Virtues of Dressing Up

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Most of us remember how fun it was growing up and either dressing up in our Mother's clothes or for Halloween. It was a perfect escape, unleashing our fantasies through clothing and imagination. Dressing up with your lover or mate can add an exciting element to your intimate encounters. Since it's Halloween, dressing up is a fun way to put a little sexy into an old childhood favorite.



Here are the Virtues of Dressing Up:

1. It brings out a secret or hidden side of your personality


2. Adds fun and excitement to trysts


3. Lets you pretend that you're someone else for the evening


4. The perfect alibi..."Catwoman made me do it!"


5. Adds playful aspect to life, bringing a youthful approach to it


6. Act out your fantasies


7. "Wonder Woman made me do it!"


8. Intimate clothes transform a person's feelings and view of herself


9. It can be a confidence booster


10. "Zena Warrior Princess made me do it!"

What is the perfect panty to wear with the Catwoman suit on this post?

Commando panties in either briefs, boyshorts, or thongs. It's up to you, but either way it'll look and feel as if you're going commando.

Image on this page (above middle) is from the 1992 Batman Returns with Michelle Pfeiffer playing Selina Kyle (aka: Catwoman).

Fabulous Friday Promotions

It's that time again to celebrate gorgeous lingerie at unbelievable prices! For more information on the sales, click on the images below.

GUIA LA BRUNA's 50% OFF SALE ON LINGERIE

Featuring Mr. Sandman Babe Camisole (below) $359 (originally $715) and thong $80 (originally 159). More gorgeous lingerie at the 50% off sale on their website.

To see additional promotions from earlier Eve's Apples' posts (that may still be valid), click on Eve's Fabulous Friday Promotions October 7 and 14.

Have a wonderful weekend and go Celebrate Your Inner Eves, my dear Lingeristas!

Tantalizing Trivia ~ The First Breast Implants

In the 1940s, during World War II, breast implants started in Japan's underground. Japanese prostitutes found that American GIs loved large breasted women and would pay more for an endowed woman. Since the majority of Japanese women are not naturally large breasted, many prostitutes had their doctors inject fluid into their breasts. The first fluids tried were saline and goat's milk. Unsuccessful, saline and milk quickly leaked into the body.

What were the other two fluids that were injected into women's breasts, leading the way for the modern day breast implant?

Were they...

• Paraffin Wax


• Vaseline


• Gelatin


• Silicone

Scroll below for the answer.

Information for our Tantalizing Trivia is from Sexy Origins & Intimate Things by Charles Panati. I picked this book up from Coco de Mer's large selection of books on erotica. For more on Coco de Mer, click on Eve's October Boutique of the Month.

Images on this page are from the film, Memoirs of a Geisha. Geisha and prostitutes were seen in a very different light in Japan.

ANSWER:

You are correct if you answered Paraffin Wax and Silicone.

Wax and silicone had mixed results. There were painful and lumpy results with the wax. However, most lasting effects were achieved with silicone. Panati says in his book that, "Determined to have 'American tits,' the girls allowed their doctors to inject Dow Corning's hottest new product, 'insert' liquid silicone, directly into their breasts. Silicone, however, had U.S. military applications, as an insulator, lubricant, and sealant, so the precious chemical was available only on the black market.

Silicone injections worked. The girls' breasts were immediately larger, still soft and pliant, and the fluid did not seem to leak away from the breast tissue into the body (like with saline and milk). By the mid-1940s industrial-grade silicone had become the hottest black-market item in Japan. Large drums of the chemical were mysteriously disappearing from U.S. military bases. The girls' profits were up, GIs were happy. Word got back to U.S. plastic surgeons that silicone was being used in Japan for cosmetic enhancement. Some American surgeons, most notably in Hollywood, began offering silicone injections to film stars and moneyed socialites."

Thus began the hot trend and controversy surrounding breast augmentation.

Boutique of the Month: Coco de Mer

How many times have you tentatively walked into a luxurious boutique where friendly staff put you at ease and shared with you the fun, forbidden products available?

It doesn't happen often, does it?...but it does at Coco de Mer!

Coco de Mer is an erotic, sensuous boutique that excels in unique products, store details, and customer service.

No matter how exquisite the lingerie and products are at Coco de Mer, their exceptional attention to product selection, merchandising, world awareness, and store details make visitors feel at home. There's the peeking room (to view what your lover is trying on), to fair trade products such as blindfolds made by Burmese Monks that say "The only real Freedom is Freedom from Fear," to luxurious lingerie, to an extensive line of erotic books and more. It's clear that a lot of detail and thought went into the look, feel, and experience in the store.

Customer Service: We were greeted by two fabulous staff members. Dawn enthusiastically shared with us many of her favorite store details and products, and Noey, a harness affectionado, enlightened us about the versatility of harnesses as play wear and fashion. What makes this store exceptional is that the staff clearly loves being there and sharing the store with you. Their excitement is infectious, and it made me want to buy the whole store.

Philosophy: "...The coco de mer palm grows slowly, until its branches release once more its beautiful seed. Like our inspiration, we will grow patiently and strong, providing on the way tactile, sensuous and precious products that are made by the finest craftsmen.

We have very strong and clear ethics at Coco de Mer. All our products are made with the consideration of environmental and human rights. We invest in the talents of local artisans. When we seek a skill abroad we work with small Fair Trade projects or cottage industries.

Ultimately, we hope that our products bring you joy, inspiration and a recharge of sexual energy that translates in the infinite enjoyment of one of life's great gifts.

We, at Coco de Mer, are unashamedly about sex. Celebrate the beauty from which we all come!"

Brands: Aloe, Afterwear, Lascivious, Fifi Chachnil, Damaris, La Perla, Letters of Marque, and several other lines.

Afterwear Iman Bra & Panty (above) are $251 (bra) and $215 (panty). Lingerie carried at Coco de Mer ranges in price from just below $100 to hundreds of dollars.

Highlights: Coco de Mer offers salons every few months. Recently, the Los Angeles store had "Using the 5 Senses" and "The Art of Lap dance." If this interests you, check with the boutiques in January when they'll be showcasing new salons.

Products: Lingerie, books, pleasure instruments, accessories, jewelry, home accents, art, apothecary and more.

Coco de Mer is certainly one store that enjoys Celebrating its Inner Eve, and loves helping clients celebrate theirs too!

If you're in Los Angeles or London, I highly recommend visiting one of their stores. I'll be going back soon!

Coco de Mer

Los Angeles ~ Melrose

8618 Melrose Avenue * Los Angeles, CA 90069

Telephone: 310 652 0311

Opening Times: Sun - Mon 12 - 7pm

London ~ Covent Garden

23 Monmouth Steet * Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DD

Telephone +44 (0 )207 836 8882

Opening Times: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri,

Sat: 11 - 7pm

Thurs: 11 - 8pm Sun: 12 - 6pm

Feel Your Boobies!

Last week was the 2nd Annual National Feel Your Boobies® Week (October 10 -17). We found out about this cause worthy event, highlighting breast cancer prevention and detection, from our friends at the Cotton Sisters.

Founded by Leigh Hurst, Feel Your Boobies® started as a "fun t-shirt with a cute slogan." But it's more than that. It's a "call to action for women young and not-so-young to get in touch with their body and know what’s normal for them."

How did Feel Your Boobies start? It was a personal experience that triggered Leigh's plight.

LEIGH'S STORY

"I was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 7, 2004. I was 33, I ran marathons, ate well, and thankfully I felt my boobies! I wouldn’t necessarily say I did “self-breast exams” as they are traditionally defined, but I did feel my boobies during the course of my daily routine and because I did, I knew when something was different...

...My case is nearly 95% treatable because of the early detection. I'm very lucky and Feel Your Boobies is now my full-time endeavor and passion that allows me to tell my story to young women to spread the word about the importance of feeling your boobies and breast awareness, especially among the younger population where traditional breast cancer messages are often not targeted."

For the whole article, click on Leigh's Story.

Images are of Leigh when she received treatment (top right) and her today (bottom right).

Spread the word, early breast cancer detection can lead survival. Celebrate Your Inner Eve for years to come by touching your boobies!

Fabulous Friday ~ Priceless Panty Promotions

To help you Celebrate Your Inner Eve, the affordable way, I've compiled a few promotions below. They highlight a Lingerista's Lifestyle, including lingerie, cashmere, and flowers.

Enjoy!

Keira Knightley & Corsets

In her latest movie, The Duchess, Keira Knightly stars as the 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and looks spectacular in the ornate costumes. To find out what she thinks of the corsets she's wearing, click on the video below.

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY ~ THE DUCHESS INTERVIEW



To see more of Keira in the striking costumes, click on The Duchess Movie Trailer below.

THE DUCHESS MOVIE TRAILER

Lingerista Lifestyle: Beguiling Lingerie & Martinis

With fall being the season of dressing up and festivities, I wanted to bring you some fun lingerie and inspiring martinis to get you in the holiday spirit. Spolyt's orange silk Embrace Cuffs ($75) is a playful lingerie accessory to wear while your sipping your Pumpkin Pie Martinis. It's been said that even the most outlandish holiday parties won't be able to compete with this martini recipe...Try it out and you be the judge.





PUMPKIN PIE MARTINI

• 4 oz of Smirnoff vodka


• 1 oz Stolichnaya Vanilla vodka


• Cocktail Candy Vanilla Shake cocktail sugar


• Pumpkin spice

Pour all of the liquid ingredients into a shaker 1/4 full of cracked ice and shake. Allow shaker to rest while rimming two iced martini glasses with Vanilla Cocktail Candy Rim Sugar. Strain martini into glasses. Garnish with a shake of pumpkin pie spice.

This recipe is from Hauntedbay.com and gets rave reviews!

Spolyt's Beguile cuffs and matching lingerie can be purchased on their website at spoylt.com.

Whatever your plans this holiday season, be sure to enjoy yourself and Celebrate Your Inner Eve!

Spoylt Collection & Frou Frou Video

As you know, my dear Lingeristas, j'adore Faire Frou Frou, the lingerie boutique in Studio City, California. What you may not know is that I'm also a supporter of Spoylt lingerie. Recently, we were saddened to find out that Spoylt filed for bankruptcy. Today, I was over the moon to get an e-mail from Spoylt saying that they're putting out a new line and it can be purchased online.

There are several new styles in Spoylt's new Collection, including Beguile, Captivate, Charm, Embrace and Entice. The image (above) is apart of the Embrace style. The Embrace Triangle Bra is $120, Embrace Hipster is $80 and Embrace Thong is $70.

If you have a penchant for Classic Spoylt, featuring Envy, Seduction, Flirtation, Greta and more, you can still purchase them by clicking on Classic Spoylt. To view some of the lingerie that made Spolyt famous, click on the Access video below.

ACCESS VIDEO: SPOYLT AT FAIRE FROU FROU

Lingerie Flip Book: Create Your Own

Have you always loved flipping through look books that lingerie brands come out with each season? Look no further. You can now create your own!

Flip - Zone, a fun website that I recently discovered, will show you how. This interactive website features the latest fashion and lingerie and enables you to create your own flip book. You also have the option to send images to friends.


Images on this page are from the Maison Close lingerie flip book. Maison Close is sold throughout the world. To see a list of stores that carry the line, click on Maison Close Stockists.

Flip - Zone is a whole new way to interact with images and play with intimates. Have fun!

Fabulous Friday ~ Priceless Panty Promotions

Soma is featuring a special on the Vanishing Edge Panties. To receive the deal, click on The one and only Vanishing Edge Panties are 6 for $48 at Soma.com. Offer valid 9.20.08 to 11.16.08

Macy's Fit Video Series ~ Part 2

Some of you may have seen our Eve's Apples September post called Macy's Fit Video Series. In it, I posted a few videos providing great tips on fitting a bra properly. Who wants to be obsessed with adjusting pesky bra straps all day? Not me!

Today, we're focusing on bra straps that keep falling off of your shoulders. To see what tips Kymmarie Russo, Intimate Apparel Fit Manager at Macy's, has about your bra straps, click on the video below.

BRA STRAPS




Not to worry if you didn't read our previous post, you can click on the post by going to Eve's Apples ~ Macy's Fit Video Series or clicking on the Macy's link in the side bar -- it'll directly take you to all their videos. In the meantime, I'll continue bringing you more of the videos over the next couple of months.

You can also visit a couple of my personal experiences with bra fittings at Rigby & Peller! Oooh la la! If you are ever in London, I highly recommend a visit! Click on Breast Shape Affects Bra Size to read more about Rigby & Peller's stellar bra fittings.

When it comes down to it, bra straps that stay in place are essential to a good fit and a great way to Celebrate Your Inner Eve all day.

Calvin Klein Runway Video

If the cold chill of fall has started making you feel frosty, here's a Calvin Klein Runway video to warm you up!

Enjoy!