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Clarins vs La Prairie

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Clarins and La Prairie are esteemed European skincare houses that offer luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, soothing eye products, and gentle toners. The French brand, founded in 1954, relies on nourishing shea and hydrating squalane to suit sensitive skin and dry sensitive skin best, while the Swiss brand, founded in 1978, elevates its formulations with advanced ingredients to suit mature skin and dry skin best. Both houses provide standout treatments for specific concerns, yet they differ in their foundational approaches and proprietary benefits.

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

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Clarins vs La Prairie routines for oily skin

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Clarins vs La Prairie routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Clarins or La Prairie: which is better?

La Prairie is the better-performing choice for anti-aging and firming results as well as luxurious texture and feel. On this page, La Prairie achieves superior routine fit ratings for mature, dry, sensitive, and dry sensitive skin types.

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 spanning from Superior to Caution, whereas La Prairie, founded in Switzerland in 1978, features luxury lines like Skin Caviar where Lovi fit levels reach Superior for mature and dry sensitive skin. Reviewers note that Clarins provides lightweight and fast-absorbing formulas, while La Prairie stands out for lifting and firming results alongside higher price points.

Clarins or La Prairie for dry skin?

La Prairie is a better fit for dry skin, where Lovi rates its routine as Superior compared to High for Clarins. Both brands feature hydrating moisturizers, but La Prairie stands out for its luxurious textures and anti-aging results.

Clarins or La Prairie: which moisturizer is better?

La Prairie is the better-fitting moisturizer brand overall, offering superior routine fit levels for mature, dry, and sensitive skin compared to Clarins. The products on this page help provide deep hydration and firming effects, though both brands share a strong fragrance.

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020

Which is more affordable, Clarins or La Prairie?

Clarins is more affordable than La Prairie, although reviewers note a high price point for the products on this page.

Clarins or La Prairie for reducing dark spots?

La Prairie is a better fit for reducing dark spots, as Lovi rates its fit level as Superior while Clarins is High. Both brands help smooth skin quality and signs of aging with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Drug Delivery, 2017

Clarins or La Prairie for oily skin?

La Prairie fits oily skin better, with Lovi rating the products on this page as High compared to Clarins at Average.

Clarins or La Prairie for sensitive skin?

La Prairie is a Superior fit for sensitive skin, while Clarins is a High fit.

Clarins or La Prairie for acne-prone skin?

Both Clarins and La Prairie fit acne-prone skin with a High Lovi level across the products on this page. Reviewers report that Clarins offers lightweight and fast-absorbing moisturizers, while La Prairie provides luxurious, lightweight textures.

Clarins or La Prairie for mature skin?

La Prairie is the better fit for mature skin, achieving a Superior fit level for this skin type compared to the High fit level of Clarins. The products on this page help provide lifting and firming effects and deep hydration.

Clarins or La Prairie for dry sensitive skin?

La Prairie offers a Superior routine fit for dry sensitive skin, whereas Clarins achieves a High fit level. Hyaluronic acid helps provide deep hydration and anti-aging effects.

Drug Delivery, 2017Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

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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