Sensual, Erotic Works of Art for Valentine Gifts

In their salad days, many now-famous artists sold their works for barely enough to survive. Now they're worth a king's ransom. Happily for lover's of art, quality reprints are available cheap. For that quintessential Valentine's Day gift for your one of a kind lover, how about framing a piece of art that communicates your love? And for Valentine's Day, no Cezanne bowls of fruit pastoral Monet paintings. We want romantic, sensual art--something passionate, intimate and even a little erotic. So I am going to play Sister Wendy Beckett. Let's scour The Louvre, MOMA, wherever our journey takes us in search of that perfect, that definitive work of art for the perfect sensual, romantic Valentine's Day gift. (Like Klimt's "Embrace" to the left!)  Erotica Art Valentine Gifts

Sexy Gothic Victorian Halloween Costumes

My older son asked recently what was meant by pre-Raphaelite? It's a scintillating (and rather sexy) term for women as idealized in the mid-Victorian period. A small community of artists and poets (like Rosetti) figured women with loose Titian tresses (mostly red), virginal gowns, prim, remote and oozing sensuality. Sexuality in Victorian times was taboo, subliminal, repressed and therefore hugely exaggerated.  

Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir John Everett Millais painted mad Ophelia, drowned for unrequited love of Hamlet. Tenneyson's Lady of Shallot (another jilted suicidal lover), painted by Waterhouse is pure pre-Raphaelite. 

How erotic would it be it recreate a pre-Raphaelite zombie girl costume for Halloween? The artists conventionally showed the dead girls romantically laid out and incorruptible. But we know that corpses don't stay fresh. Zombies of vengeful or jealous dead lovers have walked the pages of horror fiction for centuries. The restless undead have plagued generations of Devil's night, Samhain and Walpurgis revelers. Looking to recreate some of those vintage creeps of yore? Here's a DIY guide to make Gothic Revival Victorian costumes for women. Gothic Victorian Pre-Raphaelite Ghost Halloween Costume Guide

Sexy, Intimate,Sensual, Romantic and Erotic Gifts for Lovers: From Warm and Cuddly to Steaming Hot!

Sexy, Intimate, Romantic Valentine's Day Gifts for Lovers
Whether you are in a new relationship or you've been married for 30 years, it is important to keep the spark of romance alive. Here is a list of sexy, romantic, intimate Valentine's Day gifts that will keep the passion burning.
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Sensual Films for Hot Summer Evenings

90 Days of Summer Countdown: Adult Movies to See This Summer
Quintessential list of 90 films to see this summer. One movie for every evening this summer. This list includes all genres, but check out my 'chick flicks' 'drama' and 'classics' category for sensual, intimate films.

Best Sensual Films:

Quills
The Red Violin
Rasputin
Wuthering Heights
Much Ado About Nothing
Dragonfly
What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
Moulin Rouge
Cabaret
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Moonstruck
Far and Away
Being Julia
The Wild One
The French Lieutenant's Woman
The Taming of the Shrew
Whose Afraid of Virgina Woolf?

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Sensual Persian Poetry

April is National Poetry Month: Sensual Persian Poetry
Persians were sensual thinkers, lovers and poets. Their poems reflect intimacy and romance. Faithful as the Cedars of Lebanon, Persian poetry is redolent with myrrh and cardamom. Persian poetry is lush vermillion and pure gold. Enjoy Hafiz, Rumi,Omar Khayyam's Rubiayat and Zarathrushtra.

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Intimate, Sensual Tea Party

How to Host an Edwardian Tea Party
Mother's Day conjures up images of ladies in rustling dresses drinking tea and dining on little finger sandwiches.And didn't those Victorians and Edwardians do tea parties right? With all the pomp and circumstance? What could be more alluring and sensual than a tea party? Hosting a Mother's Day Brunch or Mother/Daughter Tea Party? Then you need this guide!Compleat guide to hosting the perfect Edwardian-era tea party, including tea service, dress, flowers, music, atmosphere and of course food and teas!
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Sensual, Erotic Works of Art

Sensual, Erotic Works of Art for Valentine's Day
For that quintessential Valentine's Day gift, how about framing a piece of art that communicates your love? Here are several romantic, sensual, passionate, intimate and even erotic works of art.

Intimacy, Serenity and Design

The Ultimate Guide for Creating Serenity
Step-by-Step guide for designing peaceful, intimate places in your home. Inexpensive, personal and easy decor options.
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Erotic, Edgy Sensual Foreign Films

Best Foreign Films and Films Set in Foreign Countries
Foreign films have an alluring je ne ce quoi. They have an edgy elegance. Here is the definitive list of the ten best foreign films, films shot on location and films based on foreign countries. Get ready to be dazzled!
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Sensual Music for Intimate Occasions

10 Best Singers Living Today
Music can be an intimate and very sensual experience. This is not a list of good singers. This is THE list of singers with heavenly voices. You listen to your music; I feel, live and breathe this music. You haven't heard music until you listen to these singers.
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10 Free Romantic, Intimate Dates

10 Free Romantic Date Ideas: Picnics, Museums, Churches, Libraries and More
Do you ever feel that you are too poor to afford to date someone? We live in a commercial world and it often seems that if you "ain't got any money, you ain't got any friends," as the song goes.
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Bedroom Decor for our inner Courtesan

How to Create Budget Rococo Decor: Lavish Design and Decor Style for the Courtesan in Us All
budget decor guide for barogue/rococo design
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10 Most Sensual Movie Actors and Scenes

10 Most Sensual Movie Actors and Scenes of All Time
reviews of the top 10 most sensual movie scenes and actors
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Sensual Games to Play with Your Partner

5 Sensual Games to Play with Your Partner
Spark the romance with these intimate bedroom games
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