Monday, October 12, 2009

Stay Beautiful With: A 100-Calorie Daily Delight! Yoplait Delights Parfait in Creme Caramel


Whenever I'm out at the grocery store stocking up on weekly household needs, I always stop in the last aisle in the dairy section to pick up milk and cheese. Once in a while I will browse the yogurt selection to see if anything new or interesting is on the shelf.

Normally I walk off empty handed, or with a small container of Greek yogurt.

Last night though while doing my usual rounds, I came across a new delight. They are called Yoplait Delights. They are sold in packs of four, and come in four different flavors. The best thing about these sweet numbers are that they only contain 100 calories.

I personally would have liked to mix and match all four flavors to try them all, but decided to go with Creme Caramel.

The Yoplait Delights Parfait, Creme Caramel, come in small containers. To get an idea of how small they are, just imagine a Jello cup on a diet. Yes, they are small, but still looked like a delicious quick treat for when I wanted to kill a sweet tooth, without going overboard.

You can see through the cup. Inside you will notice that a top layer of a creamy caramel colored yogurt sits at the top of a darker more chocolaty caramel colored yogurt. It looked like a parfait, minus all of the fresh fruit bits.

Taste:

At first I wondered if they would be any good. A week prior I picked up a parfait cup that was simply disgusting. So much so that after one taste test I threw the whole thing out. Being a fan of Yoplait though, I figured it would be good.

My hypothesis was right. Yoplait Delights Parfait, Creme Caramel tasted delightful, and I knew immediately why they gave it the name they did.

The very top layer tastes like a creamy caramel chew, without the messy chew of course. It's light, and features the perfect dab of caramel flavoring, mixed with what tastes like vanilla bean cream.

The darker colored bottom layer of the parfait is a richer caramel flavor that has a noticeable tint of what tastes like coffee cream. Combined the two flavors are delicious.

While eating Yoplait Delights Parfait, Creme Caramel I was amazed that something so delicious could contain only 100 calories. Then I remembered, the portion size is quite small. The flavor though is so rich and tongue twisting that you find you eat it slowly, so the small portion size is really not an issue at all.

Overall:

I love Yoplait Delights Parfait, Creme Caramel, and am excited to give the other 3 flavors a try. If you like caramel, and coffee flavored food products than I think you will enjoy Yoplait Delights Parfait, Creme Caramel.

You can find them for $3.99 for a pack of 4 at your local grocery store in the yogurt section. I suggest you try them out!

Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub, A Review


Whenever I run out of facial scrubs, I go out and restock on a binge. I find that I cannot make up my mind, I get overwhelmed, and I end up purchasing three different bottles of scrub. Normally I only do this whenever I see that a company has made something new. If I see that different companies have made new facial care products I buy them all. It's a bad habit, but I care about my face a lot, so the bad habit is really a benefit to my skin.

During my most recent binge on facial care products I came home with a large squeeze tube of Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub.

The reason I bought the scrub was mainly due to the fact that it was something new from Olay, and I have been a fan of Olay for quite some time now. The other reasons of course go out to the promises the scrub had made.

It promised to exfoliate, and clean deep deep down into the pores in order to purify the complexion of the skin. The scrub also promises to polish away dull skin, while minimizing pores and leaving the skin clear.

The promise has of course been heard a million times over and over again. Just about every facial scrub I have come across promise the same, or similar results to the skin. Olay however usually comes through with their promises, so I felt like the $7.99 I spend on the scrub would be a good investment for my skin.

My Use:

In the bathroom I clicked open the cap, and squeezed out a generous portion of the scrub into my palms. The scrub itself has a grapefruit transparent coloring to it. I was able to spot the small studs of exfoliating scrub in the formula.

The scent was refreshing, but at the same time really weak. I usually like rinsing my face with citrus scented products because they give me a good burst of refreshing energy after I use them. Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub sort of disappointed in the scent department.

After wetting my face a bit, I went to work at scrubbing the formula into my face. The exfoliating beads did a pretty good job at lightly scraping the surface of my skin, without being harsh or painful.

After scrubbing it around for a little bit, I then rinsed. My face felt refreshed and clean, but I have used other scrubs that have left my skin feeling fantastic and rejuvenated. Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub failed as far as leaving that 'beautiful' clean feeling behind after drying off.

Long Term Results:

I have been using Olay Regenerist Detoxifying Pore Scrub for over a week now, and have noticed no changes in my skins appearance at all. I continue to use it to see if there are any long term benefits, but after waking up this morning and discovering small breakouts, I decided to bring this one back for a refund. I do not know if the break outs have anything to do with this scrub, but breakouts like this do not happen too often for me. Usually they only occur when I am using a bad product that my skin does not agree with.

Overall:

I'd recommend saving your money and buying another scrub.

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Review of John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Conditioner for Breakage-Prone Hair


-Review of mine is also on AC

During the cooler seasons like fall and winter my hair is usually at its very best. I find that it is softer, silkier, and smoother. I also find that my hair is much more likely to breaking, and split ends.

Before the cool weather even gets a chance to do its usual rounds on my hair I wanted to begin to protect it early.

When I came across a new conditioner from John Frieda that promised to protect my hair, and make it more resilient with every use, I went ahead and purchased it.

It's called John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Conditioner for Breakage-Prone Hair, and the green tube of conditioner promised a whopping of good things.

First and foremost it promised to silken my hair from roots to ends. It would also keep my hair from breaking, making it more radiant, healthy, and of course, as I mentioned already, resilient. The formula also states that it will help prevent split ends.

It is made with Natural Eucalyptus and peppermint oil, which promise to add a little tingling sensation which stimulates the scalp; the John Frieda website states to massage the scalp to awaken new healthier growing hair.

John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Conditioner for Breakage-Prone Hair comes in a green squeeze tube containing 8.45 ounces of conditioner.

It only came to $4.99 at my local Target, but with it's really low price I wondered if it would work the wonders that it stated it would on the tube.

Scent:

John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Conditioner for Breakage-Prone Hair has a fresh scent, with a potent tint of what smells like creamy mint. In the shower it gave off a really familiar scent of mint chocolate chip, which oddly enough, I really liked.

As I worked the conditioner into my hair I noticed that it went to work pretty quickly at de-tangling, and adding moisture to the hair. The tingling sensation was very weak, but it was slightly noticeable.

After rinsing the conditioner out I was pretty stunned at how flawlessly silky and smooth my hair felt. I hoped when I stepped out of the shower that my hair would dry this soft and silky.

Results:

The results were there even on the very first use. My hair did dry smoother, silkier, and there was a healthy shine to my hair that I loved.

As far as protecting my hair from breakage, I will say that after one use, less hair came out of my scalp while brushing.

After a week of daily use, I notice a slight change in my hair. It seems healthier, shinier, smoother, silkier, and breaks while brushing happen less often than usual.

Overall:

John Frieda Root Awakening Strength Restoring Conditioner for Breakage-Prone Hair is a winner in my opinion. You can really not go wrong for just $4.99. This one is fairly priced, and works as promised, which is rare for any product.