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Paula's Choice vs Augustinus Bader

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Paula's Choice and Augustinus Bader are distinguished skincare lines offering targeted solutions for diverse complexions. The American brand, founded in 1995, features cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers built around glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and vitamin C that suit oily and acne-prone skin best. Meanwhile, the German brand, established in 2018, is known for nourishing moisturizers, soothing eye products, and targeted serums that suit dry and dry sensitive skin best through deeply hydrating compositions. Ultimately, both differ primarily in their formulation approaches and the specific skin types they naturally favor.

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

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Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

Popular Paula's Choice vs Augustinus Bader products

People Say

Paula's ChoiceAugustinus Bader
  • Lightweight and fast-absorbing formula Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “light but nourishing — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
    • “sinks in instantly — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “light gel texture — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
    • “Absorbs quickly and leaves no greasy residue behind. — Paula's Choice Clear Oil-Free Moisturizer”
  • Smoothes skin texture and refines Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin becomes very smooth — Paula's Choice 1% Retinol Treatment”
    • “skin is insanely soft — Paula's Choice Weightless Body Treatment 2% BHA”
    • “Softens fine lines — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “skin is smoother — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
  • Glow, radiance and brightening Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Instant youthful glow — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “Instantly hydrated — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “healthy glow — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “visible glow — Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster”
  • Deep hydration Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “Extremely dry skin saved — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “instantly refreshing — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
  • Anti-aging and firming results Sometimes NotedRarely Noted
    • “skin looks plumper — Paula's Choice Pro-Collagen Multi-Peptide Booster”
    • “softens lines and wrinkles — Paula's Choice 1% Retinol Treatment”
    • “improved neck texture — Paula's Choice Skin-Smoothing Retinol Body Treatment”
    • “crow's feet softened — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
  • Unclogs pores and clears acne Often MentionedNot noted
    • “cleared my bumps — Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant”
    • “Helped clear my cystic acne — Paula's Choice CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser”
    • “heals blemishes faster — Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant”
  • High price and expensive for size Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “tiny tube — Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster”
    • “Sooooo expensive — Paula's Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum”
    • “expensive for body lotion — Paula's Choice Skin-Smoothing Retinol Body Treatment”
  • Skin purging, breakouts and irritation Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “skin purged — Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant”
    • “burnt skin off — Paula's Choice 1% Retinol Treatment”
    • “Caused cystic acne — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “bumps on forehead — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
  • Packaging issues and leaks Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “dropper leaks — Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster”
    • “dropper can be unpredictable — Paula's Choice Pro-Collagen Multi-Peptide Booster”
    • “Cap broke immediately — Paula's Choice CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser”
    • “excessive packaging — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
  • Unpleasant smell or scent Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Smells like old crayons — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “Smells like vegetable oil — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “smells like grain — Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster”

Paula's Choice vs Augustinus Bader routines for dry skin

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Paula's Choice vs Augustinus Bader routines for oily skin

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Paula's Choice vs Augustinus Bader routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Paula's Choice or Augustinus Bader: which is better?

Paula's Choice is better for anti-aging and clearing acne, while Augustinus Bader is better for radiance, deep hydration, and lightweight moisturizers. Both brands fit oily, acne-prone, combination, sensitive, and mature skin equally well.

What is the difference between Paula's Choice and Augustinus Bader?

Paula's Choice helps with anti-aging and clears acne best, while Augustinus Bader helps more with glow, radiance, and deep hydration.

Paula's Choice or Augustinus Bader for dry skin?

Augustinus Bader provides a Superior routine fit for dry skin, whereas Paula's Choice offers a High routine fit on the products on this page. Augustinus Bader may help deliver deep hydration and a glowing radiance, while Paula's Choice helps with anti-aging results and smoothing skin texture.

Drug Delivery, 2017Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Paula's Choice or Augustinus Bader: which moisturizer is better?

Paula's Choice helps with anti-aging and clearing acne, while Augustinus Bader provides deep hydration and a radiant glow. Augustinus Bader fits dry and dry sensitive skin with a Superior Lovi level, whereas Paula's Choice fits those skin types at a High level.

Which is more affordable, Paula's Choice or Augustinus Bader?

Augustinus Bader is known for having an extreme price, while Paula's Choice is often noted as being high priced and expensive for its size.

Which brand performs better for deep hydration?

Augustinus Bader performs better for deep hydration, offering reviewers mostly mentioned deep hydration benefits.

Paula's Choice or Augustinus Bader for oily skin?

Both Paula's Choice and Augustinus Bader fit oily skin well, with Lovi rating Paula's Choice as Superior and Augustinus Bader as Superior for this skin type.

Paula's Choice or Augustinus Bader for sensitive skin?

Both Paula's Choice and Augustinus Bader achieve a Superior routine fit for sensitive skin. Paula's Choice helps smooth texture with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, while Augustinus Bader provides deep hydration and radiance.

Drug Delivery, 2017Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Paula's Choice or Augustinus Bader for acne-prone skin?

Both Paula's Choice and Augustinus Bader have a Superior routine fit for acne-prone skin, with Paula's Choice doing better for unclogging pores and clearing acne. Paula's Choice features key ingredients like salicylic acid and green tea to help manage breakouts.

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Paula's Choice or Augustinus Bader for mature skin?

Both brands are great for mature skin, with Lovi giving Augustinus Bader a Superior fit level and Paula's Choice a Superior fit level. Augustinus Bader delivers better glow and radiance, while Paula's Choice is better for anti-aging and firming results.

Paula's Choice or Augustinus Bader for skin with dark spots?

Augustinus Bader has a Superior Lovi fit level for skin with dark spots, whereas Paula's Choice has a High fit level. Augustinus Bader tends to do better for glow, radiance and brightening.

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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