Sex, Toys, and Rock & Roll

Everyone is a “kind” of friend. Some people are the “supportive-buys-their-
friend-ice-cream-when-their-boyfriend-dumps-them-for-being-too-needy” kind of friend. Some people are the “party-all-night-long-and-wake-up-with- your-underwear-on-your-head” kind of friend. Turns out I’m the “ask-for-advice-on-awkward-questions-about-morning-after-pills-and- other-highly-personal-things” kind of friend. As such, it’s only natural that I am also the friend who takes my friends to the somewhat creepy 24-hour sex toy store to buy their first (desperately needed) vibrator. I’ve done it so many times that it’s starting to become a science. So – if you are having some difficulty deciding what to buy for yourself, and need a guiding hand, try this on for size: I can tell what kind of vibrator or sex toy you’re going to want or need by what kind of music you listen to. Here we go…

The Indecisive Listener

You listen to everything from Fall Out Boy to Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg, and Metallica. You are passionate about music in general. You always grab the chance to go to a concert, even if you’re not familiar with the band, because what’s better than live music? But don’t get the wrong idea – just because you crave variety, doesn’t mean you go for just anything. You also have an eye for quality. To Summarize: You’re passionate about what you love, you crave variety, and you know quality when you see it.

Your Toy of Choice: The Better Sex Synergy Pleasure System

To prove my point, here’s a little bit about the Better Sex Synergy Pleasure System:”The Synergy is a massager that uses a unique oscillating action (up to 12,000 oscillations per minute) to enhance pleasure. The massager has five different heads made of soft rubber. The dual navigator can be used to cup sensitive areas or turned over and the nub can stimulate. The cup and ridges attachment can add subtle stimulation or be used as a larger cup to tantalize.” In other words, this one toy gives you a variety of ways to achieve a quality climax.

The R&B, Rap, and Hip Hop Listener

First of all, you keep it real. You don’t want to hear sweet, simpering melodies or bubblegum pop. You want a creative, driving beat, innovative lyrics, social commentary, and undiluted sexuality. You like it hard and dirty, and you don’t even bother with the censored-for-radio versions of songs. Your car’s stereo system can be felt before it is heard. You get involved in the inter-artist battles, taking sides and arguing about it with your friends. You cried when Tupac and Biggie were shot. To Summarize: Basically, you don’t fuck around – and if it doesn’t have rhythm, it’s not worth it.

Your Toy of Choice:Realistic Squirmy 6-inch Beige Rotating Cock

No fuss, no frills. This cock feels just like the real thing – except it’s always big enough and hard enough, and the strong vibrations give it an extra kick. It rotates at your will, pulsing with a heady beat. This is about as real as it gets.

The Wannabe Pop Star

You have strong opinions about which Simpson and Duff sister is cuter, and you like, totally think Jessica broke Nick Lachey’s heart (poor thing!). You are drawn to the simple, undemanding lyrics, and you like how fun and fashion-forward the singers are. You’re a big fan of best-friend sleepovers, where you both dance around like Britney in your pajamas, singing wholeheartedly into a couple of Conair brushes. You’re popular in school, but you’re still pretty shy around boys. (Oh, and by the way – definitelyAshlee and Haley!) To Summarize: You’re more into pretty and simple than complicated and kinky.

Your Toy of Choice:The Lelo NEA

This pretty little item is uncomplicated – just two discreet buttons that gradually increase or decrease the speed of vibration – but it packs a powerful punch. You’re not ready for a big nasty dildo vibrator with all sorts of attachments, but you are ready for an elegant, smooth little pebble of a vibrator. It fits snugly into the cup of your hand, and is easily manipulatable, for perfectly tailored stimulation. The delicate floral detail appeals to your aesthetic sense, and its small, sleek design allows it to be easily hidden from your parents and your little brother while you learn how take care of yourself. To top it all off, it’s quiet. Perfect, I know.

The Rocker/Alternative Girl

Torn-out magazine pictures of Angelina Jolie are taped to your wall, and lately you’ve been identifying yourself as “bi-curious” – which basically means you’re a little kinky, and a little provocative, but you’re sort of unsure about what qualifies as “sex” in a lesbian relationship (don’t worry, you’re not alone). Your hair has been several colors. You’re more interested in intelligent music played by talented artists than you are by the consumer-America style of pop. You take it as a personal affront when people like artists that don’t write their own music. You have at least one piercing, and – you know…FUCK authority. To Summarize: You’re an independent thinker who prefers counter-culture, and you’re drawn to real ideas, raw talent, and progressive music.

Your Toy of Choice:OhMiBod

Sex on the brain?

I was just reading a study recently, titled “Sex on the Brain”. The BBC Science, in collaboration with researchers from the United Kingdom and North America, designed their research project on psychological sex difference in conjunction with their TV documentary, Secrets of the Sexes. In just three months over 250,000 people from all over the world responded to a full survey.

The key topics were as follows:

• Mental abilities decline with age more in men than in women. To be honest all mental abilities decline with age. However, the decline is much steeper in men than in women.
• The effects are independent of sexual orientation.
• Across all participants, the traits ranked most important in a relationship partner are intelligence, humor, honesty, kindness, good looks, face attractiveness, values, communication skills and dependability.

Now listen to this based on the study. Men rank good looks and facial attractiveness more important than women do, and they wonder why women say they are the superior sex. =)

Furthermore, women rank honesty, humor, and dependability more than men do.

Even more interesting those that consider themselves bi-sexual have a tendency to state that they are ambidextrous. Makes you wonder! *Kidding*

• Across nations, men score higher than women on tests of mental rotation and the ability to judge line angles, whereas women score higher than men on tests of object location memory and word fluency.
• On average, gay men’s visual-spatial abilities differ from those of heterosexual men – shifted in the direction of women’s abilities. Similarily, lesbian women’s visual-spatial abilities differ from those of heterosexual women – shifted in the direction of men’s abilities. For some reason I am not sure why that is such a shock, it seems kind of redundant to state such a thing.
• The link between sex drive and attractions to men and women. For women, high sex drive is associated with increased sexual attraction to both women and men. For men, however, high sex drive is associated with increased attraction to one sex or the other, but not both, depending on their sexual orientation.

How do you feel about this ? Do you think it’s right. I would love to hear your views, feel free to add your own comments to this blog.

Thanks for reading!

P.S. Hope you likes the images, I thought it was funny!

Brad’s been a very bad boy

Not that you didn’t already have a crush on the uber-hot Angelina Jolie but now there’s even more reason to like her:

According to the National Enquirer she just took a break from filming her new flick “Wanted” in Prague, visited a sex shop called “Erotic City” and purchased two items – a black leather garter belt and (drum roll please) a black riding crop!

Walker muses, “Since Angelina doesn’t ride horses in her movie, this week’s intriguing gossip question is: If the idea is to whip up a little consensual fun, who’s the whip-ee? Or is the crop simply a decorator accessory destined to hang on a wall?”

Its gotta be for Brad to keep him in line – right?

We just add some awesome crops and flogging toys to the store, so if you’re Angelina and you want some more check these out:

Aslan Swift Flogger
Vibrafun Crop
Spartacus Paddle

And afterwards could you send me pics of Brad’s red butt?

Bedroom Bling

I have to make an admission. I’m not a girly-girl. I’m a very practical no-frills kind of person. That’s not to say that I don’t wear dresses but they’re usually paired with some sensible shoes. So the other day I was putting some new product in the store and was amazed at all the bling the manufacturers were coming out with.

Check it out:

The Pretty Plug. A gold-plated butt plug with a Swarovski crystal. Wow!

The Njoy Pure Wand. So sleek, and you can stick it anywhere.

Jimmyjane’s Little Chroma. I LOVE it.

And last but certainly not least…

The Lelo Yva. Check out the gold one! It may be expensive but it’s so pretty you could leave it on display (when not in use, of course.)

So maybe there’s a girly streak in me after all. These are so cool. This is definitely Sex Toys 2.0.

*_{Check out two new sections I added in the store this week: Elite Collection and Sally’s Picks}

Hot, Muggy and Thunderstorms = Horny

It’s been hot hot hot in NYC for a couple of weeks now. Already feels like summer on June 1st, before the official start of the season. I mean, wasn’t it just about 6 weeks ago we were getting our last snowstorm? Seems like nowadays Spring and Autumn have shrunk down to mere weeks in length. Obviously this is the drawback of Global Warming and someone out there is going to jump down my throat when I proclaim this: It’s the sexiest weather. Let me preface that by saying I grew up in California, land of NO seasons and dry heat. So this humidity is positively tropical. On any given night I can be found sitting on my balcony, glass of chilled white wine in hand, and my laptop.

Here’s the problem, I don’t have a boyfriend at the moment. So when I’m sitting out there on the balcony and I feel a bead of salty sweat drip from the back of my neck, I slowly scoop it up wishing that I had someone there to perhaps lick it up. Hot and horny. What’s a girl to do?

Well, when you work for Vibrator.com this is an opportune time to pull out the box labeled, “Toys for Testing”. One of my very first toys was the Hitachi Magic Mand. It served me like a trooper for years, till I broke it (don’t ask). So when we got the Natural Contours Ideal in the store I was excited to take it for a test run. It’s just like the Wand but with a bent handle for better positioning.

And unlike the product description I didn’t massage my shoulders or neck (hehe). And just like the Wand this is destined to to be my new B.O.B (battery operated boyfriend). Until I find the real thing, and even then I don’t give up BOB’s too easily. I recommends this to anyone who wants the security of knowing where your next orgasm is coming from!