Issue #15 - Greta Goes Home For the Holidays

The sounds of holiday music were all around Greta as she stepped off the train in New Haven, Connecticut. She would have been in the holiday spirit if it weren't for the fact that Guy couldn't be with her. It was the busiest time of the year at Face Magazine, and well, he just couldn't get away.

Greta walked out of the station and looked for a familiar face, all the while reassuring herself that it would be fine to spend Christmas with just her mom and dad. Her dad was a professor of geology at Yale and her mom taught French literature and wrote poetry. She was a minor celebrity in the town, but what she was really famous for was her fabulous skin. At nearly fifty, Greta's mom had a youthful glow that made her look years younger.

"How do you do it?" Greta asked her mom, as she approached the family car.

"You know, I'm the Queen of Parallel Parking!" her mother laughed.

"No, not that, Mom. Your skin. It's radiant."

"Darling, you'll be the same when you're my age. That's why I introduced you to GreatSkin. As Greta's mom helped her with packages, she described how she started her morning with GreatSkin's Age Defying Milky Cleanser. "It's packed with Vitamins A and E and pure essential oils, so while it gently washes, it leaves the skin refreshed, toned. Then I use GreatSkin's Lavender Toner. "

"I use that!" Greta interrupted, putting her luggage in the trunk. "I love the combination of lavender, sage and chamomile!"

"Well, here's my new secret weapon again fine lines," her mother whispered. "Hexa-Peptide Plus Tightening Serum. It's amazing! Then I finish with All Day Moisture Lotion--it's so lightweight, but also helps diminish those fine lines."

All the while, as Greta listened to her mother, she felt happy to know that one day she would age gracefully too. That morning, Greta had also started her day with the Age Defying Milky Cleanser and Lavender Toner. She had just treated herself to GreatSkin's Hydra-Boost Moisture Masque which contained anti oxidants like Vitamin A, C and E. Finally she, applied some Vitamin E Creme to her skin. It felt so smooth and truly healed and protected her skin from the winter's cold.

And now, she turned to get into the car when suddenly a voice whispered from behind her.

"Hey, stranger."

Greta turned around quickly to find Guy standing there, looking so handsome in his woolen Burberry coat and scarf.

"What are you doing here?!" Greta gasped.

"Oh, Greta. I just couldn't imagine Christmas without you!" he smiled.

Greta breathed. It was so thrilling to see Guy standing there in front of her. Here he was in her home town, the place she grew up--among all the Yalies and the townies. There was so much she wanted to show him. He took her hand and leaned in for a kiss. And then noticed Greta's mom, smiling at him. "And I wanted to meet your mom and dad--especially you, mom," he said, going around to the other side of the car and introducing himself to the woman with the gorgeous skin, the woman who had introduced Greta to her most important beauty secret ever! GreatSkin.