I’ve helped a fair number of new blogs start up. I’ve answered a lot of questions and I’ve always been really happy to introduce new bloggers to a few newbie-friendly companies for review toys. I’ve thought about starting a guide like this for some time, and figured now is as good as time as any to do it.
Essays
Dangerous Sex Toy Materials
On a weekly basis, I help people find new sex toys. They’re often surprised to hear that their sex toys are unsafe. I usually have to tell them that they have to get rid of most of the sex toys they own, which prompts a lot of confusion and questions.
I’ve repeated myself so often that I’ve decided just put a brief summary here to refer people I’m chatting to.
Sex Toy Christmas Gift Ideas
You need a gift that’s perfect. So here are my sex toy holiday gift suggestions!
Fifi: Fat-Shaming and Using Children to Advertise
Ads like this work to alienate people. When you see how you’ve become a punchline in an ad, you immediately feel like that space, that product, is not meant for you. It’s not safe for you. It doesn’t want you. You’re not worth it. You don’t deserve it.
Guide: Which Pop Tops Attachment to Buy?
I’m a huge fan of the Pleasure Works Pop Tops line. These inexpensive silicone attachments slip over the head of your wand vibrator, allowing you to increase your wand’s versatility and focus the vibrations in different ways.
Sex Toys in Relationships — Yes, it’s OK.
Once in a while, I’m reminded that sex toys still weird some people out.
Article: My Experiences with Vaginal “Tightness”
To be honest, I hate hearing people comment on how tight a person’s vagina is. I hate hearing people fret about how tight they are. It causes me an involuntary flinch reaction, a grimace, a turn of the head. It makes me uncomfortable, intensely uncomfortable. And that’s okay.
Guide: Comparing the We-Vibe Touch vs. the We-Vibe Tango
Before I bought the Tango, I struggled to decide which toy to get. The Tango? Or the Touch? They’re both waterproof and rechargeable and they have the same motor, so you think they’d feel perform the same. But….they actually perform quite differently.
Both the Tango and the Touch work wonders for me, but I still prefer the Tango. If you’re unsure which toy to go for, I hope my Tango vs Touch guide will help you!
A Day in the Life of a Sex Toy Reviewer
It’s Saturday morning. Your hand flails towards the bedside table in search of your glasses, but your fingers curl around a bright red dildo instead. You jump at the touch, even though this happens every morning. After a few more blind grasps, your hand finds your glasses among the rubble of yesterday’s bullet vibes and dildos.
A Misunderstanding With My Clitoris
It was basically all a misunderstanding between my clitoris and I. It’s kind of hilarious, really, in a sad sort of way. For years, I couldn’t manage an orgasm using my hands. When I first started having orgasms, it was via a showerhead. Yes, a showerhead. As in, those telephone-style hand-held things that you unhook from the bracket on the shower wall and set to high-speed jet/massage mode. And then move it between your legs and point it at your clitoris. I’d have to squat down close to the bathtub floor, because my legs would shake and thrash and threaten to undermine me if I kept standing.