Elle Australia – June 2017

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ntil recently, crystals were an

easily teased fringe interest of

the zen-gen, or a plot trope used

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skyrocketing WTF-factor onThe

Hills. Yet among its more politically and

socially charged moments, 2016 was

also the year crystals became conventional

and the mystic went mainstream.

“Whether with their food or lifestyle,

people are going back to basics, and

˜—Ȃ‘’—”’Ȃœ‹¢ŠŒŒ’Ž—ǰȄœŠ¢œ

›’œ’—

Petrovich, co-founder of gemstone-based

beauty brand Själ and author ofElemental

Energy: Crystal And Gemstone Rituals For

A Beautiful Life. Petrovich believes the sudden rock

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–˜›Ž Œ˜——ŽŒŽ ‘Š— ŽŸŽ› ‹Ž˜›Žǯ ȃŽȂ›Ž ’–™ŠŒŽ ‹¢

Š••ȱ‘ŽȱŽ—Ž›¢ȱœ‘’œǰȱ™•žœȱ ŽȂ›ŽȱŠěŽŒŽȱ‹¢ȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜—œŠ—ȱ

communication and electromagnetic

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people are open to crystal healing – they

ŒŠ—ŽŽ•‘Ž’쎛Ž—ŒŽǯȄ

Of course, there are avid gem-heads

among the rich and famous: Gwyneth

touts them on Goop, Adele uses them to

manage stage fright, Victoria Beckham

always has black tourmaline on hand

˜› ™˜œ’’Ÿ’¢ Š— 

Š¢ Ž››¢ ž›—Ž ˜

›˜œŽ šžŠ›ĵ ˜ Ž ˜ŸŽ› ‘Ž› –˜œ ›ŽŒŽ—

‹›ŽŠ”Ȭž™  ’‘ ˜—Ȭ˜ě ‹ŽŠž ˜‘— Š¢Ž›

• a tip she apparently picked up from
  Š˜——Šǰ—Šž›Š••¢ǯž’Ȃœ—˜“žœ‘Ž
  A-list looking to realign their energy.
  “Everyone has a vibration, in fact everything in the
  universe does, and from time to time some vibrations
  Ž˜ž˜ ‘ŠŒ”ǰȄŽ¡™•Š’—œŽŠ—Š›œŽ—ǰ˜ž—Ž›˜
  Sodashi, which uses crystals throughout its skincare

STONES

Sure,crystals

accessorise your

social feedand

keepyourcopyof

Kondoupright,but

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soothetiredeyes,

calmirritatedskin

andbring back

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