Shiseido vs. Estee Lauder

Famed for their luxurious skincare products packed with efficacious actives, both Shiseido and Estee Lauder are more than worthy of occupying some shelf space in your bathroom.

Come with us as we compare their best-selling anti-aging serums side-by-side to help you decide which is best for you and your skincare routine. Enjoy!

Shiseido Ultimune vs Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair

Beyond the obvious differences between the product names, choice of packaging, and bottles, we're going to have to dive straight into their formulas to start seeing any differences of note.

As you could probably guess by the name, the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum tunes into the fact that skin cell renewal peaks during our sleep. By supporting this natural process, it enables you to wake up to far more well-rested, radiant, and supple skin.

The Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate, on the other hand, claims to immediately activate the skin's inner defenses to defend against the effects of stress, natural aging, and pollution. By supporting the skin's natural processes, both serums aim to yield younger, healthier, and renewed skin.

The magic behind their success revolves around patented anti-aging technologies and active ingredients. In particular, the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum contains Tripeptide-32 which promotes the natural synchronization of the skin's circadian rhythm (in which skin protects itself by day and repairs itself by night). Estee Lauder sell themselves a little bit short on their official product page, though, as they make little-to-no mention of the other holy grail ingredients packed into its formula. Here are a few of them: Kola Seed Extract (antioxidant), Hyaluronic Acid (hydrator), Bifida Ferment Lysate (probiotic), Hydrolized Algae (stimulant), and Chamomile (soothing).

Results-wise, it's usually difficult to say for sure which serum comes out on top without stooping into anecdote. That said, both Estee Lauder and Shiseido have published their clinical trial results which we can compare. Shiseido showcases that ~90% of their customers felt that their skin was healthy, renewed, and smooth after 8 weeks of use. Estee Lauder reports that ~90% of their customers felt that their skin looked plumped, felt smoother, felt firmer, and had a healthy glow after just 3 weeks of use.

With both serums clocking in at more or less the exact same price per fluid ounce, and hundreds of beauty awards between them, it's definitely tricky to pick between the two. That said, the Ana de Armas-entrusted Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum certainly has the edge in terms of results and popularity—it is rated the #1 serum in the USA (and the UK) for a reason after all.

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