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Giveaway: Tenga Egg

August 22nd, 2010 | Category: Swag,masturbation,toys

Tenga Egg at Babeland

Ok…so this contest is mostly for the boyz. When I say boy/boi, I mean someone who has a body part that they’d like to use the freaking awesome Tenga Egg on (or a partner for such). On the other hand, it’s been pointed out to me on the Tenga Egg page at Babeland.com (contest sponsor!) that you can even turn the egg inside out and use it on a Hitachi as a fun bumpy cover, so really, it is for anyone and every one.

It’s simple to enter. Just comment and tell me your favorite food/story/word that involves eggs. Think humpy dumpty, eggs benedict, who knows!

Deadline: Friday, August 27th at 11:59PM PDT.

Shipping included for US residents. Must be 18 or over to win. That’s about it for the small print.

Here is a picture of the different individual insides of the Tenga Eggs, whether you use them as male masturbators or Hitachi Magic Wand covers.

Insides of Tenga Eggs

And that’s all for now folks. It’s a pretty EGG-citing contest, so comment away!

-Essin’ Em

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Giveaway: Fancy Me Kit

July 12th, 2010 | Category: Swag,toys

Hey all!

Good Vibes is letting me giveaway this fabulous Fancy Me Kit, complete with bubble bath, massage oil, massage lotions, a massage candle and more. I mean, as we hit the middle of the summer, who doesn’t need a little help creating sensual relaxation, either by themselves, or with a partner/lover/fuck buddy/friend. Take care of yourself, mind, body and soul, and it all begins with a little pampering of yourself.

How to enter? Two ways!

1) Leave a comment here. Tell me what amazingly delicious fantasy you have around using this kit. Perhaps it’s a day alone in the bath, away from work and kids and all of those distractions. Or maybe, a romantic getaway with your love, and it involved an evening of sensuous pampering. Just leave it here.

2) Post in on twitter. Needs to include a link here, my twitter name (@EssinEm) and the GV twitter name (@GoodVibesSF).  Here is an example:

Win a Fancy Me Kit for relaxation from @EssinEm and @GoodVibesSF. http://essin-em.com/2010/07/giveaway-fmk/ RT to Win!

You can tweet once per day.

All comments and tweets will be entered now through July 20th, at 11:59 PM PST. Winner must be contactable (via email or twitter), and be willing to give their mailing address to Good Vibrations in order to have their item shipped. Must be 18 or over to win (which you SHOULD be if you’re reading this blog).

Ready? Set? Relax!

-Essin’ Em

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Pleasurists #74

April 21st, 2010 | Category: Swag,linkage,pleasurists,porn,review,toys

Bowl of Temptation by Raven Girl Photography

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 #73? Read it all here. Do you have a review for Pleasurists #75? Be sure to read our submission guidelines and then use our submission form and submit it before Sunday April 25th at 11:59pm PDT.

Want to win some swag? All you’ve got to do is enter.

Looking for sexy posts other than reviews?

e[lust] #11

Editor’s Pick

  • Awkward Mother’s Day: A Dual Review of Form 2 by Carnivalesq

    • If you all remember, Mom helped out with a brief comment about LELO’s Liv. The reason I wanted her in on the Form 2 review is… well, there are so many reasons. One? It’s catchy. A dual review of the Form 2, which is itself a dual-motor vibrator? It’s got a nice ring to it. Also, Mother’s Day is coming up (HINT!). But the real reason? I know there are a number of readers who are older than I am, who are probably closer to my Mom’s age.

    Note: If the fact that it’s a dual-review done by Carnivalesq and her mother doesn’t already want you to read it (though I don’t know why you would need more incentive than that), they also comment on some “gems from the user manual” and lots of links to amusing videos littered through the text.

Editor

Scarlet Lotus St. Syr

On to the reviews…

Vibrators

Dildos

Anal Toys

Toys for Cocks

Lube, Massage Oil, Bath Stuff, & etc.

BDSM/Fetish

Adult Books/Games

Adult Movies & Porn

Lingerie

Miscellaneous

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What Is Sex-Positive Pornography?

April 03rd, 2010 | Category: Swag,feminism,gender,language,porn,queer

Hey All!

It’s contest time again.

What’s up for grabs? One copy of a Heartcore Production film, and one copy of a Reel Queer film, both courtesy of Good Releasing, the sex-positive porn company that has been taking the world by storm!

How do you win?

Leave a comment here with your definition of what “sex-positive” porn is, or how you “know” what sex-positive porn is. Saying “I’ll know it when I see it,” while very historically accurate (thanks Justice Stewart), is not enough. I want actually a tiny, itsy little bit of thought going into your comment. Is it the behind the scenes? Who the stars are? What acts take place? The company name? Who is behind the company? The diversity in the stars? The diversity in the sexual acts? How is it that one defines and decides that something is sex-positive porn?

Deadline? April 19th, 11:59pm PST.  Just comment, that’s all.  One winner will be chosen to pick from the Heartcore options, and one will be chosen to pick from the Reel Queer options. You must be 18+ to enter (or read this blog at all!), and your comments may be read out loud or re-posted on here or my other site (anonymously for all) as part of conversations on feminist and sex-positive pornography.

Tell your lovers, friends and family. Good porn can be shared, and so the more people you know enter, the more chance you have of someone in your circle winning awesome porn. As a side note, I will be on one of the upcoming releases…so if you know, you want to see me naked, more, you can.

Ready?

Start talking!

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March O’ The Cocks Contest

March 21st, 2010 | Category: Swag,Thoughts,butch/femme,feminism,gender,language,linkage,queer,toys

I love sex toys.  It’s not a secret.  I mean, come on, I work at Fascinations. I love toys.

I also love watching how other people use toys.

One of the things I love most is watching how other people interacting with their cocks. Now, when I say this, I mean packing cocks, harnessed cocks, or even using cocks to fuck themselves.  Don’t forget, masturbation is sex too, and is pretty freaking awesome!

I love the word cock. I think it goes so nicely with CUNT. COCK AND CUNT. I could just scream them from the rooftops…and did so at some point in college. Cock to me, like cunt, holds power. And when I see someone strapped on, or pulling a packer out of their jeans, or fucking themselves into oblivion with a silicone cock (yes, I do discriminate against cocks based on material), I just get so turned on. It’s the reclaimation of the cock.

That said, I have nothing against flesh and blood cocks/pensises/dicks, etc.  But the fact that people who are not born with traditional cocks can strap it up, pack it in, or give it to themselves without a second thought of slamming the cocks in a drawer and walking away at the end of the day? That to me is an epic turn on. It’s sexual power that can be turned on or off. I feel instantly more powerful when I have a silicone cock strapped to me, and sucking my partner’s strapped on cock is infinitely hotter and sexier to me than any blow jobs on cisgender men were in the past (and let me tell you, I gave a lot of blow jobs, and I enjoyed them). I like that it provides options; “Oh, well, I can fuck you with my cock, or be fucked in my cunt, or fuck you in the ass, or the cunt, or let you fuck me in the cunt.”  It’s like a choose your own adventure of cock-y goodness!

And that, dear readers, is why, as Q would say, “I lik-a the cock!”

This post is part of the March of Cocks, sponsored by Furry Girl and her latest porn creation, Cocksexual.  I even have a piece up on Cocksexual about Femme Cock. As part of this month o’ cockyness, she’s allowing me to give away a ONE MONTH MEMBERSHIP to Cocksexual. That’s right, you can get pictures and video of some of my favorites (Jiz Lee, Miss Calico, Roxxie, Kimberlee Cline, Syd Blakovich, Bella Vendetta and more!) rocking out with their cocks out.

How to enter?

Comment here. Tell me your cock’s name (silicone, flesh or otherwise), and if it was a superhero, what your cock’s superpower would be.  That’s all. Oh so easy!

Deadline? March 31st 11:59 pm MST.  Make sure to enter before the March of the Cocks marches past!

-Essin’ Em

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Butt Plug Winner!

February 21st, 2010 | Category: News,Swag,linkage,toys

In case you forgot about it, last week was the end of my glass butt plug contest. I had tons and tons of entries, both at the original post (in comments) and of course, on twitter. Thanks to everyone for entering this one!

The winner of the contest is Aida, who blogs over at Rainbows and Riding Crops and tweets as the Pledgemistress (currently locked, so I’m not linking).

If you didn’t win, SexToy.com has a ton of other awesome glass butt plugs and other rocking sex toys. Make sure you check them out to thank them.

Also, I’ll have another awesome contest in March.  I can’t give it all away yet, but it looks like it’ll involves some awesome porn. And I mean, really, who doesn’t love good porn?

Thanks for entering, and hope to see you back!

-Essin’ Em

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Glass Plug Contest

January 30th, 2010 | Category: News,Swag,amusing,linkage,toys

Hey all!

It’s been a while since I’ve had a contest on here – my apologies! Luckily for you, SexToy.com has provided a rocking blue glass butt plug for a giveaway.  Now, as we know, I’m not the biggest butt person, but a lot of you have been asking for more anal giveaway prizes, so here you go.  Tristan, this one is in honor of you, oh anal loving goddess!

What is it? If you win, you get this lovely blue glass plug (if you’re out of the states, you must pay shipping):

How can YOU win this very awesome plug (which, by the way, I think looks bigger in person than the picture does)?

Three ways! And yes, that means you can enter THRICE!

1) Tweet this phrase on twitter: “Holy moly! @EssinEm is giving away some butt love. http://essin-em.com/2010/01/glass-plug-contest. RT to enter and win!”

2) Become a fan of me on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/EssinEm, and then invite your friends by posting about the contest on your page, linking to my fan page (hint: you can use the @ trick, or put my fan page URL in it).

3) Leave a comment here about why you want to win a buttastic prize.

And I love you so much, I’ll even through some lube in there as well, so you get going as soon as you get it.

Deadline: Feb 14th, 11:59pm MST.

Three ways to enter, all super easy. Tell your friends, tell your family, tell your lovers.

New to anal? Check out my anal basics post here.

-Essin’ Em

 

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Blogiversary Contest Winnnnnnnners!

November 30th, 2009 | Category: News in my life,Swag,linkage

Ok, you’ve waited.  I appreciate it much!  You voted – I appreciated that even more, since it was such a hard decision.  And now, without further ago, I present, my blogiversary contest winners:

The winner with the most correct answers is Juicy Justine. She wins prize pack one, which includes:

A FYN Foot long case in RED from For Your Nymphomation

A two month long, level 2 CrashPadSeries.com membership from Pink and White

A fantasy swing (worth $130!) from SexToy.com (winner will need to pay shipping)

A super fabulous Hitachi Magic Wand from Vibe Review

A Zeus Electrosex Deluxe Digital Power Box with Insertable Attachment from Extreme Restraints

Under the Bed Restraints from Babeland

The winner with the most creative answers is Heather_Daisy. Thanks for voting y’all! She wins prize pack two, which includes:

A FYN Foot long case in BLACK from For Your Nymphomation

A two month long, level 2 CrashPadSeries.com membership from Pink and White

A Bed Bindings restraint kit from SexToy.com (winner will need to pay shipping)

A Goliath Silicone Dildo from Vibe Review

A Zeus Electrogasm from Extreme Restraints

A Thigh Harness from Babeland

The winner who won the random number drawing is Garnet Joyce. She wins prize pack three, which includes:

A FYN Foot long case in PURPLE from For Your Nymphomation

A Tantus Ryder butt plug from SexToy.com (winner will need to pay shipping)

A bottle of Pjur Aqua water-based lubricant from Vibe Review

An Odyssey Tickler from Babeland.

A USB Charging Lelo Mia Vibrator available from www.GoodVibes.com.

Thank you again to the wonderful sponsors:

SexToy.com, Babeland, VibeReview,ExtremeRestraints, CrashPadSeries.com, GoodVibes.com and of course, the lovely For Your Nymphomation.

And thank YOU for your entries, re-posting, sharing, etc.  What a fun and fabulous contest!  I can’t wait for my next (smaller) contest on the blog — look for something fun and exciting in December..and hopefully, I’ll be around next fall for another blogiversary contest!

-Essin’ Em

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Blogiversary Contest Creative Vote

November 24th, 2009 | Category: News in my life,Swag,amusing,call for help,linkage,toys,video

Ok, I’m assuming that everyone read about my blogiversary contest.  If you didn’t, just click the link.

There were some outstanding entries, both in the accuracy and creativity divisions. The accuracy one is much easier to judge. While a few of the answers have a bit of a spectrum, most are correct or in correct.  However, I’m having a hell of a time judging the creative side!  Remember, this is not about correctness of answers, but about the awesome creativity and uniqueness of delivery. This is where you, dear readers, come in. I have three entries I’ve selected as the most creative. I need you to watch/click through/read the three, and let me know which one YOU think deserves Prize Pack Two:

A FYN Foot long case in BLACK from For Your Nymphomation

A two month long, level 2 CrashPadSeries.com membership from Pink and White

A Bed Bindings restraint kit from SexToy.com (winner will need to pay shipping)

A Goliath Silicone Dildo from Vibe Review

A Zeus Electrogasm from Extreme Restraints

A Thigh Harness from Babeland

To vote, just leave a comment here for either Andrea, Jexibitionism, or Heather by the 28th, and I’ll have all three winners posted on the 30th.

Thanks,

-Essin’ Em

Andrea, FROM GERMANY, made me a freaking youtube video of the answers, as shown here (with fabulous music choices including Goldfrapp and Goddes and She!!):

 

And then, there was Jexibitionism, with an awesomely photoshopped entry (my favorite part? Kali rocking out on the Liberator Scoop, which is so true to life!).

On the other hand, Heather_Daisy from FetLife entered with a creative writing sample, as seen below (because who doesn’t want to be viewed as a sex savvy super hero? COME ON!):

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…Essin’ Em, the sex-positive superhero! Traveling throughout the world, she shares toys, lube and knowledge to make the world a happier, more sex-filled place.

VITAL STATS

Alter Ego: Shanna Katz

Age: 23

Education: Before donning her superhero garb, Shanna received a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and German and a master’s degree in Human Sexuality Education.

Last Known Whereabouts: Recently seen in Colorado, Essin’ Em has also been spotted helping spread the joys of sex in the six states of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, and Washington as well as Germany.

Primary Ability: While her ability to come copiously is well-known, Essin’ Em’s superpower is communication. Although the fact that she can roll her tongue is worth noting.

Primary Weapon: The Hitachi Magic Wand is this supergal’s most powerful tool to help one of her favorite body parts – the cunt. Some of her other favorite doodads in her arsenal against bad sex include Lelo, Smartballs, Thigh Harness, Pjur’s Body Glide, and vampire gloves.

Trademark Outfit: Dressed to kill in cat’s eye glasses and her flame corset (featuring fave colors red and black), Essin’ Em eschews the traditional spandex for something a little bit more conducive to some of her kinkier activities, including fire play and forced orgasms. Unlike other sexy superheroes, she does not wear pink.

Identifying Marks: Essin’ Em might be one of the few tatooed superheroes (most people have never seen the skull and crossbones tattoo on Wonder Woman’s inner thigh). She currently has 5 tattoos, including a femme spiral, a pig with wings, a crescent moon w/ stars and tears, an ‘all who wander are not lost’ quote, and two people embracing. While some bystanders have sworn that the tattoos physically leave her body and aid her in her fight against phthalates, no current photo or video recordings exist to prove this urban myth.

Sidekicks / Known Associates: Essin’ Em has been romantically linked with a number of other delightfully deviant perverts, including K, F, J, M, L, S, and her current partner, Q.

Essin’ Em belongs to The League of Extraordinary Bloggers, which are like the Superfriends, but with more sex. Some of these bloggers that Essin’ Em has been known to pal around with include Audacia Ray, Jamye Waxman, Lolita Wolf, Sasha Sappho, Fivestar, Always Aroused Girl, Vera Worthington, and Sinclair Sexmith, who has also been nicknamed “the Femme Finder” for her ability to help young lesbians find their identity.

Kali and Kinsey, two feisty cats, occasionally accompany Essin’ Em and help her review the non-sexual benefits of Liberator furniture.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY She isn’t an alien from another world. She wasn’t bitten by a radioactive spider. She didn’t see her parents killed by an evil villain. Essin’ Em is just a girl trying to bring a lot of joy…and a lot orgasms…to the good people of this little blue planet.

Essin’ Em entered the kinky superhero world via her first job in the “adult industry,” as a reviewer for EdenFantasys. This led her to work with a variety of organizations to help battle bad sex, including popular toy producers For Your Nymphomation, Liberator, Babeland, Extreme Restraints, and Good Vibrations as well as porn producers Crash Pad, GoodDykePorn, and NoFauxxx.

When she’s not lusting after Jiz Lee or trying to make the world a better place by fighting for homosexual, animal and gender rights, Essin’ Em spends her time giving advice via The Lesbian Lifestyle, Out Front Colorado, and her Facebook fan page, which was set up by The Kinky Librarian.

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Correct Answers to Contest

November 21st, 2009 | Category: News in my life,Q and A,Swag,amusing,linkage,queer,relationships,sexuality education,toys

I received some GREAT entries to my blogiversary contest, including some super duper creative ones. It’s going to take me a few days to figure out the winners, but until then, here are the CORRECT answers to the scavenger hunt.

Also, thanks again to my amazing sponsors; SexToy.com, Babeland, VibeReview, ExtremeRestraints, CrashPadSeries.com, GoodVibes.com and of course, the lovely For Your Nymphomation. Without such awesome and generous companies, there would not have been such a rocking contest.  

I’m not going to lie. I’m relieved to get some of these toys (most companies are shipping direct to the winners, but SexToy.com shipped to me first) out of my house. Do you realize how much space a box for a sex swing takes up?  If I can’t use it, the answer is TOO MUCH!

Congrats in advance to the winners, thanks to all the fabulous entries, and here are the answers.  Until next year…

-Essin’ Em

ANSWERS:

How old I am: 23 (turning 24 on December 9th – just saying…)

My real name: Shanna Katz

The names of my cats: Kinsey, Kali and Jasper (Jasper is a newbie, as he use to belong to Q and now is one of our kids.  So BOTH Kinsey/Kali and Kinsey/Kali/Jasper are correct)

The number of lettered partners (ex: Q) I have had on my blog, and list them: 8: J, K, C, L, M, F, S, Q were the main letters. However, I also had Miss P, Miss D, and Miss/Mistress S. Again, either 8 or 11 are acceptable.

Five of the companies I do review for (or have in the past): Any 5 of the following – Liberator, SexToy.com, Babeland, Vibe Review, Good Vibrations, EdenFantasys, Smitten Kitten, JimmyJane, ExtremeRestraints, RubyGlass21, Jollies, LoveHoney, Vibrator.com and Lelo.

Where my first job was in the “adult industry”: HotMoviesForHer.com (which I found as a CL posting for GayHotMovies.com,and was lucky enough they wanted me for HM4H!)

My number one porn star crush: Jiz Lee (shockingly, EVERYONE got this right. Hmm, how could that be?)

What happens everytime I get another 100 followers on Twitter: Tweet a nekkid (or often, NAKED) picture

Who created my Facebook Fan Page: The Kinky Librarian

One blogger who helped me to find/understand my Femme identity: There were many, but the main ones were Sinclair Sexsmith, Miss Avarice, Dylan (who I believe no longer blogs?) and Lady Brett Ashley.

How many tattoos I have, and what they are (bonus if you know their meanings): 5 tattoos
*Crescent moon with 4 stars and a tear drop. The tear drop is for sadness. Moon is the present and the stars are my future.
* Flying Pig with a banner below it that reads “Aba” which is Hebrew for father. It’s a memorial for my father. Pigs were my dad’s favorite animal.
*“Not all those who wander are lost.” A quote from LoTR. I’m a nerd, and a bibliophile, and it says a lot about the multiple directions of my life.
*Two people embracing. One is more femme in appearance, which represents (sometimes) me.   The other is sex and genderless. Two people embracing – is it love, or sex, or just comfort? It is my embrace of sexuality, of love regardless of gender.
*Femme spiral  - my (and several other Femmes’) reaction to the blue butch/dyke star.  To show I am a Femme, to help me be recognized, etc.

The other country have I lived in: Germany (Lueneburg, to be specific)

Number of states I’ve presented/taught in (bonus for which ones): Six states –  New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, and Washington. Also, Washington DC, which kind of counts.

My absolute favorite toy ever is: Hitachi Magic Wand. If you missed this, COME ON! Just kidding.

Two of my favorite kinky activities: I have many! They include fire play, sharp/knife play, forced orgasms, electricity, fisting, cupping and more.

Eight sex/uality bloggers I have met in person: I’m lucky enough to have met MANY. Audacia Ray, Jamye Waxman, Sinclair Sexsmith, Jiz Lee, Viviane Tang, Lolita Wolf, Boymeat, Jefferson, Wendy Blackheart, Heather Corinna, Tristan Taormino,  Courtney Trouble, That Toy Chick (we even worked together), Always Aroused Girl, Britni the Vagwig, Natt Nightly, Domina Doll, Furry Girl, Cunning Minx, Margaret (They Belong to Us), Sarah Dopp, Avatar Koo, MayMay, Miss Calico, Miss Avarice, Ellie Lumpesse, Chris (My Sexual Misadventures), Sasha Sappho, Rachel Krammer Bussel, Kinsey (Let’s Blog About Sex), Lee Harrington, CASizemore (more of a tweeter than a blogger), Mina Meow, Debauched Diva, Urban Gypsy, Jimbo Jones, CarnivalSQ, Sabrina Morgan, Miriam Perez (Feministing), Evey (Voyeur on Display), Mollena, Fivestar, Scarlett and Marla, Madison Young (who writes Kinky Feminism), Sequoia Redd, Jack Stratton, and Bella Vendetta (more a porn star, but awesome!). Phew. I think that’s it. If I missed you, comment and I’ll update.

Three issues I feel VERY strongly on: Some main ones are – Queer visibility and equality, fat acceptance, ability rights/accessibility, sexual assault discussion and prevention, animal rights, trans access to care and inclusivity, comprehensive sexuality education, body-safe sex toys/lubes/etc.

Five of my top ten toys/lube/etc: Here is my list o’ my top 10 sex toys.

Three of the four porn companies I’ve shot for: CrashPadSeries, GoodDykePorn, NoFauxxx and VegPorn (not yet up).

The color I am allergic to: Pink. Like woah fuck.

Two of my favorite colors (bonus for all three): Red, Black and Leopard Print (it IS a color, damnit, but Rain, kinkster from FetLife, was the only one to get this one).  White and silver were common, and good, guesses.

My degrees are in: A B.A. in Sociology and German and an M.Ed in Human Sexuality

One of my favorite body parts: Options include legs, breasts, hands and eyes.

What is special about my tongue: It’s geographic.

Site my advice panel is on: The Lesbian Lifestyle

Site my column is on: Out Front Colorado

BONUS QUESTIONS:

The number of comments on this blog: 4,815 as of Wednesday, when I wrote this post.

The number of posts on this blog: This post makes post 1085 (according to my dashboard)

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