Make 2013 the Sexiest Year Ever!

Think back a minute to 2012… did you have sex as much as you wanted to? Was the sex you had of the toe-curling, scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs variety? If you answered ‘no,’ to one or both of these questions, it’s time to make sure that 2013 is your sexiest year ever. Here’s how:

Put yourself in the mood first.

You’re not going to be able to seduce your partner if you’re not feeling particularly seductive yourself. Take a few extra minutes in the shower for a little grooming and moisturizing; you’ll want your lover to touch you everywhere. Get a new piece of lingerie for a weeknight surprise; you’ll look and feel so good, you’ll want to show it off.

Always be ready for sex.

Have 10 minutes before the kids get home? Get to it! Can’t find anything to watch on TV? Grab her vibrator remote instead. Don’t think that sex should only take place in bed right before you fall asleep. If you have to, leave notes in the pantry, garage or home office: “Have sex.” It may be all you need to remind yourself that the perfect time for sex is always right now

Change your routine.

Experts say that making small changes to your daily routine can be one of the best things you can do to spice things up. It’s easy: switch sides of the bed you sleep on and where you sit at the dinner table each night. Go to bed naked. Use a different cologne or body wash. Changing your routine in tiny little ways can benefit in a new perspective on your partner, and lead to more (and better) sex as you rediscover each other.

Compliment, Compliment, Compliment.

And don’t just say, “You look nice today, Hon.” Tell her she looks hot, that her ass looks amazing in the jeans she’s wearing. Rub your hands across his shoulders and tell him how sexy he looks as he’s doing work around the house. Take a compliment and then add seduction to it. Add heat, desire. Everyone likes to be told they look nice, but every once in awhile, there’s nothing like knowing that at that very moment, you are the sexiest person in the world to your lover. Those few little words can be a powerful aphrodisiac.

When you’re together, be together.  

Put down the phones and tablets. Get off of your separate chairs and cuddle in front of the TV. Just because you’re in the same room doesn’t mean you’re spending time together. Play a game, watch a steamy movie, look in each other’s eyes, and above all, touch. Often, the smallest touches can lead to a passionate encounter, and you can’t touch if your hands are busy with your iPhone or your love is sitting across the room.

The Best Toys for Travel

You can’t have a Playcation without toys. It’s a rule. No, really, it is. Sex on a Playcation should be uninhibited and involve all the bells and whistles that makes good sex great – lingerie, lotions, and especially romantic technology.

Unless you want to pack a suitcase full of all of your favorite sex toys along with new ones especially for the occasion, you’re most likely looking for small and discreet but powerful. Something that can easily be tucked into dopp kit or suitcase compartment. We suggest:

Disposable toys

There are several couples’ toys that are designed for one (or two) time use, and are inexpensive and take up very little room. The Tongue Teaser and LingO are vibrators held on the giver’s tongue during oral sex. These create an amazing sensation for the receiver and take the erotic level of oral up a notch. Additionally, couples’ erection rings like the Coochy Caterpillar and Hummdinger add mutual stimulation during intercourse, are comfortable to use, and can be tossed after your play session is over.

We-Vibes

The collection of toys from We-Vibe are perfect for travel: they’re small, discreet (no funny looks from TSA agents!), they’re rechargable (no forgetting the batteries!) and they pack a pretty punch in the pleasure department. The We-Vibe 2 is worn while making love, so this is the perfect toy for an orgasm-guaranteed Playcation.

Bullets & Eggs

Again, small, discreet (see a theme here?) toys like bullets and eggs are wonderful travel toys. (Many are also waterproof for wet-and-wild adventures.) Our suggestion? The Remote Control Fantasy Panty. A powerful little bullet slides into the seam of the garment and your lover carries the remote. We DARE you to take this little wonder to dinner or out on the town!

Whatever you choose to take with you, just remember batteries, toy cleaner and lubricant. No one wants to get all wound up for a steamy session of sex, only to find that you’ve got no power or friction, nor do you want to put dirty toys back into your luggage.

 

5 Must-Pack Essentials for Your Playcation

Playcation FunThe summer get-away: it’s a time-honored American tradition. Getting away from home and work is an essential part of creating balance in our lives, so minds and bodies can be recharged and re-energized. Most couples agree, however, that one of the best part of escaping their routine happens in the bedroom.

Sex is better, more adventurous, and more prolific during vacations when partners are away from home. This is why Ambiance has coined the term, “Playcation.”

Summer brings the opportunity for many types of Playcations: the long honeymoon, the anniversary weekend getaway, the day trip to the beach. Make the most out of whatever Playcation you plan this summer with this simple packing list:

1. Don’t forget the lube! Summer heat, swimming pools and a change in routine can all lead to changes in body chemistry. A travel size bottle of your favorite lube, like this one from Liquid Silk, is great to have on hand to keep your encounters slippery and sexy. (If your amorous plans include play time in the water, make sure your lubricant is made of silicone.)

2. Dress for bed with Lingerie. Just as you would pack nicer clothes for a date at a fancy restaurant, Playcation sex demands a sexy wardrobe. Check out the latest lingerie styles and pack a few seductive pieces sure to inspire the hot sex you’re both craving.

3. Travel-size toys. You don’t want to take your entire toy box, but there are a few smart and powerful toys that can travel easily and discreetly. A pocket rocket or waterproof bullet vibe is easy to conceal in luggage or carry in a purse. Just a word of advice: if you’re traveling on a plane, take the batteries out beforehand. No one wants to be stopped on the tarmac because their suitcase is vibrating!

4. Massage Candles. There’s nothing like the soft, flickering light of a candle to set the mood for romance in any environment, and these easy-to pack candles have a bonus as well: they slowly melt into sensuous massage oil. You won’t have to worry about leaky or broken bottles ruining everything else in your overnight bag, and you can have an erotic massage at a moment’s notice.

5. Soft restraints. The privacy and novelty of a hotel room is the perfect occasion for some light bondage play. (You can even enjoy a Christian and Ana role play fantasy, a’la Fifty Shades of Grey!) The Sex & Mischief collection of restraint and bondage gear is perfect for travel as the pieces are small, fold easily and are versatile enough for a wide range of naughty activities.

 

‘Fifty Shades’ in Suburbia

Fifty Shades of Grey in SuburbiaPeople are buzzing about Fifty Shades, the erotic trilogy by E.L. James. I’ve overheard women in the grocery  store share their lust for lead character Christian Grey and watched moms at baseball games hand dogged-eared copies of the books to their friends.

But local ladies are doing more than simply reading the fiction. When they turn off the bedside lights after finishing a heated chapter, many women are turning to their husbands and lovers. “Fifty Shades of Grey has totally enhanced my sex life—totally,” says Louise B., a Rocky River resident who has been married for more than 30 years. “It makes you think about sex and how important it is to a relationship.”

Louise says she has a great marriage—and a closet full of lingerie, vibrators and other play things she enjoys with her husband. But she admits finding time for intimacy often takes a back burner to work or family events with her grown children. And menopause has put a damper on the 53-year-old’s love life, too.

“The book has renewed me,” says Louise. Reading page after page of how the well-endowed Christian takes charge in the Red Room is titillating. “Christian is so darn mysterious,” says Louise. “The dominance intrigues me. It scares me a little—and turns me on.”

The trilogy’s focus on bondage may be the driver behind its popularity. Floggers, handcuffs, crops, oh my! While bondage is a taboo topic in polite company, it entices many couples in private. “The book has made me think about toys,” says Louise. “Those silver balls! I fantasize about them.” (Weighted orgasm balls are indeed the things that dreams are made of for lots of women.)

Louise is considering trying out some of the toys from the books—though her lips are sealed about which ones. In the meantime, her husband is reaping the benefits of her renewed libido. “The sex is absolutely better,” she says. “I want to please my husband more.” Passionate sex transcends the bedroom, says Louise, strengthening the couple’s overall relationship.

And while things are heating up with her husband, Louise can still daydream about Christian wrapping that silky grey tie around her wrists. “If nobody on this earth would find out, I’d go into that Red Room with Christian—just for an hour,” she says. “We all need a little erotica in our lives.”

Ask the Sex Coach: Too busy to get busy

Q: We are very busy from family and work and have let our love life wither. Have decided to set aside date nights, but somehow things always seem to come up. How do we set up these intimate times and stick to them?

A: Humans are interesting creatures. We schedule in everything we deem important, usually
because of outside pressure or appearances, and leave out what is actually important. Our close
relationships with the ones we love should be at the top of our list. But work responsibilities, kid
soccer games and American Idol seem to edge their way to the top. By the time we get around to
our spouse, we are too tired to do really anything about it.

Something else about humans – if we truly want something, we move heaven and earth to make
it happen. That’s how you and your wife have to look at your relationship – move heaven and
earth to carve out, and keep, couple time. Besides wondering what planet their libido flew off to,
making time for one another is a top complaint among my coaching clients.

Here are some suggestions that past coaching clients have put in their martial action plan and
implemented successfully:

1. Negotiate – that’s right, the two of you have to hash out and agree upon a date. For
example, set it for every Wednesday evening, every other Saturday night or the 3rd Friday
of every month. Write the date on an actual calendar in pen AND in your smartphone
with the agreement that there is no changing the date unless both partners agree upon it.
2. Just say no – this isn’t Nancy Regan’s no either. This is a “no” directed towards any
project, favor or situation that will (yes, will) crop up after you set the date. Saying no
will make you feel guilty at first. However, the more practice you get, the better you will
be at letting the guilt slide right off your back.
3. Switch date control – one date night you pick out and plan the date. The next time, your
spouse picks out and plans the date.
4. Create anticipation – desiring what is on the horizon will help the two of you keep action
steps 1 & 2. Step 3 can be a blast off point for anticipation. Leave notes with hints around
the house or in text messages, emails to allure to what the upcoming date night will be
about without actually spilling the beans about the date.

If the two of you still find difficulties creating intimate moments with one another, allow
yourself to indulge in the past, if only just for a few fleeting moments. When we first meet
someone and want to get to know them better, when we want to explore every nook of their
body, we put everything not essential to eating, breathing, keeping a roof over our heads and
family to the bottom of the barrel in order to create the time we need. Remember that time before
responsibilities edged out togetherness. All couples need alone time together. It’s not a luxury,
it’s a necessity.

After the first several times successful date nights, you will both wonder why it took you this
long to be happy again.

May is National Masturbation Month!

Masturbation isn’t just a  fun little diversion to cure your boredom. Did you know that self-love has other benefits, other than a nice orgasm or three? Giving yourself pleasure can have very real positive effects on your overall health.

Here are just a few of the ways masturbating benefits your health:

  • Natural Pain Relief: Many chronic pain sufferers have felt the sting of not being able to have sex when they want to because their bodies won’t cooperate. Even those of us who’ve had occasional strong menstrual cramps, a sore back from doing yard work or other painful days can relate to the desire of wanting sex but not feeling up to the movements involved. Not only is masturbation (especially when shared with a partner) a great alternative to more acrobatic sex acts, orgasms can provide immediate pain relief, if only for a little while.
  • Reduce Stress: The very act of taking some time for yourself to clear your mind of (almost) all thoughts and indulging in your private fantasies will start you down the road to a calmer head. Orgasms are all about your own pleasure when you masturbate, so the need to please your partner isn’t there to get in the way of your own indulgent release. The act of masturbation is healthy, and it’s a drug-free way to lighten your load and feel more relaxed and at peace.
  • To Sleep, Perchance to Dream: Worrying about your family, job, money or the stresses of everyday can make it difficult to sleep. If you don’t want to use sleeping pills, count sheep or try to live with out sleep, try masturbating before bedtime. The combination of relaxation, and the calming hormones released by orgasm can help send you right off to dreamland.
  • Reduce Cancer Risks: Recent health studies have revealed that the more often a man ejaculates, the less likely it is that he will develop prostate cancer. Since the prostate gland creates and stores semen, orgasm relieves the pressure on the gland. While fewer orgasms will not cause prostate cancer, masturbating regularly might just offer you a bit more protection against this terrible disease.  Help keep your prostate healthy and enjoy hotter solo sex. Women should know that medical research suggests that the natural pleasure chemical oxytocin, which is released during orgasm, may help reduce the risk of breast cancer.

So, let’s get healthy! Men, check out our latest and greatest masturbation sleeve, the Intimate Grip Stroker. And for women, we have a great new hands-free stimulator that you can wear anywhere: the Elite Vibrating Panty Liner!

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