La Prairie vs Augustinus Bader

How each lineup is organized

La Prairie organizes its range into lines, each with its own ingredient story and price tier. Skin Caviar uses caviar extracts and is sold as a lifting and firming ritual, per the listings. White Caviar focuses on brightness. Platinum Rare is the top tier. Each line has an essence or lotion, a serum, a cream and an eye cream, so you can build a full routine inside one line. Our La Prairie guide lists the main products.

Augustinus Bader has one ingredient story across almost everything: TFC8, which the listings describe as a blend of amino acids, vitamins and peptides. Instead of tiers, the brand offers textures. The Light Cream, The Cream, The Rich Cream and The Ultimate Soothing Cream all carry TFC8 at prices close to each other. See our Augustinus Bader guide for the lineup.

Spec table: the creams most people compare

This table uses listing facts only. La Prairie titles on Amazon often do not state the size, so check the size line on the listing before working out price per ml.

Price per ml, worked out

Augustinus Bader is easy to calculate because the listings give the size: $315 for 50 ml is $6.30 per ml, and The Cream in 100 ml at $565 is $5.65 per ml. The Light Cream at $195 for 50 ml is $3.90 per ml.

For La Prairie, find the ml figure on the listing or the box. As an example only, if a cream at $610 came in 50 ml, it would be $12.20 per ml, roughly double the Augustinus Bader cream. Run the real numbers in our price per ml calculator, and see why La Prairie is so expensive for how the brand prices its lines.

Note.Prices on listings change often. Recalculate on the day you buy.

Textures and packaging

La Prairie creams mostly come in heavy glass jars, with lighter emulsions in bottles. If you buy a jar, use a spatula to keep fingers out; our spatula guide explains why. The Skin Caviar Hydro Emulsion is the lighter choice for people who dislike a rich cream.

Augustinus Bader creams come in a closed pack rather than an open jar, so you dispense product without dipping in. Texture choice is the main decision: Light for oily skin and warm weather, The Cream for most people, The Rich Cream for dry skin and cold climates per the listing. Our Rich Cream vs The Cream page goes deeper.

How each brand fits into a routine

La Prairie sells its lines as rituals. A Skin Caviar routine might go essence-in-lotion, then serum, then cream, then eye cream. You can mix lines, but the brand designs each line to be used together. Our La Prairie Skin Caviar how-to covers the order.

Augustinus Bader is easier to slot into an existing routine. Many people keep their own cleanser and serum and add only The Cream or The Rich Cream as the moisturizer step. Whichever you choose, the standard order still applies: thinnest to thickest, then sunscreen in the morning. Use the routine order builder to check your steps.

Who picks which

Pick Augustinus Bader if you want one complex across a small range, a clear choice by texture, and a lower price per ml. It also suits people who want to add a single luxury moisturizer to a routine they already have.

Pick La Prairie if you want a full ritual from one house, like the idea of caviar or platinum lines, and accept a higher price per ml. The Skin Caviar Hydro Emulsion is a lower-cost way to try the line. For more brand matchups, see La Prairie vs La Mer and Augustinus Bader vs La Mer.

Frequently asked questions

Which brand is more expensive? La Prairie flagship creams usually cost more per ml than Augustinus Bader creams. Augustinus Bader 50 ml creams list at $6.30 per ml.

What is TFC8? It is the Trigger Factor Complex that Augustinus Bader puts in its products, described on listings as a blend of amino acids, vitamins and peptides. See what is TFC8.

What is in La Prairie Skin Caviar? The current Skin Caviar Luxe Cream listing names Caviar PDRN and Caviar Premier. See what is La Prairie Skin Caviar.

Can I use La Prairie serum with Augustinus Bader cream? Yes. Brands design lines to work together, but mixing is common. Patch test first, as explained in our patch test guide.