Monday, 2 December 2013

'Its okay. I'll give you what you're afraid to ask for' a short essay on expectations


Reading those words and the idea of hearing that said to me is really powerfull. Im sure I am not alone in feeling this way, as many women also feel as if their sexuality is still taboo despite the fact that we live in a 'pornificated' society. Unfortanatley though many of us still feel that if we tell our partners kinky or vanilla what we really think about in bed, that we will be rejected or that our fantisies will never be realised even if they do not react in disgust at the idea of you calling them Daddy and needing a spanking. And I have found that to be somwhat true, because the problem is girls, men just dont think the same way as we do...well most of them don't.

If you go onto a male blog you are likely to find many sexual images. You can find them on a womans blog too of course, but male blogs tend to have more sexualy explicit imagry and more images in general than on a female blog. Females like to write, to think and express themselves. We use our minds alot, and we are not different when it comes to sex. Go onto a male blog and you often wont find a great deal of content, just page after page of sexualy explicit imagry, which is fine, but its not sexy. Much like a strip dancer is much less sexy than a burlesque dancer. (Men may scratch their heads at this one and think 'but a stripper takes all her clothes off how can she be less sexy?' Indeed she does, but it is they way she does it.) What men and women find sexy can be very different.

I am begining to realise as I get older (ok so I know im still only 23 lol) that men and women really do think about sex differently. For men, it remains a very visual thing. For me, it is about what is hidden underneith. What is going on in the mind. And there is nothing less sexy than when you look at your partner and you realise there is nothing going on in there!

Those words therefore are powerfull, becasue they are so rare. For a man to understand what a woman wants, without her having to go through the humiliation (and eventual disapointment as her man fails to live up to her desires and expectations) of having to spell out every detail. Somtimes I wish that a man could offer me this. But I am not sure there are many men out there living on this planet who are capable of such a statement. They'd have to be just as kinky, if not kinky than me to truely understand the implication and meaning of those words.

I have at least once perhaps more, met men who have this quality to them. The ability to see through me, to know my secrets and desires by just looking at me. Meeting these men can somtimes be disturbing and fightening and may very well leave you feeling a little breathless! Us women walk around not realising the sorts of signals we give off, what traces we leave behind when we say somthing a certain way, look a certain way or react to somthing because we are used to being ignored. Then when somone does pick up on it, and responds to you in such a way that they are telling you that they know you mind suddenly you feel very vulnrable. Its awakeing, exciting and realy fucking scary! It all becomes a rush, every look, glance, stare, brush of the hand sends a signal straight down to your groin and makes your face burn. He knows to much, you think. You walk away feeling humiliated, but you return later for the thrill. These men are one of a kind, and they make a lasting impression. 

If more men where able to look beyond the physical and delve into the minds of their partners then we might all enjoy better sex lives. Sadly though, most men do not realise this. For me, sex is all in the mind and does not just happen in the bedroom. A convosation can have me feeling much more aroused than a touch or an image. If men really want to please women, then they should learn this, and be prepared to delve in a womans mind, and talk of nothing else but sexual fantisies all day long! Then perhaps when you are at home in bed at night, when her mind is alive with all that has been said, she will be ready for you and she will not utter the words 'not tonight darling, I have a headache'.

The sad fact is that much of womens erotica, and the little sayings and quotes such as the one above are written by women, for the enjoyment of themselves and other women. You will likely not ever hear a man say those words, becasue they where thought up by a woman and written by a woman.

Daddy Porn


Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Aldo Cipullo

In 1959, a handsome young Italian man in his early twenties migrated to New York City and, within a decade, would make an indelible mark on the world of high jewelry and high fashion through his creation of one of the most iconic and recognizable of all jewelry designs. That man was Aldo Cipullo and that creation, the Love bracelet of Cartier, is one of the bestselling jewelry items of all time. Though his life was relatively short, it was marked by great accomplishments and moments of staggering genius that have given him a well-deserved place as one of the most important jewelry designers of the 20th Century. 

Having left Italy and an apprenticeship at his father’s silver and costume jewelry factory in Florence to pursue larger ambitions in the jewelry world, Aldo Cipullo was quickly recognized for his talent and employed by both Tiffany & Co. and David Webb. However, creating grandiose jewels in traditional style under the umbrella of these strongly branded companies was ultimately unsatisfying for the young artist and in 1969 he joined the design team at Cartier New York. It was in his first year as a designer that Cipullo created his most iconic piece – the sleekly modern and unisex Love bracelet. In a 1972 article by Marian Christy for the Reading Eagle, Cipullo remarks, “Love has become too commercial, yet life without love is nothing – a fat zero. What modern people want are love symbols that look semi-permanent – or, at least, require a trick to remove. After all, love symbols should suggest an everlasting quality.”  http://www.beladora.com/2013/07/all-about-aldo-the-great-cartier-designer-aldo-cipullo/

The Love Bracelet



In 1969, Aldo Cipullo created the love bracelet inspired by medieval chastity belts in an attempt to create somthing beautiful and deep with meaning for those lucky enough to have one bought for them (you could not buy one for yourself). Since thier creation thier hefty price tag has meant that these bracelets remain inaccesable to most, well that was untill everyone got the internet and had access to much cheaper 1:1 replicas made in china but anyway ...I digress.

All this got me thinking...did Aldo Cipullo create the first slave/sub bracelet?

Ok so i'll admit that Aldo never called or hinted that his 'Love' bracelet was intended for this purpose but c'mon...it seems pretty clear to me that it is about ownership...or is that just my dirty mind? I dont know where Aldo really got his idea from, and I also don't know if companies like eternity collars, who produce looking metal bracelets (cuffs), anklets and necklaces (collars), where inspired by Aldo or if they created thier bracelets by coincidence, but my guess is that Aldo has had some influence. My idea has been somwhat backed up by the discovery of this...

.....The Eternity Whisper Cuff 

With a RRP of just  $125 (still a bit above my budget lol) this is not a bad replica. Eternity promotes this locking bracelet as "Inspired by popular design" perfect for "any event or proffessional setting where you want to symbolise your bond and keep it a secret"... true...unless your collegues or eek your boss also has a kinky side... or worse a keen mind that is able to put 2+2 together! Genrally however, most people do not notice these things..unless there are themselves into the kink, nor do they think about them or ask, and if they do, they dont say, and with all these celebraties walking around with slave..i mean 'love' bracelets these days there are no doubt plenty of women walking around in these for purely fashion / asthetic reasons. I say this because I am the owner of a Raw eternity cuff (see below) which I wear when I can (I get terrible eczma on my wrists from wearing it too much) and nobody has ever battered an eyelid at it despite the fact that it is a big chunky stainless steel bit of metal which does not resemble any other sort of bracelet I have seen for sale anywhere else. I am actually quite amazed that nobody has ever questioned why I was wearing such a plain bracelet that is so heavy and durable and not so much asthetic, there are no pretty diamonds or detail on this cuff, just raw metal.... Dont get me wrong, I like the simplicity and understated the minimalist apearance of this cuff. It is durable and made to "take all the punishment thrown its way" (which means I dont have to take it off when I do crazy shit likte wash the dishes and bathe lol). I like it more than some chunky of leather that looks like somthing out of an ann summers BDSM pack for beginers or what one might expect to see on some 14 year olds wrist at a music consert. I like it, but I also wish it was more asthetic, more like Aldo Cipullos creation, beautiful and elegant.



 Finding out about Aldo's bracelets conjured up images of the film story of o (1975) in which O recieves a special ring.. and a labia piercing whilst being submerged in what seems like a very upper class environment of elite clubs and secret mansions where expensive and deeply symbolic jewelry such as this would be all the rage! 

I am never going to own a real Cartier bracelet, and i'm fine with that. Even if i could afford it, could I really justify spending £1,000-4,000 on a bracelet?! I can however afford a £6.99 replica I found on ebay earlier this week! check this out...

Wednesday, 2 January 2013