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Palm Springs has its own version of Pinkberry; it’s called Cactusberry.

In a older post where we visited Yogurtland, I posited: Does Mikey like the sour yogurt? Back in April, I had introduced him to PinkBerry for the first time, and he was so overwhelmed by it that he blogged about it here. After the YogurtLand visit however, I concluded that although he didn’t care for the PinkBerry decor (he is a design guy; after all, he is an architect), he did indeed like the sour yogurt.

Two weekends ago, we went to Palm Springs. Yes, we went to Palm Springs in AUGUST in the 117 degree desert heat. It was for a friend’s birthday celebration, so we had a good reason. Anyway, we ran into CactusBerry on our way to lunch in downtown Palm Springs. It was impossible to miss; I mean, even if you were illiterate, you could tell just by the colors and font style of the sign, that this was another sour yogurt joint.Â

Here’s my quick summary (because how many different reviews can one read about this stuff?):

CactusBerry offers 2 types of yogurt: original and passionfruit (which, in my opinion, sounds so much better than that weird green tea one from Pinkberry). There are also less topping choices– no mochi (my favorite!) but plenty of Captain Crunch cereal (weird).

How did it taste? Not bad. It was creamier than PinkBerry and Yogurtland. We had the original with kiwi, blackbery, and strawberry.  The fruit was very sweet (either it was the right season for the fruit or they added sugar to it).

But, what sets CactusBerry apart from its competitors is their eco-conscious approach. Their containers are made from corn, while their spoons are of potato starch.Â

If you ask for a sample, they try to make you use the same sample spoon/cup as the one you’re going to use with your purchase. I really appreciated this, but it seemed cumbersome for the employee to explain to the customer:

He first asked for a sample of the passionfruit. Then she asked, “If you were going to order one, which size would you order?” The customer looked at her, perplexed, like, dude why does it matter. Then, she said, “The reason I ask is because we are a green business, and we try to minimize use of the materials” blah blah blah something like then. Aha, now it made sense.

Since Mikey has stopped posting updates about his place, I’ve taken the liberty of doing it myself. So, here we go:

1. A new couch from Room & Board. We waited nearly 2 months for “Klein” to arrive and when it did, Mikey lamented about its greenish tint. Once we got it situated with accessories, the green disappeared.

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2. A luxurious brown throw from Nordstrom– a birthday gift from his parents– that is so soft that you just wanna take your clothes off and wrap your nekked body in it.

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3. An orange Dr. Skud Fly Swatter by Alessi– a gift from sister Erin. It doesn’t really fit in the living room, so it’s been staring at us from the kitchen counter, just like it stared at us during our first date.Â

4. A wall print that’s been hung above his couch. I think it’s a stretched print on fabric, and the print is comprised of black silhouettes of trees with some rust orange and other shades of beige surrounding it, sort of like clouds. I never took art history or even one art class in college, so please excuse my elementary description of it. Anyway, the piece is pretty cool and looks perfect in the living room. It’s one of 2 prints that he snagged from his parental units.

5. A Neutra throw pillow in an orangey-red color. I found this at a cool Japanese-owned boutique up the street from my place in the LBC, called KROW. Richard Neutra is a famed architect known for his modern designs. Turns out it’s his dad’s favorite architect, so booyah, I scored with this purchase!

 6. And, lastly, you can’t discount what a lil GUITAR HERO Rocks the 80s will do to a mid-century modern living room! Mikey bought this the day it came out and has nearly mastered all the songs at the “expert” level. He’s gotten me playing it, and the songs are now stuck in my head…and I ra-a-an, I ran so far awa-a-ay…

It was only a matter of time before Rihanna introduced a line of umbrellas-ellas-ellas-eh-eh-eh.

I can’t wait to get my own pink ‘ella.