Last week in my holiday Birchbox, I received a sample of Skin & Co Truffle Serum. (If you don’t know about Birchbox, you should. Click HERE.) Skin & Co Truffle Serum claims to plump the skin with hydration, fight free radicals, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles. In short, it’s described as a miracle product containing pure extracts of Tuber Melanosporu, a truffle extract with one of the most potent anti-oxidants ever unearthed.
Wow.
Sounds like something whipped up in Herbology Class at Hogwarts…
I used my new wonder cream yesterday.
I LOVED the velvety texture, and after only one day, I immediately felt Forty Years Younger.
Forty Years.
But not from the way it made my skin feel or look.
From the smell.
In 1970, Santa brought me a tiny doll who lived inside a plastic flower. When I opened the petals to her home, she was hidden inside with arms outstretched and a smile on her cherubic face. Her hair smelled like violets. Or truffle extract?
I don’t recall her name and have not thought of her in decades—yet the aroma of this lotion unlocked a flood of memories.
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| Oneeda Petal People |
For a moment, I was eight years old again.
Time travel should be added to the serum’s list of amazing results.
talya
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
Musical Pairing:
I Want You Back, The Jackson 5
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Thank you for the nomination Karan!
Polly pocket or Polly pop-up came to mind but you captioned it Petal People. PP, or PP, or PP, they are all cute. I think smells have the biggest impact on our memory.
Me too Colene. Thanks!
OMG…wouldn’t that be amazing! Time travel through the sense of smell. 😉 Let’s get on that Talya! 😉 LOL
Maybe a short story? Thanks Taylor!
Really enjoyed this. Clever and so true about how scents can transport us back in time.
Thanks Dorothy!
amen on the scents and time travel!
Don’t you just love how the most random things can take you back. I was in the kitchen the other day and just opening the fridge gave me deju vu.
Yes certain smells are amazing.