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Clarins vs La Prairie

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Clarins and La Prairie are two distinguished skincare houses offering thoughtful moisturizers, nourishing serums, refreshing toners, and targeted eye products. Clarins is a French brand founded in 1954 that enriches gentle formulations with shea butter and squalane, making it best for sensitive and acne-prone skin, while the Swiss brand La Prairie, founded in 1978, elevates advanced formulas to suit mature and dry skin. Both brands differ as the former relies on natural ingredients to reduce redness and increase collagen, whereas the latter provides deep comfort through luxurious and specialized preparations.

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 · S$189.84 · 93% fitBuy Clarins routine · S$247.61 · 75% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Clarins vs La Prairie routines for oily skin

Buy La Prairie routine · S$423.46 · 84% fitBuy Clarins routine · S$455.72 · 75% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Clarins vs La Prairie routines for combination skin

Buy La Prairie routine · S$319.36 · 87% fitBuy Clarins routine · S$455.72 · 77% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

Clarins or La Prairie: which is better?

La Prairie is better for anti-aging and firming results as well as luxurious texture and feel, while Clarins is better for lightweight and fast-absorbing products. For dry skin, Lovi rates La Prairie as Superior and Clarins as High. Hyaluronic acid helps provide anti-aging effects.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Drug Delivery, 2017

What is the difference between Clarins and La Prairie?

La Prairie and Clarins both offer products for mature skin, but the products on this page show that La Prairie achieves superior routine fit for dry, dry sensitive, mature, and dark-spot skin types while Clarins achieves high fit for those same skin types.

Clarins or La Prairie for dry skin?

La Prairie offers a Superior routine fit for dry skin, whereas Clarins provides a High fit for dry skin on the products on this page.

Clarins or La Prairie: which moisturizer is better?

La Prairie is the better choice for moisturizers based on anti-aging results, whereas the products on this page for Clarins offer better lightweight absorption.

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 from Clarins and exorbitant prices for La Prairie.

Clarins or La Prairie for oily skin?

Both Clarins and La Prairie fit oily skin well, with Lovi rating the products on this page as High for both brands.

Clarins or La Prairie for sensitive skin?

Both Clarins and La Prairie offer a High routine fit for sensitive skin based on the products on this page. Clarins is best suited for sensitive skin, while La Prairie features key ingredients like ginseng across its formulas.

Clarins or La Prairie for acne-prone skin?

Both Clarins and La Prairie offer a High routine fit for acne-prone skin among the products on this page. Reviewers note that Clarins provides lightweight and fast-absorbing moisturizers, while La Prairie features luxurious, lightweight textures.

Clarins or La Prairie for mature skin?

La Prairie is the better choice for mature skin since Lovi rates its routine as Superior compared to Clarins at High.

Clarins or La Prairie for dry sensitive skin?

La Prairie offers a Superior Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin, whereas Clarins has a High fit level for this skin type. La Prairie is the choice for anti-aging and firming results, while Clarins is preferred for lightweight absorption and a lower price point.

Clarins or La Prairie for skin with dark spots?

Both Clarins and La Prairie fit skin with dark spots well, but La Prairie achieves a Superior Lovi fit level for this skin type compared to the High fit level of Clarins. The products on this page for both brands feature key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin E that help provide antioxidant and anti-aging effects.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020

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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