The Sensual Vegan is original eco-sex store! Shop for vegan condoms and safer sex supplier, organic & natural lubes, vegan BDSM and fetish gear, quality eco-friendly sex toys, natural body care, candles, and books – made for herbivores and those who prefer vegan, organic, natural products. The Sensual Vegan only carries the quality sex products that are free from animal testing and animal ingredients.

Furry Girl is running a sale until June 2nd:

From now until the end of June 2nd, use the coupon code MEXICO at checkout to take 20% of all orders places at TheSensualVegan.com, my little vegan/natural/eco sex shop.

Tired of your Hitachi’s cord not stretching far enough?  Get the cordless rechargeable Acuvibe, normally $80, for $64.  Into G-spot toys?  My very favorite is the silicone Faerie, normally $50, which you can now get for $40.  Want to make your pussy all strong and amazing?  Try the Kegelcisor, normally $85, on sale for $68.  Looking for a nonleather strapon harness?  I have the 5 most awesome ones, like the Joque in black and white, all reduced from $90-100 to $72-80 when you use the coupon code MEXICO.  Plus, all these prices include shipping (US only).

Swarovski Glass Crystal Dildo – Violet Piece by Shiri Zinn

Luxury sex toys are the latest trend, with more and more designer sex toy brands entering the market.  Here is my Luxury Holiday Sex Toy Guide with Bling!  If you are looking to give something this season that is both naughty and nice, check out these luxurious sensual objects.

New this season are the Swarovski Glass Crystal Dildos in amber and violet with real bling by sex toy designer Shiri Zinn.  Extravagant, divine and sensual! Coco de Mer USA has some naughty indulgences like the Better than Chocolate Vibe by Nomi Tang that they can barely keep on the shelves, and their unisex Molecule Perfume that is spiced with pheromones that makes a great gift for women and men.  Design-centric brand JimmyJane always makes a great gift and their Little Chroma‘s are so chic, especially the Inked one with tattooed hearts which are da bomb.

Do ya wanna pump up the jam with a little solo sex?  The Freestyle Vibrator (a music driven vibrator) by OhMiBod is sure to get you in the groove this season!  Or are you looking to “tease” yourself to orgasm?  The new line of Dai-do’s by Big Tease Toys are made of sleek and sexy Aluminum alloy that are great for temperature play, as well as G and P-spot pleasure.  Wanna play Nookii? NookiiToy knows how to keep sex fun and couple’s exploring with their cute as a bunny sex kits, like the Ooh La La Rabbit.  And, since we are onto animal sex toys, check out the gorgeous new silicone sex toys by ErosandIsis that look like antiqued chess pieces, including their macho Leo the Lion. Rrrr!  Of course, no luxury sex toy list would be complete without something by Lelo, like their top of the line Elise vibrator that is sleek, powerful and comes with it own recharger in a lovely gift box.

And, finally.  What do you give a girl who has too many sex toys to begin with? How about a boyfriend!  Just kidding. A place to keep all her luxury sex toys like the clever locking ToiBocks discreet adult storage solution.

There.  My shopping’s all done!  How about yours?

See all the toys in this guide and their reviews at PopMyCherryReview.com & SexCarnival.com

A note from Hilton:

Hi folks, Unfortunately, things are not great business-wise, so we are  asking for your help. We’ve been very supportive of the community for many years and need to ask   for your support now. We’re all aware of the economic situation, and it’s particularly hitting small businesses like ours very hard. We would like to continue to be part of the community, but frankly, things are very dire.

Please support us by shopping in our store and checking out our wonderful continually updated WEB Site (www.purplepassion.com).

We have finally resolved all our Google issues. Google has given our site a 100% secured rating meaning our site is 100% secure, safe and infection free.

Our prices are competitive and we have a great selection. Come see us or call us (212-807-0486) and we’ll have what you want or find it and have it at the right price. We REALLY need your business.

Check out our web site for an online discount shopping coupon.

In store sale:
30% off leather clothing and leather corsets
20% off everything else.
Sale ends Sat August 15th 2009
No Holds, layaways or other discounts apply.

We appreciate your support and business
Here’s wishing you health, happiness and much kinkiness

The folks at Purple Passion
www.purplepassion.com
211 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
Phone:     212.807.0486

My favorite Kama Sutra product is not actually a sexuality product at all.  It is Treasure of the Sea, a bath and body product, which certainly can be used together by couples in the bathtub, or will make you feel pretty sexy afterwards.

Kama Sutra’s Treasure of the Sea is a luxurious scented bath salt enriched with a blend of organic ingredients derived from dulse, kelp, sea salts and mineral oils. The bath salts come in a nice plastic tin for storage with ancient Indian-styled images of mermaids swimming through the sea. The tin contains 24.6 oz (500g) of ocean blue bath salts and a seashell scoop.

My partner and I love to share a bath together. It is a sensual time for both of us to relax and wash away the stress of the day.  Until I purchased Treasure of the Sea we used Epsom salts (magnesium sulphate) in our bath to soothe our tired muscles, which we always loved.  But, Treasure of the Sea is so much better than just sea salts alone.

You only need ½-1 scoop for a full size 6 foot bathtub which will turn your tub water into the color of a tropical sea, with foamy suds floating on top as a sensual, fresh aroma fills the bathroom. We use the salts about 3 times a week and a tub lasts us about two months, so pretty good value.  Magnesium sulphate, one of the ingredients of Treasure of the Sea, is used in flotation therapy which makes the body more buoyant, so you feel the weight of your limbs and body floating away.  It soothes the muscles leaving you wonderfully relaxed and your skin silky soft and sensual.  It is a must have Kama Sutra product and one of the only products I buy on a regular basis and hate to run out of.  Taking a bath without it, just isn’t the same.

Treasure of the Sea-like many of the Kama Sutra products-is designed to enhance sensual awareness and encourage intimacy. Together with other Kama Sutra products like the Oil of Love, Honey Dust or the Weekender Kit, Treasure of the Sea is a great start to a night of intimacy, pampering and sensual sex. Both my partner and I love this product and use it for a tropical get-away as near as our tub.  Which reminds me-bath night tonight!

Visit PinkCherry.com to check out all their sensual love products including my favorite Treasure of the Sea.  Shopping in Canada?  No problem.  Check out Pinkcherry.ca!

Did I ever mention that I have a shoe fetish?  Ever since I used to play dress-up as a little girl and put on my mother’s way too big high heel shoes, I have loved shoes and boots of all kinds from my high-cut black Converse sneakers with the red laces, my pink satin ballet slippers with the rabbit fur lining, to my leather motorcycle boots, come fuck-me stiletto heals, and Wizard of Oz red sparkly Dorothy shoes.  Footwear just seems to complete what I am wearing, even if it is only my road-off army boots, what I put on my feet make a statement about who I am.  The shoes I love best, however, are doll shoes, or what are often referred to as Mary Jane’s.

I have two pairs of Mary Jane’s-a pair of flats and ones with a slight heel-but I have always wanted a pair of Black Platform Mary Jane’s.  These shoes are the perfect accessory for a schoolgirl outfit, or if you enjoy dressing up as a doll, as I do.  I just think they look pretty hot with whatever fetish outfit you’d want to wear, especially goth or alt looks.

These Mary Jane’s are made by Ellie Shoes who are leaders in the exotic shoe industry.  I have several other pairs of their boots and found them to be high quality.  These shoes are very comfortable to wear for long periods of time as well, so perfect for a fetish ball or scene.

You can pair these Mary Jane’s up with the traditional white knee socks or thigh highs for a schoolgirl look or do something entirely different.  I ordered a pair of Fence-net Stockings to go with mine and I think they look amazing together.  I love the fence-net stockings as well, as they are very thick and sturdy, so won’t snag or rip easily, plus they are so sexy as the large diamonds mold with the curves of your legs.

You can find these and other sexy shoes and stockings in the Fantasy Wear section of Tabu Toys, where they have many styles and sizes to fit any shoe or stocking fetishist!

“Sex is a potent method for directing and releasing magical energies.  The sexual act unites the polarities that exist within us to create a strong of energy which can be used to transform consciousness.”–from Sex, Magick and Spirit

Sex, Magick and Spirit by Bonnie L. Johnson and Peter L. Schuerman (Llewellyn Publications 1998) is a practical guide for those who want to explore the ancient mysteries of Sacred Sexuality.  Although it is an older book (1998) on tantra, it is not dated and the information is just as useful now as when I first got the book.  Of course, Tantra itself is an ancient practice, and Johnson and Schuerman’s book makes it accessible to modern-day readers.

Combining their knowledge and experience of Eastern Tantra and Western sex magic, Johnson and Schuerman offer easy to follow methods and techniques designed to explore the esoteric aspects of sexuality.  The book is written in a clear, precise language, including illustrations that demonstrate the various positions and exercises that make it even easier to understand.  It was created both for novice and experienced practitioners alike, with its simplicity and the wealth of information it offers the reader.  Anyone interested in exploring the sacred nature of sexuality will find this book a useful and inspiring resource.

“Sacred sex is a celebration of many things, but it is not merely celebratory. It is also a means of practicing magic, of transforming your consciousness in positive ways.”–from Sex, Magick and Spirit

Inside, the authors describe how to arouse the powers within in order to reach new levels of consciousness, how to heighten sensuality and intimacy between you and your partner “including hands-on techniques for experiencing union with one’s partner and with the Divine on all levels” and how to achieve personal transformation by harnessing the mystical powers of sex magick.

The book continues to delve deeper into the mysteries to describe the collective unconsciousness (Divine Consciousness) and the four main Palaeolithic and Neolithic Archetypes for Relationships, explaining how they relate directly with aspects of ourselves.  Many other topics include the seven energy centers (Chakras) and how to balance the energies and polarities within us, yoga exercises, massage, Kegel (or sex) exercises, breathing, meditation and visualization.   It candidly explains different aspects of sexuality and relationships like masturbation, prolonging arousal, breathing and orgasm, the energetics of sex, sexual ethics, oral and anal sex, tuning into your partner sexually, charging the energy centers, and the Sexuality Rituals such as Sacred Marriage and Sacred Prostitution.

“There were two primary types of sacred prostitution: one‑time prostitution, and long‑term devotion to the goddess. One‑time prostitution was an initiation rite for women, in which a girl, upon reaching puberty, would go to the temple of the goddess (Ishtar or one of her counterparts) and sit outside, waiting for a stranger to make an offering to the goddess and then to deflower her.”–from Sex, Magick and Spirit

Sex, Magic and Spirit is not only for those who practice Wicca, Yoga, Tantra or other Sacred Sexualities.  It is designed for those interested in experiencing greater intimacy, unity, balance, and metaphysical enlightenment with your partner and within yourself.

I personally found Sex, Magic and Spirit informative, well-written, enlightening and fascinating to read.  My partner and I enjoyed experimenting with the various techniques described in the book.  We both found the experience heightened our sensitivity to each others’ needs and brought greater awareness of our own.  I highly recommend this book for couples, individuals or pansexual groups who wish to delve deeper into their own sexual mysteries and awaken the God(dess) within.

Sex, Magic, and Spirit: Enlightenment Through Ecstacy is available through Amazon.com

I have several Kama Sutra products including many of their massage and bath products and have always been happy with them.  The Massage Therapy Kit is a nice little introduction kit that allows you to try out all Kama Sutra’s various scented oils.  The kit comes in a little plastic zipper pouch which makes it great for storage or travel.  It contains five, two ounce plastic squeeze bottles, designed to be spill resistant and each bottle is large enough to get a few massages out of each.

Inspired by the ancient Hindu guide to lovemaking, these oils were developed to promote intimacy between couples.  Each oil has its own unique aromatherapy blend designed to compliment or enhance various moods and to promote psychological and physical well-being.

The Scents

Sweet Almond- This is the most neutral of all the scents and the most popular.  It smells like almonds, but is not overpowering so can be mixed with various essence oils to make your own scent if you wish.

Healing Blend- This oil has a spicy scent and is known for its healing properties, making it perfect for massaging tension out of tired muscles and relieving stress.  Essential oils include: lavender, cardamom, rosemary, marjoram, elemi, clary sage, black pepper, clove, nutmeg, juniper and pine.

Serenity- This oil is lightly scented with a subtle hint of citrus.  It has a calming, soothing quality that promotes relaxation.  Essential oils include: cedar, sweet marjoram, neroli, orange, tangerine and lavender.

Pleasure Garden- This oil is flowery, with a blended fragrance of lavender, jasmine and rose, all of which have sensual qualities. Essential oils include: Italian jasmine, rose, lavender and sandalwood.

Soaring Spirit- This oil has a mint scent and is refreshing and uplifting. Essential oils include: orange, lemon, peppermint, spearmint, geranium, ginger and fennel.

The oils themselves contain a combination of various natural oils including almond, grape seed, and pistacia vera seed oil, all known for their skin-softening properties.  Sweet almond oil is especially rich in vitamins and minerals that revitalize sooth and nourish dry skin and also contains fatty acids which aid sore, aching muscles. The oils have a light, silken texture that glides easily over the skin and eventually absorbs when massaged in, leaving the skin soft, supple and glowing.

It use, you need an amount about the size of a quarter which you warm up in your hands first before applying to the body.  If you have cold hands (like I do) it may be a good idea to warm the oils slightly by placing the bottle in a pot of boiled water for a minute or so, and then test the temperature on your wrist.

Apart from their mood enhancing, therapeutic qualities, these massage oils are great for sensual foreplay as you take turns with your lover rubbing the oils into each others skin.  Using a bit too much is good, which allows you both to slide over each other during sex which is a very sexy, sensual feeling and much nicer than Crisco.  These oils are not to be used as sexual lubricants however, and you should avoid getting them in the vagina.

These oils are also great to use after a bath or shower, as they will nourish your skin and the various scents put you a good mood for the rest of the day.  Makes a lovely gift for yourself, a lover or a friend.

If you are interested in purchasing this product or any other sexuality products like sex toys, please consider doing it through my affiliate account at VibeReview, where all proceeds for the month of November will go to support the Butterfly Tempress Cancer Fund (read about it here).  VibeReview will double the amount donated through affiliate accounts.  Thanks for your support!

Do you have everything you need for Leather Retreat or TES Fest? Purple Passion reopened on June 5th and judging from the pictures Hilton sent me, it looks great!

They have a website, but only about 10% of the is on the site so call or email them.

Summer hours: during the summer they will be open Monday thru Saturday, and closed on Sundays. Hours: Mon – Wed noon to 7pm; Thurs-Fri noon to 9pm Sat Noon to 8pm.

211 West 20th St (Between 7th & 8th Avenues)
New York, NY 10011
Voice: 212.807.0486

More photos are on Flickr.

I lit the candle as a joke, actually.

If you know me, you know how much I like the hot wax play (none as much as the extreme and awesome time I had with Lolita on my birthday back in February). I like the feeling of being captive by my wax wielder, prevented from escaping the drips and splats and raining ooze of melted wax. How it runs down my sides, into the hollow of my throat, and liquidly pours itself into the folds of my labia. The way it feels when layer upon layer of wax piles up, holding my body’s heat, keeping me still. I like the feeling of peeling the hardened wax from my body once it’s over; the way the cool air feels light and feathery on my skin, which feels like it’s just been born.

The thing about soy wax is that it melts at a lower temperature than paraffin, making the ladles of wax from Lolita’s fondue pot and paraffin candles much hotter and more likely to burn if she hadn’t known what she was doing. Soy wax can be poured/dripped/drizzled with much less concern (making the wax play, in my mind, far less fun and interesting), and can be massaged into the skin, making it nice for sensual massages, if you’re into that sort of thing.

So, when a recent package from Babeland was revealed to contain a small square box holding a Mojito Peppermint soy wax candle and a tiny box of +/- matches, the most I could muster was, “Aw, that’s so cute.”

(Holiday card from someecards.com)

I plan on updating this as I come across other lists. Or leave them in the comments, and I’ll add them.

Gift Guides

Always Aroused Girl’s What to Get For that Hard-to-Shop-for Perv
“It’s the eighth of December. Do you know what you’re giving all the horny people in your life?”

AfterEllen’s Best. Lesbian. Holiday. Ever.
“We at AfterEllen.com have rounded up a few choice gifts to recommend, from the best DVDs and games to lesbionic fashion for you and your home.”

AskMen.com’s Holiday Gift Guide

Kathy Belge’s Lesbian Holiday Gift Guide 2007
“Looking for the perfect gift for the lesbian on your list? Whether she is your lover, your sister or your wife, you’re bound to find a few things here every lesbian will want.”

10 Terrific GLBTQ-centric Gifts (Denise Tanton; BlogHer)
“We also may be really really OUT and sort of militant or we may be really really OUT and unable to take a gay gag gift in the spirit in which its intended. Think carefully about the GLBTQ you are gifting with a queercentric gift – if in doubt, go heteronormative.”

Babeland’s Gift Guide by Price (Good for that non denominational gift swap I’m invited to next weekend)

Badfaggot’s easy as 501(c)(3)
“A little of your time, sweat, or cash volunteered for a good cause can take you some amazing places. (Yep, even subway escalators.) It’ll change your world, and it’ll change you. Don’t believe anyone who tells you different.”

Blogher’s Great gifts to spice up your love life (by Susan Mernit)
“So I can’t say that every gift recommended on this list has been personally road-tested, (though some of them have). But the gifts that haven’t been checked out by yours truly have been suggested by friends who’ve bought them to share with their own significant others, or tested and or reviewed by sex-positive bloggers I respect.

Violet Blue’s Lube the Halls – top picks for 2007′s holiday toys
“Maybe I shouldn’t have started mulling over my annual sex toy list after a big vegan Thanksgiving feast. I had barely cracked open the Firefly lube when I fell deep into a postprandial slumber.”

BoingBoing’s Charitable giving guide, the 2007 edition
“It’s that time of year again — time to make some charitable donations while the giving spirit is on you and while you have the chance to shelter some of your income from the revenooers.”

Cheap Thrills’ Handmade Shopping Guide, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. (highlighting handmade gifts sold on Etsy.com)

Daily Dose of Queer’s Top Gay Christmas Gifts
“So, it’s that time of year again, you’re looking forward to ‘the big day’, you know where you are going, who you are going to see, you’ve got everything sorted and arranged but… oh Horror!”

Desire’s crap-it’s-cold-and-depressing-and-i-intend-to-drink-myself-into-a-stupor-surrounded-by-awkward-relatives holiday gift guide.

FabSugar’s Holiday Gift Guides

Feministing Gift Guide 2007
“The holidays are upon us, and even if you’re not celebrating anything at all–it’s fun to give gifts, especially when they’re super cool feminist ones!”

geekaresexy Ultimate iPod Accessories Gift Guide
“It’s a fact: Everyone loves the iPod. While Apple’s media player doesn’t have any incredibly special features by itself, the amount of accessories developed for it is staggering.”

The GayGamer Holiday Gift Guide ’07
“We’ve covered DS, PSP, PS3, PS2, Wii, Xbox 360 and PCs in a concise list that hopefully help you make soem descisions on what to get for yourself or the other gamers in your life.”

Good Vibrations’ Guides: Hot New Sex Toys, Steamy Erotica Books, Porn for the Holidays, Best Sellers

Mominatrix Holiday Gift Guide
“We all know you don’t need another cotton blend sweater, and he certainly doesn’t need another tie.”

Reverse Cowgirl’s A Dirty Little Christmas Gift Suggestion List 2007.

@santacause on Twitter
“Delivering joy to girls and boys, with a philanthropic twist”

Cory Silverberg’s Holiday Sex Shopping on a Budget
“Not all of us have a budget for the newest $300 diamond studded dildo, but by the time the holidays have finally arrived we all can use at least a little sexy pick-me-up (a great way to avoid uncomfortable silences under the mistletoe).”

Cory Silverberg’s Ideas for Sexy Holiday Gift Giving
“Looking to spice up your gift giving? Share a little sex positivity with those nearest and dearest to you y checking out these guides to the best erotic fiction, nude photography, sex toys, and sensual gift ideas.”

Cory Silverberg’s Luxury Sex Toy Christmas Gifts for the Holidays
“You may not be able to open these presents Christmas morning with the family, but they’re guaranteed to keep you warm at night and inspire a new year’s worth of sexual exploration.”

Cory Silverberg’s Sexy Stocking Stuffer Gifts for the Holidays
“…here is a line-up of new and old favorites from my favorite sex toy retailers to suit shopping budgets great and small.”

Sugarbutch’s butch/femme holiday guide
“My Butch/Femme Holiday Gift List is getting out of control. I have four pages of notes in my journal, multiple notepad files with links and images. And I just can’t seem to polish it up enough to finish, and fuck, time is running out.”

Tristan Taormino’s 8th Annual Sexy Gift Guide
“Whether you’re deciding what to give your loved ones this holiday season or making a wish list for yourself, I’ve combed catalogs and the Web, and tested dozens of products, to bring you this year’s sexy gift guide.”

Ten Gifts To Improve Your Relationship (Lisa Stone, Blogher)
“These lists are the best gift ideas I never thought of for my family, and perhaps for yours too.”

Sex Toys Babeland is Thankful for
“These are the toys our customers love and that we think are fantastic. We own them, we use them, we love them.”

Twisted Monk’s Holiday Gift Guide
“It is that time of year again, the holiday season, and we here at TwistedMonk.Com have been working overtime to bring you some great gifts for the rope fanatic on your list.”

Viviane’s Sex Carnival 2006 gift guides roundup

Wish Lists

• Avah
• Rachel Kramer Bussel
• Boymeat
• Furry Girl
• Lisa (Cinekinkster)
• Jefferson’s One Christmas, Take Two
• Madeline Glass
• Violet Blue
• Playhouse’s Toy Drive for Moveable Feast
• Suzanne Portnoy
• Thomas Roche
• Wendy
• Strangecrombie 2007: The Stranger’s Annual Holiday Gift Auction
• Lolita Wolf