The Rabbit Vibrator
as made famous by "Sex in the City"
 

Rabbit Vibrator in the Bedroom

If your boudoir looks anything like ours, your bed sits among cluttered bedside tables, teetering stacks of books and countless shoes. As a room that’s meant to inspire sultry pillow talk and wild abandon, it could try harder. We enlisted psychologists and decorators to help us create the perfect booty chamber.
This article was written by Womens Health - April 2008
Words: Jocelyn Nubel & Rebecca Ascher-Walsh
Photography: Stephany Rasusser
* Source: The Durex Global Sex Survey 2004
42%
of Australian women own vibrators,
compared to just 20% of women in France*
 
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 Want a smooth ride? The Rabbit’s motor runs on Honda parts, says the Japanese manufacturer
2. Conservative Japanese consumers frown on sex toys that too closely resemble phalluses, so the “head” of the Rabbit is designed to look like a human one, with a smiling face, a fancy ’do, earrings and a necklace.
3. The Rabbit measures 11cm in circumference and is 12.5cm long. “It’s a size most women feel comfortable with,” says Shay Martin of Vibratex, the company that imports the product from Japan. “And since it can be a part of a couple’s sex life, you don’t want the partner to feel upstaged.”
4. Rotating pearls add sensation when the vaginal walls clench during orgasm. In the Elastomer Rabbit, beads are set on a track and rotate around a disc; in the older model, the loose beads tumble at random, which, Vibratex’s testers found, is less pleasurable.
5. A metal rod covered with a thick plastic sleeve runs down the Rabbit’s core. And if you’re tempted to try a knockoff, be careful: one European company had to recall its wannabes when they found that the insides could pierce through the vibe’s exterior!
6. To care for your Rabbit, Martin suggests removing the batteries after each use and washing the toy in warm water with mild soap.
7. The Rabbit is available from sassyvibes.com.au. The original Rabbit Pearl is $145 and the Elastomer Rabbit Habit is $155.
8. The speed and intensity of the Rabbit’s shaft and clitoris stimulator are controlled separately because different people like different things at different times. Adjust the two to see what you like.
9. Use a small amount of water- or silicone-based lubricant since there isn’t foreplay with a vibrator. You can try petting the bunny, but that probably
won’t work for you.
10. To get a sense of what the Rabbit feels like before inserting it, give it the “vibrator handshake”. With the Rabbit ears pointing toward you, grip the shaft with the rabbit ears resting between the thumb and index finger.
11. The Rabbit’s vibrating nose is designed to make contact with the clitoris’s centre, while the ears graze either side. A huge 94 per cent of women climax from clitoral stimulation.
12. Unlike the original vinyl Vibratex Rabbit Pearl, the Vibratex Elastomer Rabbit Habit is made without phthalates, plastic additives that help increase flexibility, but they’ve been blamed for endocrine problems and impaired foetal development. They also give off that “new car” smell.
 
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Bright light is so unsexy it would make Shakira hide under the sheets. “Versatility is the real key to sensual lighting and your idea of the sexiest boudoir lighting may change as often as your mood,” says WH’s sex and relationship expert Dr Traci Coventry, who counsels couples on sexual issues. “Candlelight or soft muted lighting (think pastel shades) can infuse a room with a romantic glow – and it’s flattering on everyone.” Interior designer Robert Verdi is also a champion of coloured light globes: “Pink ones soften the room and add a rosy glow to bare skin, while amber makes your body look sunkissed”. Amber or orange shades also increase arousal, according to Margaret Walch of the Color Association of the United States.
2.
A recent study in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology found that women perform creative tasks better when they’re in the company of plants. Choose classically foxy flora like roses, which emit a mood-enhancing chemical called phenylethylamine, or PEA . Or, more creatively, surround yourself with lavender and lily of the valley, whose sweet fragrances help increase arousal in men, according to the US Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation. This foundation also discovered that a whiff of orange can increase penile blood flow by 20 per cent, so if you don’t want flowers in your bedroom, go for citrus-scented candles. Try Valencia Orange Soy Candle Tin by Illume  Candles.
3.
You don’t need an expert to tell you that action on the tube can inspire real-world raunch, but Patricia Covalt, author of What Smart Couples Know ($29.95, Amacom), is happy to do so anyway. She suggests racy non-porn; we like Y Tu Mamá También or Stealing Beauty. Open to femalefocused erotica? Heat up your DVD player with Chemistry, by feminist author and sex educator Tristan Taormino. 
4.
“When selecting doonas, pillows and throws for sex sessions choose satin, silk or fine cotton”, says Dr Coventry. “Sexy is all about heightening the senses – especially the sense of touch – so work out what feels luxurious and creates sensations on the skin that you find pleasurable.” Luxurious piles of pillows and cushions look inviting and prove very useful props in sex play. And get this: less is surprisingly more when it comes to thread count. Designer Anki Spets, founder of Area linens, says a 200 to 400 thread count in high-quality cotton is ideal (anything higher and you’ll be covered in sweat, since tighter weaves decrease much-needed breathability).
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Want to transform your environment without a trip to Ikea? “Sound is an effective and inexpensive way to make your bedroom exciting,” says Dr Coventry. “However, music’s an individual thing – while the right sounds can bring your libido to crescendo, the wrong music can mean disaster. Tune into what works for you and your partner.” Customise your playlist so the genre matches your mood – and the music builds to the mood you want to reach. For example, start off with the soft sound of Sarah Blasko and graduate to the pulsing rhythms of Portishead. (For the perfect playlist, go to yahoo7.com.au/womenshealth/bedroom.)
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