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Friday, June 25, 2010

Of Beauty and Blogging

Recently, my friend Rockin' over at the Light Switch decided to give me the Beautiful Blogger award. It really touched me that I was one of the ones she thought of when she received it herself.

The rules of the Beautiful Blogger award are simple. Those who receive one shall pass it on to three other bloggers they think are beautiful in some way, and then share seven things about themselves that their readers may not know.

Review: Ophoria Bliss #8

The Ophoria Bliss #8, sent to me by Fascinations, is a very well-made vibrator. At this price range, I was actually quite surprised by how well designed it is. The little things that make using and caring for a toy so much nicer are there, showing an attention to detail often overlooked in higher-priced designer brands.

Epiphora's Woodgasm Giveaway

Epiphora holding an awesome contest to give away a beautiful Nobessence toy to a very lucky winner! How can you get in on the action, you ask? See below, the instructions straight from her giveaway entry. If you're super-curious, head over to her blog, Hey Epiphora!

The winner of this giveaway will get to choose whichever NobEssence toy they want from SheVibe — butt plug, dildo, cock ring, kegel exerciser, whichever they most desire. And this giveaway is open to my international readers!* Beautiful, yes?

Twitter trivia parties!
The most exciting way to enter this giveaway will be to attend one or both of the two Twitter parties I’ll be holding. YEAH, I’M GOING THERE. Com’n, it’ll be fun! We’ll use the hashtag #woodgasm, chat about sex toys, and each participant will earn an entry into the giveaway just for participating. I’ll also be asking trivia questions, and party-goers who are quickest to correctly answer these questions will get extra entries.
Party #1: Saturday, June 12th, 2010, 3 p.m. — 4 p.m. PST. (what time for you?)
Party #2: Wednesday, June 16th, 2010, 6 p.m. — 7 p.m. PST. (what time for you?)
Be sure to follow me on Twitter beforehand! Also, in preparation for the trivia questions, here are some study materials:

SheVibe’s NobEssence page

NobEssence’s website (poke around)

The Wikipedia article for “dildo”

Other ways to enter
Oh yes, there are always more…

5 entries: Write a blog post about this giveaway. Use my graphic, just host it yourself. Be sure to mention the Twitter parties!

3 entries: Comment on this post telling me which NobEssence piece you want the most and why.

3 entries: Subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe via email.

Deadline: June 20th, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. PST.
* Fine print: This giveaway is open to everyone everywhere, but if you live outside the U.S., you will need to pay any customs taxes or tariffs levied by your country. Winner will be selected randomly from a list of entries.

Wishlist Wednesday: Elvis

(I know it's no longer Wednesday. Play along, I saw the Elvis on Wednesday...)

I recently realized that somehow I've reached the point where I've tried enough toys that I rarely ever lust over a toy anymore. Mostly I just think "Huh. That looks interesting. But it probably won't get me off any better than what I already have, nor does it have better functions/materials/rechargeability/whatever. But it does look kinda cool. Can has?" Usually, it takes something I've never, ever tried before to really get me curious and lusting, since I have a serious thing for novelty. Wooden dildos? Perhaps hand carved? Steel butt plugs? Real electrosex toys? Wartenberg wheels? Crops? Elk floggers? Liquid latex? Those get me seriously lusting, simply because I've never gotten to play with them. I almost never list over a new vibrator, or a new dildo (or dong, if they INSIST on calling it that), or a new lube, or a new rabbit style toy. I guess I'm either jaded, or I've found toys that fill those niches for me nearly perfectly.

Thus, I was shocked and amazed when a new toy offering set my heart (and pussy) a-flutter. They're not new, but I'd somehow never seen them until SheVibe picked them up. I saw them, and a stab of lustful must have shot through me. What are they? Dildos by Vamp Silicone. These things are seriously wonderful looking. The red silicone is just gorgeous. And the designs look fantastic. Seriously, I'm lusting like hell after the Elvis softskin like nobody's business. I have this funny feeling that I'd be petting the soft silicone for an hour or two, then wandering around the house wearing it in my Joque harness all day. Then pegging the boyfriend. Then re-condoming up so I can give it a test drive. Suddenly I need to know if those "soft" balls really swing, because balls that feel realistic would rock so hardcore.

I do worry a bit about the thickness of the base - it looks like it might be a little too thin to be stable in a harness. But honestly, the cock part is everything I adore in a dildo: very slightly pronounced head, slightly curved, 1.5" shaft, otherwise almost completely smooth. A dildo I can really go to town with, without worrying if I'm going to end up sore and abraded from too much texture for fast thrusting. It looks perfect. Now I just have to dig through my budget and see if I can come up with enough to afford it...

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Pleasurists #81

Sugarlight via ModelMayhem
Welcome to Pleasurists, a round-up of the adult product and sex toy reviews that came out in the last seven days. For updates and information follow our RSS Feed and Twitter.
Did you miss Pleasurists #80? Read it all here. Do you have a review for Pleasurists #82? Be sure to read our submission guidelines and then use our submission form and submit it before Sunday June 13th at 11:59pm PDT.
Want to win some swag? All you’ve got to do is enter.

Contest: Blue Swirl Real Tip Glass Dildo Deadline: June 10th @ 11:59pm Eastern.
Summer Splash Giveaway! Deadline: June 12th @ 11:59pm Eastern.
Who’s Your Daddy Fathers Day Giveaway! Deadline: June 19th.
Giveaway: Woodgasm Deadline: June 20th @ 11:59pm Pacific.
Win Ophoria K-Balls Deadline: June 30th.
Win An Amazing Hot Heart Massager Deadline: June 30th.
June’s Sexy Contest: Explore Your Fantasies with KinkAcademy & Dr. Ruthie Deadline: June 30th.
Celebrate True’s 3 Years of Wedded Bliss and Get WET! Deadline: June 30th @ 11am Central.

Editor’s Pick

Wahl of Orgasms by Quizzical Pussy

People come up to me all the time and say, “Quizzical Pussy, I was so entirely sorry to learn of the demise of your Jack Rabbit.” At this point I always give my little funereal grimace/smile that I practiced when all my grandparents were dying off; I nod gravely. “Thank you for being here. It means so much to the family.”

Editor

Scarlet Lotus St. Syr
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