Even More Sex Toys for Couples, And How to Use Them

Jingling into week three, the Lovehoney Advent Calendar delivered sensual toys for solo and partnered play – with a few spicier items thrown in.

Body massager

Day 15’s box contained a body massager with an ergonomic handle and different-sized nodules for targeted pressure that work deep into the muscles. IMHO, it’s the best gift yet because it’s so much more than a sex toy. I’ve used it tonnes.

Ideas for how to use it

Loosen muscles after carrying a baby around or following a day’s skiing!
Apply massage oil and give your partner a sensual massage
Lube up a nodule and insert it wherever

Mini wand massager

Battery-powered and small enough to fit inside day 16’s box, this mini wand massager is ideal for couples curious about wand massagers. Wands are typically mains-powered (and therefore deliver intense vibrations) but this one will help you decide if you want to invest in a larger wand.

Ideas for how to use it

Use it as a massager to get out those pesky knots
Lube it up and vibrate your favourite erogenous zones
Use the blindfold from day 3 to pleasure your partner

Sex dice

Want to have sex but bored of your foreplay routine? The dice provided on day 17 will determine which toy (included so far in the calendar) to use and for how long.

Ideas for how to use them

Grab your advent calendar toy stash and play together
One of you roll the dice and instruct your partner to play solo. Spice it up by being in a different location and filming the action

Ankle restraints

Day 18: ankle restraints. These are similar to the earlier wrist restraints, so now, you have a matching set. They’re easy to put on and wriggle out of and therefore ideal for bondage novices.

Ideas for how to use them

Restrain your partner’s ankles while they’re on their back with their legs overhead
Use the clips on the wrist and ankle restraints to attach wrists to ankles for a more challenging submissive sex position

Kegel balls

Kegel balls are often known as pelvic floor exercisers but they’re also effective pleasure-providers. These balls are weighted and held inside a sling so they don’t roll around or get lost inside you. Lube them up and pop them in. Thanks, day 19.

Ideas for how to use them

Secretly wear them out in public on a hot date. Training your pelvic floor, feeling turned on and eating delicious food? Yes, yes, yes!
Slide them in before foreplay for internal pleasure while snogging
Use for G-spot stimulation during anal sex

Couples’ cock ring

Thank you, Baby Jesus, for the gift on day 20: a couple’s cock ring. This silicone cock ring has a hole for the bullet from day 1 and two “rabbit ears” to stimulate the penetrated partner’s clit or perineum (if having anal sex) – or the wearer’s perineum if worn with the ears pointing in- and downwards.

Ideas for how to use it

Clit stimulation: wear the cock ring so the rabbit ears are at the top, pointing outwards
Perineum stimulation: put the cock ring on so that the ears point towards the wearer’s body and down to their bum
Slide the cock ring over a strap-on or a dildo to add targeted clitoral vibrations to non-vibrating sex toys

Nipple clamps

Pinch me; it’s nearly Christmas! On day 21, nipple clamps made their appearance. They look like tweezers (but with soft ends) and have a small sliding bar that’s moved up or down to fit either side of a nipple before securing the clamp in place.

Ideas for how to use them

Pinch nipples, clamp a clit or pinch your nose when Brussels sprouts are being cooked

And because there are only 3 days left of the advent calendar…

Finger vibrator sleeve

Day 22 gifted us a small silicone toy to make your finger into a vibrator. Slide your finger (and the vibrator from day 1) into the sleeve for pin-point pleasure.

Ideas for how to use it

Blindfold your partner and have them guess where you’ll put your finger next
Use alone during masturbation. Small enough to keep under your pillow for when you’re feeling frisky but it’s too cold to reach under the bed to the sex box

Under-the-bed restraints

Add some kink to your bedroom with this four-point, under-mattress restraint system. Lift up your mattress and position the straps so that each of the four cuffs is at each corner or edge of the bed.

Ideas for how to use them

Restrain your partner and tease your favourite parts of their body
Explore power dynamics and submissive sex positions
Try lying on your back, restrained or on your front with your bum ready for the taking

Clitoral suction toy

The Womanizer Liberty 2 is a real treat inside day 24 of the advent calendar. Like other clitoral suction toys, this one uses air pulse technology to stimulate the clit (rather than actual suction).