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Pixi vs Charlotte Tilbury

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Pixi and Charlotte Tilbury are British skincare brands known for their focused daily offerings, ranging from gentle toners and targeted serums to nourishing moisturizers and eye products. The first brand relies on effective ingredients like glycolic acid and retinol to suit oily and sensitive skin best, while the latter features specialized formulas such as a collagen facial oil and rich creams. Both brands differ in their founding years and specific formulations, yet each delivers reliable results for a calm, radiant complexion.

Pixi is a British skincare brand founded in 1999.

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Charlotte Tilbury is a British skincare brand founded in 2013 and owned by Puig since 2020.

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

Popular Pixi vs Charlotte Tilbury products

People Say

PixiCharlotte Tilbury
  • Hydration and Plumping Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “extremely emollient and rich — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
    • “floods skin with moisture — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “super hydrated — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “Instant surge of hydration — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
  • Radiance and Glow Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “gives instant glow — Pixi Glow Tonic”
    • “gives a lovely glow — Pixi Rose Oil Blend”
    • “radiant skin filter — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
    • “lit-from-within glow — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
  • Pleasant Scents Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “smells like fresh roses — Pixi Rose Oil Blend”
    • “lovely subtle rose scent — Pixi Rose Tonic”
    • “smells like spa — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
  • Makeup Performance and Base Not notedMostly Mentioned
    • “perfect canvas for base — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “foundation looks flawless — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
  • Cooling and Soothing Often MentionedNot noted
    • “instantly cooling upon application — Pixi DetoxifEYE Depuffing Eye Patches”
    • “calms my redness instantly — Pixi Rose Tonic”
    • “Smells fresh — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
  • Price and Value Concerns Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Bottle is too small — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
    • “Slight downside is the price — Pixi Glow Peel Pads”
    • “bottle is very small — Pixi Rose Oil Blend”
    • “extremely overpriced — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
  • Strong Fragrance and Scents Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “smell is overpowering — Pixi Glow Tonic”
    • “Scent is too strong — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
    • “grandma perfume smell — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “scent too strong — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”
  • Sticky and Greasy Residue Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “too greasy — Pixi Glow Mist”
    • “I just could not get past this heavy feel. — Pixi Vitamin-C Serum”
    • “too greasy for oily skin — Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Magic Cream”
    • “sits on top of skin — Charlotte Tilbury Magic Eye Rescue”
  • Acne and Breakouts Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “broke me out — Pixi Glow Tonic”
    • “caused cystic acne — Pixi Rose Oil Blend”
    • “Caused bad breakouts — Pixi Retinol Tonic”
    • “gave me acne — Charlotte Tilbury Collagen Superfusion Facial Oil”

Questions and answers

Pixi or Charlotte Tilbury: which is better?

Pixi fits oily, sensitive, and acne-prone skin best, while Charlotte Tilbury offers superior hydration for mature skin through its products on this page. Reviewers note that Pixi delivers radiance and soothing care, whereas Charlotte Tilbury focuses on high-performing moisturizers despite its high price point.

What is the difference between Pixi and Charlotte Tilbury?

Pixi offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page with a Superior Lovi fit for oily, sensitive, and acne-prone skin, while Charlotte Tilbury features a smaller selection of moisturizers and eye care led by Charlotte's Magic Cream with a Superior Lovi fit for mature skin. Reviewers note that Pixi is praised for cooling and soothing properties alongside deep hydration, whereas Charlotte Tilbury performs better for makeup performance and base despite a high price point.

Pixi or Charlotte Tilbury: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Charlotte Tilbury does better for hydration and plumping, while the products on this page for Pixi fit oily skin, sensitive skin, and acne-prone skin best. Charlotte's Magic Cream has a Superior Lovi fit for mature skin and a High fit for dry skin, skin with dark spots, and dry sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Pixi or Charlotte Tilbury?

Reviewers note that Charlotte Tilbury has a high price point, while Pixi faces price and value concerns among its reviewers.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Pixi or Charlotte Tilbury?

Pixi causes fewer breakouts according to the review themes on this page, which rank Pixi as doing better for acne and breakouts. Hyaluronic acid helps retain moisture in the skin.

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Between Pixi and Charlotte Tilbury, which brand offers better options for dry skin hydration?

Charlotte Tilbury offers better options for dry skin hydration, as its reviewers mostly mention hydrating moisturizers and the brand scores higher for hydration and plumping compared to Pixi. Pixi's Hydrating Milky Mist and Rose Oil Blend also achieve High Lovi fit levels for dry skin.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of Pixi and Charlotte Tilbury compare?

Pixi was founded in 1999 in the United Kingdom and remains independently owned, whereas Charlotte Tilbury was founded later in 2013 in the United Kingdom and has been owned by Puig since 2020.

Which of the two brands includes fragrance-free products across its entire page lineup?

Charlotte Tilbury includes fragrance-free products across its entire page lineup, as every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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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