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Anessa vs No7

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Anessa and No7 are well-established skincare brands originating from Japan and Britain, respectively. The Japanese brand is known for advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas featuring reliable daily protection, while the British brand offers serums, eye products, moisturizers, sunscreens, and more built around vitamin c, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid. Anessa suits all skin types best, whereas No7 fits mature skin and dry skin best. Both brands differ in their core formulations, as the first focuses on shielding and caring for the complexion through targeted milk and gel sunscreens, while the second relies on ingredients like shea butter to protect skin and mitigate erythema alongside specialized creams and serums.

Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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This page compares some of the most popular Anessa and No7 products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Anessa vs No7 products

Questions and answers

Anessa or No7: which is better?

When choosing between Anessa and No7, No7 achieves Superior fit levels for mature skin with products like its Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream and Restore & Renew Multi Action Eye Cream, whereas every product on the Anessa page lists no fragrance. Niacinamide may help reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppress melanosome transfer, an effect supported by clinical research.

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What is the difference between Anessa and No7?

Anessa offers sunscreen products that are all fragrance-free, whereas No7 provides a wider range of serums, creams, and exfoliants for mature and dry skin where Lovi rates products like Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream with a Superior fit. Niacinamide helps control skin aging and pigmentation.

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Anessa or No7: which sunscreen is better?

When it comes to sunscreens, Anessa offers fragrance-free options like Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel that achieve a High Lovi fit for oily and acne-prone skin. No7 also provides sunscreen options such as Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream, which reaches a Superior Lovi fit for mature skin and a High fit for dry skin, though some No7 sunscreens contain fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Anessa or No7?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of Anessa and No7.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Anessa or No7?

Anessa is unlikely to cause breakouts for the products on this page, as every sunscreen listed has a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin. In contrast, No7 products on this page mostly have an Average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, meaning they may be less dependable for avoiding breakouts.

What country were Anessa and No7 founded in, and in what years?

Anessa was founded in Japan in 1992, and No7 was founded in the United Kingdom in 1935.

Do any Anessa products contain fragrance, and how many No7 products contain fragrance?

Every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In comparison, 10 of 13 No7 products on this page list no fragrance, while the Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream, Lift & Luminate Day Cream, and Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream contain fragrance.

Which skin types does No7 fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, No7 fits mature skin, dry skin, and skin with dark spots best.

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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