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Some By Mi vs Skintific

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Some By Mi and Skintific are popular skincare brands offering specialized products for various complexions. The Korean brand features serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers built around niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid, while the latter is loved for moisturizers, serums, and sunscreens utilizing carefully formulated ingredients. Some By Mi suits dry skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas the latter suits oily acne-prone skin and combination skin best. They differ primarily in their targeted formulations and key ingredient focuses, with the 2016-founded brand providing solutions that decrease hyperpigmentation, improve skin aging signs, and reduce acne lesions.

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

Popular Some By Mi vs Skintific products

People Say

Some By MiSkintific
  • Lightweight and Fast Absorbing Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “super light and leaves a radiant glow — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “light as air — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “absorbs quickly — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
  • Acne and Blemish Control Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Reduces pimples — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”
    • “cleared my cystic acne — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Acne Clear Foam”
    • “flattened my cystic acne — Some By Mi AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Serum”
    • “calm my acne instantly — Skintific MUGWORT”
  • Skin Texture Improvement Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Skin became smoother — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”
    • “Surprisingly gentle — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”
    • “Skin feels baby soft — Some By Mi Retinol Intense Reactivating Serum”
    • “Kulit terasa lebih halus — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Refreshing and Soothing Sensation Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Calmed my retinol burn overnight — Some By Mi Beta Panthenol Repair Cream”
    • “calm my redness — Some By Mi Snail Truecica Miracle Repair Serum”
    • “redness berkurang — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “good for acne prone — Skintific MATE FIT”
  • Brightening and Glowing Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “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”
    • “Tampak lebih cerah — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Pore Cleansing Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “skin feels fresh — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “Pori tampak lebih bersih — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “pores look visibly smaller — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Acne Clear Foam”
  • Scent and Fragrance Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “overwhelming citrus fragrance — Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen”
    • “Smells like mouthwash — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”
    • “scent is actually quite strong — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “Bau jamu/rempah — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Dryness and Flaking Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “not moisturizing enough — Some By Mi Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream”
    • “Skin felt tight — Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner”
    • “kurang lembab — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “cracks if not hydrated — Skintific MATE FIT”
  • Application and Texture Issues Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “takes a while to rub in — Some By Mi V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen”
    • “Panas banget di kulit — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”

Some By Mi vs Skintific routines for dry skin

Buy Some By Mi routine · S$102.62 · 91% fitBuy Skintific routine · S$189.84 · 87% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Some By Mi vs Skintific routines for oily skin

Buy Skintific routine · S$423.46 · 90% fitBuy Some By Mi routine · S$135.66 · 86% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Some By Mi vs Skintific routines for combination skin

Buy Skintific routine · S$319.36 · 91% fitBuy Some By Mi routine · S$135.66 · 87% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

Some By Mi or Skintific: which is better?

Some By Mi is better for dry skin, skin with dark spots, and dry sensitive skin, while Skintific fits oily and combination skin better. Reviewers highlight Some By Mi for brightening and acne control, and topical niacinamide may help reduce skin pigmentation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

What is the difference between Some By Mi and Skintific?

Some By Mi is better for acne and blemish control, skin texture improvement, and brightening, while Skintific excels in lightweight and fast-absorbing formulas and pore cleansing. For dry and sensitive skin, Lovi rates Some By Mi as superior and Skintific as high, but Skintific achieves a superior fit for oily and combination skin types.

Some By Mi or Skintific for dry skin?

Some By Mi is better for dry skin because Lovi rates its routine fit as Superior while Skintific is High. Niacinamide helps improve skin brightness and hydration.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Some By Mi or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

Some By Mi is the better choice for moisturizing dry skin because its Yuja Niacin Brightening Moisture Gel Cream reaches a Superior fit level for dry skin on this page, whereas Skintific's moisturizer fits dry skin at an Average level.

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or Skintific?

This page does not provide information about the pricing or affordability of Some By Mi and Skintific.

Which brand performs better for dry sensitive skin, Some By Mi or Skintific?

Some By Mi performs better for dry sensitive skin, offering a superior routine fit compared to Skintific's high fit. Niacinamide helps reduce pigmentation and improves skin aging.

Antioxidants, 2021

How do Some By Mi and Skintific compare regarding brightening and glowing results?

Some By Mi does better than Skintific for brightening and glowing results. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppress melanosome transfer.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

Which brand is better suited for oily acne-prone skin, Some By Mi or Skintific?

Skintific is better suited for oily acne-prone skin because the routine fit on Lovi is Superior for Skintific and High for Some By Mi.

Some By Mi or Skintific for oily skin?

Skintific is a better fit for oily skin, as Skintific has a Superior routine fit compared to Some By Mi's High fit on this page.

Some By Mi or Skintific: which sunscreen is better?

Some By Mi provides a better sunscreen choice because the V10 Hyal Air Fit Sunscreen achieves a High Lovi fit across all listed skin types, including sensitive and dry sensitive skin.

Some By Mi or Skintific for sensitive skin?

Some By Mi is better for sensitive skin, as Lovi rates its routine as Superior while Skintific is High. Reviewers sometimes note that Some By Mi products can feel drying or stripping or have strong scents.

Some By Mi or Skintific for acne-prone skin?

Both Some By Mi and Skintific are a High fit for acne-prone skin. Some By Mi does better for acne and blemish control across the products on this page.

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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