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2011, respectively. The Japanese brand is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, serums, and more, all formulated with nourishing glycerin, while the latter is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its formulas. Shiseido products suit mature skin and skin with dark spots best, owing to their targeted formulations, whereas the Canadian brand suits dry, normal, and combination skin best, owing to their gentle, hydrating compositions. Through these selections, both differ in their heritage and specific ingredient focuses, with the former featuring glycerin to significantly improve stratum corneum hydration and the latter refining daily routines through clean, conscious beauty.

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

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ILIA Beauty is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2011 and owned by Famille C since 2022.

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

Popular Shiseido vs ILIA Beauty products

Shiseido vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

Shiseido or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Shiseido and ILIA Beauty serve different needs, with Shiseido offering a wide range of cleansers, moisturizers, and treatments tailored to mature skin, dark spots, and sensitive skin, while ILIA Beauty features a single fragrance-free moisturizer on this page.

What is the difference between Shiseido and ILIA Beauty?

Shiseido features a wide range of skincare products that mostly focus on mature skin, skin with dark spots, and sensitive skin, while ILIA Beauty currently presents just one moisturizer on this page, called The Base Face Milk. Shiseido products often contain fragrance, whereas every product on the ILIA Beauty page lists no fragrance.

Shiseido or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Shiseido offers a wide range of moisturizers on this page with varying Lovi fit levels for different skin types, whereas ILIA Beauty features only The Base Face Milk, which provides average fit across all skin types. Shiseido's moisturizers contain key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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Which is more affordable, Shiseido or ILIA Beauty?

The products on this page for Shiseido frequently receive reviews noting a high price point. There is not enough pricing data on this page to compare affordability with ILIA Beauty.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance in its products on this page and tends to be gentler, whereas Shiseido features several items that may cause skin irritation or breakouts for acne-prone skin types according to reviewer notes and Lovi fit levels.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Shiseido and ILIA Beauty?

Shiseido was founded in 1872 in Japan, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded much later in 2011 in Canada.

Which brand has more products that are formulated with fragrance, Shiseido or ILIA Beauty?

Shiseido has more products formulated with fragrance, as 15 of the products on this page list fragrance in their ingredients, whereas every product on the ILIA Beauty page lists no fragrance.

What specific skin types do Shiseido brand-focused routines fit best?

Shiseido brand-focused routines fit mature skin, skin with dark spots, and sensitive skin best. The products on this page offer a variety of options tailored to address the needs of these specific skin types.

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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