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Simple vs La Prairie

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Simple and La Prairie are contrasting skincare brands, with the former being a British line founded in 1960 and the latter a Swiss house established in 1978. Simple is known for gentle moisturizers, soothing makeup removers, dependable cleansers, and refreshing toners featuring niacinamide and glycerin, while the Swiss brand is celebrated for exquisite eye products, moisturizers, serums, and toners. Both suit mature skin best, though the British line also serves oily skin well and its counterpart favors dry sensitive skin. They differ significantly in their origins, ownership, and target audiences.

Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.

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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 Simple and La Prairie products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Simple vs La Prairie products

People Say

SimpleLa Prairie
  • Gentle on sensitive skin Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “Does not cause any form of irritation on the skin which I love. — Simple Micellar Cleansing Water”
    • “The only cleanser that doesn't turn my face red. — Simple Micellar Water”
    • “no artificial perfume — Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser”
  • Luxurious texture and absorption Not notedMostly 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”
  • Deep hydration and smoothing Not notedMostly Mentioned
    • “gentle yet effective moisturizing — La Prairie Cellular Softening and Balancing Lotion”
    • “erased my dry patches — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
    • “skin feels plump — La Prairie Skin Caviar Liquid Lift”
  • Hydration and non-drying formulas Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “banished dryness within days — Simple Replenishing Rich Moisturiser”
    • “Instantly boosts skin's hydration... face doesn't feel dry and tight. — Simple Micellar Cleansing Water”
    • “Leaves my face feeling soft, not tight. — Simple Micellar Water”
  • Firming and lifting effects Not notedMostly 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”
  • Affordable price point and value Often MentionedNot noted
    • “great value for money — Simple Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner”
    • “super affordable — Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser”
    • “Can't beat the price for the quality. — Simple Micellar Water”
  • Exorbitant price Not notedMostly Mentioned
    • “eye-wateringly expensive — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
  • Strong fragrance Not notedMostly Mentioned
    • “smells like a rich grandma — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
  • Packaging and leaking issues Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Worried about the snap top bottle leaking when travelling. — Simple Micellar Cleansing Water”
    • “The cap broke off immediately. — Simple Micellar Water”
    • “hard to get last bit out — Simple Replenishing Rich Moisturiser”
    • “one side stopped — La Prairie Skin Caviar Eye Lift”

Simple vs La Prairie routines for dry skin

Buy La Prairie routine · CA$106.17 · 87% fitBuy Simple routine · CA$156.25 · 83% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Simple vs La Prairie routines for oily skin

Buy Simple routine · CA$271.73 · 87% fitBuy La Prairie routine · CA$234.30 · 82% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Simple vs La Prairie routines for combination skin

Buy Simple routine · CA$214.83 · 86% fitBuy La Prairie routine · CA$201.39 · 84% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Questions and answers

Simple or La Prairie: which is better?

Simple is better for value-friendly hydration and sensitive skin, while La Prairie offers superior luxury textures and firming effects for mature skin. Niacinamide in Simple helps control skin aging and pigmentation, whereas ginseng in La Prairie may help provide antiaging effects.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

What is the difference between Simple and La Prairie?

Simple offers budget-friendly, fragrance-free products focused on everyday hydration and gentleness, whereas La Prairie delivers luxury skincare known for lifting and firming effects and signature scents.

Simple or La Prairie for dry skin?

For dry skin, Lovi rates both Simple and La Prairie as having a high routine fit. Simple offers budget-friendly moisturizers with glycerin, which helps maintain hydration, while La Prairie provides luxurious, deeply hydrating creams containing ginseng.

Journal of Ginseng Research, 2017

Simple or La Prairie: which moisturizer is better?

Simple offers lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers that reviewers mostly mention for being gentle and hydrating, whereas La Prairie features luxurious options like the Skin Caviar Luxe Cream that provide deep hydration and smoothing. Lovi rates Simple moisturizers at an Average fit for dry skin and La Prairie's Skin Caviar Luxe Cream at a High fit for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, Simple or La Prairie?

Simple offers much more affordable price points and value, whereas La Prairie is known for exorbitant prices. Key ingredients like niacinamide and glycerin help Simple provide value-friendly options across the products on this page.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

Which brand has more fragrance-free products, Simple or La Prairie?

Simple has more fragrance-free products, as every product on its page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas only one of the five La Prairie products on this page is fragrance-free.

Simple or La Prairie: which is better for mature skin?

La Prairie is better for mature skin, as Lovi rates its routine fit as Superior compared to Simple's High. The products on this page for La Prairie feature key ingredients like ginseng that help provide anti-aging effects.

Journal of Ginseng Research, 2017

What are the main key ingredients found across Simple products compared to La Prairie?

Simple features key ingredients such as niacinamide and glycerin across the products on this page, whereas La Prairie highlights ginseng. Niacinamide helps control skin aging and pigmentation, and glycerin acts as an emollient to support skin hydration.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Simple or La Prairie for oily skin?

For oily skin, both Simple and La Prairie are a good match, as Lovi rates their routines as High. Simple features key ingredients like glycerin and niacinamide that help hydrate and manage oil, while La Prairie offers lightweight textures.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

Simple or La Prairie for sensitive skin?

Simple offers fragrance-free formulas with gentle makeup removers that reviewers frequently mention as kind to sensitive skin, whereas most La Prairie products on this page contain fragrance. Lovi gives both brands a high fit level for sensitive skin.

Simple or La Prairie for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, Lovi rates both Simple and La Prairie as having an average fit across their products on this page. Reviewers note that Simple offers gentle, sensitive-skin-friendly makeup removers, while La Prairie provides luxurious, lightweight textures.

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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