Mr. Skin vs. Playboy Plus
Same trap, different storefront — here's the honest comparison, plus the option most people overlook.
Playboy Plus
Better of the two on balance — but read on for the third option.
Mr. Skin
Same recurring model — you own nothing when you stop.
The real difference.
How Mr. Skin works
Mr. Skin is a long-running site cataloguing celebrity nude scenes from mainstream film and TV, offered as a membership.
A recurring membership (monthly or annual) that auto-renews for full access to the celebrity database.
How Playboy Plus works
Playboy Plus is the adult membership site of the Playboy brand, offering glamour photography and softcore video.
A recurring membership that auto-renews monthly or annually.
The day-to-day differs, but they share the thing that matters: both keep billing you, and with both you own nothing once you stop. So the honest comparison isn't really Mr. Skin vs Playboy Plus — it's recurring versus owned.
Side by side.
| Mr. Skin | Playboy Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing model | Recurring site membership | Recurring site membership |
| What you actually pay for | Recurring membership (often a trial) | Recurring membership (often a trial) |
| Where the cost really goes | Trial converts to full price; monthly for occasional use | Trial converts to full price; monthly for occasional use |
| Cancellation route | Cancel in your account settings; membership runs to the end of the current term. | Cancel in the account billing settings; membership lasts to the end of the paid period. |
| Editorial score | 6.4/10 | 6.5/10 |
Why people leave each.
Leaving Mr. Skin
It indexes mainstream scenes rather than original content, the annual term locks you in, and access ends when you cancel.
Leaving Playboy Plus
Softer content at a full-membership price, an annual term that locks you in, and access that ends when you cancel.
How to cancel each.
Cancelling Mr. Skin
Cancel in your account settings; membership runs to the end of the current term.
Cancelling Playboy Plus
Cancel in the account billing settings; membership lasts to the end of the paid period.
Note that cancelling one does nothing to the other, and neither cancellation refunds the term you have already paid for — it stops the next charge. That is the practical cost of running both at once, and the reason a single fixed payment is the only version of this with no diary entry attached.
Skip the monthly meter. Own the library instead.
Selected Content is a one-time payment for lifetime access — downloads you keep, nothing to cancel, 30-day money-back guarantee.
See the pay-once option that beats both →Frequently asked.
Is Mr. Skin or Playboy Plus better?
They run the same billing model, so the honest answer is that neither structurally beats the other — it comes down to catalogue preference. On our rubric Playboy Plus scores higher on billing transparency, cost predictability and cancellation ease.
Which is cheaper, Mr. Skin or Playboy Plus?
Neither has a single comparable price — one is recurring site membership and the other recurring site membership, so the cheaper option depends entirely on how much you use it. Over a year, any recurring plan loses to a single one-time payment.
Can I cancel Mr. Skin and Playboy Plus the same way?
Cancel in your account settings; membership runs to the end of the current term. Cancel in the account billing settings; membership lasts to the end of the paid period. So no — check each separately, because a cancellation on one does nothing to the other.
Do I keep anything if I stop paying?
No. Both are rented access — everything you were paying for disappears when the subscription ends.