With the holiday season and the accompanying retail crush rapidly approaching, the staff at AVN Novelty Business has been wondering what naughty and nice surprises may end up under the tree on Christmas morning. To find out which gifts will please their recipients long after they've torn off the wrapping paper, we contacted a number of adult novelty companies, and here's what they told us.
Babeland has a few enticing items for the holiday season. For instance, for the woman in your life, the Sensational SaSi Kit comes with a satin mask, a sensuous pleasure feather, a Babeland massage candle for dripping warm oil anywhere you like, and Babeland's "ultimate luxury vibe, the SaSi," says Pamela Doan, who handles public relations for Babeland. Meanwhile, the company's Good Clean Fun Kit comes with an aromatic bath fizzy to add scent and color, Bubble Bath, flavored body paints, a book of erotic stories in Babeland's waterproof Aqua Erotica collection and the equally waterproof Aqua Wand vibrator. Finally, Babeland is offering its Come for a Cause kit, which includes a waterproof Papillon vibrator, Proper Attire condoms, Med Clean Wipes, and a donation to Planned Parenthood.
California Exotic Novelties Marketing Manager Al Bloom responded to our queries with lots of gift-giving ideas. The one he put at the top of his list- well, the list he sent us- was The Zone. This soft, dual-density penetrative device comes "with a sturdy three-point base that allows a unique perspective to the zone of personal pleasure," Bloom says. Available in colors such as Joy (pink) or Bliss (purple), The Zone's built-in vibrator offers seven settings, including Foreplay, Whoo Hoo! and Orgasmic. Next is the Oui personal vibrator that is "so thin, it fits in the palm of your hand," he says. It comes in chrome, black, pink, and purple. Cal Exotics is also offering the Zen vibrator, which lets the user "embrace tranquility and indulge your senses." It comes in Tranquility Black or Bliss White. Bloom concludes with a few clothing suggestions for the holiday season. But he's not talking sweaters! Rather, he suggests Cal Exotics' Party Time line of sensual costumes, such as Naughty Nurse, Naughty Maid, and the Decadence Break-Away Babydoll with Thong.
East Coast News has lots of gift ideas for the Christmas season, says ECN PR Manager Alexandra Hayes. Among their many goodies is the Cone, which is literally a body-safe plastic cone with built-in vibrator that you place wherever you like. This toy "began life as a wooden S&M chair," Hayes tells ANB. "However, it proved to be too comfortable! The shape has several benefits: its hand-free, and because it's only moderately penetrative, it slightly tightens the area in which it's being used!" Another goodie is the Love Lift, a pair of soft, padded ankle cuffs joined by a hard resin handle. Rather than working on keeping your legs up, you just tug on the Love Lift handle to do the work for you. ECN is also focusing Santa's spotlight on the iVibe Rabbit Strawberry, which has three different functions with more than 50 variations; the Waterproof Jack Rabbit vibrator; and Jenna's Ultimate Stroker Vibe. "Never has a vibrator had so many amazing functions packed into one beautiful vibe," Hayes says of this last gift item.
In the spirit of goodwill towards mankind (and womankind, too), Nexus Range is promoting its new G-spot toys for men and women, the Nexus G-Play and G-Rider. Collectively, these are "perfect Christmas presents for both him and her," says Nexus Range distribution manager Chloe Pearce. "We guarantee that they will put a very large smile on the face of anyone who finds them under the tree." Available in three sizes, the G-Play is a battery-powered vibrating shaft that provides "maximum titillation" for the male prostate and female G-spot. Meanwhile, the Nexus G-Rider is a full-functioned device that comes with five vibration settings, sensory nodes, and a shape that will stimulate the prostate or G-spot while also massaging the perineum or clitoris.
Topco Sales has a number of goodies planned for Saint Nick. One of them is the Fizz 12 Assortment Sampler. This is comprised of a dozen soda-flavored lubricants in flavors such as Kissin' Cola, Gropin' Grape, Lickin' Lemon-Lime, Screamin' Orange, Rockin' Root Beer, and Poppin' Cherry Cola. All Fizz lubricants are water-based, sugar-free, and non-staining. In the same vein, Topco's Body Shots Liqueur comes with four 1.7-fl. oz. bottles of liqueur-flavored warming massage oils. The flavors are Coffee Amaretto, Mudslide, Cosmopolitan, and Crème de Menthe—just a breath warms them.
To provide a tasteful, secure hiding place for all your bedroom toys, Topco offers its Toy Chest with Silver Vibe in red. This is a stylish, trunk-style lidded box with a phthalate-free 7-inch multi-speed silver vibrator included. For something different, how about a Private Pole Dancer Kit,available in pink or silver? It comes with an adjustable pole (minimum height: 7' 4"; maximum height: 9' 2" ), an erotic dance instructional DVD, black feather boa, black lace garter, and fake money.
These are just some of the adult novelties happy people will be unwrapping this holiday season. And unlike many other toys given on this special day, these ones won't send recipients rushing to the returns counter.
