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Luxury resort in Montecito, CA spotlights bees and honey with Valmont cosmetics partnership, beekeeping experience and signature dessert
September 01, 2023
MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA - Rosewood Miramar Beach, the Forbes Five-Star resort located on an exclusive oceanfront stretch in Montecito, CA honors one of the cornerstones of our food system with bee experiences throughout the Resort. In line with Rosewood Sustains, which showcases the brand’s commitment to growing our lifestyle ecosystem responsibly by embracing circular hospitality and protecting our environment for future generations, the team at Rosewood Miramar Beach created an array of ways to celebrate National Honey Month this year.
Starting September 1st, guests and visitors alike can enjoy new bespoke honey-inspired experiences including a pop-up with Valmont Cosmetics featuring their exclusive newly relaunched l’Elixir des Glaciers Essence of Bees collection, a one-of-a-kind beekeeping experience at Rosewood Miramar Beach’s very own on-property beehives and indulge in Our Bee’s Went to Penryn – the signature dessert at the Resort’s Michelin Star and Michelin Green Star award-winning restaurant Caruso’s.
L'Elixir des Glaciers Essence of Bees Pop-up with Valmont Cosmetics at Rosewood Miramar Beach
To celebrate the launch of Valmont Cosmetics at Sense, a Rosewood Spa at Rosewood Miramar Beach and in honor of National Honey Month, we welcome resort guests and the community to experience the l’Elixir des Glaciers Essence of Bees Collection. In partnership with Sense, A Rosewood Spa, Valmont will host a two-day *pop-up shopping and facial treatment experience. Located in Bungalow 1A from 10am to 6pm on September 29th and 30th Valmont will offer 45-minute mini-masterpiece facials with their new celebrated Essence of Bees collection.
At the heart of this prestigious collection lies a masterful formulation that brings together the heart and soul of ingredients from Swiss beehives, honey, propolis and royal jelly for the very first time in an exclusive complex. Pushing the boundaries of anti-aging efficacy, Essence of Bees also provides ultimate nutritive and restorative treatment for even the driest skins.
*Valmont will donate part of the profits of the Essence of Bees collection sales to the Pollinator Partnership to support them in the realization of projects connected to bees' protection.
Beekeeping Experience at Miramar
Starting September 1st, we invite Resort guests to experience the captivating world of honey harvesting alongside Executive Chef Massimo Falsini. Located on the grounds of Rosewood Miramar Beach, discover the Resort’s bustling apiary, where nature’s most industrious workers are pollinating and producing honey. Throughout this experience, participants will learn the art behind beekeeping and honey harvesting, discover the environmental impacts bees have on their surrounding climates and more. Not to mention, take home a jar of harvested honey from the hives.
Reservations are required and can be made by emailing Miramar.concierge@rosewoodhotels.com.
Our Bees Went to Penryn
From hive to delectable dish, the Caruso’s team features Rosewood Miramar Beach’s harvested Miramar Honey in the Dolci dish, Our Bees Went to Penryn available exclusively at Caruso’s. Caruso’s was recently awarded a Michelin Star and Michelin Green Star for its sustainable efforts. The Restaurant celebrates the Central Coast highlighting local purveyors, farms, and ingredients as well as spotlighting destinations and people in California with likeminded philosophies.
For more information, please visit our website: www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/miramar-beach-montecito https://www.lamaisonvalmont.com/us/en/
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About Rosewood Miramar Beach
A Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel and spa, Rosewood Miramar Beach is situated on one of the most pristine beaches in the region and is located within Santa Barbara’s picturesque Montecito community, known as The American Riviera. Offering 158 ultra-luxury guestrooms and suites, including beachfront accommodations, a collection of signature suites and multi-bedroom bungalows, the resort has been designed with style, grace and glamour and perfectly balances the residential and the refined. Amenities include a state-of-the-art fitness studio, two cabana-lined pools, bespoke beach service on the sandy shores of Miramar Beach and Sense, A Rosewood Spa – the only Forbes Five-Star spa in Santa Barbara. Home to several distinct dining venues including Caruso’s, the signature oceanfront restaurant, The Revere Room, an all-day eatery with an emphasis on hyper-locality, and AMA Sushi, a seasonal omakase and edomae-style sushi bar, Rosewood Miramar Beach is a culinary destination for locals and visitors alike. An elevated retail experience further bolsters Rosewood Miramar Beach as the ultimate retreat for the best in luxury lifestyle, with The Shop at Miramar exclusively featuring The Miramar Collection, a first-of-its-kind goop Sundries Shop as well as a new California-inspired concept store curated by designer James Perse. Expansive indoor and outdoor event space, totaling approximately 33,000 square feet, includes the Chandelier Ballroom with over 6,500-square-feet, and the Great Lawn, which offers infinite ocean views. Personalized service makes Rosewood Miramar Beach the perfect destination for celebrating life’s moments both big and small. Rosewood Miramar Beach is owned by Caruso and managed by Rosewood Hotels & Resorts.
About Valmont
The Valmont Group is a luxury Swiss skincare, beauty, fragrance, and aesthetics house founded in 1985. Valmont is a leader in the cellular cosmetics research community, providing powerful and visible antiaging results with science driven formulations. Valmont capitalizes on its patented mastery of DNA, which serves as one of the flagship active ingredients to the product offering and a central element providing the Valmont difference. Through advanced skincare formulas, Valmont delivers unparalleled efficiency. Born from a clinic nestled in the heart of Switzerland’s resource-rich mountains, Valmont brings together four strong identities – four traditions committed to beauty: Valmont, Magicien du Temps; l’Elixir des Glaciers, Because Beauty Deserves a Masterpiece; Storie Veneziane by Valmont, The Art of Perfume; and Fondation Valmont, Laboratory for the Expression of Art and Beauty. In less than a generation, Valmont has grown from 11 products to over 100 spectacular treatments, garnering international renown in more than 50 countries and nearly 1,800 highly selective points of sale. The values of discipline and ethical conduct, together with the group’s unwavering commitment to consistent quality for an international clientele, inspire confidence and devotion to the brand’s various Maisons.
