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Shiseido vs Blume

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Shiseido and Blume are two distinct skincare lines, with the former being a Japanese brand founded in 1872 and the latter a Canadian brand founded in 2018. The former is beloved for moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, and serums formulated with glycerin, while the latter is widely loved for nourishing moisturizers and thoughtful formulas. Both brands suit sensitive skin best, with the Japanese brand additionally suiting mature skin and the Canadian brand additionally suiting acne-prone and dry skin. They differ primarily in their heritage, specific ingredient applications, and targeted concerns such as the Japanese brand offering standout choices like the Treatment Softener, Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Day Cream, and Essential Energy Hydrating Cream, compared to the Canadian brand offering the Meltdown Gel Cream.

Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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Blume is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

Popular Shiseido vs Blume products

Shiseido vs Blume moisturizers

Questions and answers

Shiseido or Blume: which is better?

Shiseido and Blume serve different needs, with the products on this page offering extensive options for mature and sensitive skin, while Blume provides fragrance-free care suited for acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Shiseido and Blume?

Shiseido is a Japanese brand founded in 1872 offering a wide range of products with many fragrance options, whereas Blume is an independent Canadian brand founded in 2018 where every product on this page lists no fragrance.

Shiseido or Blume: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers from the products on this page, Shiseido offers options with a Superior Lovi fit for mature and dry sensitive skin, such as the Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Day Cream, while Blume features the Meltdown Gel Cream with a High Lovi fit for acne-prone and oily skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in Shiseido's formulations, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

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Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Blume?

Reviews note that Shiseido products on this page have a high price point. In contrast, Blume is an independent brand founded in 2018 in Canada, while Shiseido was founded in Japan in 1872 and is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Blume?

Blume's Meltdown Gel Cream offers a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, whereas the products on this page for Shiseido show mixed acne-prone fit levels and sometimes note skin irritation.

Between Shiseido and Blume, which brand offers fragrance-free products?

Both Shiseido and Blume offer fragrance-free options among the products on this page. Blume lists no fragrance for every product, while Shiseido includes fragrance-free choices for 5 of its 20 products.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Shiseido and Blume?

Shiseido was founded in 1872 in Japan, whereas Blume was established much later in 2018 in Canada. Both brands hail from different countries and distinct eras in skincare history.

Which brand has a wider variety of products listed on the page for mature skin?

Shiseido has a much wider variety of products listed on this page for mature skin, including day creams, eye creams, serums, and cleansers. Blume features only a single moisturizer on the page, Meltdown Gel Cream, which has an average Lovi fit level for mature skin.

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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