Topic: Babeland

Beginners needn’t bother with the fancy flogs and paddles. Stick with the most simple and useful sex tool: Your hand. Try cupping your hand instead of keeping your palm completely straight. This will hurt less and make an awesome, dramatic sound, explains Kennedy. “Spanking is sort of inherently silly,” says Kennedy. “It can be as elaborate or as simple as you want.”

Beginners neednât bother with the fancy flogs and paddles. Stick with the most simple and useful sex tool: Your hand. Try cupping your hand instead of keeping your palm completely straight. This will hurt less and make an awesome, dramatic sound, explains Kennedy. âSpanking is sort of inherently silly,â says Kennedy. âIt can be as elaborate or as simple as you want.â

– Babeland sex educator Cristen Kennedy on the ins-and-outs of consensual adult spanking in the bedroom, from our post: Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Blisstree’s Guide to Sensation Play During Sex

“People ask me if spanking is painful,” says Babeland sex educator Cristen Kennedy, who recently started teaching a class on spanking at one of Babeland’s New York City locations. “Everyone processes pain differently. The goal is not to beat the crap out of someone.”

âPeople ask me if spanking is painful,â says Babeland sex educator Cristen Kennedy, who recently started teaching a class on spanking at one of Babelandâs New York City locations. âEveryone processes pain differently. The goal is not to beat the crap out of someone.â

– Blisstree contributor Helen “Girly” Brown interviewing Babeland’s Cristen Kennedy about consensual adult spanking in the bedroom, from her post: Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Blisstree’s Guide to Sensation Play During Sex

Happy (Belated) National Sex Toy Day: 11 Naughty Blisstree Posts to Help You Celebrate Properly

Happy (Belated) National Sex Toy Day: 11 Naughty Blisstree Posts to Help You Celebrate Properly

Ladies (and gentlemen), start your vibrators. According to Lemondrop, last Thursday was National Sex Toy Day. If you’re a regular Blisstree reader, you know that we’re very much in favor of bringing sex toys into the bedroom, whether or not you’re flying solo. To get you in the mood, we put 11 of our sex-toy-focused posts in one place for your browsing pleasure. Whether you’re looking for an adult amusement that’s eco-friendly or just plain cheeky (pun intended), you’ll find a toy that’s right up your alley (ditto) in one of our 11 posts with a sexy slant:

1. Give a Hand to the Blowjob Queen: Read This to Earn Your Fellatio Ph.D.

2. Eco-Friendly After Dark: 10 Green Sex Toys Under $25

3. Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Blisstree’s Guide to Sensation Play During Sex More »

Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Blisstree’s Guide to Sensation Play During Sex

Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Blisstreeâs Guide to Sensation Play During Sex

By Helen “Girly” Brown

They say there’s a thin boundary between pleasure and pain, which may be why activities that blend the two can often seem so exciting.

The ancient art of BDSM (Bondage, Discipline/Dominance, Sadism/Submission, Masochism) — also known as “Sensation Play” — includes spanking, tying up your partner, handcuffing, and using various “instruments of pleasure” to create pain and other feelings of varying degrees.

“People ask me if spanking is painful,” says Babeland sex educator Cristen Kennedy, who recently started teaching a class on BDSM at one of Babeland’s New York City locations. “Everyone processes pain differently. The goal is not to beat the crap out of someone.”
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Anal Play For Him: Part 2 of Our Sex Tour Through the Back Door

Anal Play For Him: Part 2 of Our Sex Tour Through the Back Door

By Helen “Girly” Brown

Recently, we explored our sexual way through your backdoor, but that’s only half of the picture. (And check out our photo gallery at the end of this post.)

“The great thing about anal play is that the butt is an equal-opportunity orifice,” explained Leah Perrotti, our fearless Babeland instructor on all things rear entrance.

Long associated with proctologist exam rooms, many men understandably cringe at the idea of having their prostate gland fingered. Not to mention, many women can be a little squeamish about sticking a digit up their boyfriend or husband’s a-hole.

As a quick reminder, we explained in Part 1 of our epic series that shit is stored in the colon, not the rectum. Therefore, unless you’re spending time with a fellow who doesn’t have a modicum of personal hygiene (sadly, this happens), you shouldn’t encounter any #2 on your trip around the corner.

What you will find two to three inches up his asshole is a sweet spot with the surface texture of a walnut shell. This is Mr. Prostate, and it’s the male equivalent of the G-Spot. More »

Butt Doesn’t It Hurt? Part 1 of Our Tour Through the Back Door (And Yes, We Mean Sex)

Butt Doesnât It Hurt? Part 1 of Our Tour Through the Back Door (And Yes, We Mean Sex)

By Helen “Girly” Brown

Plowing the back field. Bone-smuggling. Bum-stuffing, Salad-tossing. Call it what you will, anal sex is fraught with stigma and stress. Though statistically, the number of hetero women who regularly enjoy the act with their partners has risen dramatically, taking it up the butt is still seen by many as a dirty act — figuratively and literally. Women are often hesitant to give it a try, for fear that it will hurt like a bitch.

But our ladyfriends at Babeland, New York City’s mecca for sex toys (who recently helped us bone up on our blowjob skills), are here to turn public opinion on its head, err, tail. With a little bit of education, letting visitors in through the backdoor can bring lots of pleasure – and a ton of fun.

“Culturally, we hold a lot of tension in our butts,” says Babeland sex educator Leah Perrotti. “Where do you think the term ‘tight-ass’ comes from?” The big ass barrier for chicks is usually the poop factor, she claims. “A lot of women are concerned about cleanliness, but shit happens,” says Perrotti. (She’s right!) If you still can’t get past that, consider using a dark-colored condom.

Also, here’s a quick brush-up in Anatomy 101: “The rectum is typically clean; poop is actually stored in the colon.” So if that’s the case, it may mean you need to deal with #2 before you read on. More »