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Clarins vs La Prairie

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Clarins and La Prairie are respected European skincare houses offering luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, soothing eye products, and refreshing toners. The French brand suits sensitive and dry sensitive skin best with formulations enriched with nourishing shea and hydrating squalane, while the Swiss house is celebrated for sophisticated formulas that suit dry and mature skin best. Both houses provide targeted treatments for specific concerns, yet they differ in heritage, active ingredients, and the exact skin types they comfort most.

Clarins is a French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C (Groupe Clarins).

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La Prairie is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1978 and owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2003.

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This page compares some of the most popular Clarins and La Prairie products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Clarins vs La Prairie products

People Say

ClarinsLa Prairie
  • Deep hydration and moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “keeps skin moist — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
    • “gentle yet effective moisturizing — La Prairie Cellular Softening and Balancing Lotion”
    • “erased my dry patches — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
  • Luxurious texture and feel Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “feels like liquid silk — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
    • “absorbs instantly — La Prairie Skin Caviar Liquid Lift”
    • “absorbs instantly — La Prairie Skin Caviar Eye Lift”
    • “melting non-oily texture — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
  • Anti-aging and firming results Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “felt skin tighten immediately — La Prairie Skin Caviar Liquid Lift”
    • “opened my eyes — La Prairie Skin Caviar Eye Lift”
    • “jawline genuinely looks lifted — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
    • “neck feels smoother — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
  • Radiance and glow Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “skin looks brighter immediately — Clarins Cryo-Flash Cream-Mask”
    • “Gives off the most stunning natural radiance I've ever come across. — Clarins Beauty Flash Balm”
    • “gave my face a soft glow — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
    • “skin looks radiant — La Prairie Skin Caviar Liquid Lift”
  • Hydration and smoothing Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “skin feels nourished — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “makes skin silky smooth — Clarins Hydrating Toning Lotion”
    • “softens skin noticeably — La Prairie Cellular Softening and Balancing Lotion”
  • Lightweight and fast absorbing Often MentionedNot noted
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “sinks in immediately — Clarins Double Serum Light Texture”
    • “absorbs quickly without grease — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
  • High price point and cost Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “too expensive for results — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “very expensive — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “eye-wateringly expensive — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
  • Strong fragrance and scent Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “smells like perfume — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
    • “Smell was very off putting — Clarins Extra-Firming Day Cream”
    • “smells like a rich grandma — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
    • “scent is too strong — La Prairie Skin Caviar Liquid Lift”
  • Pump and bottle design issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “one side stopped — La Prairie Skin Caviar Eye Lift”
    • “leak everywhere in the box — La Prairie Cellular Softening and Balancing Lotion”
    • “dispenses too much product — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
  • Lack of dramatic results Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “didn't see a lift — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “no change in circles — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “didn't do much — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “just a good moisturizer — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”

Clarins vs La Prairie routines for dry skin

Buy La Prairie routine · A$1,411.96 · 96% fitBuy Clarins routine · A$394.74 · 78% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Clarins vs La Prairie routines for oily skin

Buy La Prairie routine · A$1,632.43 · 89% fitBuy Clarins routine · A$585.59 · 71% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Clarins vs La Prairie routines for combination skin

Buy La Prairie routine · A$1,575.91 · 90% fitBuy Clarins routine · A$557.60 · 70% fitSee multi-brand routine · 95% fit

Questions and answers

Clarins or La Prairie: which is better?

La Prairie generally performs better than Clarins across multiple skin types on this page, offering superior fit levels for dry, mature, and sensitive skin. Reviewers note that La Prairie excels in providing lifting, firming, and luxurious texture benefits.

What is the difference between Clarins and La Prairie?

Clarins, founded in France in 1954, offers a wide range of products with Lovi fit levels generally reaching High for dry and sensitive skin, whereas La Prairie, founded in Switzerland in 1978, achieves a Superior Lovi fit across multiple skin types including mature, sensitive, and dry skin.

Clarins or La Prairie for dry skin?

La Prairie offers a Superior routine fit for dry skin, whereas Clarins has a High routine fit for the products on this page. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Clarins or La Prairie: which moisturizer is better?

La Prairie is the better choice for moisturizers as it achieves a superior routine fit for dry skin compared to Clarins. La Prairie products provide deep hydration and smoothing while helping to deliver visible glow and radiance.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or La Prairie?

Clarins is more affordable than La Prairie, although reviewers on this page frequently mention a high price point for Clarins and exorbitant prices for La Prairie.

Which brand has more products containing fragrance, Clarins or La Prairie?

Clarins has more products containing fragrance on this page, with 23 out of 24 products listing fragrance compared to 4 out of 5 products for La Prairie.

Which brand is better for anti-aging and firming results?

La Prairie does better for anti-aging and firming results, while the products on this page for Clarins are often noted by reviewers for a lack of dramatic or subtle results.

Clarins or La Prairie for oily skin?

For oily skin, Lovi rates La Prairie as having a High routine fit while Clarins has an Average fit. La Prairie is known for lifting and firming effects, whereas Clarins offers lightweight and fast-absorbing moisturizers across the products on this page.

Clarins or La Prairie for sensitive skin?

La Prairie offers a Superior Lovi routine fit for sensitive skin, while Clarins has a High fit for the products on this page. Topical vitamin E helps provide antioxidant effects.

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020

Clarins or La Prairie for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, La Prairie has a Superior Lovi fit level on this page, while Clarins has an Average fit. Both brands may feature strong fragrances in their products.

Clarins or La Prairie for mature skin?

La Prairie fits mature skin better with a Superior routine fit, whereas Clarins has a High routine fit. Reviewers note that La Prairie is particularly recognized for lifting and firming effects.

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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