The haute spa race is on in Paris. As Clarins’ new My Blend spa at the Le Royal Monceau and the Guerlain-stocked treatment menu at the new spa at the Mandarin Oriental duke it out for bragging rights, Le Bristol’s revamped relaxation destination arrives with a spin all its own. Spread over three [...]

When L.A.’s legendary Hotel Bel-Air recently reopened following an 18-month renovation during which time the swanky hideaway was essentially rebuilt, locals lined up to take in its 12 acres of manicured gardens, Wolfgang Puck restaurant, and new La Prairie spa. The spa’s mosaic-tiled steam rooms and seven treatment areas are all stocked with the Swiss [...]

La Prairie spa treatments are legendary around these parts (three words: platinum rare facial), so you can imagine our excitement when we caught wind of the Swiss skincare brand’s latest pampering service. As an exclusive preview of its Cellular Power Charge Night—a highly active, dual-chamber serum that launches next month and combines two of the [...]

Two weeks ago, I was slipped a silver-capped bottle of a periwinkle blue substance, which I was told to use for two weeks every few months for a drastically improved complexion. Seeing as how this is not my first rodeo—I’ve been sorting through promises of younger, firmer, clearer skin for almost ten years now—I’m not [...]

A few weeks ago, after a month of nonstop Fall shows and before the quick European jaunt that caused my recent absence from Beauty Counter (miss me?), I felt a little pampering was overdue. My skin was dehydrated and sallow from constantly putting on and taking off makeup—necessary steps for properly facing the world’s best [...]

For its latest launch, La Prairie has really gone above and beyond—which is saying something, considering the Swiss brand is best known for its luxe skincare ranges that boast such core ingredients as caviar and platinum. Life Threads, a new trio of fragrances that hit counters this week, also plays on the precious-metals motif (the [...]

La Prairie, the Swiss brand known for its reliance on lavish ingredients—the infamous Cellular Cream Rare from its Platinum Collection sells for a cool $1,000 a pop—will launch a color range this fall, bringing its special brand of luxury to the prestige cosmetics market. To help create buzz for the new line, called Plumage de [...]

Between La Prairie’s platinum endeavors and Bulgari’s recent entrée into the beauty world with its private stock of fine gems, the idea of using precious metals and semiprecious stones in miracle antiaging skin creams is a bona fide trend. When La Mer put crushed diamond dust into its Body Refiner this spring, we thought we [...]

I have a confession to make: I do not exfoliate—regularly, or ever. It’s true (for shame!), and whenever I go to the dermatologist or facialist they reliably ask me if I do, at which point I get slightly uncomfortable and mumble, “Sometimes.” It’s not that I don’t appreciate the benefits of sloughing off dead skin [...]

Known for quality skincare that is above all a testament to pure luxury, La Prairie has already pioneered a caviar-extract range and a Radiance collection that uses liquid quartz crystals, drawing a customer base that is unafraid to open its minds (and its wallets) for better skin. The Swiss company’s latest innovation is Cellular Cream [...]