Valentine’s Day gifts tend to have a predictable rhythm that nonetheless is tried and true, oftentimes expected and not at all dreary in that you can be creative, there’s some variation on the themes.

Chocolates? Yes! Flowers? Definitely!

In our experience, it’s what goes with the chocolates and flowers that can take Valentine’s Day from being just another gift-giving holiday to something special and memorable.

With that in mind, we offer five surefire Valentine’s Day gift ideas:

1.  Where the Heart Is. The most romantic of all Fatale’s gift sets, this 3-DVD set also has the worthwhile amateur Afterschool Special mixed in. Carolyn Caizzi’s lovely real-life couples come alive in the other videos included in this set. Free Priority Mail shipping in the U.S.

2. Butch/Femme Rules. This 3-DVD set is a mash-up of romance (Special Delivery by Carolyn Caizzi), classic Nina Hartley with the remarkable Miss Sharon Mitchell (Suburban Dykes) and pure lust (Hard Love and How to Fuck in High Heels by Shar Rednour). Free Priority Mail shipping in the U.S.

3. Talk to Me Baby. For an under $30 gift, Shar Rednour’s Talk to Me Baby is perfect for gay or straight, queer or trans, male or female. Everybody should know how to talk dirty, and this is the definitive tape. First class shipping in the U.S. costs only $2.95.

4. Nostalgia. We were talking with an old friend and longtime Fatale Media customer the other day. He told us that his favorite  Courtney Trouble video was Nostalgia. We went back and watched it again and were once again simply delighted! This is an excellent video, a queer porn parody starring all manner of lesbians. Under $30, with domestic shipping starting at $2.95.

5. Sugar High Glitter City. If your sweetie has a sweet tooth, this is definitely the Valentine’s Day gift that will satisfy her yearnings. Nominated for Best Soundtrack, Best All-Girl Feature and Best All-Girl Sex Scene by AVN, this is one of our favorites by far. Another excellent under $30 gift with a reasonable ($2.95) domestic shipping fee.

See all Fatale’s DVDs for even more ideas.

Yours in good love and sex,

Christi and Nan
nan@fatalemedia.com
christi@fatalemedia.com

P.S. Valentine’s Day gift wrap is now available as an option at Fatale Media, as is birthday gift-wrap. Select your option—it’s free—at checkout.

P.P.S. Want it by Valentine’s Day? Order by Friday, February 3rd 2012 for shipping outside the U.S. Order no later than Friday, February 10th 2012 for shipping within the U.S. For overnight shipping, order no later than 4 P.M. PST Monday, February 13th 2012.

Have you ever noticed how prices seem low at some places, especially big online retailers, but when you get to checkout, they sock you with shipping fees that often begin at $7.50 or more?

Well, we have. And here at Fatale Media we are determined to keep shipping fees low. Fatale Media’s shipping fees are low low low.

So avoid sticker shock, and always check the shipping fees when you’re shopping online.

Our commitment to you:
• Order any three DVDs and you get free Priority Mail shipping in the U.S.
• First Class mail is shipped within 24 hours, and the rate for First Class starts at $2.95.
• Outside the U.S., DVDs ship for at or below international rates via Par Avion Air Mail.

Want it by Valentine’s Day?
• Order by Friday, February 3rd 2012 for shipping outside the U.S.
• Order no later than Friday, February 10th 2012 for shipping within the U.S.
• For overnight shipping, order no later than 4 P.M. PST Monday, February 13th 2012.

Valentine’s Day gift-wrap now available! Plus a free gift card, personalized just for you.

See Fatale’s Favorite Lesbian DVDs.

See all Fatale’s DVDs.

Last month, we asked about your plans for the new year 2012. More than 100 people clocked in with their votes. Check out the results.

There’s lot of romance in the air this time of year, and we wondered:

Is romance for you?

Vote now! The poll is on Fatale’s home page. We’ll give you the results next month.

Until next time, we wish you deliciously hot sex,

Nan and Christi

www.fatalemedia.com

P.S. Don’t forget to check out the new Courtney Trouble DVD Live Sex Show, starring Nina Hartley and Jiz Lee.

Etta James died yesterday. She was part of the soundtrack of our lives, and of our life together. We are grateful for her music. As Gwendolyn Thompkins noted in her beautiful tribute to Etta James on NPR this morning, Etta James kept love going through good times and bad.

It’s the last weekend for free First Class shipping at Fatale Media. Shipping is half-price outside the U.S.

No minimums, no “standard shipping” wait times. All orders ship within 24 hours.

We thought you’d want to know. Mark your calendar. The deadline is Sunday night, January 15, 2012.

Shop now!

And in case you’re wondering, we had a lovely New Year’s celebration. On New Year’s Eve we headed to a friend’s place for an early get-together. About a dozen people were there, and the food was divine! We brought gougères, little French cheese puffs made with glorious Gruyére. Yum!

On New Year’s Day we went to an afternoon party, a more traditional fête with a couple dozen people, lots of sparkling wine and Champagne, gorgeous bowls of beans for good luck, and most of all good company.

It’s an auspicious start to 2012.

Yours in good love and sex,

Nan & Christi nan@fatalemedia.com christi@fatalemedia.com

P.S. The top lesbian DVDs this holiday season were Carolyn Caizzi’s Coming Home and Courtney Trouble’s new Live Sex Show, which stars Nina Harley and Jiz Lee.

P.P.S. Don’t forget—free First Class shipping (half-price outside the U.S.) is good through January 15, 2012.

G-spot expert Deborah Sundahl, a.k.a. Fanny Fatale, answers your questions about female ejaculation and the g-spot.

Dear Deborah,

Is lubrication with oil a must or should we reserve it for those times when the surfaces are not that moist? I shall be grateful for your clarification on this rather basic point.

Wishing you a very Happy New Year.

Best regards,

Curious in India

Dear Curious,

Olive oil is nourishing to the skin, as Queen Cleopatra from ancient Egypt knew. Use lubricant that is nourishing to the vagina, like natural oils of any kind (jojoba, almond, avocado, etc.).  View the vagina as skin that needs or likes “food,” rather than using a lubricant to “make” her ready.

As you will learn when you read my book, Female Ejaculation and the G-Spot, I encourage every woman to know her body. This is more than finding a technique or “prescribing” lubricant. You will know when you want to use lubricant, and when you do not need or want to. In this way, you will have more than enough natural lubrication, too!

Again, the more you can listen to your own body, specifically your vagina and what she needs and likes, the more success you will have with the G-spot orgasm and with female ejaculation. And in the end, the more intimate connection you will have to yourself and to your partner.

Have fun!

Deborah

P.S. If you plan to be in the Pacific Northwest this spring, sign up for Deborah Sundahl’s female-ejaculation women’s workshop scheduled for the weekend of April 20-22, 2012. A workshop for couples runs April 27-28, 2012. View more information here at Deborah’s Web site.

P.P.S. Check out Female Ejaculation for Couples by Deborah Sundahl to see how couples can stimulate the G-spot and achieve female ejaculation in a workshop setting.

This month, we ask:

What are your sexy plans for 2012?

Vote now! The poll is on Fatale’s home page.

Stay tuned. We’ll give you the results next month.

Until then, we wish you dazzling hot sex!

Nan and Christi

www.fatalemedia.com

P.S. Save 15% on the Bend Over Boyfriend Gift Set, Fatale Media’s bestseller!

P.P.S. Free First Class shipping is yours through January 15, 2012. Outside the U.S., you get half-price shipping. Shop now!

We’ve decided to extend free shipping on all purchases at Fatale Media through January 15th, 2012, half-price outside the U.S. No minimums, and all orders ship within 24 hours.

Treat yourself!

Check out Fatale’s Favorite Lesbian DVDs.

See all Fatale’s DVDs.

The new year promises to be a new start. Maybe every new year promises a new start, but 2012 feels different. Hope is in the air. And something else, something playful and sly, perhaps naughty.

We’re taking this time to make New Year’s resolutions, to listen to music we haven’t heard in ages, to go to the movies and hold hands in the theater. It’s nice, a touch of romance to ring in the new year.

What are you doing New Year’s Eve?

Post your plans here in the Comments section or on Fatale’s Facebook wall. We want to know!

Here’s to a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year!

Yours in good love and sex,

Christi and Nan
nan@fatalemedia.com
christi@fatalemedia.com

P.S. Check out Live Sex Show, Courtney Trouble’s all-new DVD.

P.P.S. Free shipping is extended through January 15th, 2012. Treat yourself!

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Last month, we asked if you thought porn was “strictly sexual.” Not too much diversity of opinion—check out the results.

As the new year approaches, we’re curious:

What are your plans for 2012?

Vote now! The poll is on Fatale’s home page. We’ll give you the results next month.

Until next time, we wish you deliciously hot sex,

Nan and Christi
www.fatalemedia.com

P.S. Watch the trailer and see pictures from Live Sex Show, the new DVD from Courtney Trouble. Starring Nina Hartley and Jiz Lee!

P.P.S. Free shipping is extended through January 15th, 2012. Treat yourself!