Guest Posts
- Posted: April 01, 2022
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Fetish photographer Francis Kinsella chats to us about the intricacies of their craft…
What made you want to work in the world of fetish?
My journey into photography came via my involvement in the Goth scene, in two parts. I always used to be the person in my social group who had a compact camera with them all the time and took photos of our social circle at gigs and festivals. Once at Whitby Goth Weekend I put my camera down on a table and someone s
- Posted: March 18, 2022
Read more »A few months after I’d started working at Simply Pleasure, a customer came in to ask for advice on what toy to buy. He was a tall, burly gay man, looking for a Prostate Toy. On the surface, that sounds like a standard query for me to get, but this situation was special. He divulged to me that he’d struggled a lot in the gay community, being suc
- Posted: January 11, 2022
Everyone loves sex, right? And today, in the most liberalised society we have ever known, fuelled by a daily diet of sexy imagery stimulating your senses from television to your mobile phone, billboard advertising to pop video culture… going to a sex party and ‘exploring’ seems, well, perfectly acceptable. In fact, more than acceptable, it seems like the new normal.Read more » - Posted: September 25, 2018
Read more »The most common response when I tell people what I do for a living generally involves excited squeaking and expressions of jealousy. Which is fairly unsurprising, because I write about sex and sex toys - and I get paid for it. Mine is not a normal existence, by most people’s standards - and I got into it almost entirely by accident. - Posted: July 27, 2018Categories: Guest Posts
Read more »Many people still see using sex toys as a private, individual activity. And that’s great – there’s nothing better than taking some time out to relax in your own way in your own sexy time. But toys can also be a great addition to an intimate relationship. It doesn’t matter what type of relationship you’re in (or even how many people you’re in it with) – when it comes to sexy fun times there’s always something available to add some spice to your sauce.
- Posted: June 27, 2018
Read more »Is it time to say goodbye to dating apps?
The internet has been part of all of our lives for so long now that it’s hard to think of a time when it wasn’t at the heart of pretty much everything in our daily lives. It makes everything easier – shopping, chatting to friends, reading the news (so long as you take it all with a pinch of salt) and, of course, dating.
Or does it? Can internet dating ever be the same as meeting someone in ‘meat space’ (my favourite term for the outside, ‘real’ world)?
- Posted: September 18, 2017
Read more »What do you think is an acceptable amount of times to have sex each week? Once if you’re lucky? Maybe twice if the kids are out and you’re not too knackered? According to a poll carried out in 2016, tiredness really is the main cause of going without, with 49% of respondents blaming exhaustion for not getting jiggy as often as they’d ideally like. - Posted: August 11, 2017
Read more »The term ‘vanilla sex’ is so predictably boring, isn’t it? Vanilla is seen as being as plain as you can get – the default option for those who can’t cope with any excitement in their life and the flavour you go for if you’re scared of your own shadow.
- Posted: July 07, 2017Categories: Guest Posts
Read more »What happens when physical issues get in the way of sexual desire? Most people don’t give a thought to accessibility when buying sex toys. And why would they – you just pick the thing up, apply it to the appropriate sensitive spots and job’s a good ‘un, right? Well yes – if you have no physical disabilities. But many people do, and it can make adult products difficult to use. I spoke to several people with different physical issues and asked them what problems they had when shopping for sex toys and whether they have any suggestions for those in a similar position.
