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Elemis vs Anessa

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Elemis and Anessa are a British prestige line and a Japanese protective specialist founded in 1989 and 1992, respectively. The former is celebrated for nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and refining toners that weave together glycerin and shea, while the latter is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. Together, the preparations suit dry skin, mature skin, and all skin types best, offering deeply restorative qualities alongside reliable daily protection. They differ primarily in their core focuses, with the British house emphasizing anti-aging and barrier repair through standouts like the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, and the Japanese label prioritizing comprehensive sun defense with formulations like the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk.

Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.

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

Popular Elemis vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

Elemis or Anessa: which is better?

Elemis is a better fit for dry and mature skin types according to Lovi, while Anessa is a better fit for oily and acne-prone skin types. Reviewers frequently note that Elemis products help provide a radiant glow and hydrating moisturizers, although strong fragrance is sometimes noted.

What is the difference between Elemis and Anessa?

Elemis is a UK brand founded in 1989 that offers a wide range of products with a fit level up to Superior for dry and mature skin, while Anessa is a Japanese brand founded in 1992 that focuses on sunscreens with a fit level up to High for oily and combination skin. Lovi finds that Elemis products often contain fragrance, whereas every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Elemis or Anessa?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information to determine whether Elemis or Anessa is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or Anessa?

Anessa is unlikely to cause breakouts for acne-prone skin, where Lovi rates its products as High. Elemis has a mix of Average and Low fit levels for acne-prone skin across the products on this page.

Which brand has been established longer, Elemis or Anessa?

Elemis has been established longer, having been founded in the United Kingdom in 1989, whereas Anessa was founded in Japan in 1992.

Do all Anessa products list no fragrance in their ingredients compared to Elemis?

Yes, every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas Elemis has 18 out of 22 products that list fragrance.

Which skin types do Elemis brand-focused routines fit best?

According to Lovi, Elemis brand-focused routines fit dry skin, mature skin, and dry sensitive skin 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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