Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-91.55.129.89-20160223224257/@comment-4511886-20160223225943

It only grants 1000 curse resistance in Scholar of the First Sin, as far as I know. This means that you can still access the Hollow Skin without buying any DLCs, as they're already installed. That said, it's a straight upgrade to the Hollow Skin, as it actually has defence.