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Billy, Do Be My Hero

Posted on September 26, 2010 | 8 comments

I love my Lelo toys, in particular the vibrating ones (Mona and Mia come to mind), although Bob and I have become very good friends. All but Bob are meant for vaginal and clitoral stimulation, and while I love Bob, there are times I want a powerful vibrator in my ass. Billy is an anal vibrator, and since Lelo toys have the strong vibrations I crave, I picked him up from EdenFantasys to try.

Billy comes in the standard Lelo packaging, with a picture of him on the front and product information on the sides. Inside the outer sleeve is the classic black Lelo box, which contains Billy, the charger, a white satin bag for storage, a user manual, and information on the Lelo guarantees.

The names of the Lelo toys I find interesting. Toys for women (clitoral and vaginal) are graced with feminine monikers, while the toys for men (anal) are given masculine names. It is a great way to know where your Lelo should be used, but it always amuses e a little bit.

I chose to get Billy in blue (he also comes in burgundy), and he’s a deep, rich navy – almost black, which contrasts nicely with his shiny white plastic base. He’s smooth and soft to the touch without any drag to his completely seamless surface. Billy’s insertable portion is made of silicone, so he’s nonporous and phthalates free. While he can’t be sterilized, he’s easy to clean with warm water and antibacterial soap. The base and control pad should be carefully cleaned, and take care not to get water in the jack hole in the base. If you do, make sure to blow it out and wait till it’s completely dry before recharging Billy.

Billy can be stored in the provided satin bag, or you can store him in his original box. He works great with water-based lubricants – if you do want to use a silicone lubricant, be sure to do a patch test first. If you don’t, you could cause his surface to become permanently tacky.

Billy’s design is similar to Lelo’s Liv, with the exception of the ring between the his insertable portion and his base. This ring sticks out on the sides and bottom to keep Billy from sliding all the way into your ass. He’s 6 1/2″ long, and 4” insertable, with a modest 1 1/8” diameter. He’s slightly curved for prostate stimulation, but don’t worry: if you don’t have a prostate he still feels great anally. He’s slightly tapered towards the ring.

Billy is rechargeable, so you never have to hunt for batteries. You do, however, have to remember to charge him. Once the plug is inserted into the jack hole, the LED light behind the control buttons will pulse blue, letting you know Billy’s charging. After about 2 hours, Billy will be fully charged and the LED will glow steadily. When Billy’s power is running low, the LED will glow red. Like the other Lelo toys, Billy can be overcharged, so never charge him for more than 24 hours. He can be used for up to 4 hours on a single charge, and he’ll hold a charge when not in use for up to 90 days.

To turn Billy on (prior to turning on yourself), press and hold the + area on the control pad until he starts vibrating at a low speed. Pressing it again, or holding it down, will increase his steady vibrations to a strong, powerful, throbbing level. When you’re done playing with Billy, pressing and holding the – button will decrease the vibrations and then turn Billy off.

But wait – there’s more to Billy than just steady vibration! Billy also has 4 other vibration modes. These modes can be cycled through by pressing the up and down arrows on the control pad. You can adjust the vibration intensity on each level as well by pressing the + and -. Billy’s modes are pulsing, fast pulsing, really fast pulsing, and a rev from low to high.

The vibrations are felt most strongly in the tip, although they can be felt down Billy’s shaft nicely. They are strong, especially on the higher settings, and more throbby than buzzy.  He’s also very quiet – not quite as loud as my cell phone on vibrate.

Billy’s great to travel with. He features a locking mode to prevent him from turning on by accident in your bag or suitcase. Pressing on the center of the dial and holding for 5 seconds will flash the LED behind the buttons and lock Billy. To unlock, press for 5 seconds again or charge him.

So, Does He Work? I love Billy. He’s a small diameter, but that means he slips in easily when lubed up and I don’t have to use another toy to prep for him. He feels good when inserted and held in place, but he’s also nice to thrust with. His vibrations are strong, but I actually like his patterns better – particularly the fast pulsing pattern– they remind me that he’s there and they really work to get me off. Coupled with a clitoral vibrator and a vaginal toy, he makes me cum hard and cum fast. And that’s not a bad thing at all.

If there’s one thing I wish, it’s that Billy had a remote control for the functions. I find it a bit awkward to change the intensity or pattern by myself (although my husband is always willing to lend a hand). When alone, I typically start him up to my favorite setting and use him at that level most of the time.

Billy is another phenomenal vibrating product from Lelo, and definitely worth getting, especially if you like strong anal vibrations and a not-so-large size. I purchased mine at EdenFantasys, and you can get one too by clicking the widget below.

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Prostate massager by LELO
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Calling All Girls

Posted on September 7, 2010 | 1 comment

This month, the Sexis Naked Reader Book Club had some interesting selections. I decided to go with a book that wasn’t an anthology by different authors this time so I selected Real Live Nude Girl by Carol Queen.

Real Live Nude Girl (Chronicles of Sex-Positive Culture) was first published in 1997 by Cleis Press. The second edition came out in 2002, with a new Forward section. This is an oversized paperback a glossy cover and no illustrations. It’s 215 pages, set in easy-to-read type, and contains a forward, introduction, bibliography, index, and a section about the author in addition to the essays.

Carol Queen grew up in Oregon, and first became a queer organizer and AIDS educator there before heading to San Francisco, where she received a doctorate in sexology in 1998. She is the author of several books as well as the co-editor of many others. She writes monthly for Spectator (a sex newsweekly in northern California) and has also been featured in Penthouse, Hustler, Vogue, and Elle. She works at and owns part of Good Vibrations, has been in sex education videos and also conducts workshops and trainings with her partner.

In the forward, Carol talks about growing up in the US in an erotophobic culture: while sex permeates everything we see and hear, from television, movies and music, most people are afraid of sex, whether it’s talking about it or accepting anything that strays outside what’s considered the “norm”. Even within the norm, sex is shunned, feared, and talked about as little as possible. She explains her subtitle, “Sex-Positive Culture”, doesn’t refer to the culture in the US in which we all are a part of, but rather the counter-culture that thrives in pockets throughout the country. She believes the challenge is not to become comfortable with sex for yourself, but to understand as well that we shouldn’t be judgmental, and that the differences that separate humans sexually aren’t perversions or immoral but rather just that – differences, People should lead their lives in the way that brings them joy and happiness.

In the introduction, Carol relates growing up different, where her young classmates gave her the nickname “Queen the Queer.” Carol discovered herself, worried about being “too queer to be queer”, and explored both the lesbian and gay communities before finding her niche with the bisexual community. Even this wasn’t an easy fit.

This book is not erotica. The chapters consist of 25 essays, each a glimpse into the life and thoughts of Carol as she grew into her sexuality. Many of them deal with her discoveries, her sexuality, and what bisexual means to members of that community, homosexuals, and heterosexuals, as well as the prejudices and judgments each make on the other. She covers safe sex clubs, body modifications, Madonna, pornography, butch women and spanking, girls gone bad, and prostitution.

This is not what I’d call light reading. The essays are insightful, and really give a perspective on claiming your sexuality. Some of them are fascinating, like her work as a “real live nude girl” at the Lusty Lady Theater in North Beach, where she worked in a Private Pleasures booth and gained insight on exhibitionism, her fellow workers and the men and women who came for a private show. Some of them are also humorous, as when she had to go through desensitization to pornography in graduate school. She and other classmates were put in a room, where all kinds of pornography imaginable was shown on the walls larger than life, including 4 foot tall penises.

This is a wonderfully informative book, and one that I’d recommend regardless of your sex or sexual orientation. I liked Carol’s writing style quite a bit. She’s easy to read and understand, and the glimpses she provides into her life and sexual journey would make interesting reading for everyone. If you’d like to pick up a copy of Real Live Nude Girl, you can get yours at EdenFantasys by clicking below. Read it, ponder it, and enjoy it, then join the Sexis Naked Reader Book Club discussion on the EdenFantasys forum later this month.

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Book by Carol Queen
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cleis Press Inc.
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Pull Out the Lava Lamps and Groove!

Posted on August 31, 2010 | 2 comments

Sometimes a product gets your attention from its name before you ever get a good look at it, while other times it’s the shape, color or design that catches your eye. What first attracted me to this bullet was the name – Glo-Glo A Go-Go. Groovy! What could be better than a product that brings to mind black lights, dancing, and wild grooving combined with glowing nuclear emissions? It’s cute, and catchy, and ultimately I decided I had to review this one.

The Glo-Glo A Go-Go Nuclear Lime Flicker Tip Vibrating Bullet from Topco Sales comes packaged in a clamshell case that’s easy to open and displays the product through the front and back. The insert is black with a green design, and really sets off the green bullet within.

Did I say green? It really is lime. Fluorescent lime that practically glows in the packaging and suggests romping with this toy under the black lights with some Hendrix in the background or getting it on beneath a nuclear reactor. It really is the most wonderful color: fun and funky.

The Nuclear Lime is a corded bullet. The bullet itself is nicely sized at about 2 1/2″ long and 1” wide. Covering the bullet is a luminous TPR sleeve, which is phthalates-free, latex free, and hypoallergenic. The sleeve is squishy and soft and has a small flicker tip about 1/2″ long that extends from its tip. It’s all one piece: there’s no seam to mar the surface. It will take impressions easily, so if you make an indent with your fingernail it’ll hang around for a while before disappearing.

The surface is a bit tacky and picks up hair and other materials with ease, so its best to wash this one both before and after use. The sleeve (which is not removable) wraps around the bullet and extends a bit onto the 30” cord. The sleeve has a very slight odor, but it’s barely noticeable.

The controller for the Nuclear Lime bullet is made of hard plastic in the same fabulous glowing color. It’s a simple controller and operated by a slide button on the front. Above the slider is an LED light that glows red, its intensity increasing relative to the speed you put the bullet on. When this is on high, the light is almost blinding with its brightness.

The back of the controller has a slide-off panel to insert 2 AA batteries. The direction is clearly labeled and the panel easy to remove and replace (but not so easy that you’ll pop it off by accident during use).

The Nuclear Lime bullet is variable speed and offers steady vibrations that go from gentle to quite strong. The vibrations are primarily surface vibrations and buzzy instead of throbbing and are distributed evenly throughout the bullet. While quiet on lower speeds, the bullet is loud on high, and will definitely require some background music (Pink Floyd or the Beatles is optimal) to cover the sound it makes.

The flicker tip is fun to watch in action. It goes crazy with movement as the vibration level is increased. In use it works better on the higher speeds. When on a low vibration the tip stops easily, while on higher you can use it for pinpoint stimulation of the clitoris for a fun flickering feeling unless you press on it too hard.

The unique feature about this bullet is that it glows in the dark. Seriously. Could it be any cooler?  If you hold the bullet near a light source, or place it on a table under a 60 watt or so table lamp for a few minutes, when you shut out the light it has a somewhat eerie green glow. The longer you leave it under the light, the brighter it will glow when you’re in the dark. The glow doesn’t last an amazingly long time, but it lasts long enough to have some giggles before getting down to business. If the glow fades, you can put the bullet back under a light source to recharge it.

The bullet is easy to clean, but care should be taken not to submerge it or get water in the controller. It can be washed with antibacterial soap and water and air dried (if you use a towel, you’ll likely leave lint). Its packaging isn’t ideal for storage, but a simple bag or box will do just fine. The batteries should be removed when not in use.

So, Did It Work? The Nuclear Lime bullet is a fun little toy. The vibrations are strong enough to be effective for me, and the little flicker tip was fun for teasing. It’s a good size to nestle over your clitoris, although it’s a bit large to work effectively inside a pair of underwear. The cord is long enough to keep the controller out of the way, and the batteries lasted a decent amount of time.

My husband got a kick out of priming this under the lamp and then plunging the room into darkness, where the bullet glowed and floated in my hand. It reminded him of the scene in Skin Deep with the battle of the glowing condoms with this glowing green orb making its way around the room. By the time the glow ended, we weren’t inclined to turn on a light and power it up again.

Glowing in the dark really is a novelty feature, but it’s groovy, man! You want to pull out your lava lamps crank some psychedelic music, and have some fun.

Thank you to EdenFantasys for sending this to me for free to review! If you’d like to add a little glow to your sex life, you can buy yours at EdenFantasys by clicking on the widget below.

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Bullet by Topco
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Giant Crayons Can Be Fun!

Posted on August 7, 2010 | 2 comments

I love anal play. And while I don’t have too much trouble going up 1/4” to a 1 1/2” diameter with a plug, sometimes this is too much when I want to use a dildo. The in between size can be hard to track down. I had a toy ages ago that was the perfect size, but I hated the jelly material. So I was excited when I found the Platinum Silicone Tool at EdenFantasys – the toy I used to have, but new and improved!

The Tool comes in a blue and black box with the toy visible through the front window. The back of the box has some product information, and warranty info and product registration can be done on the Doc Johnson site.

The dildo itself is a beautiful shade of cornflower blue (like the crayon)– soft and shimmery and a bit sparkly. In fact it even resembles a giant crayon without its label. The surface is matte with a bit of drag to the touch, and completely seamless.

Firm enough for insertion, the Tool is also flexible enough to be bent in half and is squishy but not tacky to the touch. It’s a bit too flexible for hard thrusting but it works well for more gentle action.

The Tool is 7” long, with 6” being insertable. The tip of the Tool is blunt and only 5/8” wide. It tapers out to the maximum shaft width of 1 3/8”. The base widens in 2 stages, up to a maximum of 2” diameter across the bottom of the toy. It’s suitable for both vaginal and anal play, but if you plan to use it both ways a condom should be used.

Made of silicone, the Tool has no scent, and it’s non-porous, latex-free and hypoallergenic. The surface does tend to pick up lint, stray hair, and other materials easily, so it should be cleaned both before and after use with antibacterial soap and warm water. You can also run this through the dishwasher on the top rack or boil it on the stove to sanitize it. Only water-based lubricants are safe to use.

So, Did It Work? I really like the Tool for an anal dildo. It allows me to go up in size more gradually during anal play and is much more comfortable than going straight from 1 1/4″ to 1 1/2″. The tip is easy to insert, and I love the flexibility and overall squishiness of this toy. While I wish it was just a bit firmer, it’s firm enough to gently thrust with, and it’s a good warm-up to a larger size.

My partner liked the size of the base on the Tool, and he found it easy to hold on to while using this on me. We also thought this might be a good toy to use in the Liberator Wing. It didn’t work too well when trying to slide it between the cover and the Wing body, but it was flexible enough to set on top of the Wing and use for double penetration.

The Tool is a great tool for anal play, and reasonably priced. I got mine at EdenFantasys, and you’d like to try it out, you can purchase your Tool from them by clicking the widget below.

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Dildo by Doc Johnson
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Room Service

Posted on August 3, 2010 | Comments Off on Room Service

I’ve been reading a lot of erotica lately. What, lately you ask? It’s true – I hadn’t read a lot of it before becoming a part of the Sexis Naked Reader Book Club. Since I’ve joined, I’ve received several themed erotica anthologies to read and get excited over. The book I picked to read for August, Do Not Disturb, is filled with stories about having sex in one of the most exciting places you can – and one of the most exciting places I have – the hotel.

Do Not Disturb (Hotel Sex Stories) was published in 2009 by Cleis Press. It’s an over-sized paperback with 20 stories and is 214 pages long. The type is easy to read, and short author biographies are included at the end. The book has a blog where author news, reader stories, and hotel sex are the topic of the day.

This collection is edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, a writer whose own works appear in numerous erotica anthologies including this one. Rachel has also written for Bust, AVN, the Huffington Post, Playgirl, Penthouse, and the New York Post, among others. She has also appeared on television, on shows as diverse as “Family Business” and “The Martha Stewart Show.”

In her introduction, Rachel talks about how hotels can be very erotic settings for sex, whether it’s an upscale, 5 star hotel or a rent-by-the-hour dive. Hotels can be used to fulfill many different sexual needs, including secrecy, flirting, affairs, and fantasies. She ends the introduction by relating some memorable moments she has had in hotels herself.

Most of the stories in this anthology feature heterosexual couples, although there are a few stories with same sex couples. This collection also has some three-way action between two men and a woman, two women and a man, and three men. The stories cover lunchtime dalliances, cheating spouses, chance and planned encounters and even hired pleasure.

All of the stories in this collection are well written. While I enjoyed almost all of them, some of the stories didn’t get me going at all or just seemed misplaced in an erotica collection.  Three stories in particular stood out in this category.

“The St. George Hotel, 1890” by Lillian Slugocki  I really liked this story of a woman reminiscing about having a tryst with a disturbing stranger, but it was more of a thriller with elements of sex set in days gone by than an erotic and arousing read.

“G is For Gypsy” by Maxim Jakubowski  This told the melancholy story of a traveling man who pines for a lost love and reminisces about what he no longer has before becoming a lost soul in room after room. I found this story a bit depressing and sad.

“Talking Dirty” by Shanna Germaine  Something’s happened to his wife, and a loving husband tries to break through by recreating a hotel scene with her week after week. This story I also found sad, and while I felt for the characters and the love of the husband, it seemed a bit out of place.

Many of the stories I did find highly erotic. Some really tapped into my fantasies and gave me ideas for future roleplay, while others were just plain arousing to read. My favorite stories in this collection were:

“So Simple A Place” by Isabelle Gray A business woman in Tokyo for 6 months has a flirtation with her Japanese counterpart that builds to something special in a place where they can be anywhere in the world.

“Tropical Grotto, Winter Storm” by Teresa Noele Roberts  A couple finds themselves unexpectedly snowbound at a hotel that features an indoor tropical water park. What to do?

“Hump Day” by Rachel Kramer Bussel  A married couple spends an hour every Wednesday at a seedy hotel for a raunchy, role-playing date.

The best story in this collection for me by far was “The Royalton – A Daray Tale” by Tess Danesi. Here, a woman follows her lover’s instructions, starting in the lobby of the Royalton Hotel. She finds herself living out one of her greatest fantasies in the room, but being blindfolded throughout keeps her guessing about the identity of the third person in the room.

Overall, Do Not Disturb is a book I would recommend if you’ve ever had great hotel sex or fantasized about doing so. You can pick up your copy at EdenFantasys by clicking on the widget below, read it, and join the discussion for this Sexis Naked Reader Book Club selection on the forum later this month.

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Book by Various Authors
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Publisher: Cleis Press Inc.
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