Best Luxury Face Creams and Night Creams: La Mer, Dior, Chanel

Eight luxury face creams and night creams from La Mer, Dior, Chanel, Guerlain, Dr. Barbara Sturm, Clé de Peau Beauté, Augustinus Bader and Omorovicza, compared by texture and Nordstrom shopper ratings.

The best luxury face cream depends on texture, time of day and review depth

The best luxury face cream is the one whose texture matches your skin and the time of day you plan to use it. This guide uses Nordstrom ratings checked October 22, 2026, and calls a cream highly rated only with 4.5 or higher from at least 100 reviews.

The first group covers four rich face creams. La Mer Crème de la Mer has the largest review base in the whole guide, rated 4.6 from 8,454 reviews. Dior Prestige La Crème is rated 4.6 from 199 reviews. Both meet the threshold.

Two creams have smaller review bases. Chanel Sublimage La Crème Texture Suprême is rated 4.9 but from only 43 reviews, and Guerlain Abeille Royale Honey Treatment Day Cream is rated 4.8 from 85 reviews. Those ratings are encouraging, and they are not yet as dependable as the larger totals.

The Guerlain honey cream is labeled for day use. Dry skin generally suits richer textures, while combination skin often prefers something lighter, so consider climate and season when you choose.

Rich face creams from La Mer, Dior, Chanel and Guerlain, rated 4.6 or higher at Nordstrom

Crème de la Mer Moisturizing Cream (1 oz)

La Mer

$200

Prestige La Crème (1.7 oz)

Dior

$480

Sublimage La Crème Texture Suprême Ultimate Cream (1.7 oz)

Chanel

$505

Abeille Royale Honey Treatment Refillable Day Cream with Hyaluronic Acid (1.7 oz)

Guerlain

$180

Night creams from Sturm, Clé de Peau, Augustinus Bader and Omorovicza all meet the review threshold

Night creams are a separate decision because they are used when comfort matters more than finish. All four here meet the highly rated threshold.

Dr. Barbara Sturm Super Anti-Aging Night Cream is rated 4.9 from 218 reviews. Clé de Peau Beauté La Crème Night Cream is rated 4.7 from 277 reviews and is the most luxurious in presentation. Augustinus Bader Overnight Restorative Cream is rated 4.8 from 253 reviews. Omorovicza Rejuvenating Night Cream is rated 4.6 from 659 reviews, the largest review base in this group.

If you want the most reviews behind a night cream, Omorovicza has the deepest record here. If you want the highest rating among well-reviewed options, Sturm leads at 4.9. The right choice depends on the texture you prefer and whether you tolerate fragrance, so check each ingredient list.

Use a night cream as the last step of an evening routine, after any serum has absorbed, and give a new product a few weeks before judging it.

Night creams from Sturm, Clé de Peau Beauté, Augustinus Bader and Omorovicza, rated 4.6 or higher at Nordstrom

Super Anti-Aging Night Cream (1.7 oz)

Dr. Barbara Sturm

$395

La Crème Night Cream (1 oz)

Clé de Peau Beauté

$600

Overnight Restorative Cream (1.7 oz)

Augustinus Bader

$365

Rejuvenating Night Cream (1.69 oz)

Omorovicza

$250

Future Solution LX Total Regenerating Cream

Shiseido

$305

Absolue Premium Bx Night Recovery Night Cream

Lancôme

$295

ULTRA SMART Pro-Collagen Day Cream

Elemis

$320

The Velvet Nourishing Cream (1.6 oz.)

Sisley Paris

$295

Picking one cream to start

The most reliable luxury creams are the ones with the biggest review totals, which at Nordstrom on October 22, 2026 means La Mer Crème de la Mer and the Omorovicza night cream. The Chanel and Guerlain ratings are high but rest on fewer reviews, and ratings never predict how skin will behave in your own climate.

Buy one cream for the time of day you most often skip moisturizing, give it several weeks, and only then decide whether a second cream is worth adding.

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