How to use La Prairie Skin Caviar products in order

The Skin Caviar order at a glance

The line follows the same thin to thick logic as most routines. Watery steps go first, the serum next, then eye cream, then the face cream or emulsion. In the morning, sunscreen is always the last step. At night, an overnight mask can go on top.

Note.This is the general order. La Prairie prints its own directions on each box, and those take priority, including any morning-only or night-only guidance.

Step by step, with amounts

1. 1

   Cleanse and pat the face mostly dry.

2. 2

   Essence-in-Lotion: pour a coin-size amount into the palms and press it over face and neck. La Prairie calls this a pre-serum treatment, so it goes on before the serum.

3. 3

   Liquid Lift: use a small amount, about the size the box suggests or a few drops, and spread it over face and neck from the center outward.

4. 4

   Luxe Eye Cream: take a rice-grain amount with the silver spatula that comes in the jar, warm it on the ring finger and pat it along the orbital bone.

5. 5

   Luxe Cream: take a pea-size amount with a clean spatula or fingertip, warm it between the fingers, and press it over the face and neck.

6. 6

   Morning: wait a minute or two, then apply sunscreen.

7. 7

   Night: if you use the Luxe Sleep Mask, apply it last and leave it on.

Using the Luxe Cream as a day cream

People often search for how to use a La Prairie day cream. The Skin Caviar Luxe Cream listing does not say whether it is for day, night or both, so read the box. If you use it in the morning, the method is the same as at night: after serum and eye cream, a pea-size amount pressed over the face and neck.

The key difference in the morning is sunscreen. A face cream without SPF does not replace it. Let the cream settle for a minute or two, then apply sunscreen as the last step. If the cream feels too rich under sunscreen, the Skin Caviar Hydro Emulsion, which its listing describes as a lightweight fluid, is the lighter option in the same line. Our sunscreen in a luxury routine and day cream vs night cream pages cover this in more detail.

Using the jar and spatula hygienically

The Luxe Eye Cream listing says the jar holds a silver spatula on a silver plate. Use it rather than your fingers to take product out, wipe it clean after each use, and close the lid straight away. The same habit helps with any jar cream. Our how to use a cream jar spatula page walks through it, and how to store luxury skincare covers keeping jars away from heat and light.

Mixing Skin Caviar with other brands

You do not need the whole line. Many people use one or two Skin Caviar pieces with products from other brands. Keep the same thin to thick order: any essence or toner, then serum, then eye cream, then cream, then sunscreen in the morning. If you use another brand's serum, it goes where Liquid Lift would; if you use another brand's cream, it goes where the Luxe Cream would.

Do not stack two rich creams in one routine unless you like the feel; usually one moisturizer step is enough. If layers pill or roll, use less of each and wait a little longer between them. See moisturizer pilling fix.

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Making expensive steps last

For the background on each product and the caviar ingredients La Prairie names, see what is La Prairie Skin Caviar.

• Measure, do not scoop. A pea-size amount of cream and a rice grain of eye cream are the usual amounts.
• Press products in rather than rubbing; less product goes onto your hands.
• Use the Essence-in-Lotion with your palms rather than a cotton pad, since a pad absorbs some of the lotion.
• Close jars right after use and keep them out of a hot, humid bathroom.
• Try the Skin Caviar Lifting Discovery Set before buying several full sizes.

Frequently asked questions

Does La Prairie eye cream go before or after the Luxe Cream? In the general order, eye cream goes before face cream. Follow the box if La Prairie gives a different order. See eye cream before or after moisturizer.

How much Skin Caviar Luxe Cream should I use? A pea-size amount covers most faces, with a little more if you also cover the neck.

Do I need the Essence-in-Lotion? No. It is an optional first step. La Prairie calls it a pre-serum treatment, so if you use it, it goes before Liquid Lift.

Can I use the Luxe Sleep Mask every night? Check the box for frequency. If you use it, it goes on as the last step of the night routine.