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Romance Enhancers

Spice Up Your Valentine's Day

It’s the depths of winter and the year’s most romantic holiday is upon us. What can you do with your love that’s a little different? I mean, everyone’s buying roses and chocolates and burning scented candles. Sure, there’s sexy lingerie but how about some little gifts that will spice up your sex life besides the usual tired clichés? Here are just a few suggestions to enhance your romance:

Products that promise to spice up your sex life are usually either annoyingly cloying or totally crass. The Great Sex Deck offers 52 smart and sexy ways to add a little zip to the old in/out. Color-coded for her, for him or for the both of you, each card has a first-person description of a suggested situation on one side and a more in-depth explanation on the other. From theatrically ripping the clothes off your lover’s body to experimenting with light bondage, from a sensual bubble bath to exploring alternative erogenous zones, all sorts of specific sex scenarios are spelled out and quiet romantic moments recommended. Get your game at 52 Pick Up at www.sourcebooks.com.

The folks at Lover’s Choice carry nothing but romantic products designed to add passion to your sex play and they invite your to “express your love through touch” with their Amazing Hot Heart Massager. Initially activated sort of the same way you make a glow stick glow, this handy Valentine heats up to 120 degrees for a massage with therapeutic warmth. And it can easily be reused again and again. Available in red printed with I Love You, pink printed with XOXO, lime green printed with Hot Stuff or purple printed with Sexy, this palm-sized piece of heart-warming massage help will melt away kinks, knots and the irritations of the day regardless of the color or cute little message. Find your reheatable heart at www.loverschoice.tv.

Spectacular sex often begins with just a kiss, an innocent prelude to passion. The folks at Erotic Cosmetics invite you to “taste the passion” of their Sugar Lips. These lipsticks aren’t just different shades of makeup, they’re scented and flavored as well. The colors correspond to the scents and flavors, from the scandalous Squeeze My Melons to the more whimsical Whip Me Cream. Each individual lipstick contains a suggestive sex fortune to further pique your lover’s interest. Plant a tasty kiss on your partner’s lips. Or feel free to scrawl inviting overtures across your skin for your lover to lick off. These yummy cosmetics offer endless opportunities to express yourself! Pick up your favorite flavor at  www.eroticcosmetics.com.

There is a plethora of smartass t-shirts available out there in cyberspace. Not everyone wants to wear “I’d fuck me!” emblazoned across their chests. What about sexy shirts with a high IQ? The folks at Courtesan Clothing have the right idea, peddling their “sublime garments for the wicked.” Enough, already, of the Hello Kitty panties and “hottie” wifebeaters. How about a pair of knickers emblazoned with Mike Hunt in a glittering metallic typeface? That’s the only piece in their current collection that actually says something. The rest are gorgeous 70s-esque graphics that you have to scrutinize a bit to spot their oblique sexual inspirations. We especially love their “Birth” design. Check ’em out at www.courtesanclothing.com.

And if you find yourself in need of some juice for the personal satisfaction device you’re bestowing upon your loved one, might we suggest the deviant folks at DeadBatteries.com? Not happy with just your mainstream corporate AAs, these creative kooks have come up with aesthetically pleasing power. They offer attractively decorated batteries wrapped in graphics that will remind you of 60s lighters There’s a cop cartoon, sexy pin-ups and a multi-colored psychedelic design for those with slightly trippier tastes. They post new designs and invite viewers to vote “Love it” or “It sucks,” so you can help pick battery designs of the future. Get a jolt at www.deadbatteries.com.

[Written Jan. 2006]