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Anessa vs grace & stella

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Anessa and grace & stella are two distinct skincare lines offering specialized daily care for all skin types. The Japanese brand, founded in 1992, is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens like the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk for acne-prone skin and the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel for dark spots. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand, founded in 2016, is known for its nourishing eye products and moisturizers, including the Under Eye Mask and Hyaluronic Acid Serum. While both brands suit all skin types best, they differ through Anessa focusing on reliable daily sun protection and grace & stella providing gentle hydration and restorative care.

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

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grace & stella is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq since 2022.

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

Popular Anessa vs grace & stella products

Questions and answers

Anessa or grace & stella: which is better?

grace & stella reaches a Superior Lovi fit for oily skin with its Under Eye Mask, whereas Anessa achieves a High fit across multiple skin types with its sunscreens. Both brands offer products on this page that list no fragrance in their ingredients.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Anessa and grace & stella?

grace & stella offers a Superior fit for oily skin with its Under Eye Mask, whereas Anessa features sunscreens with High fits across multiple skin types like oily and acne-prone skin. Every product across the range for both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which is more affordable, Anessa or grace & stella?

This page does not provide pricing or affordability information for either Anessa or grace & stella.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Anessa or grace & stella?

Both Anessa and grace & stella offer products on this page that achieve High or Superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin. Every product on this page for both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients, which helps prevent irritation.

Which brand is older, Anessa or grace & stella?

Anessa is older than grace & stella, having been founded in Japan in 1992 compared to grace & stella which was founded in Canada in 2016.

Where were Anessa and grace & stella founded?

Anessa was founded in Japan, while grace & stella was founded in Canada.

Do any of the products from Anessa or grace & stella contain fragrance?

Every product from both Anessa and grace & stella on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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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