Humpit, Hummus and Pita Bar

    I had been meaning to give Humpit a go for quite awhile now, every time I pop into the Corn Exchange in Leeds I do dare myself to do in but for whatever reason the stars haven't quite aligned.

Then along came Facebook and a competition Humpit were running, giving away a meal for two, get liking there page as they regularly have give a ways, just blast the link here

Throwing caution to the wind I entered and I won!

 Now my only problem was rustling up a friend. 

Luckily my neighbour is always up for a feed, especially if it's free so off we went.

If you haven't guessed yet Humpit, the hummus and pita bar sell hummus and pita but along with that they also do amazing smoothies and the best  falafel in the UK.

Being the greedy beasts that me and my friend are we both opted for the works, hummus with chick peas, salsa, mushrooms and onion,

falafel, a nice bit of pita and a delicious smoothie.

Everything on my plate was really tasty, filling, vegan and in a super generous portion size to the point where I couldn't finish everything on my plate.

My stomach being defeated by some hummus haunts me to this very day.

The salsa does have some heat to it, not enough to take your tits off but enough to know it's there so you might need to take this into consideration.

The service was fast and really friendly.

In fact the staff all must have the patience of saints.

With a system where your name is called out when your food is ready you need your customers to have a certain amount of awareness and the sense not to wander off.

The only thing I could possibly be critical of is that Humpit seems to be a victim of their own success.

Sadly their premises isn't huge so when a queue does build up it can feel quite claustrophobic and what seems like a struggle for the staff to dash in and out with peoples orders, there is additional seating outside of the shop but this is limited.

This issues is being looked into and talks with the new owners of the Corn Exchange are taking place to see if a solution can be found.

There is the option to takeaway and also have everything delivered straight to your door by using Deliveroo.

I would certainly recommend Humpit to everyone, not just vegans, I for one will definitely be popping back in!

If you are popping into the Corn Exchange then why not also pay a visit to Benz and Blanc for all your vegan oral care needs and even clip on veneers!

Opitat Coffee Body Scrubs

Optiat is another great find that I discovered at the Vegan Life Live Expo in London and they kindly offered me a discount to review their whole range!

Optiat is a start up company based in London, England making use of what would normally go to land fill and pollute the planet.

You might not think it but coffee grounds are very damaging to the environment, when they break down they become methane which contributes even more towards global warming carbon dioxide does, twenty times more!

Not only does Optiat save the world by using the coffee ground but it also saves the animals with their entire range being vegan.

Opitat is an acronym for One Persons Trash Is Another Person's Treasure which is a very appropriate name considering the grounds are normally thrown away buy the coffee shops they source them from.

 Opitat have created a brilliant body scrub from coffee grounds and added four fragrances to them, just in case the smell of coffee alone doesn't do it for you!

You can take your pick from Peppermint, Vanilla, Mandarin and Lemongrass, with all them having different benefits thanks to the different essential oils.

Peppermint is antibacterial, helps with headaches, stomach upsets, curbs appetite, boosts energy, relaxes tight muscles and  boost mental focus.

If you really want to take your shower to the next level then pair the Peppermint scrub with a Help Me, I'm too Busy for Colds spray

 Perfect first thing in a morning after a big gym session or a big gin session!

Lemongrass is again anti bacterial, helps ward off insects, boosts energy and reduces muscle pain.

Vanilla has surprising benefits. From helping to heal wounds to aiding in lifting depression and even increasing your sex drive, luckily vanilla also helps your sleep so you can blame that if you drift off to sleep afterwards.

Mandarin can help reduce stress and anxiety, it's an antiseptic and helps promote growth of new cells.

All four have the benefits of coffee such as helping with eczema, stretch marks and cellulite while also promoting cell renewal, the added shea butter and almond oil with help moisturise your skin.

I love the packaging and I was surprised at how earthy the scrub was in contrast to the clean and crisp packaging.

My skin felt amazing after using all of the scrubs but I must say I lean more towards the Peppermint and Lemongrass as I could smell them much more strongly than the Mandarin and Vanilla.

What I did find unusual was that when my friend used the Mandarin I could smell it from the other side of the room but when I used it on myself I really struggled to pick out it over the smell of the coffee.

The scrub, just like it's appearance has a very earthy consistency and you can really feel it scrubbing away at you, not the point where you are in pain etc but you can certainly feel it doing it's job.

I can't speak highly enough about Optiat, a great product doing great things for the environment and your skin.

If you fancy bagging yourself a bottle then please click here and check out their shop.