Scout & Cellar

I've been a headache sufferer since I was 13 years old. I can remember the first time I got a Migraine...it lasted 2 days, and I had to go to the Emergency Room for a shot of morphine to end it.

Fast forward 25+ years, and I still suffer from Migraines. They are brought on by a variety of triggers, including alcohol. So, when I recently learned about Scout &Cellar, I did a little happy dance.

Scout &Cellar was started by sommelier and migraine sufferer, Sarah Shadonix. Ironically, it started while she was studying to become a sommelier. What started as a glass of wine to accompany long nights of cramming would eventually materialize into an unbearable headache the next day. Sarah knew something was off. A single glass shouldn’t lead to pain of this magnitude. So she began doing some research of her own. She spoke with renowned naturopathic physicians, and she consulted with vintners. Eventually, she discovered the source of these headaches: the up-to 300 chemical additives imbued in almost all mass-produced wine. Yeah. 300. Crazy, right?

This is where the fun began. Once Sarah stumbled upon the truth about mass-produced wine, she promised to discover and deliver a cleaner, healthier, better option. “Chemicals belong in a swimming pool,” she’d say. “Wine should be as natural as possible.”

Scout &Cellar delivers clean-crafted wine,  "wines that are grown naturally—without the use of synthetic pesticides—and bottled consciously—without added sugars or non-organic chemicals to modify texture, flavor, color or aroma. The result is natural and delicious wine that won't give you a migraine!

You can shop by the bottle or join as a member and receive a curated collection of wines.

Drinking wine is like playing Russian Roulette for me these days....I never know when the wine might give me a headache, so I am really excited to try the wines from Scout & Cellar. 

I also really like their mission to make the product as natural as possible. It's a lot like Beautycounter, but drinkable! ;) 

Betsy's Best Bar None Giveaway

A few weeks ago I happened upon the most delicious "bar" at my acupuncturists office. The cinnamon cardamom flavor spoke to me at first sight and first bite, so I immediately looked them up.

Betsy’s Best Bar None was founded in here in Portland, Oregon in 2011 with the goal of offering a wholesome, allergen-free product that is, above all, delicious and nutritious. Betsy’s Best bars are 100% organic, vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free, and grain-free. They are made without isolates, fillers, or preservatives and do not contain any GMO ingredients.

And most importantly, they are super tasty!

Being the "connector" that I am, I couldn't help but want to share these amazing bars with everyone I know, and that includes all of our C&C readers. So, I reached out to Betsy's Best and asked them if they would be interested in doing a giveaway.

And guess what? They said "Yes". So, today is your chance to enter to win one of three boxes of the Betsy's Best Sample Box.

In the box you will receive all seven of their delicious flavors. To enter you MUST comment on the blog (below) which flavor you are most excited to try! We will select three winners (at random) and announce them on Friday. 

Also, Betsy's is currently offering 15% off and FREE shipping for orders over $100! 

Products We Love: Babo Botanicals

Katie and I spent nearly every summer of our childhood participating in swim team. Back then we had blonder hair (like the Mini Fashionista), so you can imagine that by the end of the summer our hair had taken on a green hue. 

The Mini Fashionista takes swimming lessons two times a week during the year, and during the summer each session is a week long and lasts four days in a row. Needless to say, her blonde tips can very easily take on the same green hue.

A few months ago I started using Swim & Sport Shampoo and Wash from Babo Botanicals. 

It has been doing a great job of protecting the Mini's hair from the chlorine, and both of us love the smell. Since I liked the shampoo so much, I also picked up the detangler and conditioner.

You can never have too much chlorine protection.

On our recent trip to Sun Valley I left behind Sydney's Beauty Counter shampoo, conditioner and body wash, so I had to restock. I decided to try another one of the Babo Botanical varieties, the Berry Primrose shampoo & body wash and the conditioner. I like these just as much, and the smell is equally as fantastic.

The Babo mission is to manufacture the purest, highest quality and most sensitive hair, skin and sun products. They are made on an organic farm in the USA. Babo Botanicals was founded on the principles of delivering smart skin and hair care solutions crafted with rich, botanical performance-based ingredients for babies, kids and grown-ups too!

Next on my list is the sunscreen!

I highly recommend trying their products!