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Paula's Choice vs Pixi

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Paula's Choice and Pixi are skincare brands founded in 1995 and 1999, respectively, offering comprehensive ranges of serums, cleansers, moisturizers, and toners. Paula's Choice is built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and vitamin c, while Pixi is crafted with gentle and effective formulas. Both brands suit oily skin best, though the American brand also fits combination skin and the British brand suits sensitive skin. They differ primarily in their ownership and regional origins, alongside their specific ingredient highlights.

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

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Pixi is a British skincare brand founded in 1999.

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

Popular Paula's Choice vs Pixi products

People Say

Paula's ChoicePixi
  • Glow and radiance Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “gives instant glow — Pixi Glow Tonic”
    • “Skin is noticeably brighter — Pixi Glow Peel Pads”
    • “healthy radiance — Pixi Glow Mist”
    • “Discoloration almost gone — Paula's Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum”
  • Lightweight and fast absorbing Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Absorbs quickly and leaves no greasy residue behind. — Paula's Choice Clear Oil-Free Moisturizer”
    • “absorbs instantly — Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster”
    • “watery consistency — Paula's Choice 10% Niacinamide Booster”
    • “Absorbs quickly — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
  • Smoothes skin texture Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “skin becomes very smooth — Paula's Choice 1% Retinol Treatment”
    • “skin is insanely soft — Paula's Choice Weightless Body Treatment 2% BHA”
    • “skin never been this silky — Paula's Choice Skin-Smoothing Retinol Body Treatment”
    • “Skin feels incredible, so smooth — Pixi Glow Peel Pads”
  • Deep hydration, plumping and soothing Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Instant surge of hydration — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
    • “calms my redness instantly — Pixi Rose Tonic”
    • “deeply hydrates and balances — Pixi Antioxidant Tonic”
    • “skin looks plumper — Paula's Choice Pro-Collagen Multi-Peptide Booster”
  • Non-irritating and gentle formula Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Finally a vitamin C product I can use — Paula's Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum”
    • “no stinging — Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster”
    • “doesn't sting — Pixi Glow Tonic”
    • “Gentle enough for regular use — Pixi Retinol Tonic”
  • Pleasant scent Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “smells like fresh roses — Pixi Rose Oil Blend”
    • “lovely subtle rose scent — Pixi Rose Tonic”
    • “refreshing rose smell — Pixi Glow Mist”
    • “Doesn't smell at all — Paula's Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum”
  • High price and small size Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “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”
    • “surprisingly small bottle — Paula's Choice Skin-Smoothing Retinol Body Treatment”
  • Unpleasant smell or strong fragrance Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “smells like grain — Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster”
    • “smells like hot dog water — Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster”
    • “smell is overpowering — Pixi Glow Tonic”
    • “Scent is too strong — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
  • Causes purging, breakouts or irritation Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “peeling and flaking — Paula's Choice 1% Retinol Treatment”
    • “skin purged — Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant”
    • “Massive burning sensation — Pixi Glow Peel Pads”
    • “burned my face — Pixi Glow Tonic”

Paula's Choice vs Pixi routines for dry skin

Buy Pixi routine · $178.68 · 94% fitBuy Paula's Choice routine · $198.70 · 84% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Paula's Choice vs Pixi routines for oily skin

Buy Pixi routine · $342.54 · 95% fitBuy Paula's Choice routine · $384.42 · 89% fitSee multi-brand routine · 98% fit

Paula's Choice vs Pixi routines for combination skin

Buy Pixi routine · $333.65 · 94% fitBuy Paula's Choice routine · $353.90 · 89% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

Paula's Choice or Pixi: which is better?

Both brands offer solid routines, with Lovi fit levels rated Superior across skin types for Pixi and High across skin types for Paula's Choice. Pixi provides deep hydration and glow, while Paula's Choice delivers lightweight textures and smoother skin.

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

Paula's Choice focuses on lightweight formulas and smoothing texture, while Pixi emphasizes deep hydration and radiant glow. Paula's Choice lists no fragrance in the products on this page, whereas some Pixi products contain fragrance.

Paula's Choice or Pixi for dry skin?

For dry skin, Pixi has a Superior routine fit, while Paula's Choice has a High routine fit. Pixi is known for deep hydration and radiance, whereas Paula's Choice helps smooth skin texture with lightweight, fragrance-free products.

Paula's Choice or Pixi: which moisturizer is better?

Paula's Choice and Pixi both offer moisturizers with a Lovi fit level of Average for dry and oily skin types on this page. Paula's Choice focuses on ingredients like glycerin and ceramides, whereas Pixi relies on rose oil and aloe vera.

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

Pixi is noted for having a high price and small size as a negative review theme, whereas Paula's Choice reviewers mention high price.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products, Paula's Choice or Pixi?

Paula's Choice has more fragrance-free products, as every product on its page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas several Pixi products contain added fragrance.

How do the founding years and origins of Paula's Choice and Pixi compare?

Paula's Choice was founded in the United States in 1995, while Pixi was founded in the United Kingdom in 1999.

Which brand performs better for glow and radiance according to reviewers?

Pixi performs better for glow and radiance according to reviewers. The products on this page help deliver deep hydration and radiance.

Paula's Choice or Pixi for oily skin?

Both Paula's Choice and Pixi achieve a Superior Lovi fit level for oily skin. Pixi is particularly noted for deep hydration, radiance and glow, while Paula's Choice offers lightweight, fast-absorbing products that smooth skin texture.

Paula's Choice or Pixi for sensitive skin?

Both Paula's Choice and Pixi achieve a Superior routine fit for sensitive skin on this page. Paula's Choice helps with lightweight and fast-absorbing formulas, whereas Pixi provides deep hydration, plumping, and soothing.

Paula's Choice or Pixi for acne-prone skin?

Both Paula's Choice and Pixi achieve a Superior routine fit for acne-prone skin on the products on this page. Paula's Choice relies on fragrance-free formulations with key ingredients like salicylic acid and niacinamide, while Pixi offers glowing toners that may contain fragrance.

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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