Valmont L’Elixir des Glaciers Crème Merveilleuse

The Ultimate Regenerating Cream

L’Elixir des Glaciers Crème Merveilleuse is an extraordinary regenerating face cream designed to visibly refine, plump and illuminate the complexion.

Highly concentrated in precious sturgeon DNA and enriched with a remineralizing marine complex, its luminous, iridescent formula helps improve the appearance of elasticity, skin density and fine lines while restoring a smooth, even and naturally radiant finish.

Its texture is rich and enveloping, yet remarkably refined—melting seamlessly into the skin and surrounding it with lasting nourishment, comfort and light.

Benefits

• Visibly smooths fine lines and uneven-looking texture
• Helps restore a plumper, denser-looking complexion
• Supports the appearance of elasticity and resilience
• Intensely nourishes and comforts the skin
• Helps refine and unify the complexion
• Enhances natural-looking radiance
• Creates an immediate luminous, soft-focus finish
• Leaves the skin feeling exceptionally smooth and supple

Best For

• Skin experiencing a visible loss of density or elasticity
• Fine lines and uneven-looking texture
• Dull, tired or lacklustre complexions
• Mature-looking skin seeking greater refinement
• Dry or moisture-depleted skin
• Anyone who values extraordinary texture and sensoriality
• Clients seeking Valmont’s most elevated regenerating cream
• Completing the Essence of Gold Sturgeon ritual

Why It Is Different

Crème Merveilleuse is not simply a rich moisturizer with an elevated price.

Its distinction lies in the entire experience: the way its iridescent texture melts, the immediate refinement of the skin’s surface, the sophisticated fragrance and the soft, luminous finish it leaves behind.

Valmont combines highly concentrated sturgeon DNA with marine mineral ingredients and an enveloping comfort emulsion. The result is a cream that nourishes deeply while giving the complexion an almost polished appearance—smooth, plump and naturally illuminated.

How It Works

• Sturgeon DNA helps support visible elasticity, density and skin vitality while providing continuous moisture-supporting care.
• The Merveilleux Mineral Complex provides remineralizing support through marine-derived ingredients and highly skin-compatible mineral compounds.
• Magnesium and manganese derivatives help revive the appearance of dull, fatigued skin, while zinc PCA supports a refined and balanced-looking complexion.
• Shea butter, glycerin, Methyl Gluceth-20 and emollient lipids surround the skin with lasting nourishment and comfort.
• Mica, boron nitride and mineral pigments contribute to the cream’s distinctive iridescent finish, softly diffusing light across the complexion without making the skin appear glittery.

How to Use

Morning and/or evening, apply a small amount to clean skin over the face and neck.

Warm the cream gently between the fingertips, then press it into the complexion before smoothing outward and upward until absorbed.

For the complete Essence of Gold Sturgeon ritual:

1. Cleanse with your preferred Valmont cleanser
2. Complete cleansing with Vital Falls
3. Apply Fluide Merveilleux
4. Follow with Sérum Merveilleux
5. Finish with Crème Merveilleuse
6. Apply broad-spectrum sunscreen every morning

Our founder’s Perspective

After 20 years of working with skin, Crème Merveilleuse remains one of the most exceptional creams I have ever experienced.

The texture alone is unlike anything else. It is generous without feeling dense, luminous without looking artificial and beautifully nourishing without simply sitting on top of the skin. The fragrance, slip and finish make the application feel like a complete ritual—not just the final step of one.

Clients often fall in love with it, then ask us whether we can find something similar at a more accessible price.

There are many beautiful creams we can recommend, and we will always help someone find the best option within their preferred investment. But I am also honest: I have not found a true alternative that recreates the complete Crème Merveilleuse experience.

Our clients often tell us the same thing after trying another recommendation: it may be a lovely cream, but it is not the same.

This is indulgence with purpose. It is for the person who notices texture, appreciates sensoriality, expects performance and wants their skincare ritual to feel truly exceptional.

Loshen & Crem’s Recommendation

Crème Merveilleuse is best suited to someone who already understands what they enjoy in skincare and wants an elevated cream that delivers more than basic hydration.

We especially recommend it when the complexion looks dull, feels depleted or has lost some of its visible density and smoothness.

A very small amount is sufficient. Warm it between the fingertips before pressing it into the skin, allowing the texture to soften and become almost weightless.

It may be used on its own after serum, but the complete Merveilleux ritual is where the collection becomes truly remarkable. Fluide Merveilleux creates the first layer of freshness and remineralization, Sérum Merveilleux provides concentrated treatment, and Crème Merveilleuse seals the ritual in comfort and light.

Ingredients

• Gold Sturgeon DNA: Valmont’s precious sturgeon-derived DNA helps support visible elasticity, density, hydration and skin vitality.
• Merveilleux Mineral Complex: A marine-inspired complex that helps remineralize and revive dull, depleted-looking skin.
• Hydrolyzed Red Algae Extract: Helps condition and remineralize the complexion.
• Magnesium PCA: Helps support skin comfort, vitality and moisture balance.
• Manganese PCA and Manganese Acetylmethionate: Mineral derivatives that support a revitalized, resilient-looking complexion.
• Zinc PCA: Helps refine and support a balanced-looking skin surface.
• Shea Butter: Nourishes, softens and surrounds the skin with lasting comfort.
• Glycerin and Methyl Gluceth-20: Humectants that help attract and retain moisture.
• Sodium PCA: A component of the skin’s natural moisturizing factors that helps maintain softness and suppleness.
• Vitamin E: Provides antioxidant support and helps condition the complexion.
• Boron Nitride and Mica: Help create the cream’s silky application and subtle light-diffusing finish.

Full Ingredient List

Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, C12-20 Acid PEG-8 Ester, C12-13 Alkyl Lactate, Methyl Gluceth-20, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Behenyl Alcohol, Myristyl Myristate, Polyglyceryl-10 Behenate/Eicosadioate, PEG-8, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Boron Nitride, Octyldodecanol, Propylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Corallina Officinalis Extract, Magnesium PCA, Manganese Acetylmethionate, Manganese PCA, Maris Aqua (Sea Water), Sodium DNA, Sodium PCA, Tocopherol, Zinc PCA, Caprylyl Glycol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Silica, Sodium Hydroxide, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Fragrance (Parfum), Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Lemongrass Oil, Linalool, Linalyl Acetate, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Santalol, Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Oil, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin.

Ingredients may be updated by the manufacturer. Please refer to the product packaging for the most current ingredient list.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is L’Elixir des Glaciers Crème Merveilleuse?
Crème Merveilleuse is Valmont’s ultimate regenerating face cream, formulated with sturgeon DNA and marine mineral ingredients to visibly smooth, plump, refine and illuminate the complexion.

What skin type is Crème Merveilleuse best for?
It is suitable for all skin types and is especially beautiful for mature-looking, dry, depleted or dull complexions experiencing a visible loss of density and radiance.

What does Crème Merveilleuse feel like?
It has a rich, silky and enveloping texture that melts into the skin with a refined, non-waxy finish. It feels nourishing without behaving like a dense traditional balm.

Does Crème Merveilleuse contain shimmer?
The formula contains mica and light-diffusing mineral pigments that create a subtle iridescent luminosity. The finish appears polished and radiant rather than glittery.

Does Crème Merveilleuse contain sturgeon DNA?
Yes. Sturgeon-derived DNA appears as Sodium DNA in the ingredient list.

Is Crème Merveilleuse vegan?
No. It contains animal-derived sturgeon DNA.

Is Crème Merveilleuse worth the investment?
It is best suited to someone who values exceptional texture, sensoriality, nourishment and visible refinement—not someone simply seeking a basic moisturizer. At Loshen & Crem, we have not found a lower-priced cream that perfectly recreates its complete experience.

Is there an affordable alternative to Crème Merveilleuse?
We can recommend more accessible creams for individual concerns such as hydration, dryness, radiance or firmness. However, no product we have worked with precisely duplicates its combination of texture, fragrance, luminosity and finish.

Can I use Crème Merveilleuse every day?
Yes. Apply it every morning and/or evening after serum.

How much Crème Merveilleuse should I apply?
Use a small amount over the face and neck. Its rich, melting texture spreads beautifully, so beginning with less helps preserve an elegant finish.

Can Crème Merveilleuse be worn beneath makeup?
Yes. Apply a small amount, allow it to absorb and follow with sunscreen before makeup. Its light-diffusing finish creates a smooth, luminous-looking base.

Does Crème Merveilleuse contain fragrance?
Yes. Fragrance is an important part of the cream’s sensorial experience. Those with fragrance sensitivities should review the complete ingredient list before use.

What is the difference between Crème Merveilleuse and Votre Visage?
Crème Merveilleuse belongs to the Essence of Gold Sturgeon collection and focuses on remineralization, visible density, refinement and radiance through a luminous, iridescent texture. Votre Visage belongs to the Swiss Poly-Active collection and offers a different lifting and global age-supporting approach.

What is the difference between Crème Merveilleuse and Prime Regenera II?
Prime Regenera II is a dense, protective repairing cream for extremely dry and winter-stressed skin. Crème Merveilleuse provides rich nourishment while focusing more broadly on radiance, visible density, texture refinement and an exceptional sensorial finish.

Should I use Fluide Merveilleux and Sérum Merveilleux underneath it?
Crème Merveilleuse may be paired with other Valmont treatments, but Fluide Merveilleux and Sérum Merveilleux create the most complete Essence of Gold Sturgeon ritual.

Why Discover L’Elixir des Glaciers at Loshen & Crem?

Loshen & Crem is an authorized Canadian retailer of L’Elixir des Glaciers, Valmont’s selectively distributed pinnacle skincare collection.

Our team offers personalized guidance before and after purchase, helping each client understand the distinction between Valmont’s most elevated formulas and select the ritual that genuinely suits their skin, preferences and investment.

Shop online across Canada or experience L’Elixir des Glaciers at our Edmonton, Alberta skincare boutique.