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Some By Mi vs Trilogy

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Some By Mi and Trilogy are distinct skincare lines offering targeted serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers. The Korean brand features niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid to suit dry sensitive skin and skin with dark spots, whereas the second brand centers on thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers for dry, balanced, and sensitive skin types. While both provide specialized products for acne-prone, dark spot, and mature concerns, their formulations differ fundamentally in active ingredients and origin.

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

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

Popular Some By Mi vs Trilogy products

People Say

Some By MiTrilogy
  • Overall Hydration and Moisturizing Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Leaves skin thoroughly moisturised — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Feels moisturizing — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Lasts 100 hours as claimed — Some By Mi Beta Panthenol Repair Cream”
  • Creamy and Rich Texture Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Silky cream consistency — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Luxuriously rich — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “spreads soft on my skin — Some By Mi Super Matcha Pore Clean Clay Mask”
  • Gentle Formula Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Zero irritation or redness — Some By Mi Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum”
    • “doesn't strip dry my skin — Some By Mi Super Matcha Pore Clean Clay Mask”
    • “Doesn't irritate my sensitive skin — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
  • Brightening and Complexion Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Fades dark spots — Some By Mi Galactomyces Pure Vitamin C Glow Serum”
    • “skin looks visibly brighter — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Anti Blemish Serum”
    • “brightens dull skin — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
    • “Wake to a glowing complexion — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Lightweight and Fast Absorbing Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs quickly — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
    • “leaves behind no white cast — Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen”
    • “Not greasy — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Pleasant Scent Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “smells like fresh lemons — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
    • “smells like fresh lemons — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Anti Blemish Serum”
    • “Gorgeous smelling — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
  • Fragrance and Scent Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “If you are sensitive to fragrances, you might find it irritating — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Scent is awful — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “overwhelming citrus fragrance — Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen”
  • Heavy or Thick Texture Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “A little bit too thick — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”

Questions and answers

Some By Mi or Trilogy: which is better?

Some By Mi is better for brightening and effective acne-clearing treatments, while Trilogy offers better overall hydration and richer textures. Reviewers note that Some By Mi helps with complexion brightening, whereas Trilogy provides hydrating and brightening moisturizers.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

What is the difference between Some By Mi and Trilogy?

Some By Mi excels in brightening and complexion improvements, while Trilogy is noted for overall hydration and richer textures. Every Some By Mi product on this page lists no fragrance, whereas two out of three Trilogy products list fragrance in their ingredients.

Some By Mi or Trilogy: which cleanser is better?

Some By Mi provides better cleansers than Trilogy for deep pore cleaning and acne-clearing treatments, while Lovi rates several of its cleansers as High or Superior for acne-prone and oily skin types.

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or Trilogy?

This page does not provide pricing information for either Some By Mi or Trilogy, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Some By Mi or Trilogy?

Some By Mi is more suited for acne-prone skin, with several products achieving a Lovi fit level of Superior for oily acne-prone and acne-prone skin types, whereas Trilogy products only reach Average or Low fit levels for these skin types.

Between Some By Mi and Trilogy, which brand has products with no fragrance listed in their ingredients?

Some By Mi is the better brand for fragrance-free options, as every product on the Some By Mi page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Some By Mi and Trilogy?

Some By Mi was founded in 2016 in South Korea, whereas Trilogy was founded earlier in 2002. Trilogy's country of origin is not specified on its page.

Which brand performs better in terms of overall hydration and moisturizing according to review themes?

Trilogy performs better for overall hydration and moisturizing.

Some By Mi or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

Some By Mi is better for targeted brightening and hydration with products like its Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream achieving a Superior Lovi fit across many skin types, while Trilogy offers rich textures backed by reviewers for overall moisturization.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

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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