Get Lucky this St Patrick’s Day with Green Toys

Most St Patrick’s Day parades, bar crawling and other festivities took place last weekend, but it’s never too late to get lucky and if you’re not getting lucky with someone, give any of these adult toys a whirl and you’re sure to have just as much fun, if not more. To make your St Patrick’s Day holiday that much sweeter, Eden Fantasys is taking 15% off their entire collection; just use discount code PATRICK until March 18th to save on any purchases you make.

Vibrators

Harmonia – $49.99
The Harmonia is the type of vibrator that every girl needs to have in her toy box. It is orgasmic for vaginal and anal penetration, feels wonderful as a clit and nipple massager, and feels just as heavenly when rubbing it along the thighs, buttocks, back, and belly. The Harmonia is perfect for couples who want to add something special to their sex toy repertoire or just for any girl who wants a vibrator with a little bit more class, beauty, and oomph.

Ina – $155.99
The Ina is made to be a dual stimulator – housing a motor in both the dildo portion and the clitoral stimulator. It has an insertable portion that is curved to apply pressure and vibrations to the g-spot while the outer stimulator lays against the clitoris. Think ‘rabbit’, but way different – the Ina is a sleek sophisticated take on dual stimulation. If you like dual stimulation, firm pressure and strong vibes, Ina’s the one for you.

Climax Gems Margarita Bubbly – $20.99
Quiet, flexible and designed for pleasure, this nubby toy is a dream come true. Covered in stimulating nubs, the soft material and texture of this vibrator will satisfy your desires. Concentrated in the rounded head, the multiple speed vibrations are controlled by twisting the dial base. The dial has deep grooves to prevent slipping if the toy becomes covered in lubricant or water. Flexible tip can be flexed ninety degrees in almost any direction.

Dildos

Lovemoiselle Elodie – $53.99
Elodie is the French Vanilla of the Lovemoiselle sisters. She’s got none of the bells and whistles, but her simple design delivers the smooth, silky pleasures you’ve been craving. Crafted of hygienic, nonporous ceramic, Elodie is a sturdy, down-to-earth toy who cuts the small talk and gets right down to business. The Elodie is made of sturdy ceramic and glazed with a slick, frictionless finish. It’s so smooth that you might not even need lube, but in case you reach for your favorite bottle: no worries, all lubes are compatible.

Astro Vibe Kit – $47.99
This is a vibrating silicone dildo, with a very large diameter. It is easy to clean and provides mild stimulation through a bullet. The bullet can be a little difficult to remove. This is clearly a dildo/vibrator designed to stimulate women but, as I thought about it for anal usage, it would be equally appropriate for men. At the time of this writing, I’m unsure as to what color options are available.

Climax Silicone Ribbed G-Shaft – $33.99
The Climax Silicone Ribbed G-shaft is a solid, gorgeously colored g-spot dildo with a slight curve and ridges that can be easily felt but are not too intense The easy to use handle doubles as a bullet holder that turns the entire toy into a vibrating pleasure shaft with a moderate length and girth. The firm yet flexible silicone is sterilizable and the included drawstring pouch helps keep it clean when not in use.

Masturbators

Carmen’s Tight Ass – $19.99
Carmen’s Tight Ass is a sexy new masturbation sleeve with a detailed anus opening, internal ribbing, and a closed end construction for tight clinging sensations. Soft, lifelike Futurotic® material lends a realistic feel to the toy, which can be maintained by applying the included talc-free powder to the toy before and after use. Large external ribs allow for a comfortable grip, super stretchy 7″ sleeve will accommodate most sizes.

Senso Lips – $23.99
Show me a guy that doesn’t like a good smacking blowjob. Now you can get the hottest oral sex action whenever and for as much as you desire it with the Senso lips masturbator by California Exotic. This jelly masturbator is shaped like a sensuous mouth and nose, so it is very easy to imagine a girl sucking on your love rod with all the joy and delight that come to your mind. The package comes equipped with lube so the toy is ready for your cock right from the box.

Cock Rings

Ying Yang Love Ring – $13.99
Experience powerful and long-lasting erections with this super stretchy penis ring. Made from 100% hygienically superior silicone, this ring is non-toxic and non-sticky, as well as completely odorless and very easy to clean. The ring is set in a fabulous black and white color pattern and features internal pressure-point nodes for direct shaft stimulation. Add girth and prolong ejaculation with this wonderful piece.

Aventurine – $69.99
The Aventurine cock ring from Luxotiq is a rigid, band-style cock ring made out of semi-precious stone. It harnesses many of the features of glass but with greater durability. In a very attractive shade of green, it combines function with beauty in a very unique and satisfying way. Take the time to measure yourself to get the right size. The cock ring is pretty, but not as beautiful as the picture. I was disappointed because the one we have is too small for use. I think most men probably need the 2 inch size.

Lotions & Potions

Oil of Love – $19.99
Silky to the touch and enchanting to the taste, a whisper-soft blow on these delicately scented oils warms the skin with a tingly glow. Where the hand first discovers their presence, the lips are sure to follow. Each irresistibly edible water-based oil washes away easily, leaving only the sweet memory of a lingering touch. While it’s not a true oil and, as such, less long lasting, a dime or nickel sized dollop gives a good ten minute massage. And you can always add more!

Sliquid Swirl (green apple) – $11.99
Sliquid Swirl lubricants are an excellent lubricant for people who not only need a little bit more slip and slide, but want a delicious taste as well. This non-toxic and non-staining lubricant is an excellent choice over other flavored lubes because it is glycerine free and hypoallergenic so you are less likely to have any irritation or reaction to it; and because it is water based, it is completely safe for use with condoms and for intercourse.

1/365 Days: Moregasm

January has already come and gone, and with it are the New Year’s resolutions that have already been lost. This year, more than any other year before, I noticed more and more people making New Year’s resolutions for their blogging life, rather than their day-to-day, and a great deal of those bloggers are still going strong. Two of my favorite, favorite bloggers have both been achieving the same resolution, and that is to participate in (and hopefully finish) the 365 Days project on Flickr.

For the past month I have seen both of these bloggers take a self-portrait and post it on their blogs each and every single day and it has been an awesomely eye-opening experience as the blog reader, to get a glimpse into the lives of the people behind some of my favorite blogs. It only took a month of me almost obsessively visiting these blogs just to see their new 365 self-portraits to want to join in on the fun, and so February 1st marks my official start with 365 Days. Woman Tribune has a brand new Flickr account (so be sure to connect with us over there,) and with this, I will also be blogging on a personal level once a day, which is something very new for me to be doing on Woman Tribune. As anyone who reads us regularly, personal anecdotes are weaved through a lot of the posts, but it is very rare for me to be uncensored and unapologetically open, so giving you all a more intimate, if you will, look at my day-to-day life is something that is actually very exciting for me to be dabbling with and I hope you all enjoy your daily look into my life.

For the first day of the 365 Days project, I wanted to share a little morsel of awesomeness I had become aware of a little over a month ago, and that is the new book from Babeland–Moregasm: Babeland’s Guide to Mind-Blowing Sex. This book is a sex advice, sex tips, how-to and self help book all rolled into one. It cuts through the traditional taboos society had already put in place for us a long, long time ago. It opens up discussions on sexual relationships when you’re trans, which is what I was first so giddily happy about when I had first opened it. Usually, when the topic of sex and sexuality comes up on a blog, we have a tendency to speak about sexual relationships as if they only happen between cisgendered beings, but what happens when someone just so happens to have been born with male genitalia but is truly a woman? This book opens up that discussion, which I loved. It of course features a great deal of sex toys, which is only natural for a book put out by a feminist-friendly sex toy shop whose ultimate goal is to sell more sex toys. It contains a multitude of sections on different sexual practices, lifestyles and bedroom play including, but not limited to, BDSM play and anal play. However, please remember that if you engage in any type of BDSM/bondage play, to do with a partner you know and trust and to have a safe word. It also covers practicing safe sex and how to be the safest you can possibly be when engaging in any type of sexual act, and a Q&A section that answers all of those pesky and sometimes embarrassing questions you may have about sex, like ‘Hey, what was that sound and is it supposed to come out of there?’ This book is definitely a must-read for any sexual being, regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or relationship status.

I went into a little more detail about Moregasm in a video review I recorded for my other blog, Menstrual Poetry, which deals with mostly feminist issues and activism. You can check out the video review of Moregasm here.

The Essential Couple Toy

Foreplay is an essential part of a couple’s sex life; without it, you run the risk of not really being fully “there” during sex or coming up short–literally. Without the art form of foreplay, sex has a tendency to do a whole lot of nothing; for us women, anyway.

And so I present to you lovely ladies out there looking for just a little something to spice up the act before intercourse or something just a whole lot of fun to play around with–The Remote Butterfly from Babeland.

The butterfly is worn by a woman the same way panties are, just slip your legs through the elastic straps and pull the butterfly up to you so it rests just the way you like it. The remote control ranges from 15 to 20 feet so even if you and your partner aren’t in the same room, you can still enjoy tingling sensations the butterfly sends to your clitoris and know that your partner is thinking of you when they press that magical button on the remote.

With a range of 15 to 20 feet, the Remote Butterfly sets up a whole new range of options for play time and not only that, but play time can now be done virtually anywhere; and that is the first thing I thought of when I had first stumbled across this product. Imagine the possibilities! Perhaps you and your partner need a date night–After even a few months of living together, couples sometimes fall into the pattern of wearing sweatpants all the time or just not really paying a lot of attention to themselves anymore because hey, it’s your house too and you’re going to be comfortable! I am the same, exact way; hell, it’s a special occasion if I get out of the shower and don’t put pajamas right back on. So for you couples out there like my boyfriend and I who really need a date night every once in a while, why not strap the butterfly on under your dress or your pants? It can be worn under your panties or you can really spice your night up and skip the underwear completely. When in use, the butterfly sounds exactly like a cell phone on vibrate, so using it in a movie theater is a fabulous idea, perhaps to dinner if the restaurant is a little loud, or even a bar. The possibilities are virtually endless; running errands will never be the same again, just imagine asking your partner to go grocery shopping with you and if they refuse, hand them the remote and I bet their tune changes.

The first time the boyfriend and I had the pleasure of using it, we decided that because I am always working–and I mean always, it was about time that I was given a little reward for all of my hard work and not just that, but work needed to be fun again. I’m a freelancer and work from home on the computer, so sitting at a computer all day can be one of the most mundane tasks there are and the afternoon we used the butterfly throughout the day was surprisingly the one day in the past few weeks where I actually got a ton of work done. See, a little motivation goes a long way!

The vibrations the butterfly releases on your clit are described by Babeland to be medium-strength and while it is a pleasant feeling, the vibrations weren’t enough for me to be brought to orgasm; however, it did work phenomenally to bring me to full arousal, which can sometimes take a little while for most women anyway.

The only thing that I don’t like about this product is that the batteries go way, way too fast, so if you have rechargeable AAA batteries, stock up. The elastic waist works great, but the butterfly may need to be adjusted every now and then because it really does its best work while tucked “inside” so it has a direct connection with your clit.

Overall, this product is great and definitely something I would recommend to anyone wanting to either spice up their love life or want something that can be worn discreetly and allows you to have some fun alone time and engage in some kick ass partnered, foreplay. Although, on the con side of this vibrator, the vibrations are just enough to bring you to the level of being incredibly turned on, but it didn’t pack enough punch to get me “over the edge.”

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Babeland Knows Women

When you think of sex shops, most often you’re probably thinking of shady-looking shops off the corner of a highway with a large “Do not come in here unless you are over 21 years of age” sign on the front of an entrance that looks more like a garage door. These shops are also the ones that have those creepy private booths in the back that most definitely cannot be too hygienic, given what men do in there. These are the sex stores that are targeted more towards men and of course, are the standard because only men like sex, right? Wrong!

The success of these types of shops can only be measured by the amount of competition surrounding them, which in most cases aren’t many, if any at all. If you live in a suburban neighborhood, you most likely have one sex toy store in your area or even one shop for several areas and of course, these are the “male-ego” shops; the shops with jizz rooms, blow up dolls and many, many videos all building up the fantasies that women enjoy sex with their twin sisters, having cum adorn every inch of their faces and several, several different men at the same time.

As a woman who lives in a town with no sex toy shops whatsoever and having to drive an hour to the nearest one, which of course is a disgusting-looking shop catered to men, I wondered, isn’t there a place out there that doesn’t objectify women? A place that celebrates the libido and doesn’t treat it like something dirty that women should be ashamed of, but for men, it’s the standard? I wanted a place that had the nerve to treat me as sexual being and as a woman without objectifying me.

Because of the status of the standard shops, I normally look online for any bedroom toys I may be interested in purchasing and because of that, I stumbled upon Babeland.

The title alone may lead men to think “Oh wow, hot sexy babes? I’m in!” and for women, it could make you think “Babeland! Woman land! My land!” which is what is what I first thought. Their website alone is very woman-oriented. It’s sleek, shiny, it doesn’t have ads or pictures of women dressed in bondage and being treated purely as sex objects so their man can have a good time. It’s straight forward, but has a womanly touch, which is to be expected since Babeland was founded by women for women with the motto Sex toys for a passionate world.

With their fifth store opening nation-wide in Brooklyn, New York, positioned in between a maternity store called Bump and an organic restaurant that sells an herbal formula to boost your libido, Babeland gave the press a deeper look into what Babeland is all about.

They are a woman-friendly store where strollers are welcome, there is a baby changing station in the restroom, kids are more than welcome, the founder being a mother herself, since the store is set up so nicely and so friendly that kids are welcome due to the inconspicuously detailed products. They also have events scheduled which include seminars for women on sexuality and body image, private workshops and parties. It does not get any better than Babeland.