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Estée Lauder vs La Prairie

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Estée Lauder and La Prairie are distinguished beauty houses defined by thoughtful formulation and quiet luxury. The American skincare brand founded in 1946 is widely loved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, serums, eye products, cleansers, and more, all formulated with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin. Meanwhile, the Swiss skincare brand founded in 1978 is beloved for its luxurious eye products, nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, and refreshing toners, all elevated by its advanced formulas. While both suit mature skin best, the former also suits acne-prone skin with targeted care, and the latter also suits dry skin, providing deep comfort and targeted refinement.

Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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

Popular Estée Lauder vs La Prairie products

People Say

Estée LauderLa Prairie
  • Deep hydration and moisturization Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up immediately — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “The formula is incredibly hydrating and leaves my skin feeling smooth. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “gentle yet effective moisturizing — La Prairie Cellular Softening and Balancing Lotion”
    • “erased my dry patches — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
  • Improved skin texture and smoothness 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”
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Skin firming and lifting Sometimes 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”
    • “Helps with skin firmness and reduces the appearance of lines. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
  • Radiance and glow Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “gave my face a soft glow — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
    • “skin looks radiant — La Prairie Skin Caviar Liquid Lift”
    • “gives me that glass skin look — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Product longevity and value Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “lasts forever — La Prairie Cellular Softening and Balancing Lotion”
    • “fancy design — La Prairie Skin Caviar Eye Lift”
    • “A little goes a long way — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
  • Gentle and non-drying formula Often MentionedNot noted
    • “doesn't strip the skin — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Doesn't strip my skin — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
    • “Leaves skin feeling soft and smooth — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”
  • High price and expensive cost Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “too pricey — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “Very expensive for the amount — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “eye-wateringly expensive — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
  • Scent and fragrance complaints Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “strong scent — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “overpowering scent, like a musty room — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
    • “smells like a rich grandma — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
  • Lack of results Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “didn't notice any difference — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “just expensive water — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “just a good moisturizer — La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Cream”
    • “didn't see a huge difference — La Prairie Skin Caviar Liquid Lift”
  • Bulky or poor packaging design Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “lid is hard to open — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Please make a jar or refill that is not as big and heavy. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “one side stopped — La Prairie Skin Caviar Eye Lift”
    • “leak everywhere in the box — La Prairie Cellular Softening and Balancing Lotion”

Estée Lauder vs La Prairie routines for dry skin

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Estée Lauder vs La Prairie routines for oily skin

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Estée Lauder vs La Prairie routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or La Prairie: which is better?

La Prairie is better for mature skin and dry sensitive skin with a Superior routine fit, while Estée Lauder offers gentler formulas and lower prices.

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and La Prairie?

La Prairie generally offers a Superior routine fit for mature skin, dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Estée Lauder provides an Average routine fit for dry skin and skin with dark spots. Additionally, the products on this page for Estée Lauder heavily feature ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, while La Prairie products prominently feature ginseng.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Journal of Ginseng Research, 2017

Estée Lauder or La Prairie for dry skin?

La Prairie fits dry skin better than Estée Lauder, as the routine fit for dry skin is Superior for La Prairie and Average for Estée Lauder. The products on this page for La Prairie feature key ingredients like ginseng, which is studied for anti-aging effects.

Journal of Ginseng Research, 2017

Estée Lauder or La Prairie: which moisturizer is better?

La Prairie offers a Superior routine fit for dry skin compared to the Average fit of Estée Lauder moisturizers on this page. Reviewers note that La Prairie provides luxurious, lightweight textures and deep hydration and smoothing.

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or La Prairie?

Estée Lauder is more affordable, as high price and expensive cost is a frequently noted complaint for the brand, whereas La Prairie's products on this page are known for exorbitant prices.

Between Estée Lauder and La Prairie, which brand has fewer fragrance complaints?

Between the two brands, Estée Lauder has fewer scent and fragrance complaints than La Prairie, even though 2 of the 14 products on this page list fragrance.

Which brand's products contain Ginseng as a key ingredient, Estée Lauder or La Prairie?

La Prairie products contain Ginseng as a key ingredient, whereas Estée Lauder features key ingredients such as hyaluronic acid and glycerin.

Journal of Ginseng Research, 2017

How do Estée Lauder and La Prairie compare regarding skin firming and lifting results?

La Prairie does better than Estée Lauder regarding skin firming and lifting results. Reviewers mostly mention lifting and firming effects as a positive for La Prairie.

Estée Lauder or La Prairie for oily skin?

For oily skin, La Prairie is a High fit while Estée Lauder is an Average fit based on the routine fit levels on this page. Reviewers note that Estée Lauder tends to do better with gentle and non-drying formulas, whereas La Prairie offers luxurious and lightweight textures.

Estée Lauder or La Prairie for sensitive skin?

For sensitive skin, both Estée Lauder and La Prairie achieve a High routine fit level according to Lovi. Estée Lauder features key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps hydrate skin and may support wound healing.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Estée Lauder or La Prairie for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, both brands offer products on this page with a High Lovi fit level. Estée Lauder features key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps with hydration, while its cleansers are noted as gentle and non-drying.

Dermatologic 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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