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Pixi vs Trilogy

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Pixi and Trilogy are popular skincare lines known for thoughtful formulations and reliable results. The British brand founded in 1999 offers toners, serums, eye products, and moisturizers that suit mature and oily skin best, while the other brand is deeply loved for gentle cleansers and moisturizers that suit dry, balanced, and sensitive skin types best. Both provide targeted care, such as the Glow Tonic and the Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream for acne-prone skin, the Glow Peel Pads and the Rosehip Cream Cleanser for dark spots, and the Retinol Tonic and the Line Smoothing Day Cream for mature skin. While the first brand focuses on balanced daily nourishment, its counterpart emphasizes high-performing hydration.

Pixi is a British skincare brand founded in 1999.

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

Popular Pixi vs Trilogy products

People Say

PixiTrilogy
  • Hydration and Plumping Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Leaves skin thoroughly moisturised — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Feels moisturizing — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Instant surge of hydration — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
  • Radiance and Glow Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “gives instant glow — Pixi Glow Tonic”
    • “Skin is noticeably brighter — Pixi Glow Peel Pads”
    • “healthy radiance — Pixi Glow Mist”
    • “Wake to a glowing complexion — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Gentle and Non-Irritating Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Doesn't irritate my sensitive skin — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Nothing irritated my skin — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “calms my redness instantly — Pixi Rose Tonic”
  • Lightweight and Non-Sticky Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Absorbs quickly — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
    • “unique gel-like texture — Pixi Antioxidant Tonic”
    • “Not greasy — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Pleasant Scent Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “smells like fresh roses — Pixi Rose Oil Blend”
    • “lovely subtle rose scent — Pixi Rose Tonic”
    • “refreshing rose smell — Pixi Glow Mist”
    • “Gorgeous smelling — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
  • Exfoliation and Texture Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Skin feels incredible, so smooth — Pixi Glow Peel Pads”
    • “doesn't sting — Pixi Glow Tonic”
    • “Noticeable difference — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Skin Irritation and Sensitivity Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “burned my face — Pixi Glow Tonic”
    • “Not for those with super-sensitive skin — Pixi Glow Peel Pads”
    • “If you are sensitive to fragrances, you might find it irritating — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Sting my skin a little — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Fragrance and Scent Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Scent is awful — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “smell is overpowering — Pixi Glow Tonic”
  • Oily or Greasy Residue Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “too greasy — Pixi Glow Mist”
    • “sat on top of skin — Pixi Rose Oil Blend”
    • “Oily feeling on my face — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”

Questions and answers

Pixi or Trilogy: which is better?

Pixi and Trilogy each have distinct strengths, with Trilogy offering better hydration and plumping while Pixi excels in radiance and glow. Pixi features ingredients like aloe vera, which helps soothe the skin.

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019

What is the difference between Pixi and Trilogy?

Pixi offers a wide selection of toners, serums, and mists that reviewers often praise for adding radiance and glow, whereas Trilogy provides creams with a focus on hydration and plumping. Across the products on this page, Pixi features key ingredients like aloe vera and hyaluronic acid, which helps support skin moisture.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019

Pixi or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

When it comes to moisturizers, Pixi offers products like Rose Oil Blend with high dry skin fit, while Trilogy provides options such as Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream that bring high fit for mature and dry sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Pixi or Trilogy?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of Pixi and Trilogy.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Pixi or Trilogy?

Trilogy provides gentler formulations and is unlikely to cause the breakouts sometimes noted with Pixi products on this page.

Between Pixi and Trilogy, which brand offers a wider range of toners?

Pixi offers a wider range of toners, featuring products like Glow Tonic, Hydrating Milky Mist, and Retinol Tonic among the products on this page. Trilogy does not feature any toners in its product selection.

How do the founding years and ownership of Pixi and Trilogy differ?

Pixi was founded in 1999 in the United Kingdom and is owned by an independent company. Trilogy was founded in 2002 and has been owned by CITIC Capital Holdings Limited since 2018.

Which brand has more products that list no fragrance, Pixi or Trilogy?

Pixi has more products on this page that list no fragrance, with seven out of ten fragrance-free options compared to only one out of three for Trilogy.

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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