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Pleasurists #94

September 12th, 2010 | Category: linkage,porn,review,Swag,toys

Slow Enough to Scream by wynnesome

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 #93? Read it all here. Do you have a review for Pleasurists #95? Be sure to read our submission guidelines and then use our submission form and submit it before Sunday September 12th at 11:59pm PDT.

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Scarlet Lotus St. Syr

Editor’s Pick

  • Cobra Libre by Dr. Ruthie

    • While I’ve seen a lot of great men’s masturbation toys, it’s become clear that, largely, they fall into two categories: full-penis-length stroking sleeves meant to enhance the usual jacking-off motions, or anal toys meant for prostate stimulation. That’s why the arrival of the Cobra Libre, Fun Factory’s new vibrating men’s toy meant for relaxing, luxuriating stimulation to the glans (the penis head) was extra exciting for me.

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Sex Toy Review: Vortex Glass Dildo

September 10th, 2010 | Category: review,toys

Vortex Glass Dildo at SexToy.com

This, my dear readers, is my newest sex toy. It’s a glass dildo by Ruby Glass, also known…as the VORTEX glass dildo. I just really like saying Vortex. Particularly as Q and I are headed to Sedona today, and they are all about these magical vortexes that they have there which are also known as lay lines that come together, and do magical things.

Is this a magical vortex? Well, let’s get the stats first. It, like most (if not all) glass dildos is made of glass. Not, say, the type of glad you’d drink from, or even a window pane, but some pretty hard core glass. I’ve only ever once broken a glass dildo, and it fell from the top of a dresser onto a cement floor— only one small piece broke off. Ergo, they are pretty hardy, and vagina (and butt, if they have flanged bases, like this one) friendly. The Vortex was no exception. A nice thing about glass toys is that they’re compatible with water-based lube (like all toys), but also silicone lube, which I love, and most toys can’t deal with.

As far as packaging, I was NOT impressed with the bag it came in. Most glass toys come in luxurious velvet bags, some of which are plush, but even if not, they are just nice velour and good for storing the toys so they don’t clink and chip. Sadly, the Vortex came in a weird bag that felt almost like felted plastic, or something like that. I was very much underwhelmed.

As far as cleaning glass, you can always wipe it down with soap and warm water, but it’s 100% sterilizable; you can boil it (3-5 minutes), run it through the dishwasher (top shelf) or wipe it down with a 10% bleach solution. Perfect for sharing with friends, or using both anally AND vaginally.

Let’s talk toy: the Vortex is very very pretty. It’s clear glass interspersed with black, white and green lines. I could have done without the green, but even so, it’s a beautiful glass dildo, hands down. Its design isn’t bad at all; it feels quite good sliding in and out. I was hoping for a little more G-spot action from the shape, but I didn’t really get what I was looking for. On the other hand, it just felt really good, smooth, and it has a base, so I’m pretty sure it would feel good for anal stimulation and play as well.

I love glass toys; putting them in ice water to cool them down, or warm water, to heat them up. I love how they feel sliding in and out, and how beautiful they truly are. I wish the Vortex had been a bit more G-spot magical for me, and had come with a nice pouch, but that aside, it’s a pretty rocking toy. 3.5 stars (out of 5) from me.

All in all, this is a pretty good beginner or middle of the road glass toy, and definitely a beautiful one. Click here to get your very own Vortex glass dildo. Thanks SexToy.com!

-Essin’ Em

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Video Review: G-Ki

September 07th, 2010 | Category: review,toys,video

Hey all. Here is a fancy schmancy, middle of the week review of a sex toy; the Je Joue G-Ki. As with all my video reviews, thanks to Matt (the video rockstar) and to Fascinations.

So, as you’ve gather, behold before you a review of the Je Joue G-Ki. What is it? It’s the fairly new and very cool G-spot vibrator/dildo. Get this; it actually has two awesome joints that bend and flex, making it simpler for you to make this toy fit your body, and your G-spot, the way that works for you. Another bonus? This is a reachargeable toy, which gets mucho points from my side of the court. This is not just because I love the earth, but also I hate having to deal with batteries, etc.

Interested at all? Look at the video review to get a better idea about the and watch how it works, as well as hear my thoughts the G-Ki, and other G-spot superheros, like the Lelo Gigi. I do like this toy, although I think I’d recommend the Gigi first, as that’s my all time favorite G-spot rockstar.

Again, I give my thanks to Fascinations! Enjoy the video and the review, and please especially enjouy all the fun and awkward noises I make to describe the vibrations patterns… Click here to get your very own G-Ki!

-Shanna

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Day 9: Someone You Want to Meet

September 05th, 2010 | Category: 30 Days of Letters,call for help,News in my life,porn,queer,Thoughts,toys

This is part of my 30 Days of Letters blog endeavor. Today marks the 9th day (for those new, I’m not doing them all back to back, but rather scattering them, in order), in which I’m supposed to write to someone I’d like to meet.

This is hard. In the past four years, I’ve met most of the people I’ve been dying to meet; Audacia Ray, Jamye Waxman, Tristan Taormino, Nina Hartley, Belladonna, Jiz Lee, Shine Louise Houston, Megan Andelloux, Dylan Ryan, Courtney Trouble, Madison Young, Midori, Mistress Saskia, May May, Mollena, Graydancer, Ducky Doolittle, Cunning Minx, Sequoia Redd, Sabrina Morgan, Tina Horn, etc. I know, I’m a very very very lucky pervert. I’d definitely like to meet Candia Royalle, but I think that’s going to happen October 1st at the Sex Blogger Calendar Release Party, so that’s kind of moot.

I’m going to write this letter to the person or company that will eventually (I hope) want to pay me to produce porn for them.

Dear person/company/someone in the adult industry,

We haven’t met yet, but when we do, I hope you’ll be so bowled over by my eye for interesting sex on film that you’ll want to hire me on the spot. More likely, we’ll meet multiple times through various people in our networks, and eventually, you’ll give in to my constant emailing about producing a movie with me, and we’ll make a movie.

It’ll be amazing, I tell you. If I can film what I’ve done (five really incredibly hot 45 minute scenes) with essentially no budget, and only people I can find here in Arizona, imagine what I could do with a little bit of money, and a larger pool of soon to be porn-actors?

I want to to create hot, sexy porn with real chemistry. I want it, like so many of the newer porn companies, to be diverse. That includes diversity of gender, orientation, color, size, age and ability. I want there to be incredibly hot connections between the stars, something I seem to have almost no trouble finding when I help put people together to shoot for me.

I want there to be some sweet and sensual bits, and lots of hardcore, to the wall fucking. I’d love to do an educational line, with a video on masturbation, a video on how to use a strap on, a video on how to incorportate sex toys, and much more.

I’m an incredibly dedicate worker, a bit OCD, so things will be done definitely by deadline, if not before, and all of the forms and pictures will be in perfect order. I could do so many awesome things for you, but you don’t even know me yet.

Who are you? I don’t know yet. Perhaps Good Releasing? Perhaps Vivid Ed? Perhaps a completely new company looking for an up and coming sex educator/pornographer to rock their world. Whoever you are, I can’t wait to meet you!

Just wait. One day, our paths will cross, and you and I will be an epic ethical porn team, creating super hot movies for the masses. I know it will happen, because it just has to!

Looking forward to finally getting to meet you,

-Essin’ Em

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Pleasurists #93

September 04th, 2010 | Category: linkage,pleasurists,porn,review,toys

The Goddess Aphrodite by DarkAlchemyStudios

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 #92? Read it all here. Do you have a review for Pleasurists #94? Be sure to read our submission guidelines and then use our submission form and submit it before Sunday August 29th at 11:59pm PDT.

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Scarlet Lotus St. Syr

Editor’s Pick

  • njoy Fun Wand by Elodie

    • I already adored my new toy before I knew how the end with three bloops felt in my butt. When K used the Fun Wand in my rear (with plenty of lubricant), it was a revelation.

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Sex Toy Review: Sliquid Organics Stimulating O Gel

September 03rd, 2010 | Category: News in my life,queer,Real life stories,relationships,review,sex tips,Thoughts,toys

Sliquid Organics Stimulating O Gel at Babeland

This week’s review is of something I never thought I’d try, none the less like. It’s from Babeland (thanks for the free product yo!) and it’s a stimulation gel. You know, the stuff you put on your bits (usually your clip/labia, although it can be used externally as well) to give them a bit more of that tingling senstation.

What is it? It is Sliquid Organics Stimulation O Gel. That’s a mouthful, I know!

To be honest, I never thought I would ask for something like this.  Once, Arkadia send me some of their “arousal gels” and I tried it out. It didn’t work as planned, and I actually wrote a post about using it all kinky like, in D/s play. However, definitely not its intended use, and clearly, it wasn’t something I needed. Until the beginning of this year, I never had an issue being horny, sexual, aroused, you name it. Think teenage boy hiting hormones, and multiply it.

However, starting about January, my sex drive started to zero out. I was depressed, broke, and then I had a cervical cancer scare. I did not feel sex or sexual, and I didn’t let myself or Q touch me (although I did try to make sure I was still fucking Q fairly regularly) for at least a month, and then maybe once a month since then. It’s been frustrating me to no end; porn doesn’t turn me on as much as it used to, and my poor Hitachi was being under used, and looked all lonely.

So when this came up as a review option, I figured why not. I was desperate. It’s 100% vegan, it’s natural (although not condom compatible — it contains at least two types of oils), and I like a lot of the Sliquid products.

This gel has changed my sex life. Period.  When I use it, I actually stop whatever else is going on in my brain, and concentrate on the fabulous feelings on and around my clit. In the past week, I’ve used it 3 times, and have had sex (if you count masturbating, which I do, especially since I haven’t done it much at all lately) 3 times. Pretty good odds.

Now, I don’t think it’ll work for everyone. A year ago, I probably would have turned up my nose at this. However, if you are looking for a little extra boost, a little tingle, an extra dimension to your sex life, or something to get you out of your sexual funk, I’d suggest this. I almost didn’t try it, and am so glad (and am sure Q feels the same way) that I did.

I love this stuff — to get your own bottle, just click here!

-Essin’ Em

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Sex Toy Review: Velvet Vibrating Corsette Harness

August 27th, 2010 | Category: review,toys

Velvet Vibrating Corsette Harness

I haven’t gotten to review a harness in a while, so I have to thank the lovely feminist sex toy store (in Canada) Trinity Romance for this chance to review the Velvet Vibrating Corsette Harness.

As far as harnesses go, I love love love my Spareparts Joque harness. There is nothing quite like it. However, as has often been pointed out to me, even my custom made leopard print one is not quite as femme-y as some would like. Ergo, I have endevoured to finding a fat-girl-friendly, femme-tastic, dual strap harness.

This one is pretty damn close. The promo pictures show the harness making your ass look pretty good, and in real life, it comes pretty close. Here is a picture of me in the harness, with my ass nicely framed (thanks Q for taking the photo!)

vibrating velvet corsette harness back

Ok. So ass looks good. Check. Plus size friendly? The straps fit up to a 60″ waist. This meant that even as a big girl, I had a LOT of extra strappage going on. A lot. To the point where I might cut them, and burn the ends so they don’t get in the way as much. So big girl fit-able? Hell yes.

Now, I have the black one, but this also comes in purple, if you’re like me and like to coordinate. It also comes with a vibrating bullet that fits in a pocket in the front and THREE adjustable O-rings. I really appreciated that; most adjustable O-ring harnesses don’t actually come with other O-rings for you to switch out.

The vibe? Meh. I could have don’t without it. Didn’t have much oomph to it, and like most small bullet vibes, it dies quickly, and has expensive batteries to replace. However, if you have a smaller rechargable vibe, like the Lelo Mia, you can use that in the same place, which is nice.

The harness looked pretty damn good on me, and fit quite comfortably, and I loved the tie-up in the back. My one issue with it is that if you choose to use a bigger cock, either thick or long, it’s going to be heavy, and honestly, this harness is not meant for heavier cocks. The velvet and stretchy rubber O-rings just don’t provide enough support. This means you might end up with a bit of a limp dick, or even worse, your cock popping out into your partner. I’m awkward, yes, but that earns a total awkward calamari from me.  Also, because the front part is solid (unlike the Joque, or the Sportsheet Bare as You Dare), you cannot use it to support toys like the Feeldoe, Nexus and Share.

All in all, this is a great, sexy harness, that fits people of all sizes, is an awesome vegan harness, a bit femme-y, and with adjustable O-rings. If you’re looking for a first time, or occasional use harness, this would be perfect. On the other hand, if you’re rocking the cock (femme cock or otherwise) on a regular basis, I’d suggest something a bit more sturdy!

Thanks to Trinity Romance for this lovely harness. If you live in B.C., Canada, tell them to bring me in for a class — I’d LOVE to teach there!

-Essin’ Em

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Giveaway: Tenga Egg

August 22nd, 2010 | Category: masturbation,Swag,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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Dear Sex Toy Companies Social Media People…

August 18th, 2010 | Category: News in my life,Rant,Thoughts,toys

This is a letter I wrote back yesterday to a company that I had never before heard from, who wanted me to put up a graphic above vibrator use (explaining men’s sex toy use versus women’s sex toy use…with blue and pink “men” and “women”) along with a link to their site. In fact, they were even so kind to include the code to their site, so it would be that much easier for me to link to them and provide content for my users create better, free SEO for them.

a) You’ve never contacted me before, and we have no working relationship. Asking me to post a graphic with a link to your site instead of going through my advertising, or at least offering an affiliate program is a bit rude and assumptive.
 
b) Your graphic completely reinforces the gender binary, something that, if you had read my blog at all before emailing me, you would know I am trying my hardest to break. I would not put something so stereotypical on my blog as it capitulates to the gender binary and can be a tool of transphobia.
 
Best of luck in your work,
Essin’ Em

I’m not going to link to them, because that’s what they wanted in the first place. However, this is not the first company I’ve had beef with. Here are a few thoughts, all based on real letters I’ve gotten.

*If you post a ridiculous comment on my blog that doesn’t make sense, just to get your link in the comment/on my page, I WILL delete it.

*When you email me asking to set up a phone call with your CEO, please explain exactly what you’d like us to talk about. I’m oh so easily confused by lack of information.

*I do not do link exchanges. I have that all over my site. If you’d like to advertise, I have a page with all the info. Or email, and ask for the info. This is not some recently started blogspot site — this is part of my livelihood.

*It’s ok to ask for a deal on long term ads. It is not ok to try and cut my offer in half, or even more. I will refuse you. I work with other bloggers, and when one of us agrees to ridiculous ad terms, it hurts us all.

*I am not an idiot. Telling me that a link on your site, which has a way worse Alexa and PR rating than mine, will improve my traffic and make me famous, is bullshit. And just because you send me the code doesn’t mean I’ll link to you, like a little sheep.

*Asking me to re-review a toy I already own and link it to your page is ridiculous.

*Asking me to make up a review of a toy I don’t have and link it to your site is un-ethical and ridiculous.

*Asking me to join an affiliate program that has a video that won’t shut up, and graphics of huge dollar signs (ala the 80s and 90s) is silly. Continuing to bug me about it after I’ve politely decline is just plain rude and stupid.

*Please don’t offer me crappy ass jelly toys. I understand if you can’t offer Vixen or Lelo, especially if you don’t know me/my reviews yet. However, if I tell you I only review glass/silicone/medical grade plastic/metal/ceramic/wood toys, and you offer me a butterfly kiss or something similar, it means you’re not listening. Grrr.

*Complimenting my video reviews, and saying you’d love to work with me doing more reviews, videoed classes, etc, is sweet. Then telling me that you’d charge me to do so, while you made the money off of them, is just rude, ridiculous, and pisses me the fuck off.

*It’s ok if you want to advertise and haven’t read my blog. However, regardless of why you’re emailing me, don’t tell me you love my blog if you don’t, or that you’ve read it if you haven’t. Telling me that my blog would be a good match with an all gay male site is pretty silly, and shows me you haven’t read my stuff. Same goes for his and her pheremones, sex supplements, etc. It just makes you look like an idiot.

Summation: I’m not an idiot. Please don’t think you can fool me into posting your link, or bargain me down to a ridiculous price for advertising, or into paying you for services that I’m usually the one getting paid for, or into thinking that you actually know who I am/are a reader of my blog. I’d rather you just deal with me respectufully and business like. Otherwise, you get a snippy email and a big ol’ delete. Unless you really piss me off, and then I warn other bloggers about you.

The end.

-Essin’ Em

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Video Review: The Ice Vice

August 06th, 2010 | Category: review,toys,video

What do we have here? Its a vibrator that is a little different than what you’d expect. It’s a vibrator that is a little off the beaten path. No, it’s not Jaws vibrator, and an Abominable Snowman vibe. It’s just not quite your run of the mill vibrator.

What makes this vibe so incredibly different? Well how about that it is made of ice. Yep, you heard me, MADE OF ICE. Is that not cool or crazy or ridiculous or awesome or all the the aforementioned? What toy is this that I’m talking about? Why, its the Ice Vibe by Touche. The body of the toy is 100% medical grade silicone, the freezing cup is plastic, it comes with a little traditional bullet vibrator, and of  course, the actual part that winds up vibrating  is made of ice. I think this is the perfect toy to use in the summer to cool down when your love life is getting a bit heated up. I put more thoughts into the video about the ice vibe. Check out my video review.

As usual, a big thank you to Fascinations for the toy in exchange for a review, as well as video guy Matt who made the awesome video. The video is a bit old, but is never seen before, and now that it’s summer, what better time to share the Ice Vibe with you, right?

-Essin’ Em

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