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Shiseido vs Catrice

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

Shiseido and Catrice are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and a German skincare brand founded in 2004, respectively. The Japanese brand is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, serums, and more, all formulated with key ingredients like glycerin, while the German brand is beloved for its refined eye products and advanced formulas. Both deliver reliable daily performance through thoughtful formulations, with the former suiting sensitive skin and mature skin best and the latter suiting combination, oily, and normal skin best. They differ because the former offers standout choices such as the Treatment Softener, the Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Day Cream, and the Essential Energy Hydrating Cream, whereas the latter provides the Under Eye Brightener for acne-prone skin.

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

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Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.

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

Popular Shiseido vs Catrice products

Questions and answers

Shiseido or Catrice: which is better?

Shiseido offers a wide range of skincare products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels for sensitive and mature skin, while Catrice only lists a single under eye brightener. Shiseido's key ingredients like hyaluronic acid help hydrate the skin, though some formulas may cause skin irritation.

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What is the difference between Shiseido and Catrice?

Shiseido is a Japanese brand founded in 1872 that offers a wide range of skincare products on this page with key ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, whereas Catrice is a German brand founded in 2004 that features just one eye product on this page. Hyaluronic acid helps provide anti-aging and moisturizing effects for the skin.

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Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Catrice?

Reviewers on this page frequently mention Shiseido's high price point, whereas Catrice is not noted for high prices. Catrice offers products on this page with a fragrance-free formula.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Catrice?

Catrice has only one product on this page, an under eye brightener which Lovi rates as average for acne-prone skin, while Shiseido offers a wide range of products with varied acne-prone skin fits ranging from low to high. Shiseido's key ingredients include hyaluronic acid, which helps hydrate the skin without causing breakouts.

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

Shiseido was founded in 1872 in Japan, whereas Catrice was founded much later in 2004 in Germany. Both brands come from different countries and time periods.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free options among their listed products, Shiseido or Catrice?

Catrice offers more fragrance-free options among the products on this page, as every listed Catrice product lists no fragrance. In contrast, only 5 of 20 Shiseido products on this page list no fragrance.

How does the variety of skincare product types and skin-type fit levels differ between Shiseido and Catrice?

Shiseido features a wide range of product types like cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens with varying Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas Catrice only features an eye product on this page with moderate to high Lovi fit levels for dry and sensitive skin. Hyaluronic acid in Shiseido's formulas helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

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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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