Pleasurists #53

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Pleasurists is a round-up of the adult product and sex toy reviews that came out in the last seven days.

Did you miss Pleasurists #52? Read it all here. Do you have a review for Pleasurists #54? Submit it here before Sunday November 15th at 11:59pm PDT. Please re-post this list on your own blog if listed.

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Editor

Scarlet Lotus St. Syr

Editor’s Pick

• Eroscillator by Epiphora



True to its name, the Eroscillator oscillates rather than producing regular up and down vibrations. That may not sound amazing to you, and I understand. I used to wonder what oscillating even meant. Was the attachment going to spin in circles crazily? Was it going to assault my clit? How could oscillations feel better than vibrations? Oh, it’s hilarious to think about now…




Note: After hearing about this review for weeks and effectively building up the anticipation Epiphora has finally produced what is a truly epic review (which may actually be a love letter). Some reviews just have to be epic, the toy demands it, and true to form Epiphora delivers an amusing, honest, and well written review that fits the toy perfectly, and makes me (and possibly you too) desperately wish to own one. I consider it necessary reading.

On to the reviews…

Vibrators

• Snow Bunny by Joan Price


• Fairy Mini Mini by Undressed Reviews


• Better than Chocolate by Domina Doll


• LELO Elise by Domina Doll


• Little Honey by HotMoviesForHer Sex Toy Crew


• One Touch Wonder Egg by True Pleasures


• Lovemoiselle Cecile by Melen’s Rayne


• Fun Factory Heartbreaker by Saraid


• Perfect Touch Satisfy Her by Sommer Marsden


• Vibratex Duet by SaraBee


• Jenna’s Velvet Jewels by Sammi


• Spellbound G by Sammi

Dildos

• Lovemoiselle Aveline by Eden Cafe


• Hera by Carrie Ann


• Tiger by Hey Epiphora


• LELO Ella by Ashley

Anal Toys

• Aluminum Mini by Sammi


• Tantus Ryder by SaraBee

Toys for Cocks

• CyberSkin Saturn Cockring by Red


• Tenga Squeeze Play 8.0 by Tales from the Porn Store

Lube, Massage Oil, Bath Stuff, & etc.

• System Jo by Kara Sutra


• Better Sex Essentials Liquid Lubricant by Melen’s Rayne


• [G] Stimulation Gel by Oceanus Naturals by Sexorcism

BDSM/Fetish

• Electrosex Deluxe Power Box by Scarlet Lotus St. Syr


• Liberator Silk Binding Sash by Essin’ Em


• Clover Clamps by Laurel


• Leatherbeaten Dragon Silk Ankle Cuffs by Laurel


• Ball Gag by Carnivalesq

Adult Books/Games

• Truth or Dare: A Game of Passion by Scarlet Lotus St. Syr


• Role Playing Game by Kara Sutra


• Best Women’s Erotica 2010 by Joan Price

Adult Movies/Porn

• The Birthday Party by Epiphora


• Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sinclair Sexsmith


• Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex by Domina Doll


• Glamazons by J.D. Bauchery


• The Fairy Tale by FrzKey


• Ram Tough by The Porn Librarian


• Crash Pad Series – Episode 17: Dylan’s Solo by J.D. Bauchery


• Dark Future Vol. 1 by FrzKey


• Tristan Taormino’s Rough Sex by Undressed Reviews


• Seven Minutes in Heaven by Carnivalesq


• Rough Sex by Lady Evyl


• Jimi Hendrix Sex Tape by Tales from the Porn Store


• Debbie Does Dallas by Tales from the Porn Store

Sex Furniture

• Liberator Whirl XT by Scarlet Lotus St. Syr

Storage

• Adult Toybox by Undressed Reviews

Review: 52 Sex Positions

Ever since I was a kid I have kind of had a thing for these novelty items. I think the board games fascinated me the most. I pictured a very civil gathering of adults who barely know each other sitting around playing these games with such seriousness. You know, like you play Monopoly, taking their turns, doing whatever they were instructed to do.

For some reason, though, when I got older I didn’t really jump on the opportunity to try them out. I’ve checked out a couple of the games, but actually trying to play them seemed too forced. There was no room for flow and spontaneity. I couldn’t see it being the ice-breaker I had imagined either. I have never really needed an ice-breaker anyway.

When I saw the 52 Sex Positions Flash Cards on the SexToy.com website, I expected them to be more of a conversation piece than anything. I had no idea they would have such detailed information. Each card has instructions for him and for her explaining how to get into the position, and instruction for the motion to use, plus a hint and a rating. The instructions actually make sense!

Some of the positions look pretty improbable, but that won’t stop me from giving them a try. Most of them look pretty doable.

The ratings are amusing, but not exactly ratings. For instance, the rating for Counter Top Teaser is “Perfect for a quick one in the kitchen.” Some of the hints are really useful, such as this one for Rhythmic Booty, “She can alternate her position between a straddle and a squat. This will also open up varying speed option too.” Some are just kind of random, for instance, “Prolonging pleasure will intensify your orgasm!”

It is amazing that they fit so much on each card. Some of the letters are pretty tiny, but the main instructions are in larger print. The drawings give you a good idea of how the position goes together. They are not cluttered with unnecessary details.

One thing I did find odd was the complete absence of oral sex. Some, probably most, of the positions could work for anal, but the instructions are clearly not intended that way.

I like the idea of the cards much better than the games. They give you more flexibility. You could always turn it into some kind of game, if you’re into that. I think it’s more fun to pick and choose or take turns choosing.

Yes, these cards could make a good conversation piece, but they are remarkably useful. If you have been thinking of buying a book on sex positions, you might consider trying these cards instead.

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Love, Lust, and Like

When I was in college I was involved in a long-term relationship that had started in high school. When we first started seeing each other I was 16 and he was 15. Eventually we moved in together. Sometime after moving in together things started going downhill. It was that time in life when I was ready to move forward, and he was stagnating. The apartment we lived in was paid for by his dad, and he had no desire to get a job or do anything with himself. I was the opposite. I wanted the fuck out of Texas and wanted to do great things as quickly as possible, even if “great” meant partying like no one else had ever done.

I started losing interest in him sexually and as a person. The friendship had bottomed out. All the hopes and dreams we had talked about were going down the tubes with his apathy. To top it off he got jealous and hurt if I spent a few hours visiting with friends without him. Overall, I felt suffocated and like I was getting sucked down into a miserable go-nowhere life.

I was confused and felt guilty. He was my first love and we had been so in love. I had promised to love him forever and never leave him (I refused to promise fidelity because I was so in love and thought that was unrealistic). He had promised the same. I felt like there was something so wrong and evil and unacceptable about my feelings for him changing, even though I felt like he was no longer the person I had fallen in love with.

I had a professor whose opinion I really respected and who I trusted to be straightforward and honest with me. I spoke to him about my situation and he didn’t pretend to be able to tell me what I should do. He just had one piece of wisdom to offer that he had picked up in life. He said that in order for a relationship to work you must have love, lust, and like. It takes all three. If any one of those is missing then it’s not healthy and it’s time to move on. It doesn’t mean you don’t care for each other or that you’re bad people, but happiness is important and you must have all of those to be happy together.

Granted, he knew he was talking to an 18-year-old. Maybe after ten or 20 years together, some waning of lust here and there is acceptable when you have a really strong bond in other ways.

When I received this advice, it made sense. It sounded good and I believed it. But, looking back I can see that I failed to apply it to my life. And I can see that whenever one part of that equation fell away, the relationship went downhill fast.

Movies – Love Stories?

When it comes to movies, there are very few love stories that really do it for me. Sid and Nancy and Natural Born Killers are the ones that come to mind.

But then the other day, I was sitting here with my boyfriend watching Bad Girls and he says “It’s a love story.” Hmm. Well, yeah, I guess. I mean it does contain a couple of love stories, but I never thought of it that way. He says he doesn’t like love stories. So, I say, “Sid and Nancy is a love story.” That’s his favorite movie. And then I remembered, “And Natural Born Killers!” He says, “Yeah, but that’s different. It’s more like Bonnie and Clyde.”

This subject has come up a few times now when we’re watching something. I got to thinking about it, trying to think of something that isn’t a love story in some way, and realized that most movies are or contain a love story.

Long Summer (part 2)

So now you’re probably thinking, “Good for you, but get to the point. How’s the sex?” The short answer – absolutely wonderful!

It’s a little hard for me to believe what is happening with that. It started with his first major move being something that happens to be my favorite thing and something I haven’t been able to indulge in with many men. But it doesn’t end there by any means. He does things that I never really cared for before, in a way that drives me completely crazy. He does all the things that I really love. And the things I love to do to him happen to be things that really get him going. And if I need to stop for some reason, it’s not a problem. I never feel pressured or get a guilt trip.

He is always doing something that just drives me wild, and he is not afraid to do it in public. We’ll be sitting at the bar and he’ll just start sucking on my wrist or kissing my belly. He tells me he loves me about a hundred times a day no matter who is around to hear it. All of that is great when it’s just the two of us, but I think we’ve all been with someone that insists on keeping it low-key or tries to act like there’s nothing going on at all in public and it really takes the wind out of it. You have to wonder why they want to hide it. So, yeah, the fact that he’s the same everywhere we go, I think that turns me on as much as or more than what he’s actually doing.

It’s better than just sex and the sex is so enhanced by all the other stuff. We have fun together. We enjoy the same music and movies and know all this stuff that no one we ever get to meet knows anything about. That’s how it all got started and even if sex just wasn’t part of the picture, we’d still be hanging out.

Long Summer (part 1)

This summer seemed long. We got off easy on the heat. Still too hot for me, but not miserably so. It was definitely a summer of change. That is one reason for my long silence. Long-term relationship came to an abrupt end in mid-August. From there my life has really opened up. I knew I was unhappy, but I was shocked at how much life improved and how quickly. It feels like a huge weight has been lifted from my heart and my life.

For the first few weeks I was sort of giddy and in awe of all the little things that were just happy and easy. I had no idea how much I had shut down and how restricted my life had become. I was weighing every little thing I did. Then suddenly at every turn I could just do whatever with no worries. I started seeing friends again. Laughing and having fun without having to worry about the fight it would cause. Coming and going as I pleased. Not having to think about what I was wearing (or not wearing) around the house and when I went out. Finally, I could relax.

Now, well, OK I’m still giddy. It just keeps getting better.

Being single in a very small town with no way to get out of town and meet people if I wanted to, that can a little frightening. But I believe in silly things like fate. Besides the fact that I would have gone insane a long time ago if I didn’t, my life experience backs it up. So, I just had to have faith that something remarkable would happen and I would meet someone really incredible that I had never met before, here in this very small place where everyone has met everyone.

I had faith, but some part of me knew that the odds were stacked against me, so when it happened it caught me by surprise. I knew it had to happen because I willed it to be so and that’s how life works, but I wasn’t expecting it to happen that night, that soon. Now I’m living it every day and it still sneaks up on me sometimes...

Catching Up

I have been MIA for way too long. I won’t bore you with the details. What matters is that I am back.

Weather. So, to get started, it’s “summer” and I have been blessed so far with mild and beautiful weather. In case I have failed to mention it before, I hate hot and sunny weather.

Reading. Yes, that’s one of my favorite pastimes. Right now I am reading Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series. I’m in the middle of book #6, and going strong. I started off by buying the books, but now I’m getting them through interlibrary loan. Anyone can do it. Don’t let money stand in the way of your reading. If you have the money, for God’s sake, spent it supporting your favorite authors!

Scary stuff. I have always held what I thought to be an irrational fear of glass dildos. It just seems counterintuitive to me to use glass items “that way”. But I know from my experience cooking that all glass is not equal. Either way I must share this warning with you.

Weirdness (or more scary stuff)
Apparently, witch hunts are alive and well. I am not at liberty to reveal my sources on this, but as hard as it is for me to wrap my head around, even my so-called fellow writers are still chomping at the bit to judge and alienate those of us who enjoy writing and reading about sex. I know, it’s no news flash, but damn! Get over it already!