2019-11-01 Cosmopolitan

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3. Herbivore Jade
   Facial Roller, $30,
   herbivore
   botanicals.com


4. Ulta Rose
   Quartz Facial
   Roller, $20,
   ulta.com

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I so want to believe that

a cute little stone is the

key to perfect skin. If it

were, I’d buy stock in

jade and sleep in a tomb

of it every night. But from

a scientific standpoint,

this is a...rock. A pretty,

shiny, roll-y rock. I mean,

I get that the history is

super legit—“jade rollers

have been used in China

for centuries to massage

the skin,” says Melissa

Kanchanapoomi Levin,

MD, founder of Entière

Dermatology. And thanks

to our general wellness

obsession, they’re now

seen as magic wands for

getting rid of dark circles,

smoothing wrinkles,

making skin-care

products work better, and

turning you into Zendaya

(dreams). But for me?

They just leave my face

looking kinda flushed

for a few minutes, like I

went a wee bit too hard

on the tequila sodas.

And yes, apparently jade

rollers might increase

circulation to your skin,

but what does that even

really mean, you know?

(P.S. Another circulation

booster: doing 10

jumping jacks or slapping

yourself in the face.)

Still, life is hard, and if

jade rolling makes you

happy, don’t stop. But

IMO, it isn’t a cure-all. As

an ~artsy~ shot for your

Insta feed tho? 10/10

would recommend.

For years I’ve had

aestheticians bust out

jade rollers to help

steamroll puffiness on my

face and help my skin

absorb whatever magic

(fingers crossed) lotions

they’d just applied. But it

wasn’t until a few months

ago that I actually

swiped my own jade bb

from the Cosmo beauty

closet. I promptly stashed

it in my fridge next to a

bottle of rosé (both are

way more enjoyable

chilled), but honestly,

I didn’t think I’d use it

that often. Then I found

myself jade rolling almost

every morning because

it is just so relaxing

and makes it look like

I might have actually

slept a little? (I have

a 10-month-old who’s

teething, you do that

math.) Despite the fact

that there isn’t reeeally

any research proving

its benefits, I *swear* it

reduces swelling around

my eyes and jawline,

like a rolling pin smooths

dough. And licensed

acupuncturist and

herbalist Sandra Lanshin

Chiu hears me: “When

you move a facial roller

from the center of your

face outward, it helps

kick-start fluid drainage

and boosts circulation.”

Hard science or not,

my face looks like

a chiseled statue when

I’m finished, so there.

That is the question

(that our beauty editors are duking out).

Does jade

rolling actually

do anything?

the

takeaway

Alas, not the holy-grail miracle cure you seek, but jade

rollers could offer some de-puffing perks, and hey, they

def up your fancy quotient. Plus, “when people enjoy

something, they’re more likely to stick with it,” says Dr.

Levin, “so if facial rolling helps you remember to apply

your serum and do your skin-care routine, I’m all for it.”

1. Mount Lai
   Amethyst Facial
   Roller, $44,
   sephora.com

How cute will

this look next to

the serums you

don’t use?

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