The SaSi, Babeland’s newest adventure in Sensual Technology, is almost here. If you’ve been waiting with baited breath to see this toy in action, Thursday night is the night. You’ll be able to see the SaSi demonstrated at an erotic wine tasting event being held at our Soho location. See it in person before it’s available in the store!
Does anything go better than wine and sex toys? Probably not. Both are sleek and sexy, look good in your hand, have great packaging and encourage connoisseurs. This Thursday, August 31st, at our Soho location, Perfect Palate will be co-hosting a wine tasting with Babeland.

We’ll have awesome wines paired with cheese and chocolate and you can enter to win a Babeland gift bag to take home. Other fun surprises include:

• 10% off all of your purchases during the event (if you missed the sale, this is your chance)
• Tutorial on the hot new We vibe
• Music from Brown Rane

Sounds like it’s going to be a great event. You have to get tickets at Perfect Palate so book them now if you want to come because we can’t do any last minute booking through our stores.

5. Rediscovering the Hitachi Magic Wand.
And, lo, it was a sad day when I discovered that my rechargeable vibes had all run out of juice; even sadder, the aches in my bad knees were getting my goat. I reached for my trusty Hitachi Magic Wand (which has been sadly neglected as of late) for a rejuvenating knee-massage, decided “what the hey,” and… well, you get the drift. Always a powerful remedy for my aches and pains, and the surefire way to an earth-shattering orgasm, I’m lecturing myself for denying Ms. Hitachi the attention she deserves.
4. Violet Blue
Babeland loves Violet Blue: she’s a consummate author/editor of several “ultimate guide” and erotica books , a blogger (find her at tinynibbles, techyum, and fleshbot), a tech junkie, and a downright bespectacled hottie. It looks like Violet loves Babeland, too:

Well played, Babeland! The women-focused retailer now has a complete sex toy care, safety and maintenance guide on their site, and also in a very nice downloadable .pdf (in case you wanna put it on your iPhone). They’ve got a few good tips for anal, G-spot and P-spot play as well, but what makes this a real gem are the detailed tips on taking care of and cleaning sex toys of all materials. I especially like their tips for specific brands. Superb. A must-read.

3. Carol Queen
I adore anthologies edited by Carol Queen (like PoMoSexuals) and devour her books (like Exhibitionism for the Shy and The Leather Daddy and the Femme) with great gusto. Babeland Seattle just got Real Live Nude Girl: Chronicles of a Sex-Positive Culture back into our library stock, and I was quick to snatch up a copy for myself; I’d lent my original copy out years ago, so I’m pleased to become reacquainted with this superb bedtime read. As a caveat, I’m overjoyed to discover that the thoughtful essays (ranging from bisexual politics to kinky sex, peep show exhibitionism to escort work, and much, much more) are just as relevant now as they were when I first read the book ten (!) years ago.
2. The WeVibe
I almost feel sheepish talking about my complete and absolute love for the WeVibe, because it really does seem to sell itself: our Seattle store dishes ‘em out like hotcakes, and I know that they’re going like mad from the website itself; but let’s give it a go anyhow. Silicone? Yes. Greenly rechargeable? Yes. Quiet? Yes. Discreet and small enough to fit in the palm of the hand? Yes. Can be worn during penetrative intercourse? Yes. Can be worn under a harness? Yes. Can be used all by itself? Yes. And, most importantly, gives 2 levels of satisfying vibration both internally and externally while providing heavenly g-spot stimulation? Yes, yes, and… oh, yes!
*A little birdie tells me that we’ll soon be receiving a thorough guest review of the WeVibe. Stay tuned!

1. Alternate Pride Contingents
It’s Pride season across the country, and Seattle played host to a weekend tumult of queer revelry. As is our want, Babeland Seattle participated in the annual Pride Parade in the form of the All-Star Sex Toy Olympics. Between the Delight Ribbon Dance, the Ducky Synchronized Swim, and the Hitachi Magic Wand Relay, I was pleased to notice two alternate contingents within the parade proper: Seattle Gothic Pride and the Naked Body Pride Ride. The Goths were luxurious in their clouds of black and tulle, while the naked folks had the right idea to bare it all in the midst of a 90 degree afternoon. I was utterly charmed.

(All photos from the Seattle Pride Parade)

Pride month is almost over and I’m anxiously awaiting reports of activities in Seattle and Oakland (website land). Here in New York, we were a little preoccupied with our Brooklyn store so we didn’t do as much pride goodness as we usually do. We did make an appearance at Brooklyn Pride and last night we held a Flirt Party at our Mercer St (Soho) store.

Flirt Party, you say? What is that? It’s a really fun way to flirt with people especially if you’re shy. Everyone takes a number and wears it on their clothing. There are little pieces of paper scattered throughout the store. If you see someone you like, you pick up a piece of paper, write a message on it and write their number on the other side. Then you put it on the flirt board and they can come by and pick it up, read your message and then look for you. If they like what they see, they can come over and talk to you or write you a note back!

I got a few notes and wrote a few notes, did some flirting and generally had a great time. We sold some sex toys and did a lot of dancing. If you’re ever having a party with a lot of people you don’t know, I highly recommend the flirt board idea. It gets people moving and checking people out and hopefully talking!