Spice up your romantic life with Spicy Subscriptions, a new online service that delivers sexy products right to your door each month.
Tell me, what do you REALLY want for Valentine’s Day? Sure, chocolates are nice; lingerie and flowers are too. Jewelry is always welcome but, let’s be honest here … all of these gifts are merely a prelude to what hopefully will be an evening that includes not only romance, but, for most couples, lovemaking as well. Come on, am I right? Of course I am.
Before we get to the uh, meat of this post (forgive me!), here are a couple of facts about this sexy holiday:
Valentine’s Day is not the only holiday that falls on February 14th. Oh no. It’s also National Condom Day. (Betcha didn’t know that.) LifeStyles Condoms estimates that 87 condoms are used each second in the US on Valentine’s Day.
Men spend nearly twice the amount of money for Valentine’s Day gifts as women do, according to the National Retail Federation.
At home pregnancy test sales are highest in March, the month following Valentine’s Day. Coincidence? Hmm. I don’t think so.
According to the website TresSugar.com, 69% of women and 73% of men expect to have sex on Valentine’s Day.
Ok, enough V-Day statistics. Let’s talk about why it is you’re really reading this post …
Soooo, I love my job. (I’m a writer. What does this have to do with sex?) Well, as a writer with a certain amount of influence, I am often asked to review products. I was recently approached by Spicy Subscriptions to see if I wanted to receive a free “Spice Box” filled with romantic and intimate toys and products such as massage oils, condoms, massage candles and, um, other sexy things to review for readers of EverBeautiful.com. I will admit that sometimes I don’t respond to my emails in the timeliest of manners but I dashed back an “Of course, I’d love to receive a Spice Box” email right away. (I was so excited to receive my Spice Box I completely neglected to consider that I’d actually have to write about it. You think this is easy? One of the hardest things is to resist making puns, ala the first five words of this sentence and the easy one about a Spice Box for, well, you know.)
Get the kids out of the room. We’re gonna get down and dirty.
(Before you go on, I must disclaim that this is not going to be 50 Shades of Melody. I’m willing to spill. Just not that much.)
My Spice Box came yesterday. It was discreetly packaged. My mail carrier had no clue that what he delivered to my front door were products designed to spice up my love life.
What did I get? My Premium Valentine’s Day Spice Box, retail value, $49.95, included:
A full size of Heart’s Desire Warming Body Massager. This re-heatable, heart-shaped massager warms automatically and glides smoothly over your (or his) body. When paired with massage oil, it’s mind-numblingly sensual.
A full size of Dona Sensual Chromatherapy Bath Oil. (It smells divine, turns the bath water a lovely hue and is a great start to a romantic evening.)
A selection of Glyde Condoms (They’re ethical, vegan and fair trade!)
My Joy Collection Edible Body Icing complete with a little brush (for delicately painting sensitive areas? It’s edible and I hope my kids are not reading this …)
Several sample packets of personal lubricants (including organic ones and one named Aloe Cadabra, a peppermint scented lubricant. Apply it to the area of choice on your or your partner’s body, blow gently and watch (or wait for) the tingles to begin. I REALLY hope my kids are not reading this … )
Ben Wa Balls exercise the vaginal walls (so, yeah, they are meant to be inserted) “to positively impact sexual arousal” for toe-curling orgasms. (They’re also great for strengthening bladder muscles to decrease the incidence of occasional incontinence.) Readers of 50 Shades of Grey will be familiar with these and, damn, I still haven’t read it, but no worries if you haven’t either. Spicy Subscriptions includes a link to the proper use of Ben Wa balls and, by the way, the ones in the kit are gold plated.
A card illustrated with “the position of the month.”
These goodies were beautifully displayed in a black and pink box with pink tissue paper.
Come a little closer and confide in me. Raise your hands if you’ve ever been in or bought anything in a sex shop. Right. Me too. I mean, I’ve been in sex shops, but for curiosity only, not to actually buy anything, unless it was a gag gift for a friend. Oh yeah, I’d look at the products for sale and while I’m no prude, I didn’t always know how some of those things could be used. I do have a wicked imagination but I can be pretty shy and wasn’t about to ask the salespeople for help in explaining their wares.
Now, again, with a show of hands, how many of you have bought sex toys from a website? How many of you have looked at online sex shops? (I SERIOUSLY hope my kids aren’t reading this.)
You don’t really have to answer those questions because now there’s Spicy Subscriptions so, if you want to spice up your romantic life, there’s no need to visit a sex shop, online or otherwise. (In the interest of research, I visited several online purveyors of sex toys and apparatus. The sites I visited do not cater to women, in my opinion. Not so for Spicy Subscriptions which is a classy and friendly kind of site. And while you’re shopping, don’t forget to check out their blog for sexy bedroom tips.)
Spicy Subscriptions is to your sex life what Harry and David is to your diet. They kinda work the same way. You can opt to receive a one-time only Spice Box or you can subscribe for a period of 4 or 8 months which will guarantee that you’ll receive either a Premium ($24.95/month) or Deluxe ($34.95/month) Spice Box for a determined period of time. Mine, as I mentioned, is valued at $49.95. If you sign up for the eight-month subscription, your first Spice Box is free. (And for 50 Shades of Grey aficionadas who want to tap into their kinkier side, Spicy Subscriptions will be offering a 50 Shades-themed box that will be available over the next couple of months.) Each Spice Box contains a variety of full- and trial-sized romance, intimacy and beauty products curated to spice up your love life.
But here’s the real allure of Spicy Subscriptions’ service. We all know that arousal begins in the brain. Ya gotta stimulate that most important sex organ before anything happens down below. Just the mere thought that a Spice Box is on its way may get your imagination – and your anticipation – soaring. And, once it comes, the treats inside will keep you happily at play until the arrival of your next Spice Box. What a lovely cycle.
And isn’t that what you REALLY want on Valentine’s Day?
Now, just for you, Spicy Subscriptions is offering a savings of 5% on your order. Just include the coupon code “everbeautiful” when you sign up. Here’s the url: http://spicysubscriptions.com
Have a spicy Valentine’s Day!
Whew! That wasn’t so hard. (Oops!)
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phew! T & E- I so hope you were bad kids & did not read this post.
ok- store yes, online no way btw, my last gyno recommended the ummm Ben Wa’s to help with bladder issues- no thanks I will do my kegels
Yes the older I get the more of a prude I become – go figure!
Debra – I texted the girls to stay away from my blog for a few days! Oooh, that’s interesting about your gyno. Kudos to him or her. (You made me laugh out loud with your reaction!) I think many women have been to a sex shop vs online to look at the, um, possibilities. Until only a couple of years ago, there was a shop on 53 and 2nd called Come Again that catered to women. I had never gone in and, truthfully, if you didn’t know it was there, you probably wouldn’t even notice it. I had a friend who teased a lot about going, saying it was her favorite shop in the neighborhood, and I was about to go when it closed! And yes, I get more prudish as I get older too. Hm, maybe not. At any rate, this post was a lot more difficult to write than I thought it would be. Hope I hit just the right tone and didn’t cross too many lines. (A few lines are always ok to cross, in my opinion, lol!) xo
Gifts with Benefits!!! Come-on EB boyfriends and spouses, this could be the best Valentine’s Gift ever.