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Paula's Choice vs KORRES

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Paula's Choice and KORRES are well-regarded skincare brands offering serums, cleansers, moisturizers, and toners. Paula's Choice relies on hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and vitamin c to suit oily and combination skin, while the Greek brand is known for gentle cleansers and moisturizers that best serve sensitive and acne-prone skin. Both lines feature targeted treatments for specific concerns like dark spots and aging. They differ primarily in their core formulations and the skin types they accommodate most naturally.

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 KORRES products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Paula's Choice vs KORRES products

People Say

Paula's ChoiceKORRES
  • Texture and Consistency Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “feels like velvet — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “absorbs instantly — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “Luxurious foam — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “Absorbs quickly and leaves no greasy residue behind. — Paula's Choice Clear Oil-Free Moisturizer”
  • Gentle and Non-Irritating Formulas Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “leaves face soft and smooth — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “Calms redness — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “calmed my redness — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “Finally a vitamin C product I can use — Paula's Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum”
  • Skin Smoothing and Texture Improvement Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “skin becomes very smooth — Paula's Choice 1% Retinol Treatment”
    • “bumps be gone — Paula's Choice Weightless Body Treatment 2% BHA”
    • “skin is insanely soft — Paula's Choice Weightless Body Treatment 2% BHA”
    • “skin feels baby soft — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Hydration and Moisture Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “saved my dry skin — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “extremely moisturizing — KORRES Bounce Firming Moisturizer”
    • “kept me matte all day — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “Provides an internal level of hydration without leaving any heavy finish. — Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Pore-Reducing Toner”
  • Glow, Radiance, and Brightening Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “visible glow — Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster”
    • “Discoloration almost gone — Paula's Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum”
    • “instantly hydrates — Paula's Choice Pro-Collagen Multi-Peptide Booster”
    • “gives a no-shine glow — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
  • Skin Cleansing and Pores 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”
    • “pores look smaller — Paula's Choice 10% Niacinamide Booster”
  • High Price and Value Issues Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “jar is very small — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
    • “Expensive for cleanser — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “priciest face cleanser — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “tiny tube — Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster”
  • Unpleasant Scent and 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”
    • “weird glue-like smell — Paula's Choice Weightless Body Treatment 2% BHA”
    • “smells like babies — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Packaging and Size Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Needs a pump — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “hard to control amount — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “surprisingly small bottle — Paula's Choice Skin-Smoothing Retinol Body Treatment”

Paula's Choice vs KORRES routines for dry skin

Buy KORRES routine · SAR 1,028.78 · 94% fitBuy Paula's Choice routine · SAR 1,588.72 · 79% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Paula's Choice vs KORRES routines for oily skin

Buy KORRES routine · SAR 1,461.44 · 93% fitBuy Paula's Choice routine · SAR 1,883.71 · 89% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Paula's Choice vs KORRES routines for combination skin

Buy KORRES routine · SAR 1,293.58 · 94% fitBuy Paula's Choice routine · SAR 1,601.99 · 89% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

Paula's Choice or KORRES: which is better?

Paula's Choice is better for skin clearing, glowing radiance, and smoothing texture, while KORRES is better for rich hydration and gentle cleansers.

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

Paula's Choice offers fragrance-free formulas that focus on brightening and pores, while KORRES features products with fragrance that tend to provide better hydration and gentle, non-stripping cleansers.

Paula's Choice or KORRES for dry skin?

Both brands are great choices for dry skin, with Lovi giving KORRES a Superior routine fit and Paula's Choice a High fit. KORRES is known for its gentle, hydrating cleansers and velvety moisturizers, while Paula's Choice offers fragrance-free options rich in barrier-repairing ingredients like hyaluronic acid and ceramides that help lock in moisture.

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Paula's Choice or KORRES: which cleanser is better?

Paula's Choice is better for targeting oily skin, acne, and pores with fragrance-free cleansers like the CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser, while KORRES is better for gentle, rich cleansing with options like the Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser.

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

Both Paula's Choice and KORRES face customer complaints about high prices on the products on this page.

Paula's Choice or KORRES: which brand offers products with no fragrance?

Paula's Choice offers products on this page that list no fragrance in their ingredients, whereas KORRES includes fragrance in all five of its products on this page.

Paula's Choice or KORRES: which brand is better for glow, radiance, and brightening?

Paula's Choice does better for glow, radiance, and brightening. The products on this page list no fragrance, and Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and melanosome transfer.

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Paula's Choice or KORRES: which brand was founded earlier?

Paula's Choice was founded earlier, in 1995 in the United States, whereas KORRES was founded in 1996.

Paula's Choice or KORRES for oily skin?

Both brands are great for oily skin, with KORRES showing Superior routine fit and Paula's Choice showing High routine fit. Every product on the Paula's Choice page lists no fragrance, whereas all KORRES products on this page include fragrance.

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

When comparing moisturizers, KORRES offers rich and velvety formulas with a Superior routine fit, while Paula's Choice provides fragrance-free options that fit dry skin well. Reviewers note that KORRES moisturizers help deliver great hydration, but they frequently mention fragrance complaints.

Paula's Choice or KORRES for sensitive skin?

Both Paula's Choice and KORRES fit sensitive skin well, with Lovi rating both brands as High. Paula's Choice keeps all products on this page fragrance-free, while KORRES products on this page include fragrance.

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

Both Paula's Choice and KORRES fit acne-prone skin well, with KORRES achieving a Superior routine fit and Paula's Choice achieving a High routine fit on this 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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