Try These Kinky and Romantic Sex Positions

I’m a true believer that the best sex is playful sex. The kind of sex where you giggle halfway through or roll about the bed laughing afterwards. Or the kind that has you up the walls, backwards over the bed, or dressed up in a kinky outfit. Sex can become monotonous and predictable when you’ve…

Everyday Objects That Might be a Little Kinky

Ever found yourself feeling inexplicably turned on when doing household chores, tackling life admin or pottering in the bathroom? Maybe it’s the way it hums, the way it grips – or maybe it’s just you. The Mosquito Clicker Is this nifty little healer secretly a travel-sized electro stim wand…? With the most subtle of clicks,…

How to Curate a Dungeon Playlist

Making your bedroom ooze sex appeal might seem much easier than trying to transform a room scattered with BDSM equipment into a scintillating sex dungeon. But the foundations are the same: When it comes to creating a dungeon vibe, it’s important to prepare. Here’s a small selection of tracks to get you started: If you’ve…

Sex Toys for Beginners

I’ve been writing for Lovehoney for the best part of a year, and in that time, I’ve written about a lot of sex toys. Scouring countless product reviews and honest accounts on the Lovehoney Forum, I’ve got the inside scoop on the sex toys getting the nation off. You’ve probably heard of dildos, vibrators and…

There’s No Safe Way to Choke Someone

If I told you that some people get a kick out of being choked or choking someone during sex, would you raise your eyebrows or smirk? Maybe you’re into it, you’ve seen it in porn – or perhaps it’s been done to you when you didn’t ask for it. Choking is becoming increasingly common in…

“Do You Want This?” Did I Want My Babygirl Relationship?

If only Babygirl had been filmed and released during Covid, like Netflix’s erotic thriller, 365 Days. Maybe I would’ve taken the movie as a cautionary tale and avoided the naive BDSM relationship I had with Simon*. Or, more likely, I would have found the film terribly enticing and fallen into bed with the sexy Dom…

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…

More Sex Toys for Couples, And How to Use Them

December continued to offer saucy gifts and the next week unboxing our couples’ sex toys in our Lovehoney Advent Calendar delivered just as much as the first. Wrist restraints On the 8th day of Christmas, Lovehoney gave to me… velvet wrist restraints. The crushed velvet is comfortable to wear and one wrist can be clipped…

So You’re Into S&M? Meet Your Toolkit

Enjoy spanking, hair pulling and playing with power dynamics in the bedroom? Maybe you have a kink for S&M. S&M stands for sadism and masochism – though it’s often referred to as sadomasochism. It’s a sexual kink or fetish based on control and consensually giving or inflicting pain for pleasure. Sadism is the act of…

Fetish Clothing for Beginners

When you’re first dipping your toes into BDSM, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Do you need all the bondage gear? Must you spend a fortune on latex? And do you have to buy stripper heels? After you’ve spoken with your partner about exploring BDSM together, then comes the fun bit: choosing…