WORDS HATTIE PARISH
Advances in skincare usually mean sonic pulses, USB ports and sky-high electricity bills. But it’s not necessarily a case of the techier the better. Right now, paredback, prettier alternatives are seeing a resurgence. While many beauty fads thankfully go the same way as tadpole brows and hair chalk, beauty tools hewn from semi-precious stones have been used for thousands of years. Jade rollers have been around since seventh-century China, the stone prized for its supposed healing properties, while Cleopatra allegedly rubbed her face with rose quartz for a clearer complexion.