Category: Articles & features

How to "Date Yourself" 1

How to "Date Yourself"

After British Vogue inter­viewed Emma Watson, the media fix­at­ed on the 20 sec­onds where she talked about being sin­gle and "self-​​partnered." It was a con­ver­sa­tion where she spoke about men­tal health, her place in the world as an activist, history…

4 Common Misconceptions About Sex-Positive Bloggers 2

4 Common Misconceptions About Sex-Positive Bloggers

When I reveal that I'm a sex toy review­er, I some­times hear vari­a­tions of "Really?! But you're so quiet/wholesome/[insert anoth­er syn­onym for demure]!" On a bad day, I might clap back, "I'm sor­ry— I didn't real­ize that intro­ver­sion meant not…

5 Tips for Discreet & Conveniently Travel-Friendly Sex Toys 3

5 Tips for Discreet & Conveniently Travel-Friendly Sex Toys

“Go big or go home” often doesn’t apply when vis­it­ing fam­i­ly for the hol­i­days or trav­el­ing to cer­tain coun­tries. Sometimes, trav­el­ing with sex toys is a has­sle, thanks to nosy and neu­rot­ic par­ents or lim­it­ed lug­gage space. (Sorry, dear VixSkin…

A Super Smashing Sex Toy Gift Guide: Find the Best Sex Giftable Toys! 6

A Super Smashing Sex Toy Gift Guide: Find the Best Sex Giftable Toys!

Sex toys are the clos­est thing to giv­ing some­one on-​​demand orgasms. But the options can get over­whelm­ing, even with­in Spectrum Boutique’s care­ful­ly curat­ed selec­tion. Here’s a list of my favorite plea­sur­able gifta­bles, to help nar­row down your choic­es. Some characteristics…

How to Cast a DIY Silicone Dildo at Home 7

How to Cast a DIY Silicone Dildo at Home

If you're a reg­u­lar read­er of my blog, you prob­a­bly already agree that dil­dos can be high­ly col­lectible pieces of art. They're func­tion­al tools, but it sure as hell helps me get excit­ed when I find a dil­do aes­thet­i­cal­ly pleasing.…

Top 10 Best Sex Toys of 2019 & Year-End Recap 8

Top 10 Best Sex Toys of 2019 & Year-End Recap

My 2019 read like the premise for a Netflix Original sit­com: the tri­als and tribu­la­tions of a nomadic sex toy review blog­ger. For extra spice, throw in: The insta­bil­i­ty of my liv­ing sit­u­a­tion gave some busi­ness part­ners a chuck­le. "Oh,…

My Past Sexy Side Hustles & Free Stuff (Beyond Reviews!) 9

My Past Sexy Side Hustles & Free Stuff (Beyond Reviews!)

In the cur­rent gig econ­o­my, you've prob­a­bly heard Millennial femme friends joke about sug­ar baby­ing, finan­cial dom­i­na­tion, or sell­ing used panties to pay off stu­dent loans. Or just for extra spend­ing mon­ey. It's not a myth— there's no short­age of…

Choosing the Best Anal Toys (for Beginner & Intermediate Play) 10

Choosing the Best Anal Toys (for Beginner & Intermediate Play)

My vagi­na is size roy­al­ty, but my butt is a plug ple­beian. Even if I hadn't men­tioned that before in a review, you might have noticed my rel­a­tive lack of posts about anal play. It's not because I haven't put toys…

4 Countries Where Traveling With or Buying Sex Toys Is Illegal 11

4 Countries Where Traveling With or Buying Sex Toys Is Illegal

SEX BLOGGING COMES WITH PERKS LIKE JACKING OFF FOR WORK, BUT DOWNSIDES LIKE TRAVEL LIMITATIONS. THE RIGHT TO BUY SEX TOYS IS ONE THAT I ADMITTEDLY TAKE FOR GRANTED. It's not a minor priv­i­lege. Without dil­dos, I couldn't effec­tive­ly massage…

10 A-Spotty Dildos For Deep Penetration and Cervix Massage 18

10 A-Spotty Dildos For Deep Penetration and Cervix Massage

Sex Toys That Target the Anterior and Posterior Fornices Discovering cer­vi­cal orgasms changed my sex life. For myself, the orgasms from deep pen­e­tra­tion feel like potent hits of oxy­tocin — heart-​​eyes emo­jis and implo­sions far more full-​​bodied than cli­toral or…

Why I Don't Hunt For "Unicorns" / FFM Threesomes 20

Why I Don't Hunt For "Unicorns" / FFM Threesomes

Given a long enough time­line, prac­ti­cal­ly every straight dude I've been with has asked me for: an FFM three­some, espe­cial­ly with one of my (unspec­i­fied) cis female friends butt stuff, but with only me receiv­ing My response to the for­mer used…