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Lancôme vs Anessa

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

Lancôme and Anessa are esteemed skincare brands from France and Japan respectively, offering distinct approaches to daily care. The French house is beloved for sophisticated moisturizers, eye products, serums, and toners formulated with glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and adenosine, which suit sensitive and acne-prone skin best. Meanwhile, the Japanese brand is widely loved for advanced sunscreens suited for all skin types. While both provide thoughtful formulations, they differ primarily in their core offerings and target skin profiles.

Lancôme is a French skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1964.

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

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Questions and answers

Lancôme or Anessa: which is better?

When choosing between Lancôme and Anessa, Lancôme is a better fit if you want a broad range of skincare options tailored for sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin, whereas Anessa focuses entirely on high-performing sunscreens. Lancôme's formulas help provide deep hydration with ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid.

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What is the difference between Lancôme and Anessa?

Lancôme offers a wider variety of skincare products, such as serums, moisturizers, and toners, whereas Anessa focuses exclusively on sunscreens. Lovi rates Lancôme with High fits for sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, and dry skin, while Anessa's sunscreens achieve High fits across oily, combination, and mature skin types.

Which is more affordable, Lancôme or Anessa?

Reviewers of Lancôme often note its high price point, while pricing information for Anessa is not highlighted on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Lancôme or Anessa?

When comparing acne-prone skin, Anessa's products on this page have a High Lovi fit level, whereas Lancôme's products vary widely from High to Warning. Glycerin, which is found in Lancôme products, helps hydrate the skin.

Which brand has been established longer, Lancôme or Anessa?

Lancôme has been established longer, having been founded in 1935 compared to Anessa, which was founded in 1992.

Do both Lancôme and Anessa offer products that are completely free of fragrance?

Yes, both Lancôme and Anessa offer fragrance-free products on this page, as 3 of Lancôme's 14 products and every Anessa product list no fragrance.

How do the Lovi fit levels for dry skin compare between Lancôme's Tonique Confort and Anessa's sunscreens?

For dry skin, Lancôme's Tonique Confort has a High Lovi fit level, whereas Anessa's sunscreens have an Average Lovi 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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