Press Clippings

Men's Health Magazine May, 2008

Metrogrades: Ranking America's Cities

Men's Health asked Babeland for the top ten cities in the country with the highest sales of sex toys for their rankings of "Most Sexually Satisfied" and "Most Sex" city's rankings.

Time Out New York March 6-12, 2008

Around Town: Erotic Cooking Class

Babeland, 43 Mercer Street between Broome and Grand Sts. 8-10pm, $40.
There are certain foods that are absolute romance killers: Pasta and ribs are to messy, while cheese can play havoc with your digestion. To learn about foods that help put you in the mood, you'll have to come to Babeland's Soho outpost for former Superfine chef Ana Moran's aphrodisiac workshop. You might want to bring a f*ck buddy--there will be tastings.

Maxim March, 2008

The X-Files:

Women like porn as much as you do. They're just better at hiding it.

"Finding a stack of porn under your 12-year-old son's bed is kind of cliche, but finding a stack of porn under your 12-year-old daughter's bed would make most people freak," notes Anne Semans, marketing director for famed sex shop Babeland, which has locations in Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York.

Women's Health March, 2008

Best in Bed 2008

Love is Blind: Babeland's Pink Kink Kit, with an 11-inch mini-whip, blindfold, and matching snap-close leather choker, is nice and naughty. ($28, babeland.com)
Luxury Accomodation: Le Petit Ami from Babeland is a nearly silent vibe with different strengths on each end. ($199, babeland.com)
The Bunny Hop: July 2005, Vibratex introduces the phthalate-free Elastomer Rabbit Habit; the following year it outsells the original Rabbit Habit at the national sex-toy chain Babeland.

LA Weekly February 1-7, 2008

Scene Events

Sponsored by LA Weekly, LOVE LA, the first ever Sexual Health, Education and Entertainment Exhibition, enticed more than 1,000 Angelenos to the historic Boulevard 3 for a celebration of sensuality.

Picture: Organizer of the event: Ian, from Freddy and Eddy gets lucky with the Babes from Babeland

Star Magazine February 18, 2008

How to be a Valentine's Vixen

Tickle his fancy: Pleasure Feather, $5, babeland.com

Go Magazine February, 2008

Valentine's Day Gift Guide

OH OH ORB

The elegant Tuyo vibrator brings art under the sheets. The water-resistant silicone and stainless steel massager fits into the palm of one's hand, and has eight vibration modes with three speeds. $75, babeland.com

Time Out New York Jan24-30, 2008

Love Letter Writing Workshop with Rachel Kramer Bussel

Babeland, 43 Mercer St between Broome and Grand Sts.

Kramer Bussel, noted erotic writer and editor of the forthcoming Dirty Girls anthology (from Seal Press), guides your hand at penning your love to your one and only, just in time for Valentine's Day.

Men's Health February, 2008

5 Ways to Turn Your Bed Into a Red-Hot Lust Zone

Wax on, Way Off. Light a votive from the Babeland Massage Candle Trio to create a body-flattering dim glow. Then blow out the flame and drizzle the warm wax-turned-oil on her back for a sexy massage. $28, babeland.com

AVN Novelty Business Jan/Feb, 2008

Babeland to Exclusively Distribute SaSi

The SaSi uses "sensual-intelligence technology" to offer an "innovative approach to sensual massage," Doan (Babeland Public Relations Manager) said. "It learns what you like and remembers it with its easy-to-adjust, iPod-inspired interface," she explained. "It even has interchangeable overs, so you can match your vibrator's color to your mood. Vibrator connoisseurs and technology buffs alike are sure to love SaSi."

Buyer's Guide: Monkey Spanker

Babeland is the exclusive US distributor of this unique male wanking aid from the UK. Basically a small paddle with a hole through its rubber face, the Monkey Spanker also vibrates, thanks to a removable lipstick vibe in the handle.

Time Out New York Jan 10-16, 2008

Celebrate Your Sexy Self

One doesn't have to be the loneliest number. Head on in for tonight's mini masturbation workshop, with Babeland sex educator Jayme Waxman, to find out how to treat yourself right this winter.

Curve Jan/Feb, 2008

Naughty

If Santa was stingy: There's still time to get her Babeland's Come Together Holiday Kit, a sexy package with Massage Spray Oil, Laya Spot, Petal Ring, and Babeland Toy Cleaner. Pair it up with Babeland's own Massage Bars (which come in a portable 8-pack). ($72 and $18, babeland.com)

Women's Health Jan/Feb, 2008

Win a New Prize Every Day!

January 22, 2008: 5 can win a Bunny Love Kit from Babeland.

Sex Alert:

Best...Use for a New Vibrator

Babeland's JimmyJane couture line of sex toys has given us the silicone-and-stainless-steel Form 6. Depending on your mood and free time, choose from six speeds and five intensity levels. It's also water-resistant for Jacuzzi fun.

O Magazine, January 2008

Live Your Best Love Life!

If you need guidance or an upgrade, babeland.com has a simple, no-nonsense "How to Choose a Vibrator" page. And if you got embarrassed reading that just now (it's okay, I got embarrassed typing it), you owe it to yourself to peruse, choose, and fall in love (guilt-free!) with any product that tickles your fancy. There may be times in a girl's life when it's better to be boyless, but there's no need to be joyless. Or toyless.

Curve December, 2007 In the Stacks Getting Off, Jamye Waxman Former Babeland employee and sex writer Jamye Waxman sheds light on one of the most taboo topics around: female masturbation. From definitions of what an orgasm is: and how to have one -- to a rundown on current models of vibrators (sure, you've heard of the Hitachi Magic Wand, but what about the Lelo or the Cone?) to celebrity confessions, this book has the right buzz on the topic.