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Some By Mi vs Anessa

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Some By Mi and Anessa are distinct Asian skincare brands offering targeted daily care through specialized formulations. The Korean brand features serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers built around niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid to suit dry sensitive skin and skin with dark spots best. Conversely, the Japanese brand is widely loved for advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas that suit all skin types best, offering reliable daily protection. While both provide thoughtful formulations to shield and care for the complexion, they differ in their primary focus on clarifying treatments versus advanced sun protection.

Some By Mi is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by JKL Partners since 2021.

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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 Some By Mi and Anessa products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Some By Mi vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

Some By Mi or Anessa: which is better?

Some By Mi is better suited for a broader range of skin concerns on this page, featuring options that Lovi rates as Superior for dry sensitive skin and acne-prone skin, whereas Anessa focuses exclusively on sunscreens with High to Average fit levels. Reviewers mention that Some By Mi offers gentle serums and effective acne treatments, though some note potential drying effects.

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What is the difference between Some By Mi and Anessa?

Some By Mi offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page, whereas Anessa focuses exclusively on sunscreens.

Some By Mi or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

For sun protection, the products on this page include Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen, which Lovi rates as High for dry, oily, and sensitive skin types. Anessa also offers sunscreen options like Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and Skincare Gel, which similarly achieve High fit levels across most skin types.

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or Anessa?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information to determine whether Some By Mi or Anessa is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Some By Mi or Anessa?

Some By Mi helps with breakouts, featuring a wide range of acne-clearing treatments and cleansers with Lovi fit levels of High to Superior for acne-prone skin on the products on this page. Anessa focuses strictly on sunscreens, so it is not primarily used for acne care.

Between Some By Mi and Anessa, which brand has been on the market longer and where were they founded?

Anessa has been on the market longer, having been founded in Japan in 1992, whereas Some By Mi was founded in South Korea in 2016.

Do products from Some By Mi and Anessa contain added fragrance in their ingredients?

Every product from Some By Mi and Anessa on this page lists no added fragrance in its ingredients.

How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between Some By Mi's and Anessa's sunscreen products?

For dry skin, the Lovi fit level for Some By Mi's sunscreen is High, whereas Anessa's sunscreen products have an Average fit level.

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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