Vibe of the Week: Iconic Ring

Inspired by Jen*'s post about introducing a vibrator into your sexual curriculum, I decided this week to feature a couples vibrator, thereby making it much easier.

Recommended Use: Use alone or with a partner. Or just wear it to a "cocktail" party.

Pros:

• Water resistant, shower friendly
• Phthalate-free, latex-free
• Dual vibration modes including pressure sensitive and constant vibration
• Replaceable batteries
• Quiet

Cons:

• Can slip around
• Short battery life
• Lacks power

Cost?
$35

Where can I get one?
JIMMYJANE
drugstore.com

Get Your Bzzz On

Want to have better sex?

Want to make things a little more interesting?

Want to guarantee YOU get an orgasm too?

Then step right up, ladies, and learn how to introduce a vibrator into your relationship. This article has great advice on how to get one into bed with you and your man.

Of course, you can always try my method:

1. Have a couple of drinks.

2. Say "look what I bought."

3. Turn it on.

Vibe of the Week: SaSi

The SaSi is less a vibe and more a "sensual experience." More like a partner. A tiny massage head moves under a thin sheet of silicone, which you control, and the Sasi remembers. Sounds like voodoo!

Recommended Use:
Use alone, and take your time. You control the motion with buttons that "skip" or "don't stop." Seems more like a replacement than something you use with a partner.

Pros:

• Small and quiet
• Fits in hand with easy to control buttons
• Water resistant silicone cover
• Slow, erotic, feels like oral
• Rechargeable with base
  

Cons:

• May not fit every woman
• Buttons too close together, hard to use
• Undulating head too small
• Not powerful enough
• Takes too long
• Expensive!
  

Cost:
On sale for $148!

Vibe of the Week: Hitachi Magic Wand

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Vibe of the Week: Rubber Ducky

Think vibrators are too conspicuous? Check out this little guy. The I Rub My Duckie waterproof vibe makes bath time lots of fun! A round head and a pointed tail feature three types of vibration. A little something for everyone.

Recommended Use
Use in the tub or shower or even the Jacuzzi! No need to hide!

Best Features

• Inconspicuous
• A variety of contact areas
• Cute!
• Three vibration levels
• Quiet
• Made of latex-free and phthalate-free PVC
• Three out of five stars with 30 reviews
• Available in travel-size
  

Worst Features

• More water resistant than waterproof
  
• Doesn't float like a true rubber duck, floats on its side
• May not be powerful enough

Cost
$9-$30

drugstore.com
babeland.com

Vibe of the Week: Laya Spot

Colorful and ergonomic this little vibe will look great in your pleasure chest. Perfect for travel with its discreet design and the five second start delay. Made of elastomer, the Laya Spot is hypoallergenic, great for ladies like me with odd allergies. It has five vibration settings and three vibration patterns. That's eight ways to Gett Off. (Club mix).

Pros:

• Waterproof
• Pretty
• Discreet shape
• Designed to be hands free
• Adjustable vibration
• Easy to clean
• Quiet

Cons:

• Some reviewers found it stopped working after only a few months
• A few reviewers felt it wasn't powerful enough (Like 5 out of 80)

Pricetag:

$48

After all that I'd still just buy it 'cause it's pretty. Reminds me of something James used to say...

babeland.com

drugstore.com

Vibe of the Week: We-Vibe

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U + Ur Hand

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Vibe of the Week

I've got one. She's got one. You've got one. Or if you don't, you should.

Yep, we're talking vibrators, ladies.

Now that we know that most women have (and/or want) them, we're gonna try to help you get the right one. We'll scour the internet for reviews and information, and feature one of these good times each week.
This Week's Vibe:

We're startin' small, four inches to be exact. The Vibratex Water Dancer Mini Vibe is compact and waterproof. The average rating on two sites is four stars. People like the compact design and the power (apparently, it's strong).

Recommended Use:
Use it alone, in the tub or shower, or with your partner. (You can even use it in traffic. Or so I've heard.)

Best Features:

• Strong
• Sturdy
• Compact
• Waterproof
• Gets you where you're going fast
• Uses one AA battery

Worst Features:

The only con seems to be that it's a little loud.

Cost:

$16

Where to find:
drugstore.com
babeland.com

Self Help

Vibrators as common as toaster ovens?

Your Pleasure Chest

To assume that we're all "ready to go" at a moments notice is absurd. We are not Marines. But having a sensual arsenal in your bedside table, or, let's be honest, a wadded Target bag on the top shelf of your closet, can help those spontaneous interludes proceed more smoothly.

Here are a few items to include:

1. Vibrator
A small clitoral one will do.

2. Lubricant

3. Sexy Book
Our brain needs stimulation, too!

4. iPod/CD player with sexy playlist

5. Altoids
Also for fresh breath. And peppermint is energizing!

6. Scented/flavored massage oil
I have a Pavlovian response to orange-ginger lotion.

7. Condoms
You never know...

You can add other things if you're more adventurous. Like a game or a blindfold. This is only the beginning!

Sex Tips from Real Moms

Forget crazy positions. How about some fun, cheap, easy, doable tips for us real women who just want to shake things up a little bit?

1. Clean your room! How many times have you said this to your kids? Removing clutter and kid paraphernalia will give you more of an oasis at the end of a long day.

2. Try getting your sexy back with a new playlist for the bedroom. Music really can soothe the savage beast, or, if you want, let it out!

3. Use a lubricant. There are so many new options available. You can tingle, warm or taste like cherries. It's a smorgasbord of slippery!

4. Try a nice, hot shower with him. It's been a while since my showers were anything but utilitarian. Taking time to touch and wash each other will be a break from the routine and perhaps lead to a more sensual experience.

5. Watch something sexy on TV together. Not everyone feels sexy after watching Sportscenter, so change the channel and see if there's something that turns you both on. Lost, The Tudors, True Blood, The L Word, all good starts.

6. Chew a few Altoids before oral sex. Simple trick = delight for him. And maybe a willingness to try other new things...

7. Bring your laptop to bed. Click around and check out some titillating photos or videos. Discuss. You may learn something new about him.

8. Try out a sex toy. Use a small vibrator on yourself, or let your husband hold it. (This is especially delightful if your husband is behind you).

9. Sexcation. Maybe not "cheap," but so worth it!

Only a couple of these require any forethought on your part, so you have no excuse not to try one tonight!

Green your intercourse!

I was stumbling around the internets and I found this: Holistic Wisdom: Excellence in Sexual Empowerment. Or green sex! Sex toys for the environmentally conscious! How fun is that?! Now I can do it and save the snow leopards! While also saving my vagina from phthalates and parabens.
HW also has tons of sexual health articles, a sex dictionary, and even erotic stories and jokes.
The toys are divided into multiple categories: body part, style or material. And there is a section about caring for your sex toys.

I clicked through a couple of the instructional articles and my,...they are in depth. (And while the genatalia is blocked, some of the close-ups are not, but presented very medically). If you're feeling brave, click around. There is so much information and a great "Getting Started" feature that allows you to click to what you're looking for without getting stuck somewhere uncomfortable.



P.S. I am having way too much fun finding photos.

Pocket Rockets: You know, for kids!

I know this isn't the I heart Oprah blog, but I couldn't help but laugh at today's episode. Dr. Berman was discussing her platform of "Vibrators for all!" to which a chagrined Oprah jokingly replied, "They're under your chairs! You get a vibrator, and you get one!"

The discussion was regarding how young is too young for a vibrator and Dr. Berman suggested these for girls 15 and up. Stating that since most women cannot achieve orgasm through intercourse alone, it's up to us to help ourselves along.

Buying our Sexiness

Shaving, waxing, lingerie, vibrators, porn, pole dancing classes: Is our sexual self-esteem caught up in things that can be bought? The ladies at Jezebel discuss.

Is our over-sexualized culture actually killing our sex lives? - Jezebel
Are women sexually liberated,or just confused? - Times of London

My Vagina is Guilty

For a long time I had a stubborn patch of eczema on my pinky finger. It drove me mad. It wouldn't go away. One of my metaphysical friends suggested a book that could help me. Turns out skin conditions combined with pinky fingers equals anxiety in the details of life, most specifically family. Well, that's creepy! And true.

Yesterday I was complaining about my bladder infection ritual, i.e. peeing immediately after sex, and my new buddy, cervicitis. My sister said, "What does that book say?"

Turns out my vagina is guilty.

"Anger at mate. Sexual guilt. Punishing Self." Now I'm all for fixing things from the inside out, and I am totally the woman whose inner struggles manifest outwardly. But guilty vagina? I don't even know how to begin. The internet suggests hypnotism, eat right, exercise, volunteer, and journal. My vagina is gonna be a busy lady.

I think it's probably more of a confidence thing. Louise Hay suggests a new thought pattern, "Others mirror the love and self-approval I have for myself. I rejoice in my sexuality." I think that's just good advice for all of us. So let's rejoice in our sexuality together!

Now, if you'll excuse me,...I'm off to drugstore.com. I have a sore,...um,...neck.

Sex toys...Oprah approved!

If that dryer-saddle thing that Kimberly* posted scared you and/or made you blush...yet you were intrigued...have I got the solution for you. Over at Drugstore.com there is a line of sexual aids for women that were given the Oprah stamp of approval. If Oprah says they're okay, then you know they gotta be good: Oprah approved sex toys

If those are still too wild for you, why not try a humble little vibrator like the Bird. It's cute! And it has a cute name!

Finally, if you are: 

(A) embarrassed 

(B) curious but not convinced 

and/or 

(C) worried your kids and/or mother-in-law will find it...

...then I recommend you invest in a small "massager." It looks like something you'd use on your neck. You can store it in any cabinet and relax, because if anyone sees it they won't think twice about it. But you'll know the secret...you can use it to "massage" any body parts you want. 

Just go to a website like Amazon or Drugstore.com and search for "massager." You'll see what I mean.