NIVEA and Anessa are established skincare brands offering reliable daily protection and nourishing care. The German brand is known for its targeted serums, nourishing moisturizers, and sunscreens formulated with glycerin, while the Japanese brand is celebrated for advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. Both cater to various complexions, as the former suits combination skin and sensitive skin best, and the latter accommodates all skin types. They differ in their origins and standout solutions, with the former featuring options like the LUMINOUS630 ANTI-DARK SPOT SERUM and the latter offering items such as the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk.
NIVEA is a German skincare brand founded in 1911 and owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004.
This page compares some of the most popular NIVEA and Anessa products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Anessa is a better fit across its products on this page for oily, combination, and mature skin, with High Lovi fit levels for those skin types. NIVEA also offers strong options like Protect & Moisture Sun Lotion SPF50+ with High Lovi fit for similar skin types, though reviewers often mention a greasy residue. Glycerin helps provide hydration in the products on this page.
What is the difference between NIVEA and Anessa?
NIVEA offers a wider variety of products on this page like moisturizers and serums with varied fit levels, whereas Anessa features sunscreens that have a High fit for oily and combination skin. Glycerin helps provide moisturization across the products on this page.
NIVEA or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?
For sunscreens, NIVEA's UV Deep Protect & Care Gel and Protect & Moisture Sun Lotion SPF50+ both achieve a High fit level for combination, oily, and acne-prone skin on this page. Anessa's Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel and Skincare Milk also achieve a High fit level for oily, combination, acne-prone, and mature skin, and every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance.
Which is more affordable, NIVEA or Anessa?
This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of NIVEA and Anessa.
Which causes fewer breakouts, NIVEA or Anessa?
Anessa has a High fit level for acne-prone skin across the products on this page, whereas NIVEA varies widely from High to Warning for acne-prone skin and sometimes causes breakouts.
Which brand is older, NIVEA or Anessa, and in which countries were they founded?
NIVEA is older than Anessa, having been founded in Germany in 1911, whereas Anessa was founded in Japan in 1992.
How do the fragrance options differ between NIVEA and Anessa products on this page?
NIVEA products on this page often include added scents, with six out of nine products listing fragrance in their ingredients. In contrast, Anessa products on this page are completely unfragranced, with every product listing no fragrance.
What is the Lovi fit level of NIVEA's Creme for dry skin compared to Anessa's Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk for dry skin?
NIVEA's Creme has a High Lovi fit level for dry skin, whereas Anessa's Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk has an Average fit for dry skin. Glycerin helps provide intense deep hydration in products on this page.
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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.
