During my stay in London, I was lucky to be invited to Neal's Yard Remedies Islington birthday party! That's it,  has been NYR on Islington's Upper Street for 5 years!

To celebrate, we were offered some treats made from their new Superfood range, (goji berries dark chocolate barks). Healthy and scrumptious, what's not to love?

During the party, we did a blind sniffing test. That's when I discovered that I liked frankincense and jasmine essential oils! Without the blind test, I would have never geared towards those scents at all!

With our new favourite oils, we then proceed to create a body product of our choice, using the "Create your own" line.

Anyone can pop into a NYR store (or online) and make their own bespoke products as well. All you have to do is take a base for the product you wan to make (shower gel, massage oil, body lotion, scrub, etc) and add a few of their essential oils, herbal infusions or flower remedies. I decided to make a lime and jasmine massage oil. I don't even have anyone to massage me, but that didn't stop me! Pff!

The evening was really enjoyable and I was impressed at how knowledgeable everyone at Neal's Yard were.

A complete list of the Create your Own range can be found on their website.

Neal's Yard Remedies' Islington store is located on 295 Upper Street (Angel Tube station)

Happy birthday!

Have you tried anything from Neal's Yard Remedies yet? What product would you create?