Years of living by Drake's motto "You Only Live Once" or the maxim "Carpe Diem" comes with an inherent risk: aging skin. Everyone’s story likely began the same way: fine lines appear on the forehead and an appointment is immediately booked to dissolve them with injectables, or dark, dull, and baggy under eyes emerge and the search for eye serums and creams infused with anti-aging properties starts. Plainly put, beauty has an obsession with youth, which sends aging-averse people—like me—on an arduous path to immortality.

Of course, the thrill of the chase lies not only in the gradual disappearance of wrinkles or the supple radiance once we cross the finish line, but also in the discovery of cutting-edge treatments and transformative concoctions along the road to the fountain of youth glow. I'm no chemist, but I imagine the water in that fountain comes from the purest and highest quality springs in Switzerland, flowing harmoniously with enriching active ingredients derived from caviar extracts to firm and boost the skin's youthful appearance. Thankfully, it’s already been bottled up for you and neatly packaged in a cobalt blue vial. Thirty-five years since it debuted its inaugural caviar product in 1987, La Prairie returns with its most innovative formula yet: Skin Caviar Harmony L’extrait.

The promise of a youthful visage costs a whopping $820, which makes one wonder if the luxury skincare brand is worth the hype. What type of consumer would want to spend that amount on one single product, anyway? According to Dr. Daniel Stangl, La Prairie's director of innovation, the brand’s customer is one who values results.

“The consumer who should buy La Prairie is someone who expects results that he or she can see in their face,” Dr. Stangl explains. At La Prairie, a formula is only as good as its performance, hence the hefty price tag attached to each product. Since its debut, the Swiss brand has always explored the harmony between art, nature, and science. Through these discoveries—and clinical studies from its in-house testing institute—La Prairie’s exceptional performance stands on the back of robust research from its scientists, inventive ways to repurpose its signature caviar composition, and visible results that last longer than the bottle’s lifespan.