Rena Chris Gua Sha Facial Tools: Rose Quartz Guasha Tool for Face, Facial Massager (Pink)

Why it's worth it

The Rena Chris is a rose quartz tool with a kidney-shaped body, a notched edge for the jaw, and a curved side for cheeks and neck. It ships with an instruction manual and a cleaning cloth, which matters more than it sounds if you've never done this before.

Polish is the whole game, and this one gets it right. Rough spots and micro-chips are what cause tugging, and tugging is what irritates skin. Owners of this tool consistently describe the surface as smooth and the edges as non-catching, even after months of daily use. That's the single most common failure point in cheap stone tools, and it's the thing you can't fix once you've bought it.

The shape is conventional on purpose. You get a shallow notch that straddles the jawline, a long gentle curve for the cheek and neck, and a rounded end small enough for under the eye. Nothing here demands that you learn a system first. If you've watched one tutorial, you already know what to do with every edge on this stone.

From our review of 7 gua sha tools, by Sarah Wright, Editorial Associate

What we like

• +Polish is the whole game, and this one gets it right
• +The shape is conventional on purpose
• +Rose quartz stays cool to the touch, and it holds that cool for the length of a short session
• +It's also light. Just under two ounces, which sounds trivial until you're holding your arm up at your temple for the fifth minute

What to know

• –It's smaller than some competing tools, and a few longtime owners who replaced an older, longer version found the newer stone…
• –Rose quartz is a natural stone, so color and veining vary from unit to unit