What’s Your Bedroom Romance Style?

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A romantic bed room retreat is a pleasure for the senses and key to reducing stress. See our Top-10 Bed Room Zinlightenments. Recently, HGTV.com ran a great show on creating a romantic bed room retreat. Check them out for some great tips and take the romance style quiz.

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Some of suggestions:

• Small bedrooms don’t have the luxury of a seating nook, so take advantage of footstools or chests at the foot of the bed.
• Add a mini-refrigerator for snacking on strawberries and chocolate or wine chilling, but hide it within a cabinet.
• Choose a chaise, slipper chair or simply floor pillows as your seating, and combine with a side table and fluffy rug. For extra romantic style, angle it near a fireplace or a window.
• Keep fresh flower clippings from the garden on your dresser.Doilies, though old-fashioned, reek of romance and serve as modern furniture protectors for clusters of pebbles and glittering rocks.
• Bring in fallen branches and display them au naturale, or dress them up with paint.
• A set of his and hers monogrammed robes and slippers hung just inside the master bathroom offer a good excuse to spend more time in the bubble bath — together.It’s not a monogram, but it’s definitely personal: With ribbon, hang a framed, DIY silhouette of yourself above the bed. Old-fashioned cameos are simple to make using a digital camera, a copier and black and white scrapbook paper. Etch a monogram on glass votives. When you light your candles, the glow will spread your initial to the walls. Let no texture go unseen — or unfelt — in your romantic bedroom. Choose soft fabrics like velvet and faux fur, and be sure to splurge on high thread count sheets. (How high should you go? Between 100-400.) A faux fur bolster at the foot of the bed and feathery pillows add extra comfort to this bedroom

• Cover your dated headboard with a monogrammed slipcover.

The Three Styles of Having Sex

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According to Dr. Sue Johnson (not to be confused with the old Sex Talk’s silver fox, Sue Johanson), there are three types of sex. Short and sweet, long and aerobic, drunken and sloppy? Well, that’s what we thought! But the doc breaks it down a little more scientifically. Sue says emotional presence is the biggest aphrodisiac and it defines the degrees of intercourse. The freedom of speech you can achieve with a partner actually informs your Big O. With that in mind, here are the sexy levels of sex—whether you’re in a relationship or not—as Doc Johnson sees it, after the jump…

1. One-Night-Stand Style All you’ve got is this hole-in-one. You don’t know what makes him tick, you don’t care, and that makes it fun…temporarily. You’re in the heat of the moment and grabbing a new partner and dosey-do-ing all the time suits you just fine. But in the morning, chances are, you’ll get a less fleeting tinge of regret….unless you’re a Samantha.

2. Needy Nookie Does he love me, I wanna know? So you head straight for the care-o-meter—it’s all about cuddling, pleasing your partner, and trying a lil’ tenderness. But be warned, when you want him to show how much he loves you in the sack alone, your sex will always be vanilla. Which can be plain tasty, but you know you’d prefer a sexual sundae! That takes trust and communication. Because, like, what if you’re allergic to nuts?

3. N’Sync When you feel like you can say and do anything to your partner. This has nothing to do with kink, but it keeps you open to the possibility because you’re open with each other. Sexual pleasure is just as good at the journey because you have a bond, in life and in the bedroom. Like when you have a good dancing partner, you intuitively know the next step—whether it’s a bump or a grind. This also helps you relax and enjoy the ride because your head and heart are stimulated along with your even more private parts, naturally.

A Timless Classical Men’s Cologne

A large part of being “Zinightened” is setting yourself apart from the crowd. Currently, the number one selling men’s cologne has been Acqua di Gio by Giorgio Armani. A fine fragrance to be sure, but when everyone is wearing the same fragrance, you blend in…

In 1979 Hermes introduced Eau D’Orange Verte. It is a Unisex Fragrance, although it tends to lean toward the masculine side. Eau D’Orange Verte is a stimulating, energetic and extremely refreshing fragrance. Eau d’Orange Verte by Hermes is a celebration of citruses and exotic fruits blended with mint and woods.

There is something very classy about Eau d’Orange Verte; like Christian Dior’s Eau Sauvage or Guerlain’s Vetiver. It is the perfect summer refresher, and like almost any perfect summer refresher, its one drawback is its relatively poor staying power. A bit of the mossy woods lingers for hours, but the fun part is over in about an hour or so. Hermès ought to make a 15 ml travel spray but they don’t; there are, however, individually wrapped pochettes or towelettes in Eau d’Orange Verte, and they are perfect to carry with you on a hot summer day for a little pick-me-up

Feel Sexy All of the Time

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Want to constantly feel sexy throughout the day?

Below are several great tips from HappyHer to make you feel sexy all day long!

Having a magnificent lingerie wardrobe leaves a woman feeling like a goddess. But if you just leave it in your closet, or put it on for your weekly “hot date” night, it’s not doing you the service it could be doing. Here are some ideas of what you can do to make the most of your lingerie wardrobe.

1. Underwear as outerwear. Creating a professional look and maintaining your own style of sensual pleasure is easy when you add a silky camisole under a suit jacket. Bustiers look great for club wear or evening wear with a skirt or even a sexy pair of jeans. Grab a teddy to wear under that low cut sweater, you’ll look great and feel so sexy! Ultra mini skirts are sexy fun to wear over a pair of leggings and will work for many occasions. Go through your closet and see how you can mix and match different pieces of lingerie with jeans, skirts, business suits, or leggings to create a unique sexy style all on your own.

2. Step out of character. If you normally wear silk and lace, go bold with leather and/or vinyl. You’ll feel risque’ and dangerous. Or, if you typically wear fetish or edgy wear, try out a silky chemise or an elaborately embroidered bustier. You’ll feel so feminine and alluring. Changing your style will help bring out other levels of the luscious woman you truly are.

3. Tantalize your partner when you are getting ready to leave the house by walking around in your favorite lingerie. Even if that isn’t the same lingerie you will end up wearing, it only takes a moment to do a very hot “walk through” to leave your partner’s mouth open and his mind on how sexy you looked for the rest of the evening.

4. Keep it on! You don’t always have to be stark naked in order to have wild and steamy sex. For an erotic eye-candy treat, leave some of your lingerie on. Thigh highs and high heels are some of my favorite, or a bustier and nothing else but your smile will be super hot as well.

5. Bag it! Get two lingerie outfits out. One that’s totally wild and one that’s a bit on the tame side. Put them in two separate gift bags. Let your lover pick a bag, and you wear whatever one is picked!

6. Leave lingerie out on your bed or in the bathroom so your lover will get a peek of what you will be wearing later. They will be thinking of it all day!

7. Tuck a panty or thong in with your partner’s suitcase while they are planning to be away on business. Spritz some of your favorite fragrance on it along with a sexy note of what you want to do when they come home!

8. Don’t forget the bodystockings! Bodystockings go under everything and if you buy the ones with an open bust and open crotch, you don’t have to take them off for your sexiest time of the day. Wear them under a conservative outfit and then surprise your partner when you start to slowly undress.

9. Send something silky and sexy in a thank you card to your partner! Let them know how much they turn you on and how you are looking forward to modeling the item that you sent for them the next time you see them. Expect to hear from them very soon!

10. Leave them at home! Wear a sexy vinyl or leather mini-skirt, silky cami top, and sexy shoes, and nothing else. Let your partner know that you “forgot” to wear your panties. You’ll both stay turned on the whole night.

Advertise Your Sexy

So, your heading out clubbing for the evening and are really wanting to generate attention. Maybe you should consider adding a little GlowFur to your wardrobe!

Sensual Playtime

Explore your senses one at a time. Loose control. Anticipation, excitement and the unexpected come together all at once to light you on fire. Erotic play can take several forms. From blindfolds and binds (cuffs) to more advanced forms. Start simple and tantalize the senses. One of my favorite movie scenes was in 9 1/2 Weeks when Kim Basinger with her eyes closed, was teased with fruits on the kitchen floor!

My point is that it takes a little spirit of adventure to break out of a mold. I want you to undertake this endeavor in style.

…and one day, if you invite me, I’ll play along.

Panties on Parade – A Slicker Knicker Picker for Lingerie

This has got to be the hottest (yet useful) panty selector that I have seen. I like to see what I’m getting and see it in action. It sure beats a drawer in your local mall. For the record, my favorite was the blonde with short hair. Visit their online dressing room.

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10 Items You Think Make You Cool, But Don’t

Being cool is normally subjective. But there are some things that unequivocally make you uncool. We
’re not saying we’re cool, we’re just saying if you own any of these items, you’re not.

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Find Jeans for Your Body Type

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Zinlightened Jeans

Nothing is lees Zinlightened than a pair of poor fitting jeans. A pair of jeans should not conjure up terms such as “muffin top” or “camel toe.” Finding jeans for your body-type is key, but where to start? Spending a weekend at your local mall or department store can be frustrating and disappointing. It doesn’t have to be that way. The folks over at Zafu have taken the guess-work out of finding the right fit for your body-type. The site will also point in the right direction if you decide that it is time to purchase your perfect fitting denim. Now you’ll be able to inspire such great pick-up lines such as, “Are those pants made from Windex? — Because I can sure see myself in them.”