I celebrated my birthday last weekend and also 5 years as a vegan - so double celebrations with lovely Indian snacks and chocolate cake of course.
My lovely family bought me some great vegan gifts which I thought I would share with you. The Figs and Rouge natural rose candle is my favourite, it fills the house with a subtle rose scent and creates a calm environment to work in. Next up is a Figs and Rouge hand cream with organic camellia & chamomile – its rich but absorbs well, has a light citrusy smell and I really like the glam art Nouveau type packaging too. Both items have the vegan society trademark and on-emailing them they said that all their range except the lip balms are vegan. Find out more about Figs and Rouge here http://www.figsandrouge.co.uk/
The Power Berry daily moisture cream from http://www.nealsyardremedies.com/
contains acai, bilberry, goji berry and rosehip. It is a light cream and has a sweet berry scent. The ingredients are mainly organic and some are fair trade. On their website they say that all of their products are BAUV approved, many are vegan but not all. I have emailed them for a list of their vegan products so will post it here when I get a reply.
Figs and Rouge, Neals Yard Remadies (and Beauty without Cruelty) products are all available from Fenwicks in Leicester.
I am really looking forward to using the gift voucher for a massage at the www.keralaayurvedacentre.co.uk/ on Belgrave gate in Leicester. I plan on going for the Abhyanga Snana which is a full body masage by two therapists working in tandem on both sides and using warm oils. Some of their therapies use milk but most seem to use oils, powdered herbs or roasted leaves.
