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Oooh, baby, can you feel that?!

It’s the unspoken pressure of the holidays sucking away my libido and sense of calm.

While I enjoy the spirit of the holidays (in fact, I silently try to become Mrs. Claus every year), it’s a huge emotional and financial burden in a lot of ways. Needless to say, it’s hardly an…arousing time for us, adults.

Will I choose the right gift? Did I spend enough? Which side of the family are we visiting this year? What does my lover truly desire this year?

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and yet…it can squash intimacy. We all know that when we’re spread thin, like “butter over too much bread” (as J.R.R. Tolkien would say), we become a bit more like the Grinch–and our sexual desire fades into the background. I’ve already found myself distracted with checking flights, making lists (checking them twice), number crunching, and gift plotting.

It’s totally (like, 100%) normal. But that doesn’t mean we can’t empower our pleasure and revive our sexual selves along the way; in fact, we should. The doors to pleasure are ours to open. And that’s exactly how it felt as I showed my hubby the “24 Days of Pleasure” Advent Calendar for Couples I received from the sexperts at Womanizer.

With its selection of sultry surprises, we can (literally and metaphorically) open the door to sexual vitality and add new ways to play together in the months to “come.” (Pun definitely intended.)

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Each day, there is a naughty-but-ohhh-so-nice bauble for us to try, which is some sexual magic in and of itself: knowing we have a new toy to open and “play” with each day has been jingling all the right bells for our bedroom. It has diverted my attention away from all the outside noise and chaos and back to intimacy and my relationship—and from that, my well-being.

The Pleasure Professionals (with a capital “P”) at Womanizer labored and revolutionized the sexual wellness world, all for our Pleasure (also a capital “P”): they stocked this tempting box with vibrators, tie-and-tease treats, masturbators, massagers, after care goodies, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Okay, okay, maybe that last bit isn’t in there. (I guess you’ll have to find out for yourself. *wink*)

Favorite so far? The We-Vibe Sync Lite couple’s vibrator—hands down. Or, actually…hands-free, since that’s how this app-controlled toy likes to (clitoral) vibe!

My husband and I both thoroughly enjoyed having the ability to use our hands in…other ways…other than holding a vibrator in place. The possibilities are endless, my friends. Another thing: the slim internal arm welcomes penetrative play during wear (trust me, when it comes to wearable toys, this is epic).

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It’s no secret that amidst the holidays, life is a whirlwind of chaos—one in five people say they are “often” stressed during this time, according to the American Psychological Association (1)—and for couples, getting frisky isn’t easy when there’s that kind of “friction.” So, really, this sensual advent calendar, which has inspired genuine closeness, has been a “sleigh” in the gift-giving department of our home.

Dear Santa, This year I would like Sex Toys, Bondage, and After-Care Goodies.

Confession: I’ve been opening the box entirely out of order, so my hubby put me on his “naughty” list (I am 100% convinced he thinks it’s oh-so-nice), and you can too. But here’s the thing: this is how I’ve already discovered my other (personal) favorite from the “24 Days of Pleasure” Advent Calendar…drum roll, please!

The Womanizer Liberty 2.

She was actually supposed to come out on day 24, but I couldn’t help myself. I wanted to come as well, what can I say?

She’s beauty and she’s grace.

She’s petite (really, she’s compact and perfect for on-the-go ecstasy with a cute little case and everything), and she’s Powerful (another capital “P”).

The true essence of small but mighty. In all the right ways.

Liberty 2 gets its vroom-vroom-vroom from Womanizer’s unique innovation called Pleasure Air Technology: gentle air vibrations that suck and massage together at the same time, but the clitoris is stimulated without direct contact. All I can say is that it was an unprecedented orgasmic feeling. Okay, I’ll say more: it took me all of (maybe) 45 seconds to find the finish line, and that’s saying a lot, since we, women, tend to take a little longer.

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Don’t believe me? Take it from this (very) happy Womanizer Liberty 2 customer:

“On almost no charge I was off in literally under a minute. And not just once, multiple times. If this little baby can give me multiple (and I do mean multiple) rolling O-s when barely powered enough to turn on, I can’t wait to see what full power will do!”

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This box might not solve every couple’s problems overnight, but it sure does help us touch in with the important things in life. It gives us the (much-needed) consent to get back in tune with our desires rather than slipping into worry and libido-less holidays.

The holidays might only come once a year, but thanks to Womanizer, I’ll be coming much, much more than that.