Dropped $80 on a viral face roller that did nothing for me

I fell for the hype on TikTok about those jade face rollers for depuffing and circulation. Bought one from a trendy brand for $80, used it morning and night for 6 weeks straight. My face looked exactly the same, no change in puffiness or anything. My sister just uses a cold spoon from the fridge for 30 seconds and gets better results. Is this just another fad that influencers push to make a quick buck or do some people actually see real benefits from these things? Has anyone else wasted cash on beauty tools that turned out to be junk?

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ray_miller411mo ago

The cold spoon thing your sister does... that's actually way more effective because it's genuinely cold. Those jade rollers just sit at room temperature unless you chill them first, and even then the stone doesn't get nearly as cold as metal. But here's what I'm wondering - did you actually buy it for the claimed depuffing benefits, or was it more about the whole "self care ritual" aspect that influencers sell? Because I feel like half the people who swear by them are really just paying for the nice feeling of rolling something cool on their face, not expecting actual results. Six weeks is a long time to stick with something that doesn't do anything though, so what finally made you decide it wasn't working?

adams.spencer1mo ago

Wait, you genuinely think the cold spoon thing works better? I used to think that was just some home remedy nonsense my sister picked up from Pinterest and honestly I laughed at her for it. But you might be onto something here because I tried her spoon trick after reading your post and my face actually felt less puffy in the morning. The jade roller thing I bought was 100% about the self care ritual you mentioned, I loved the whole aesthetic of it and the nice feeling of rolling it on my face after skincare. But after six weeks of using it every single morning and seeing zero difference in how puffy I looked, I just got tired of lying to myself about it. My sister kept telling me "told you so" and I finally admitted she was right when I took a before and after photo with the cold spoon and actually saw a difference in like 5 minutes.