Both retouch skin. But they do it in completely different ways — and the results look completely different.
If you want skin that still looks like real skin — RetouchLab wins. PortraitPro is a powerful AI tool, but it's built for full face makeovers: it reshapes features, adds makeup, and smooths everything automatically. RetouchLab Skin Pro is built for photographers who want professional skin retouching with full control — no face reshaping, no plastic look, no guessing what the AI decided to do.
PortraitPro automatically detects the face, maps out features, and applies corrections across the entire face at once. It's designed for people who want a quick, dramatic transformation — smoother skin, reshaped jaw, brighter eyes, added makeup. It's impressive technology, but it's not built for photographers who want subtle, natural retouching.
RetouchLab Skin Pro does one thing: skin retouching — the professional way. You paint with a brush exactly where you want to retouch. Frequency separation preserves real texture. Dodge & burn evens out shadows naturally. Tone evening removes redness without destroying skin tone. 7 parameters, all in real time, all inside Photoshop. The result looks retouched by a professional retoucher — not processed by software.
| RETOUCHLAB SKIN PRO ✦ | PORTRAITPRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €7.99/month or €79 lifetime CHEAPER | $40–$130 one-time, per version |
| Control | Full — brush-based, you paint where BETTER | Slider-based — AI decides what to change |
| Skin texture | Preserved — real pores, natural finish BETTER | Often over-smoothed, plastic appearance |
| Face reshaping | None — skin only, no manipulation | Yes — jaw, nose, eyes, lips can be changed |
| Makeup effects | None — purely skin retouching | Yes — lipstick, eyeshadow, blush simulation |
| Techniques | Frequency separation + Dodge & Burn + Tone Evening in one brush | AI smoothing — not based on professional retouching techniques |
| Parameters | 7 independently adjustable sliders | Many sliders — but all AI-driven, no technique separation |
| Works inside | Photoshop directly — native plugin BETTER | Photoshop plugin or standalone app |
| Non-destructive | Yes — separate layers, fully editable | Partially — depends on version |
| Best for | Portrait, wedding, event photographers who want professional natural results | Quick transformations, beauty/fashion with heavy processing |
PortraitPro is impressive for what it does — but what it does is not what most professional photographers actually need. When you hand the retouching over to AI, you lose the ability to make subtle decisions. Which part of the cheek needs smoothing and which doesn't? Where is the redness actually too much? Which shadow is natural and which one needs to be lifted?
These decisions are what separate a professional retouch from an obviously processed photo. Your clients notice. And when they ask for a re-edit because "it doesn't look natural" — that's hours of extra work.
RetouchLab Skin Pro puts those decisions back in your hands. You paint the brush. You see the result. You move the slider. You stay in control.
"The skin still looks real — you can see the pores and texture. It's not that weird plastic look you get from AI tools. The fact that it does frequency separation AND dodge & burn together in one brush — like nobody else does this."
— Kotryna B., Portrait Photographer · Adobe Exchange Review · March 2026
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