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Time Travel Face Serum!

December 16, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 11 Comments

Skin & Co Truffle Serum
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. 
Oneeda Petal People
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
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Comments

  1. Karan Shah says

    December 16, 2013 at 6:49 am

    here’s something I’ve got for you – http://advkaranshah.blogspot.com/2013/12/inspiration.html

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 16, 2013 at 12:21 pm

      Thank you for the nomination Karan!

      Reply
  2. Colene says

    December 16, 2013 at 6:50 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 16, 2013 at 12:16 pm

      Me too Colene. Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Taylor Bradford says

    December 16, 2013 at 9:43 pm

    OMG…wouldn’t that be amazing! Time travel through the sense of smell. 😉 Let’s get on that Talya! 😉 LOL

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 18, 2013 at 6:47 am

      Maybe a short story? Thanks Taylor!

      Reply
  4. Dorothy Johnson says

    December 17, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    Really enjoyed this. Clever and so true about how scents can transport us back in time.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 18, 2013 at 6:47 am

      Thanks Dorothy!

      Reply
  5. Bryan Jones says

    December 17, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    amen on the scents and time travel!

    Reply
  6. Aleshea says

    December 17, 2013 at 11:36 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 18, 2013 at 6:47 am

      Yes certain smells are amazing.

      Reply

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