MOST POPULAR POSTS

Thursday, December 17, 2009 at

Room with a View perfume

When I was growing up, A Room With a View was one of my favorite books and movies. (I remember reading the book while lying on our trampoline in the backyard!) So I was thrilled to hear about this new perfume inspired by the passage where George and Lucy kiss for the first time in a field of violets.

(Via Frolic)
Tags: , , , , , , ,

59 comments:

  1. Despite the fact that I have never so much as heard of this film, this is such an adorable idea! I want a bottle of my very own!! :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. maggie12:39 PM

    i love d that book!

    ReplyDelete

  3. One of my favorite movies, too! I recently watched it with my 11 year old daughter and she loved it as well. That is truly one of the great joys of having kids - reliving things and getting to experience them as "brand new" through their eyes.

    ReplyDelete

  4. I am so excited about this. I ordered some for my sister who is a mother of 4. We used to watch the movie together, growing up.

    ReplyDelete

  5. such a romantic photo :)

    xoxo

    ReplyDelete

  6. I've never read the book -- might just have to get it and read it on vacation! xoxo

    P.S. Did you notice you're almost to 7,000 subscribers? CONGRATS!!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Anonymous12:56 PM

    How romantic!

    ReplyDelete

  8. You just gave me something to do this weekend! How have I not heard of this book?

    ReplyDelete

  9. aw, you guys would love the book (and movie!) -- they're amazing.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Anonymous1:19 PM

    darn it- one more thing i might have to own, :0) thanks joanna!

    ReplyDelete

  11. Oh, I loved the book! I've read it about three times already and I guess it's time for another round :)

    ReplyDelete

  12. I would love to read the book! I watched the movie over and over again as a teenager... thanks for the reminder!

    ReplyDelete

  13. Sounds like a romantic smelling perfume. My favorite movie growing up was the Secret Garden. I'd definitely buy a perfume inspired by that!

    ReplyDelete

  14. Omg LOVE E.M. Forster so much! I think I might re-read Room with a View over break now!

    ReplyDelete

  15. I absolutely loved that book. I didn't read it until later in life, when a student I was working with had a paper to write on it. But I'm so glad I did. That first kiss as she falls into the violets...just heavenly. I'll have to check this perfume out!

    ReplyDelete

  16. Oh love, I've loved the book and movie (and the same is true for Howard's End) what a brilliant perfume idea.

    ReplyDelete

  17. I got to smell this when I was at the CB shop last weekend, and I pretty much swooned. It does smell *exactly* like a sun-warmed field of violets.

    Lovely.

    ReplyDelete

  18. oooh, stephanie, so good to know! xoxo

    ReplyDelete

  19. A perfect book, perfect movie and I might guess a perfect perfume. *sigh!*

    ReplyDelete

  20. Perfume = romance. And when you throw intellect into the mix that makes for an incredibly beautiful perfume. Even though I've worn the same perfume for eight years (I even just blogged about the "how we met story" involving my beloved perfume and me) I am a sucker for anything that makes me feel beautiful AND smart and am now very anxious to try this one out.

    ReplyDelete

  21. My hubbie and me loved this film so much we got married to "sogna di doretta" they use in the film-then popped into Santa Croce in Florence on our honeymoon- didnt find any corn fields with violets though, maybe when we've been married 20 years-
    so I think I'm due this perfume aren't I?

    ReplyDelete

  22. When I saw the recent version (BBC, I think), I was sad to learn that she goes back to the pensione later and he has died in the war. Is that part of the book? I like the non-bummer ending much better. And I was just thinking yesterday, I wonder how the movie would have turned out if Daniel Day-Lewis and Julian Sands had switched roles. And lastly, I remember hearing somewhere that the only regret of one of the directors (I think) was that her hat in this photo should have been a straw hat because there was too much white in her outfit.

    ReplyDelete

  23. get.out.of.town.

    I was 14 when I first read the book and saw the movie and I too, fell in love with it...I was just thinking the other day that I should read it again to see what a difference 12 yrs could make. I MUST get the perfume! ha

    ReplyDelete

  24. O so funny! I just wrote a post about Room With a View! I'll let you know when I publish it... :)

    ReplyDelete

  25. I've actually never seen this movie, or read the book.
    Which version do you like better? I think this may be my holiday traveling read this season. Thank you Joanna!

    ReplyDelete

  26. Fell in love with the film when I was very young, and still love it to this day. When anyone asks me what my favorite film is I always say 'Room With A View'. I mean Freddy's hair alone is enough to carry that movie. Anyone? Seriously, I have already sworn that if I have a boy I am giving him a haircut just like Freddy's. I read the book about five years ago (I'm seventeen now), and loved it. What's more I read it while staying in a b&b that was furnished and decorated all over with lovely antiques, as well as having a gorgeous view onto mountains. In other words it was a fabulous holiday! Thank-you for writing about the perfume. It's a definite purchase. Smells good, right? Love and Joy xxx.

    ReplyDelete

  27. I loved the movie too!Some of the best perfumes are identified here

    ReplyDelete

  28. Love the movie, love the book, love Christopher Brosius, love the perfume. I've been wearing it all week! I don't get a lot of violet out of it -- it's more like a cleaner, sweeter version of Black March or Wild Hunt, minus the dank logs and mushrooms and with extra sunshine and warm grass. And major notes of fennel! An anise-y garden scent, lots of rich dirt and leaves to it. What an awesome perfumer he is!

    ReplyDelete

  29. Yah love the movie! :) blissfull!

    ReplyDelete

  30. zia, that is SO amazing!!!

    ReplyDelete

  31. Awww, this concept really makes my heart sing...

    ...but the bottle doesn't. Why not a more romantic bottle? I'd snatch one up immediately if just reminded me of all the beauty in the book (and movie!).

    ReplyDelete

  32. I watched this film and finally realised why guys used to rave about Helena Bonham-Carter!

    ReplyDelete

  33. This is the most wonderful thing! I do wish they would do a similar perfume for Wuthering Heights (I can smell the heather already).

    ReplyDelete

  34. OH, how I LOVE this book. I have yet to see the film; however I think I'm due to watch it (not to mention smell this scent).

    Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete

  35. What an amazing inspiration: smells emerging from a book passage! It's so...different...and I love it. I may just have to read the book first.

    ReplyDelete

  36. I cannot wait to try this- thanks so much for posting. A Room with a view is just wonderful in all forms and CV fragrances are so imaginative.

    ReplyDelete

  37. this is my best book ever! : )
    I love Forster...

    ReplyDelete

  38. however I think I'm due to watch it (not to mention smell this scent).

    Work from home India

    ReplyDelete

  39. I love this movie so much! How romantic that they made this perfume!

    ReplyDelete

  40. I walked down the aisle toward my now-husband to the tune of "O mio babbino caro" (which plays in the movie during this scene). Ah, George Emerson... swoon. But my husband... well... double swoon!

    Ashley
    www.hitherandthither.net

    ReplyDelete

  41. Ive heard of this film, but I didn't know what it was. I just read the plot and it sounds wonderful, now I HAVE to see it!

    ReplyDelete

  44. Thanks for the reminder, i have to watch this movie again!

    ReplyDelete

  55. Oh, thank you Sesli sohbet for sharing! Sesli chat I'm in the midst of wedding planning, Camfrog 18 Odalar and both my fiance and I are NOT görüntülü chat cake lovers, and can't imagine spending hundreds of dollars on one dessert we don't even like! Forum | Video | Site Map We're planning on doing a buffet of family recipes Sohbet Ruleti, Chat Ruleti pies, cookies, cheesecake, etc - and some of our favorite candies in apothecary jars :) I love to see that
    others are SesliSohbet, Sesli Sohbet thinking out of the [cake] box, too!

    ReplyDelete

  56. How would you know if the fragrances has a great scent and if it is really fit on you? I was looking for the great perfume that can make a longest smell. Anyway,will certainly visit your site more often now.

    isey

    ReplyDelete

  57. I am thoroughly convinced in this said post. I am currently searching for ways in which I could enhance my knowledge in this said topic you have posted here. It does help me a lot knowing that you have shared this information here freely. I love the way the people here interact and shared their opinions too. I would love to track your future posts pertaining to the said topic we are able to read.

    ReplyDelete
  58. Anonymous3:55 AM

    Here what i found -> vision correction

    ReplyDelete

  59. Hey, there's a great deal of helpful information above!

    ReplyDelete

Nice comments only, please! (That means you, anonymous.)

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Site design by Apartment One
Federated Media Publishing - Style