Paula's choice My opinion
My top 10 Paula's Choice products
Skin perfecting 2% BHA lotion
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A best seller for the brand Paula's choice This lotion combats blemishes, blackheads, enlarged pores and acne pimples. The secret of this lotion is that it contains a skilful blend of salicylic acid (2%), green tea extracts and methypropanediol to provide hydration.
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Most importantly, this lotion is effective. The BHA deep-cleans pores and gently exfoliates the skin, while the green tea extracts reduce sebum production and provide antioxidants.
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Clinical Treatment 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol
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An anti-aging serum that harnesses the power of retinol to improve the appearance of wrinkles and pigmentation spots. This serum contains 0.3% retinol, 2% bakuchiol, peptides and a vitamin C derivative. This cocktail helps firm facial skin, even out skin tone and smooth fine lines.
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According to numerous scientific studies, retinol is the most effective anti-aging active ingredient, and this product enhances it.
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With retinol, you need to be careful. You should start applying this product every 3rd day, then gradually increase the frequency of application. This product is also photosensitizing, so sun protection is mandatory.
C15 Super Booster
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This serum contains 15% of Pure vitamin C, vitamin E and ferulic acid. This serum helps fight the appearance of wrinkles, diminishes skin spots and makes your skin clearer. Pure vitamin C is the best anti-oxidant, but it's difficult to formulate and requires a PH below 3.5 to be effective, which is precisely the case with this serum.
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This anti-aging serum from Paula's Choice is so well formulated, it's a must-have in my morning skincare routine.
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Vitamin C is a photosensitizer, so don't forget to protect yourself from the sun.
Booster 10% Niacinamide
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This serum with 10% niacinamide fights blemishes, enlarges pores and evens skin tone. Niacinamide, also known as vitamin B3, is a multifunctional cosmetic active ingredient that also has an anti-aging action and improves skin radiance. This serum also contains vitamin B5, which moisturizes and soothes the skin. This serum is suitable for all skin types.
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This multi-function serum is suitable for all skin types.
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Some people may be sensitive to niacinamide "redness".
Skin Perfecting 8% AHA Exfoliating Gel
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This exfoliating gel contains 8% of glycolic acid AHA, and not only helps restore skin radiance. Skin perfecting gel eliminates dead cells from the skin's surface, diminishing wrinkles and blemishes. Paula's choice has combined glycolic acid with soothing, moisturizing panthenol and humectant sodium PCA. This gel is non-rinse-off and can be used at the start of your skincare routine.
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36€
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Skin perfecting AHA is an exfoliating gel that fights wrinkles and blemishes.
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Glycolic acid is photosensitizing "essential sun protection
Peptide Booster
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Peptide booster is a concentrate of 8 anti-aging peptides and a moisturizing amino acid complex. This cosmetic product will moisturize and soothe your skin while leveraging the action of 8 peptides to fight the signs of aging.
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An excellent product that can be easily integrated into any skincare routine.
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Booster 10% Azelaic acid
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A well-designed booster with 10% azelaic acid. Azelaic acid helps diminish skin blemishes and is formidable in the fight against acne. This product also contains salicylic acid and licorice extracts, which also help combat hyperpigmentation and blemishes.
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This azelaic acid product is multifunctional and will give your skin a clearer appearance.
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Resist Anti-Aging 5% AHA Exfoliant
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This 5% AHA light exfoliant gently exfoliates your skin to correct imperfections and reduce fine lines. It's a thick serum that contains ceramides to nourish your skin. This rich serum should be applied after your moisturizing lotion or serum.
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An ideal exfoliator for dry, mature skin that you can use daily.
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Not suitable for oily skin
Clinical Crème Contour Yeux Céramides
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A well-designed eye contour cream containing several vitamin C derivatives, peptides and a touch of retinol to firm and brighten the eye area. This cream also contains ceramides to nourish the delicate skin of the eyelids.
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This multifunctional cream improves all aspects of blue and brown circles, while also having an anti-aging action.
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Paula's Choice avis: effective beauty products
In 1975, Paula Begoun began her professional career as a beauty products saleswoman. She was fired for daring to tell her customers the truth about the limitations of a cosmetic product. This experience and her openness laid the foundations of her company: Paula's Choice. Her flagship products, such as Boosters and 2 % BHA exfoliating lotions, have earned this American brand a place in top beauty chains such as Sephora and Les Galeries Lafayette. How has Paula Begoun won the trust of its consumers? What is the composition of its cosmetics ranges? Here's what Paula'Choice has to offer: informed advice for all women, combined with effective skincare for healthy, protected skin. History of Paula'Choice: informed advice for every face
After being fired, she wrote the bestseller "Blue Eyeshadow should be illegal", which led her straight to Oprah Winfrey's top show. The book earned her the nickname "The Cosmetics Cop".
At the same time, suffering from eczema and acne, this 90s entrepreneur was constantly on the lookout for skincare products that wouldn't worsen her skin condition. Naturally, she went on to formulate her own beauty products, looking for ingredients and formulas that were effective and safe. She also understood that the choice of a skin care product had to be based on scientific knowledge and cosmetic active ingredients. In 1995, she decided to set up her own company, Paula's Choice: "A safe and well-informed beauty". She went on to develop effective skincare products, revealing the truth about formulations and ingredients through a dozen books and, in 2008, the "beautypedia" website. This is how she revolutionized the world of cosmetics. For Paula's Choice, informed advice for all skincare users is a must. The aim is to guide women towards the brand, beauty product and skincare routine that suits them perfectly, so they don't waste money or damage their skin.
Paula's Choice: innovative face care products
Paula'choice has become a pioneer in the field of :
the transparency of its formulas; the efficacy and safety of its synthetic and natural ingredients; the innovation of its skincare products (it developed the first Paula's Choice exfoliator with a grain-free BHA base); the marketing of its products (one of the first marques cosmetics to be sold on the Internet).
The slogan "smart safe beauty" represents Paula'Choice's offer. It's smart, safe beauty. In other words, we don't follow trends. Instead, crazy marketing promises are replaced by formulas derived exclusively from scientific research. This company doesn't claim miracles, but simply guarantees results. Convinced of the effectiveness of their products, they will reimburse you if you are dissatisfied, within 60 days of your purchase. An effective strategy whose cosmetics are distributed in Australia, Europe (head office in the Netherlands) and Asia by major retailers such as Sephora and Galeries Lafayettes.
"I know the limits of cosmetics. I know the genius of cosmetic care..."
Paula Begoun says it herself: you can't do everything with creams, but you can correct or slow down certain imperfections. That's why her teams develop a range of products for the body, but above all for the face, focusing on very specific problems such as :
acne-prone and blemish-prone skin; dull complexions; brown spots; keratosis pilaris; sensitive epidermis with redness; dry skin; anti-aging.
All their formulas are scientifically proven and controlled to ensure maximum skin tolerance. Paula's Choice products contain only the ingredients needed, in the right concentration, to correct your skin's problem(s). Multifunctional, their serums, creams and lotions automatically contain antioxidants, moisturizers and nutrients adapted to each skin type. Their skincare products are made with star active ingredients, but above all they are approved by experts, whose effects are rapidly visible from the very first use:
vitamin C; retinol; peptides; hyaluronic acid; ceramides; salicylic acid.
Paula's Choice bestsellers: targeted facial care ranges
Resist: anti-aging adapted to skin type
This range, specially designed to combat the signs of time, is divided into two categories:
skin care for normal to dry skin; skin care for combination to oily skin.
From 27 to 70 euros, Resist products include :
antioxidants; vitamins; ceramides.
As the sun is the leading cause of premature skin ageing, most Paula's Choice Resist products are SPF-covered (ranging from 30 to 50). Boosters: serums concentrated in cosmetic active ingredients
These are serums that target one or more specific problems thanks to a high concentration of one or more active ingredients. Thanks to their fluid texture, these boosters can be adapted to all skin types and are the perfect complement to any skincare routine. Used alone, before night or day cream, simply apply after cleansing, lotion and exfoliating. Ranging from 27 to 63 euros, many of the products in this range treat :
sun damage by smoothing fine lines, wrinkles and pigmentation spots (with Vitamin C, peptide and retinol concentrates); dry skin with Multi-oil Booster (argan, jojoba and ceramides). This product restructures the dermis and epidermis; the hydrolipidic film by reinforcing hydration via hyaluronic acid.
Clinical: premium anti-aging for marked skin
Paula's choice Clinical anti-wrinkle products are formulated for deep-seated, long-standing imperfections such as :
rosacea; deep wrinkles; scars.
Ranging in price from 39 to 64 euros, for very dry skin, sensitive and combination skin and mature epidermis, this range offers :
an eye contour; an anti-stain serum; a ceramide night cream; a moisturizing cream; a concentrated treatment with 1 % retinol to erase deep wrinkles; a 20 % niacinamide concentrate to tighten pores and erase marques pimples.
Clear: acne-prone skin
An intelligent range that doesn't promise to solve acne problems once and for all, but to control them. With the Clear range from Paula's Choice, you can adopt a healthy skincare routine. Depending on your degree of imperfections, the products are made up of highly effective active ingredients such as BHA , vitamin B5, niacinamide and green tea incorporated into :
a non-aggressive cleanser that eliminates sebum and purifies pimples, priced at 20 euros; two chemical exfoliants in lotion form, with 2 % salicylic acid (BHA) depending on your combination or oily skin, to exfoliate blackheads and tighten pores; purifying creams, to reduce redness, protect from the sun (SPF 30), and a night care to treat blackheads and imperfections.
Paula Begoun has created a solid reputation for herself through her constant communication with Internet users via :
sharing knowledge and scientific advances; preventing bad skincare practices to avoid damaging your skin, wasting money or time; fully understanding the disappointing experiences of certain cosmetics and the skincare needs of women.
It offers effective products and has become an essential reference in the world of beauty. We offer expert advice and proven, safe formulations to help you find the ideal product.
Paula's choice best sellers
Exfoliating Lotion 2% BHA: one of the brand's best-sellers against micro-cysts and blackheads
Salicylic acid at 2%, the most widely used BHA, exfoliates the skin without affecting it to fight bacteria and microcysts. This product contains an antioxidant green tea blend with calming properties. EU regulations limit the use of BHA to only 2 % for cosmetics, and it is scientifically proven effective on pimples with a concentration of 1.5 to 2 %.
BHA exfoliating lotion "skin perfecting" is, in my opinion, the best bha lotion that can be used by people with oily skin, dry skin, normal to combination skin or sensitive skin. Don't forget sun protection, which is essential for people who use exfoliants.
Clinical retinol
Retinol clinical is one of the brand's most effective paula's choice skincare products.
Omega moisturizing cream ideal for dry skin
- How do I use Paula Choice retinol?
- Clinical retinol is ideal for reducing wrinkles, fading age spots and evening out skin tone. Retinol can be applied in the evening to clean skin, but it's best to start with a lower concentration and increase gradually to give your skin time to adapt to the active ingredient.
- It is important to use a moisturizing cream after applying retinol.
The C15 super booster
C15 super booster is, in my opinion, the best vitamin C serum. It's formulated with 15 % of l-ascorbic acid, 1 % of vitamin E and ferulic acid. This serum helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin tone evenness, lighten dark spots, reduce hyperpigmentation and protect against free radicals that cause premature aging.
Super booster C15 should be applied at the beginning of the skincare routine.
Clinical Treatment 20% Niacinamide :
20% Niacinamide gives these products powerful anti-imperfection effects, rejuvenating and unifying complexions and diminishing pores.
Paula's Choice Calm Soothing Toner: my opinion
Licorice root lotion (rich in antioxidants and able to combat antioxidant and therefore skin aging) is a very gentle solution to help soften and nourish the skin, and has been recommended by some dermatologists.
Where can I buy Paula's Choice in France?
Products are available from Paula Choice on its website. Online customers can purchase Paula Choice treatments via Amazon. But as I'm often asked, here we're unable to buy Paulas Choices at Sephora. Paula's Choice is available in physical form from a wide selection of retailers such as Galerie Lafayette and BHV Paris or la Samaritaine.
I tested Paula's Choice products for more beautiful skin
Results are visible from the very first week with BHA exfoliators. The products are easy to use and highly effective. They have a light texture that suits all skin types, even the most sensitive. This brand is really reliable, and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to look after their skin effectively!
Paula's choice avis: My verdict
Overall, Paula's Choice presents a range of effective, quality skin care products. Each product is developed from a unique combination of active ingredients to ensure maximum efficacy, safety and satisfaction for all skin types. The wide variety of formulas allows you to find the ideal product to suit your needs, budget and lifestyle. Whether you're looking for an anti-aging skin care product or an acne treatment, I think paula's choice products offer a real opportunity.
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