Behind the Chintz Curtain

e[Lust] #65

Jane — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:13:09 +0000

Photo courtesy of SassyCat

Welcome to Elust #65 -

The only place where the smartest and hottest sex bloggers are featured under one roof every month. Whether you’re looking for sex journalism, erotic writing, relationship advice or kinky discussions it’ll be here at Elust. Want to be included in Elust #66? Start with the rules, come back January 1st to submit something and subscribe to the RSS feed for updates!

For our UK readers, we would like to make a special request that you take a moment and fill out this petition to repeal the new censorship laws.

~ This Month’s Top Three Posts ~

“Does this look sexual to you?”
Submission Can Be Hard
You can have a secret sex blog and be ethical

~ Featured Post (Molly’s Picks) ~

On Writing and Self Doubt

Online porn: the canary in the coalmine

~ Readers Choice from Sexbytes ~

*You really should consider adding your popular posts here too*

The Pendulum: Why Americans Should Care that British Porn is Fucked

Sinful Sunday: Discothèque

Jane — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 02:39:52 +0000

I love knickers – and I especially love these new sequinned ones of mine. I think it’s because they make me think of disco balls. So, who wants to get down?

Need more sin in your life? Click on the banner below …

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Scene FREE today and tomorrow!

Jane — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 19:36:04 +0000

Attention, smut lovers!

Scene is FREE today and tomorrow on Kindle, so if you haven’t downloaded a copy yet, now’s your chance:

Merry Christmas!

Jane
xxx

Your cravings.

Your longings.

Your need.

Your shame.

I see all of you, no matter how hard you try to hide yourself from me. The only question is … who else will?

Four stories, four women; whose scene will you wish was your own?

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Scene features explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable, including bondage, anal play, and m/f/m. It is intended for readers over the age of 18.

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Provocative presents: nine sexy gifts to slip under the tree

Jane — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:24:49 +0000

I both love and loathe Christmas. The social side of things? The holiday itself? Brilliant. The present purchasing bedlam? Not so much. Don’t get me wrong, I love giving but it’s often difficult to find the perfect gift, especially for M, who’s notoriously tricky to buy for. And if you want to give something a little sexy, it’s even more of a minefield. (Somehow, I don’t think an I’d rather be trimming my bush mug or a novelty Santa apron would send quite the right message.) So, behold my quick ‘n’ dirty list of stylish and sexy presents, for under £100.00. Ones you wouldn’t be embarrassed to have your other half unwrap.

1) For the lingerie lover …
Mimi Holliday Bow Thong – £40.00
A gift that pleases both the giver and the givee – the later gets to unwrap the present and the former gets to unwrap them.

2) For those who like their sparklies …
Sylvie Monthule Leaves of Romance Nipple Clamps – £70.00
These are so, so pretty. And adjustable, too, so you can dial the ‘ow’ up and down as needed.

3) For the one in control …
The Loving Dominant – £11.99/$12.83
John Warren’s book remains a perennial BDSM favourite. If your Dom doesn’t have a copy, this could very well be the perfect gift for him. (Please note that this title specifically focuses on male dominants.)
Amazon U.S.
Amazon U.K.

4) For the man who likes his gadgets …
LELO Billy Male G-Spot vibrator – £68.99
Made from body safe silicone, this prostate vibrator looks lovely in dark blue. And Bondara offer gift wrapping, too.

5) For the girl who likes the surname ‘Grey’ …
Earl Grey and Cucumber cologne – £82.00
No, I don’t mean the one whose first name begins with ‘C’. I’m talking about the other one …

6) For those who love a good fantasy …
Amsterdam Lessons – Paperback $39.95, eBook $17.95
This is a personalised erotica novel, from UStarNovels, in which you star with your partner.

Taking a romantic trip to Amsterdam, our leading couple are looking forward to enjoying the passionate and sensual sex they have promised themselves. Yet amongst the elegant, narrow fronted merchant houses and enchanted canals of the city, something is stirring. Our hero and heroines passion soon ignites even their deepest fantasies, taking the fervour between them to breathtaking heights.
A chance meeting with a mysterious and glamorous couple takes them further into an intoxicating world where their only pursuit is pleasure, and the fulfilment of sexual desire becomes impossible to resist. Will our hero and heroine fall deeper into the web of sexual intrigue and fascination or get out before things go too far?
Join us for an Amsterdam adventure that promises to stimulate your senses and fire your imagination with this explicit and exciting love story.

Scenario doesn’t appeal? No problem. UStarNovels have a number of other erotic and romantic narratives to chose from.

7) For the dildo connoisseur …
njoy stainless steel Fun Wand dildo – £89.99
Decent packaging, body safe, and can be used for both anal and vaginal stimulation.

8) For the masochist …
Paul Seville split tawse spanking paddle – £88.00
We own one of these, although not this snakeskin edition. And I can tell you quite categorically that it packs a punch. Beautiful and devilish.

9) For the girl who wants to play …
Maison Close Jardin Imperial Harness – £22.00
Maison Close’s lingerie is to die for. This French brand has been around a while and I’m so pleased to see that Figleaves has started stocking them. This harness is so simple and so sexy but, better still, it makes the wearer very accessible to their partner … Please note that this is a singular harness, so if you want the matching thong knickers (£43.00), you’ll need to buy them separately.

*Please note that I make no claim whatsoever on the images used in this post and that they are used for editorial purposes only. If you own the rights to any of the above pictures and would prefer that it/they not be displayed, please get in touch via the contact page.

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“Does this look sexual to you?” Secretary, twelve years on

Jane — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 23:31:56 +0000

[Lee refuses to remove her hands from the desk]

Peter: Are you doing something sexual?

Lee: Does this look sexual to you?

It’s been over a decade since I first saw Secretary but I still vividly remember watching the trailer for the first time; I took one look and practically sprinted down to the local cinema. The sight of Maggie Gyllenhaal crawling down that corridor with the envelope in her mouth?

Oh, my.

I don’t often revisit films once I’ve seen them – not even those I really love – but the re-watching of Secretary has been on my ‘to do’ list for some time. Why? Well, sexually speaking, I’m in a very different place from when I first viewed it and I was extremely curious to see whether I had the same visceral reaction to it with more time and experience on my side. But, of course, I got busy with other things (as you do) and kept forgetting.

Then, last week, I read the article Sex, cinema and secrets: early exposure at the arthouse in The Guardian. Written by Erin Cressida Wilson, who penned Secretary’s screenplay, it was an incredibly fascinating piece, exploring, as the title suggests, her early exposure to depictions of sexuality in fringe film. It gave me the proverbial nudge I needed and, Saturday night, her words fresh in my mind, I made myself comfortable in front of the T.V.

I’ll admit, I was both curious and nervous.

In my early twenties, I found Secretary both arousing and unsettling – the former because the sexuality depicted was of a sort I identified very strongly with, the latter because I was more than a little troubled that Maggie Gyllenhaal’s character, Lee, created a somewhat hazy line between two things that I believe are very, very separate – self-harming and masochism. Would the pull of the former still be there, or were my perceptions filtered through a rose-tinted prism of naivety? Would the latter prove to be an even greater stumbling block than it was initially?

Surprisingly, watching the film again, I think the line between Lee’s self-harming and her masochistic leanings is perhaps clearer than I initially perceived it to be. Her strength, which builds and builds to something quite magnificent as she finds happiness in her need to submit, really does come across and I love that it is her absolute acceptance of her sexual needs that ultimately pull Mr Grey (James Spader’s character) into a relationship with her. That she embraces her submission to him and, in doing, so enables him to accept his dominance over her. But the underlying suggestion of one replacing the other? Ten years on? I still feel that. And a nagging part of me can’t help but wonder: how many people watch Secretary and see self-harming and masochism as being inextricably linked or one and the same thing?

Contextual issues aside? I was really pleased to discover that my love for Secretary’s BDSM elements has definitely survived the passage of time, although there are some that resonate more strongly now than they did upon my initial watching of it. The scene that I mentioned at the very beginning of this post, the one in which Maggie crawls with the letter in her mouth, was one of my favourites (and it still gives me the tingles, without question) but I found it was the subtler, more emotional, details surrounding Lee’s submission that drew me in second time around.

The tone of Mr Grey’s voice when he’s disciplining her, his quietness as he tells her to bend over his desk.

Her absolute confidence in her actions as her shocked family watch her count out her four peas and carefully place just the right amount of mashed potato on her plate.

The wonderful mix of acceptance and uncertainty and vulnerability on her face as Mr Grey masturbates over her.

The frustration and flatness and disappointment conveyed in her expression following ‘vanilla’ sex with her boyfriend Peter.

Her strength and confidence in her submission, the rightness of it, as she sits, determinedly, with her hands upon Mr Grey’s desk.

My Secretary revisit also gave rise to one entirely new observation, one pertinent to a certain book, soon to be released as a film. M was working away on the computer at the dining table as I watched it and, inevitably, wandered over every now and then to take in snippets that interested him. As he stood observing Lee refine her ‘answering the phone’ voice, he made a connection I had fleetingly wondered about some time back.

“Er, did she just say ‘Mr Grey’?”

A quick Google search revealed that we are not the only ones to have joined these dots. And there were many commenters on Erin Wilson’s article who were keen to compare Secretary to the forthcoming Fifty movie. For me, however, that surname is about the only thing that links these two pieces of cinema.

Attractive, wealthy man with a few kinky props versus a one who circles typing errors on a page in red pen and comes all over his secretary’s blouse? Only one of those men looks sexual to me. And it’s not the one in the expensive suit.

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Sinful Sunday: If you haven’t got it, flaunt it

Jane — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:41:34 +0000

On Friday, I participated in Hy’s monthly meme, Boobday (which celebrates breasts of all shapes and sizes), for the very first time. The theme was ‘duplicate’ and all the participants had to pick a shot from the Boobday galleries and replicate it using their own busts. This created an interesting challenge for me as I am incredibly flat chested and achieving a ‘direct’ duplicate was nigh on impossible given my lack of cleavage. The solution?

Emphasising my flatness rather than trying to disguise it …

* To see my ‘Duplicate’ Boobday image, as well as all the other amazing ‘Duplicate’ Boobday entries, click here.

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Wicked Wednesday: Hungry Like the Wolf

Jane — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:48:38 +0000

Image: Marlith (Own work)

This week’s Wicked Wednesday prompt is ‘Dark Street’. Something that might have happened on one in real life, or something that we wish had happened on one.

My original plan was to write a short, dark piece for this brief – I have the most fantastically vivid picture in my head of a woman being pushed, stomach-first, against an alley wall, loose grit pressing into her hands, her knees scraping against raw bricks as she’s taken by a shadowy stranger – but then I remembered I had the below story (or the start of it, rather) sitting in my Drafts folder. It’s another modified fairy tale, an alternate version of Red Riding Hood.

I’ve not written much more than what I’ve posted here but, reading it back, I think I want to continue developing it.

I do rather like the idea of being devoured …

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF

“Well, well, well. Look who it is.”

Alice froze mid-step. Felt her skin prickle and the hairs on the back of her neck lift. The voice had come from deep within the shadows of the alleyway but there was no mistaking who it belonged to.

Shit.

From the gloom, a tall, broad shape sauntered towards her, slow and easy, coming closer and closer until, finally, a hard-looking face, punctuated by a pair of predatory dark eyes swam out of the blackness.

“Little Red,” the man drawled, coming to a stop in front of her, an amused look on his hard face. The toes of his heavy boots almost touched her own.

Automatically, Alice reached up to smooth a hand over her hair. “Don’t call me that,” she muttered – then immediately kicked herself for not remaining silent. What the hell do you think you’re doing?! Shut up! Don’t challenge him!

A sardonic eyebrow lifted. “Or what, Red? You’re gonna shut my mouth for me?” His gaze drifted down her body. Zeroed in on the v between her legs. “Cover it with something?” The flash of white teeth and the throaty rumble of his chuckle as he laughed at his own words made Alice clench her fists.

“What do you want, Wolf?” she asked, quietly.

The smile disappeared. “You know exactly what I want, Red. The only question is when you’re going to give it to me.”

A shiver ran down her arms, raising thousands of painful little goose pimples, rushing over her belly and down her legs until her skin felt like it’d been stretched on a curing rack. Anger overrode fear. “Screw off, you dirty bastard,” she hissed, moving to push past him. “It’s never ever going to happen.”

Wolf didn’t try to stop her as she hurried away, pulling her coat tightly around her, desperate to get to the end of the alley and the brightly lit street beyond. But his mocking voice slid through the night air like a knife, chasing after her even as she put some distance between them.

“You keep telling yourself that, darlin’,” he taunted. “But one of these days I’m going to fucking eat you alive.”

Alice walked faster, forcing herself not to respond. Or turn around.

Oh, God.

Everyone knew about Wolf’s … appetites. And, unless she was very much mistaken, he’d decided she was going to be his next meal.

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Sinful Sunday: Molly’s Challenge

Jane — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 01:10:40 +0000

For last week’s Sinful Sunday, I posted a photograph that was very much a ‘happy accident’. It was a test shot for another image I was working on and everything about it was unplanned/off-the-cuff – the composition, the lighting, the intent. But, when Molly saw it, she suggested there might be more to what I’d unwittingly captured and that I should explore the concept further …

“I hope you use this as a starting point to explore this shot more. I would love to see you play around with it again, reshoot it but get rid of the darkness beside the mirror, keep the scattered clothes etc but tilt up slightly to get your head in. You can mask your face behind the actual camera. One of the interesting things I have learned at Camera club is be that little bit more aggressive with your crop, really force the viewers eye into what it is you want them to ‘look’ at. At first I was dubious, surely you risk losing context, but actually that is rarely the case and I have found that applied at the right time it completely transforms an image.”

So, this week, I had a play around. I’m no longer in the house in which I took the original image so I had to use a different mirror and backdrop but – I hope! – the spirit of the original capture remains in these latest ones.

Molly? Did I pass my assignment?!

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e[Lust] #64

Jane — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 03:14:11 +0000

Photo courtesy of Cheeky Minx

Welcome to Elust #64 -

The only place where the smartest and hottest sex bloggers are featured under one roof every month. Whether you’re looking for sex journalism, erotic writing, relationship advice or kinky discussions it’ll be here at Elust. Want to be included in Elust #65? Start with the rules, come back December 1st to submit something and subscribe to the RSS feed for updates!

On a special note I want to mention that the judges voting on Elust is often very close, this month more than most. You all do such fine work that it is very hard for us to come up with the final results.

~ This Month’s Top Three Posts ~

Ownership: On Sexuality & Feminine Relations

Tool Time

Seven – A Fairytale of Sorts

~ Featured Post (Molly’s Picks) ~

The Love Letter of O
To My Single Submissive Friends – Be Brave

~ Readers Choice from Sexbytes ~

*You really should consider adding your popular posts here too*
What S/He Said: Pressing Stop

Writing about Writing

How We Talk About Play

Erotic Fiction

The Warehouse
Taking Chance
The Little Mermaid
Trick or Treat
Bad Sex Turns Good
Shall We Dance?
Let’s Play a Game (Spuffy Erotica)
Firemen

Sex News, Opinion, Interviews, Politics & Humor

A MakeLoveNotPorn Reality Check
Pondering Dildos as Art
Where does bdsm come from? Other species/
A Females Perspective on Extreme Feminists

Erotic Non-Fiction

Fucking on Facebook
A lot of Patience
Hands Away
Tall Dark and Handsome Pleasant Surprise
Torture His Balls. Tease His Cock.
Caning Sometime?
I Took my Pony Slave Shopping
Private Dancer
Earning Pleasure The Hard Way
At the Movies

Thoughts & Advice on Kink & Fetish

Finding Shelter in the Shadows.
My First Scarification
Q: “What’s stopping me from reporting owner?”
Squirting…Fact Not Fiction-Part 3

Thoughts & Advice on Sex & Relationships

Shiny Lesbian Syndrome
Communicate!
Losing it, asking for it
Celebration
How I Handle Being A Parent & Sex Positive
Sex as the most intimate performance
The crowded mirror
Sex Hangover

Poetry

Penisaurus – a Lusty Limerick

Blogging

Sex toys are NOT required for fantastic sex
My paint brush is empty.

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Sinful Sunday: Behind the Lens

Jane — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 06:38:58 +0000

I’ve had this image sitting around for a while. It’s actually a test shot; I was messing about with a mirror, trying to work out positioning, light settings, etc., for another photograph. While looking back through my files, I re-discovered it and thought it was sort of cool, even though it wasn’t taken with any particular thought or intention other than to check technical elements.

What do you think? Does it work as in image in its own right?

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Behind the Chintz Curtain

e[Lust] #65

Welcome to Elust #65 -

~ This Month’s Top Three Posts ~

~ Featured Post (Molly’s Picks) ~

~ Readers Choice from Sexbytes ~

The Pendulum: Why Americans Should Care that British Porn is Fucked

Erotic Fiction

Sex News, Opinion, Interviews, Politics & Humor

Blogging

Erotic Non-Fiction

Thoughts & Advice on Sex & Relationships

Poetry

Writing About Writing

Thoughts & Advice on Kink & Fetish

Sinful Sunday: Discothèque

Scene *FREE* today and tomorrow!

Provocative presents: nine sexy gifts to slip under the tree

“Does this look sexual to you?” Secretary, twelve years on

Sinful Sunday: If you haven’t got it, flaunt it

Wicked Wednesday: Hungry Like the Wolf

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF

Sinful Sunday: Molly’s Challenge

e[Lust] #64

Welcome to Elust #64 -

~ This Month’s Top Three Posts ~

~ Featured Post (Molly’s Picks) ~

~ Readers Choice from Sexbytes ~

Writing about Writing

Erotic Fiction

Sex News, Opinion, Interviews, Politics & Humor

Erotic Non-Fiction

Thoughts & Advice on Kink & Fetish

Thoughts & Advice on Sex & Relationships

Poetry

Blogging

Sinful Sunday: Behind the Lens

Scene FREE today and tomorrow!