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Paula's Choice vs MAËLYS

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Paula's Choice and MAËLYS are skincare brands offering thoughtful care through specialized solutions. Paula's Choice is an American brand founded in 1995 and owned by Unilever since 2021, known for serums, cleansers, moisturizers, toners, and more built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and vitamin c, which fit oily skin and acne-prone skin best. MAËLYS is loved for targeted serums and advanced formulas that suit all skin types best. The brands differ in their formulations and ideal skin types, as glycerin significantly increased skin hydration and restored barrier function for the first brand, while both deliver distinct standout products for particular concerns.

Paula's Choice is an American skincare brand founded in 1995 and owned by Unilever since 2021.

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

Popular Paula's Choice vs MAËLYS products

Paula's Choice vs MAËLYS serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Paula's Choice or MAËLYS: which is better?

Paula's Choice generally offers a much wider selection of fragrance-free products with Superior or High Lovi fit levels across most skin types, whereas MAËLYS shows mostly Low or Caution fit levels on this page.

What is the difference between Paula's Choice and MAËLYS?

Paula's Choice offers a wide selection of fragrance-free skincare products with Superior and High fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas MAËLYS features only a couple of body and facial items that generally receive Low or Average fit ratings on Lovi.

Which is more affordable, Paula's Choice or MAËLYS?

Reviewers note that Paula's Choice products often come with a high price. The page data does not provide pricing information for MAËLYS to compare affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Paula's Choice or MAËLYS?

Paula's Choice generally helps with blemishes, fitting acne-prone skin with High or Superior Lovi levels across many products on this page, while MAËLYS products on this page show Low fit levels for acne-prone skin.

Between Paula's Choice and MAËLYS, which brand was founded earlier and in which country?

Paula's Choice was founded earlier, in 1995 in the United States, whereas MAËLYS was founded in 2017.

How do the fragrance-free options compare between Paula's Choice and MAËLYS products?

Paula's Choice offers a much wider selection of fragrance-free products on this page, as every item lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, only half of the products on this page from MAËLYS are fragrance-free.

Which brand offers a cleanser rated as 'Superior' for oily skin: Paula's Choice or MAËLYS?

Paula's Choice offers a cleanser rated as Superior for oily skin, whereas MAËLYS does not feature this product type on the 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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