When we think of pleasure, often the Playboy name comes to mind. It’s always surprised me that they’ve never dived into the sex toy side of the industry. In November, one of my favorite PR firms asked if I would be interested in receiving a box of goodies from the launch of of a brand new line of pleasure products ahead of this announcement. Let me tell you, it’s been hard keeping it a secret!
As of today, I no longer have to keep it hush-hush!
Lovers announces sex toy line collaboration with Playboy
Playboy, the iconic lifestyle brand synonymous with bold desire and freedom of expression, officially launches Playboy Pleasure, its highly anticipated, first foray into the Sex Toy space, available exclusively at Lovers and LoversStores.com.
Lovers is a female-founded, PLBY Group-owned Sexual Wellness brand and retailer helping people reach their greatest pleasure potential. Playboy Pleasure’s inclusive, ‘for everyone’ line of 34 high-end Sex Toys and Sexual Wellness products includes Thrusters, G-Spot & Rabbit Vibrators, Wands, Kegel Balls, Cock Rings, Strokers, Anal Toys, Prostate Massagers, Lubricants, and Sex Toy Cleaner with on-trend jewel tones and pastel colors, along with shimmering, pearlescent colors & packaging.
Playboy Pleasure Sex Toys, each discreetly adorned with the iconic Rabbit Head Design, evoke the freedom to play, and boast a variety of innovative, avant-garde features. The collection includes Vibrators with heating, tapping and thrusting functions, along with massaging rings, a spinning Anal Plug, multi-motor Cock Rings, toys with flickering tongues & a first-of-its-kind flapper shaft for the G-Spot, ergonomic features, and more!
The collection ranges in price from $26-$200.
Photo by author, created in Canva
I was lucky to receive a plethora of these new products in a gift box from Lovers ahead of today’s announcement, and though I won’t use today’s announcement to review them individually, I will give you some highlights.
Photo by Playboy, used with permission
The Palm is made of velvet-smooth silicone and offers two ways to play in one innovative toy. Shaped to fit comfortably in your hand and against your body, the wider end delivers a focused tapping sensation, while the tapered end provides powerful vibrations. Designed for a variety of positions, you can hold Palm against you, or place it beneath you and grind. Two independent motors deliver 10 speeds and rhythms for a combination of pleasure.
Photo by Playboy used with permission
Rapid Rabbit is one of the most unique looking toys I’ve seen in awhile — and that’s saying something. At first glance, it looks like a traditional rabbit vibrator, then you notice it has an extra bit, plus the shaft is a lot longer than most. The elongated shaft is for deeper penetration and A-spot stimulation, while the extra bit, their unique flapper shaft, can be used internally for g-spot stimulation, or externally.
Add focus to your g-spot with the 10 flapping speeds and rhythms. Complete the triad of pleasure with the 7 powerful clitoral sensations in the external stimulator. Made of velvet-smooth silicone, discover new pleasures with this unique Rabbit Vibrator.
Don’t worry, if this all seems too much, don’t worry, the next toy in this new line is a little more ‘traditional rabbit’ and may be more up your alley.
Photo by Playboy used with permission
Thumper, such a perfect name for a rabbit vibrator! Especially when you learn it does just that — once you insert this vibe and press it against your g-spot, even firmly, it thumps away for targeted stimulation. Easy-to-use controls allow you to explore the features independently — just vibration or just tapping — or experience the best of both worlds when you use them together. The external bunny arm stimulates the clitoris with 10 powerful vibration speeds and rhythms.
Photo by Playboy used with permission
Petal is not only beautiful, but I love that it can be used anywhere you’d like oral-like pleasure. It’s a unique vibrator made of velvet-smooth silicone that delivers the ultimate combination of intense vibrations and precise stimulation from its flicking tongue. Ideal for clitoral, vaginal, and anal play, place the rose head where you want to feel it most and explore its 9 speeds and patterns, or try the stem!
Photo by Playboy used with permission
The Spinning Tail Teaser(far right in green) is a vibrating butt plug with a textured, twirling design. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, but it also rotates in a circular motion, for added fullness and stimulation — its weight and shape add to this feeling as well. Explore 7 vibrating speeds and rhythms hands-free thanks to a simple remote control.
As of today’s launch, there are 34 products in the initial collection and they can all be found exclusively in Lovers Stores online and in person. Beginning January 19–22, shoppers can enjoy 20 percent off sitewide* with code ALL20, which includes this Playboy Pleasure collection. All of the toys in the Playboy Pleasure line boast a 5 year warranty. *Standard exclusions apply.
If you’re as excited as I am about this launch and decide to order something from this exceptional line of products, feel free to check them out using my links beginning on the 19th so you can save 20 percent off! I know it’s hard to wait, but it’s so worth it. Just bookmark the links and set a reminder.
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Shopping for a sex toy can be fun and exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. There are so many options on the market today, it can be difficult to decide just which one to choose. Thinking back, a vibrator was the first sex toy I was ever gifted, so a beginners guide to vibrators seemed like the perfect choice to break down.
The Classic Vibrator
The first vibrator I owned was a classic vibrator. My girlfriend at the time sold sex toys and gifted it to me. Back then, there weren’t a lot of options, especially compared to today. It was leopard print and took D batteries! It was hefty, unwieldy, and bulky.
These vibrators are long, perfectly straight, and typically comprised of a hard ABS plastic exterior. Kind of ouchy if you’re not careful. But, being so simple and cheap relative to other vibrators, it is a perfect starting point for those just starting to explore vibrator play. A classic vibrator like this is sold in novelty stores more often than not, but it’s still a valid choice and if you want penetration, it works.
For those who are new to vibrators in general, here are a few tips to get you started:
Use your other hand to stimulate other parts of your body to complement the vibrator.
Change vibrator intensities and angles periodically.
Take your time and don’t use high-intensities just to orgasm quickly.
Once comfortable with the classic vibrator, you can move on to the more sophisticated vibrator types.
The Rabbit Vibrator
Most experts agree that the rabbit vibrator is the best vibrator for women, hands down. But just why is that the case? Although I can orgasm from penetration alone, most women can not and need clitoral stimulation. A rabbit vibrator provides the ability for users to get dual stimulation which can potentially give you a blended orgasm. What’s not to love about that?
For most women, getting off effectively is a matter of stimulating multiple regions at once. Most commonly, this means vaginal stimulation and clitoral stimulation. The original rabbit vibrator made that possible by adding a set of “rabbit ears” towards the base end of a vibrator.
These rabbit ears were designed to stimulate the clitoris while the bulk of the vibrator is inserted vaginally. Today, vibrator designs have evolved to the point where many rabbit vibrators don’t have rabbit ears anymore. As long as a vibrator has these 3 defining characteristics, consumers consider it a rabbit:
A longer end to be inserted vaginally for internal stimulation.
A shorter end to stimulate the clitoris externally.
The ability for both ends to be used simultaneously.
A rabbit vibrator frees up your second hand to use elsewhere such as your nipples or breasts, or even your anus. In this case, a rabbit vibrator allows you to take your pleasure up one more notch!
No beginners guide to vibrators would be complete without a discussion about bullet vibrators. It’s a very common vibrator used by many, called a bullet due to their shape. Not all mini vibrators are bullets but most bullets are mini. What makes this category of vibrators so great comes down to 3 key reasons:
1. Portable and discrete enough to take anywhere– Mini vibrators are called such for an obvious reason–they are small. While other vibrators are typically 6 inches long, mini vibrators are always smaller, ranging anywhere from 3 to 5 inches. Mini vibrators are the perfect vibrators to take on the go. It will fit nicely in any purse, or even right in your pocket if necessary. Not only that, but the look of a mini vibrator is a lot subtler than a regular vibrator, allowing it to blend in with the rest of your belongings. Some companies even design them to look like a tube of lipstick!
2. Quiet enough to avoid detection– A big problem with using a vibrator outside your home isn’t just taking it to places other than your bedroom, but also avoiding detection from those around you while using it. Luckily, the mini vibrator is perfectly equipped for that. Most mini vibrators only make as much sound as a soft whisper.
3. Simple and intuitive to use– It gives you all the benefits of a classic vibrator in a much smaller variety– and typically just one button to cycle through various vibration speeds. With no protruding elements, you don’t have to worry about getting the right angle or orientation for proper usage.
Even though you may know exactly where your g-spot is, unfortunately this doesn’t guarantee you can effectively stimulate it manually. It isn’t the easiest spot to reach but no worries, a great g-spot vibrator can help you get there.
Everyone’s body is different, so if your g-spot is located farther up along the anterior vaginal wall, and/or your fingers are simply short, then it may not be physically possible to reach your g-spot on your own. Also, you may not have the strength to apply ample pressure to your g-spot from such an awkward angle. For me, pressure is key so using a toy or having a partner stimulate my g-spot is the only thing that works for me.
Although the g-spot is a highly sensitive region just like the clitoris is, you do have to apply slightly more pressure to truly stimulate it. Unlike your clitoris, where someone could literally blow on it and you will feel a faint pleasing sensation, you must press down on your g-spot very well to activate the pleasure sensations in that region. So why include g-spot stimulators in a beginners guide to vibrators? Even though stimulating this area might be considered a more advanced technique than manual masturbation, the benefits are well worth the effort and made much easier with the use of a vibrator.
From a purely physical standpoint, using a g-spot vibrator gives you much more leverage to not just hit your g-spot, but to hit it effectively. The curved or emphasized vibrator head, which is the defining feature of the g-spot vibrator, plays a very important role. This unique shape targets your g-spot–some models even incorporate a thumping motion within the head that taps your g-spot, making it even more effective. Others are self-propelled or thrusters that do all the work for you.
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Nanci Prime Thruster (pre-configured model only comes with thruster)
Most people think of an egg vibrator as something just a few inches in length and shaped like, you guessed it, an egg. The cool thing about egg vibrators is, not only can you take it wherever you go, you can use it just about anywhere as well. They’re typically even smaller than a bullet or mini vibrator. Even cooler, and the biggest reason I had to include it in a beginners guide to vibrators is, most of these on the market today are controllable by a mobile app! You can hand over control to your partner in a public or private setting which can lead to some spicy fun.
The rounded (or oval) egg shape means you can fully insert the vibrator into your vagina without it slipping out. Or if the egg vibrator is designed to be placed against your vulva inside your underwear, the non-phallic shape allows for a more comfortable and less noticeable fit. Once your egg vibrator is firmly in place, you can handle the rest through a separate remote control. This adds to the discrete nature of the device as well, as using a remote-control is infinitely subtler than having to reach under your clothing to change vibrator frequencies or intensities.
Everyone that owns sex toys should own a good wand so there’s no way I was going to leave them out of a beginners guide to vibrators. In fact, I would go so far as to say no sex toy collection is complete without one, regardless of your level of experience. Wands look almost identical to a typical personal massage device that is used for back pain and other ailments–in fact, the most famous of these vibrators started out its life for that exact purpose.
Wands consist of a uniform rod with a large soft, semi-flexible head at the end. This obviously means it is fairly useless when it comes to vaginal penetration, but that’s not what they’re designed to do. But hey, there are attachments you can purchase from many manufacturers to add to the head that will allow for penetration.
Magic Wand Rechargeable Photo courtesy of LovehoneyMagic Wand Mini Photo courtesy of Lovehoney
Unlike most vibrators, a clitoral vibrator’s main attachment is an open-ended tip at the end of the shaft of the device. This open end is maybe only an inch or so in diameter, perfect for using on your small, but highly sensitive clitoris. Instead of focusing on vibrations in general, this vibrator literally aims to suck or pulsate on your clitoris. Just like how (most) people give oral sex!
The different levels of pleasure are directly related to the intensity level you are using. At lower intensities, it will feel more like playful foreplay–as if someone were trying to take as long as possible to get you to orgasm. However, at higher intensities, you can orgasm right away, just like with using a wand vibrator at the highest setting. The best way to use your clitoral vibrator though, is to find a setting somewhere in the middle.
Pro Tip — make sure your vibrator is sealed tight! Using a drop of lube on your clitoris helps maintain your seal.
This is very important to ensure that you are stimulated the way the device was intended. Without the vibrator tip being completely sealed off, the suction won’t have as much effect, if any at all. To make sure you are using your clitoral vibrator properly, you may need to practice a few times at first. I found, using a mirror can be useful to get things lined up just right, especially if your anatomy is shaped like mine. I have meatier bits so at times, moving my outer lips out of the way and getting to my clit can be difficult.
Womanizer Premium 2 at LovehoneyWomanizer Pro40 at Lovehoney
While most people knowingly associate the vibrator with amazing sexual pleasure, different vibrators can provide vastly different sensations. Each of these highlighted seven vibrator types have their own unique attributes that make them a staple of anyone’s sex toy collection. Even if you have a personal preference as to your favorite vibrator type (I’ll never not own a wand), don’t limit yourself to just that vibrator. Your body can become used to the same vibrations and movements and potentially cause issues achieving orgasm during sex–and during solo play. Try a few different vibrators and mix it up. You’ll experience pleasure in no time.
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