The Empress 2 is adorable. I could see immediately why VUSH would recommend it for a pleasure challenge. Everything about the clitoral suction vibrator screamed fun, from its bubble gum pink color to its matching silk travel bag to its easy-to-hold ergonomic handle and adorable suction mouth. On top of just looking like a good time, the toy boasts discreet whisper-quiet suction at five different intensities and claims to mimic the flutter of a tongue combined with suction, in order to accurately replicate the sensations of oral sex. The website description also warned me that after my play session I’d want to give the toy a standing ovation… if I could still stand. Anticipation raised (and really, trying to really live up to the challenge), I set aside an hour of my day to take a bath. I wanted to make my time for self-pleasure, well—actually pleasurable.
With my usual schedule, I typically fit my play time either right before bed when I’m nearly half-asleep or first thing upon waking up when I’m (you guessed it), still half-asleep. But feeling encouraged by VUSH’s campaign, I went all in on reaping the full pleasure of my “me time.” I carved out a full hour of my afternoon to pour myself a scented epsom salt bath. With my highly-curated sexy playlist queued and my current favorite romance novel up on my kindle to reread some of the steamier mood-setting scenes, (extra shout out to Emily Henry’s Book Lovers for that library scene!), I stepped into my perfectly-set bath time scene and got to work.