Enjoy Some Mutual Maestro-Bation This Month!

As part of National Masturbation Month (well, May, to some of you) we’re celebrating the Wonders of Wanking! After a quick look at Urban Dictionary (“research”), we can conform there are sooo many more expressions for male masturbation (five-finger-shuffle; spanking the monkey; jerking off; choking the chicken; beating the bishop; spit-shining the old water pump; waxing the brass candlestick; beating off) compared with only two expressions for female wanking (frigging and flipping the bean, neither of which rocks our boat). Disappointing!

Anyway, we digress.

Masturbation is a wonderful way of getting to know yourself; likes and dislikes, what works and what doesn’t… Solo play is not only free; it also boosts your immune system, reduces headaches, combats stress and depression, and puts a glow on your cheeks & a cheeky twinkle in your eye without fear of unwanted pregnancies or nasty STI’s! (Everyone in favour, raise your lubed-up hand!)

Sh! Girl Wanking Tip: Wanking in Tune (or in turn!), Mutual Meastro-Bation

Allowing your partner to watch you get yourself off can be nerve-wracking, stressful and just plain awkward – but it can also be one hell of a turn-on, if you let it!  Watching your partner turn him/herself on is a delicious way of getting a closer look at not only their bits, but also what really works for them.

You’ll get a front-row view of how fast/slow your partner likes to be touched, which body parts in what order, how hard or how gentle… Don’t worry about memorizing specific patterns, just note what works and apply this new-found info when you next get a chance to get your eager hands on him/her!

A particularly good position for the horny (and voyeuristic) act of mutual masturbation, is one partner kneeling over the other, who reclines. You can see each others hot-spots (and hands!) up close, smell each other getting hotter (what? Scent is important!) plus enjoy full eye contact whilst each of you are inching closer to climax. Playing like this allows you to take full charge of your orgasm – a bit like ‘help yourself before helping those next to you’!

There is no reason why you can’t include toys, sexy books, vegetables… Whatever you need to get off - it’s nothin’ but a sexy wank-fest!

For exceptional and mind-blowing wanking, we really like these BEST SEX tips from ‘Mastering Multiple Position Sex’ by Eric Marlowe Garrison (available in both our shops):

Breathe through the diaphragm, whereby the navel (not the chest) rise and fall

Elevate the pelvis (from the ground toward the ceiling) rhythmically

Squeeze your PC muscles with each elevation

Think and fantasise about images and situations that turn you on

Stimulate any part of your body that turn you on

EXaggerate your sexual emotions, scream (into a pillow, if you have children nearby), talk dirty, laugh… Go with the flow.

Long journey to and from work, and nothing interesting to read? 
Yeah, been there.

Like a bit of smut, but worried the small people in your house may stumble upon your dog-eared copies of mummy-porn with explicit visual imagery on the cover? Yep, that too.

So, imagine my delight when a copy of “Hungarian Rhapsody” from The Secret Library discreetly landed on my desk, begging to be picked up, read and stroked. Yes, I did say ‘stroked’. No cheesy image covering this book, nay, instead it’s bound in tactile, sumptuous black velvet. So incredibly lush, I found myself caressing it on the bus whilst reading, earning me a few odd looks from fellow passengers on the nr 55 to Hackney..!

The Secret Library is a brand new range from Xcite Books, designed with the somewhat shy or private woman in mind. Each book contains three specially commissioned novellas by the likes of KD Grace, Kay Jaybee, Lucy Felthouse and Justine Elyot. These books are easy to pick up without blushing, easily read whilst enjoying a Grande Latte at Starbucks, or left on the bedside without nosy guests paying too much attention. Discreet, is the word best used to describe them.

For now, all the stories in the Secret Library range all contain a female falling for an alpha male, but I’m hoping that publishers Xcite will eventually also include books with some hot girl-girl action for the bisexual or lesbian readers.

“Hungarian Rhapsody” may be marketed as ‘romance’ but the three stories in the book certainly did it for me, in a non-romance kinda way..! Hot and sexy, I quickly fell in lust with clumsy career-girl Sally in Kay Jaybee’s novella A Sticky Situation. But you’ll have to read the story for yourself…

The Secret Library is now available at Sh! Hoxton.

The Year’s Hottest Bedside Reading!

Best Women’s Erotica 2012

American author, editor and sex educator Violet Blue must have the best job ever – she gets to spend time reading and choosing the hottest, most explicit stories for all our pleasure! The Sh! Girlz are Well Jel!

This year, Blue has edited an amazing collection of 18 hot stories, each one differing from the next. Stealth orgasms, human dollies and voyeurism: just a few of the topics on offer. There really is something for everyone – we won’t be surprised if the reader devours every single story with a hefty appetite..!

Reading sexy stories can have a wonderfully surprising effect on your sex life; you might find yourself getting hugely turned on, or perhaps find inspiration to step out of your comfort zone.  One story that caught my imagination was “Pagoda” by Sommer Marsden. I won’t spoil it for you, but let’s just say it made me want to go for a late-night walk in Battersea Park!

As part of National Masturbation Month, we recommend getting yourself a copy of Best Women’s Erotica 2012 in preparation for an early night (by yourself or with your partner-in-bedtime-crimes). We’ll even throw in a couple of sachets of Lush Lube to ensure you have a thoroughly delightful time! Mind you, the free-lube offer only runs (in both our stores) until end of play (shop closing hours) on Sunday 13^th May 2012 so get yer jigg on and boogie on down here!

And – exciting news!

Five of the UK based authors have agreed to do a Best Women’s Erotica 2012 Reading at Sh! Hoxton on Friday 6^th July! 

KD Grace, Kay Jaybee, Liz Coldwell, Jacqueline Applebee and Tiffani Angus will all be joining the Sh! Girlz for an evening of hot stories, cold drinks and filthy fun!

Email us at shop@sh-womenstore.com to book your space ~ it’s going to be a wicked, wicked evening!

Did you know that Sh! doesn’t just stock lovely things for Ladies?
We also have a fantastic range of stunning and sensational sex toys for men too!
We like to think that our male customers are much more discerning – wanting amazing sensations rather than fake fannies and blow-up dolls – so we stock a fabulous range of cock rings and male masturbator toys for grown-up guys rather than Dirty Old Men!

                                                                            Tenga Eggs.

We like to think of these as Kinder Eggs for adults! When you crack open the shell, it’s not chocolate you find inside, but you will find a super soft, super stretchy, stunning sex toy!
Each Tenga Egg has a different design inside, from waves to bumps and twists to ribs. Which ever texture you decide upon, we guarantee you’re in for instant and intense pleasure. Simply open it up, drizzle in the sachet of lube and away you go!
Tenga Eggs are small and discrete, are perfect for travel and great to give as a naughty gift ;)

Tenga Cups

For an array of sexy sensations look no further than the Tenga Cup!

After YEARS of squealing “Ewwww” at the downright nasty realism of many male sex toys (and refusing to give such dodgy looking toys shelf-space) the Sh! Girlz finally found something for men that not only provided intense pleasure, but that looked fantastic too! There are many different styles of cup to choose from, but they all contain a tunnel of lovely sensations and are already slick with lube.
A Sh! favourite is the Rolling Head cup as it features a flexible body to let you twist, bump and roll against the sensual nubs of the interior walls and the soft, rolling top stimulates the uber sensitive penis head which feels AHHHMAZING (so we’ve been told….many times!).

                                                                             The Monkey Spanker Duo

Once you stop giggling at the name, you start to see the orgasmic potential of this little toy. It has a soft silicone pad that stretches around your manhood to form a smooth, gliding tube that vibrates and stimulates at the same time.
However, the pleasure doesn’t stop there. The Monkey Spanker Duo has sooo many other uses: it can turn you into a 3 speed vibrator for your lover if used as a cock ring, it can enhance oral sex, be used on nipples, as a cute little spanker or you can even use the rubber coated end on your lady to locate and stimulate her G-spot!

The Fun Factory Cobra

This is the ultimate in masturbatory style for men (we think it looks a little bit like a racing car). It has a vibrator in the head and the soft silicone tube with sensually textured interior transmits the vibration beautifully. Drizzle in some long-lasting lube and get ready for one hell of a ride!
To add to its sleek and masculine design, the vibrations are controlled by a simple touch pad (a fun little perk for any gadget lovers out there). The lower button is the on/off switch and the other two slow it down or speed it up. Once it’s going, you can rock with the vibrations.
Like all recent Fun Factory toys, The Cobra contains Click ‘n’ Charge technology and charges up via a magnetic click-on charger (sold separately), meaning you can have an extensive Fun Factory toy collection and only ever need one charger for them all!

Today, to celebrate National Masturbation Month, we are offering 15% off some of the most popular sexual enhancers in store! Mention this offer **Wank Wednesday** at the till and receive 15% off Tickle, Intimate Organics or On sexual enhancers today only.

Enhancers are great fun for solo pleasure (and fab during partner play too, of course)! The active ingredient in many enhancers is L-Arginine, a naturally occurring amino acid that draws the blood to the applied area, making it more sensitive ~ the perfect treat for a session of self-lovin’!

Tickle Her Pink

The Tickle range includes Clitoral Pleasure Gels, G-spot Gels and Tightening Gels. Sold in handy sachet sizes as well as bigger bottles, the Tickle range has been a popular starting point for lots of ladiez looking for that extra tingle!

How to use (Tickle Her Pink Clit Gel): Apply the gel sparingly to the clitoral area, working the gel directly into the tissue under the clit for full effects.

How to use (Tickle Her G-spot Gel): Apply a coin-sized amount of gel onto the G-spot and manually stimulate until it begins to increase in size.

How to use (Tickle Her Virgin Tightening Gel): Apply gel inside the vagina. It may take up to 30 mins for the full effects.

Intimate Organics

Intimate Organics

The clue is in the name!J

How to use (Discover G-spot Gel): Apply coin-sized amount of gel onto G-spot and manually stimulate until it begins to increase in size.

How to use (Embrace Tightening Gel): Apply gel inside vagina. It may take up to an hour for the full effects.

On Arousal Oil

On Arousal Oil may look small, but one 5ml bottle contains over 50 applications! The blend of oils creates a safe, natural arousal effect, without harsh preservatives, parabens or artificial ingredients. On is only recommended for clitoral stimulation.

How to use: Apply 1 or 2 drops (don’t apply more) onto finger and massage onto clitoris.

Before any enhancers hit our shelves, they are thoroughly tested on willing adults (Toy Testers) to make sure the product does exactly what it says on the packaging. If it passes the toy test, we’ll stock it on our shelves. It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it!

Most enhancers are latex condom friendly ~ however, please be aware that On Arousal Oil should not come into contact with condoms! Many enhancers are not recommended for those with STDs or pregnant. Always read the packaging.

Visit us in store at both Hoxton and Portobello today to make the most of this Wank Wednesday offer, and start your National Masturbation Month with a bang!

15% off sexual enhancers Tickle, On and Intimate Organics, today, in store only…

Look out for Wank Wednesday offers throughout May!

Today marks the start of National Masturbation Month ~ 31 days dedicated to the pleasures of self-indulgence.

Orgasmic!

In May 1995, the lovely ladiez at Good Vibrations (a San-Francisco based sex toy and education company) declared May as National Masturbation Month. It all began on World AIDS day, in 1994, when the U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders was forced to resign because she said masturbation is a “part of human sexuality and part of something that perhaps should be taught.”

Masturbate-a-thons began in 1999, to raise money and awareness for sex-positive charities. In 2006, Londonheld the first European Masturbate-a-thon to raise money for the Terrance Higgins Trust and Marie Stopes International.

Since 2005, National Masturbation Month has climaxed with National Masturbation Day on May 28^th.

If you are looking for some advice and inspiration, our exclusive Orgasmic! erotic class is the perfect place to learn some new tricks to add to your repertoire. The next class is on May 16th, and covers everything from clitoral pleasure to juicing your G-spot.

We have a whole range of goodies to help you along, including sex toys, lubes and sexual enhancers, and throughout May we will be reviewing toys and products here on the blog, as well as giving advice and sharing our tips and tricks, so keep checking back with us!

Most importantly, we want everyone to know that it’s ok to masturbate… In fact, it’s more than that, it *great* to masturbate!

Meet the new range!

Ako

This little cutie is a silky smooth clitoral vibrator that really packs a powerful punch! Its simple 3 button controls make Ako easy and fun to play with and work out which of its fabulous 12 vibration settings you love most.

A perfect first toy or for those that need a small, simple & discreet vibrator for travel!

Kaya

PicoBong Kaya Rabbit Vibe

A sophisticated and stylish take on the traditional rabbit vibrator.

She is beautifully simple in design and gently contoured to embrace every woman’s hot spots.

Kaya would make for a fantastic introduction to the pleasures of a rabbit vibe or for anyone looking for stunning simplicity as well as power to add to their toybox.

PicoBong Moka G-Vibe

Ready to give G-spot play a try?

Then Moka is the perfect toy for you!

Slender and perfectly curved, the flattened head of this vibe delivers concentrated vibrations right to your G-spot whilst the silky smooth yet firm body will apply enough delicious pressure to make sensations sheet-clutchingly amazing

Zizo

PicoBong Zizo

All 4 of these stunning vibrators have 12 speeds, from near-silent and deep all the way up to zingy and fast. They’re also manufactured from ABS plastic and silky silicone, making them completely body safe and phthalate free. They’re waterproof vibrators -  up to a depth of 1 meter (much more fun in your bathtub than any rubber duck!) and, as well as Sh!’s 30 day guarantee, PicoBong will cover your toy with a 1 year warranty too if you register your toy online.

So pop along to Sh! and pick up your new favourite toy!

Rubber Up!

The Sh! Girlz Guide to Safer Sex

We are always being told to rubber up before jumping in the sack, but many people are still in the dark about the different forms of protection there are available, and if they are actually at risk.

At Sh!, we know that safer sex is hotter sex, and we stock a huge range of condoms, dams and gloves to keep you ‘covered’.

Condoms

Protect yourself against the majority of sexually transmitted infections (STI) by using a fresh new condom and lots of water-based lube every time you have penetrative sex (both vaginal and anal). Thicker condoms, such as Pasante Extra condoms are great for anal play as they are thicker than your average condom. Always use a new condom when moving from ass to vagina.

Mixed Flavours

Heat up his member with stimulating condoms such as Pasante’s Warming and Cooling designs. These specially ribbed condoms are coated in warming or cooling lubricants to enhance sensation.

Always use condoms if you are sharing toys.

Dams

A dam is a square of latex used for oral play, or anilingus (oral-anal play), and can also be flavoured. We also stock Pasante Hands-free Dams ~ easy to use and mean you can keep your hands busy elsewhere!

Dam

Latex gloves are great multipurpose bedroom accessories. Perfect for fisting and anal play using your fingers, latex gloves can be covered in water-based lubricant for a sensual slidey sensation.

If you have particularly long nails, try popping a ball of cotton wool into the fingertips of the glove, this will protect the glove from tearing and give a cushioned effect for the receiver.

Latex Gloves

Condoms, dams and gloves all have non-latex options available for those with latex allergies.

Savvy women don’t expect a partner to carry protection ~ we think it’s common sense to carry a dam or condom along with a sachet of lube in ya handbag!

Having ‘the talk’

Bringing up the use of protection shouldn’t be a daunting experience. Talking about safer sex together, your likes and dislikes, will help you make choices together.

Talk about protection before you get to the bedroom ~ you might feel a bit awkward at first, but you’ll feel much more at ease knowing you’ve got the right type of protection. It would be so disappointing (and potentially very painful) to find out your new partner has a latex allergy, when all you have is latex condoms and dams.

We aren’t going to show you lots of pictures of infected genitalia ~ they are not pleasant, and many images are plastered over the internet anyway… a quick search will show you all you need to know! What we do want to share, is that all unprotected sex can be risky, albeit there are different risk levels for different types of play.

Although the risk of HIV infection is lower in lesbian sex than heterosexual or gay male partners, there is still the possibility of contracting an STI so always be sure to practice safer sex, regardless of your sexuality.

Don’t go down on a person who has an obvious outbreak of Herpes, or if you have a cold sore. The Herpes virus can cross between mouth and genitals, so unprotected oral play with a person carrying the virus could potentially result in an unsightly cold sore (or genital outbreak).

We urge everyone to get tested regularly and rubber up with new partners, because taking control of your sexual heath and well-being is really sexy!

As you may know, the Sh! Girlz run regular classes on a whole range of sexual topics. This Saturday we’ll be hosting ‘Orgasmic!’ at Sh! Portobello, so book your tickets in advance to avoid any disappointment!

Orgasmic! Erotic Class

Never been to a Sh! erotic class before? You can expect a relaxed afternoon of informed discussion, education and lots of fun! You’ll leave the classroom armed with tips and tricks to try at home, and, of course, there is plenty of shopping time after the event to pick up some goodies.

Our Orgasmic! erotic class is an exploration of the lady~garden and all her pleasure potential. You will learn more about the anatomy of the vagina, including the clitoris and elusive G-spot, with the help of 3D websites and Rosie, our in store vagina plush puppet.

We’ll then take you on a tour of some of our favourite clitoral and G-spot toys, all available at Sh! ~ and give you some tips on how to get the most from your toy~box. Interested in glass toys but never taken the plunge?  The Sh! Girlz are on hand to explain why glass toys work for the G-spot, and how to use them safely.

The media is full of references to the Big ‘O’, and if you believe the movies, you’d think that it takes 30 seconds of dry humping to have one… but in reality it takes many women a lot longer! During our Orgasmic! erotic class, we will discuss different ways of stimulating the clit and G-spot, and take an in-depth look at orgasm itself ~ how the body changes during arousal and even the possibilities of female ejaculation!

The next Orgasmic! erotic class is Saturday 21^st April, 2012 at 4pm. You can book tickets online here. Tickets are £25 and include a glass of complimentary bubbly and a £5 gift voucher.