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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?

Avène may fit better if you want a wide variety of cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens tailored to specific concerns like acne or dry skin, while Anessa is limited to sunscreens. The products on this page from Avène feature key ingredients such as glycerin and thermal water to help soothe irritation.

What is the difference between Avène and Anessa?

Avène offers a wide variety of products on this page for different skin types and concerns, whereas Anessa focuses exclusively on sunscreens.

Avène or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

When comparing sunscreens on this page, Anessa offers high Lovi fit levels for oily skin, skin with dark spots, combination skin, mature skin, acne-prone skin, and oily acne-prone skin, whereas Avène sunscreens vary widely from Superior to Low depending on the specific product and skin type. Additionally, every product on the Anessa page lists no fragrance, while several Avène sunscreens contain fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Anessa?

The page does not provide pricing information for either Avène or Anessa, so it cannot be determined which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Anessa?

When it comes to acne-prone skin, the products on this page for both Avène and Anessa generally show high or average Lovi fit levels, meaning either brand is unlikely to clog pores.

Between Avène and Anessa, which brand offers fragrance-free products across its entire page lineup?

Anessa offers fragrance-free products across its entire page lineup, whereas Avène includes fragrance in several of the products on this page.

How do the founding countries and parent companies of Avène and Anessa compare?

Avene 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 Avène product has a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, and how does it compare to Anessa's sunscreen ratings for dry skin?

Avène's Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water has a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, whereas Anessa's sunscreen products on this page have an Average Lovi fit level for dry skin. This means the Avène toner may suit dry skin better than the Anessa sunscreens do.

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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