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Avène vs Anessa

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

Avène and Anessa are esteemed skincare brands from France and Japan respectively, offering distinct approaches to daily protection and relief. Avène is universally loved for its versatile moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and gentle cleansers, all formulated with nourishing glycerin. Anessa is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. While the French brand suits acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin best with options like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Japanese brand suits all skin types best, offering reliable daily protection through standout products like the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk.

Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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

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

Popular Avène vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

Avène or Anessa: which is better?

Neither brand is universally better, but Avène offers a wide variety of cleansers, serums, and sunscreens with targeted fits for dry, mature, and acne-prone skin, while Anessa specializes in fragrance-free sunscreens that Lovi rates as having a high fit for oily, combination, and mature skin.

What is the difference between Avène and Anessa?

Avene is a French brand founded in 1990 by Fondation Pierre Fabre with a large lineup including cleansers, sunscreens, and serums, whereas Anessa is a Japanese brand founded in 1992 by Shiseido featuring sunscreen products like the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and Gel. While Avene products on this page often contain fragrance, every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Avène or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreens, Anessa offers a high Lovi fit for oily, combination, mature, and acne-prone skin with its two fragrance-free options. Avene features sunscreens like Cleanance which has a superior fit for oily skin, though about half of the products on this page contain fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Anessa?

Reviews note that the price point is sometimes a downside for Avène products on this page, while the provided page facts do not contain pricing information for Anessa.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Anessa?

For acne-prone skin, Avène offers several specialized blemish and oil-control options, while Anessa features sunscreens with High Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and owning companies of Avène and Anessa compare?

Avène was founded in France in 1990 and is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, whereas Anessa was founded in Japan in 1992 and is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free product options on this page, Avène or Anessa?

Avene offers more fragrance-free product options on this page, with 8 out of 15 products listing no fragrance, compared to Anessa where every product lists no fragrance.

What are the specific Lovi fit levels for the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk by Anessa on dry skin versus oily skin?

For the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk by Anessa, Lovi rates dry skin as Average fit and oily skin as High fit.

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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