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My open call to finance and produce female erotic film directors

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“It’s time for porn to change, and for that we need women, we need women in the leadership roles, as producers, as directors as scriptwriters. I don’t want to get women out of porn. I want to get women into porn. We need women in porn. Behind the camera”  (Erika Lust for TEDxVienna December 2014)

 

I am opening a call worldwide for female film directors. I want to find the next wave of adult female filmmakers, who please the eyes and tantalize the senses, who inspire and arouse and contribute to my mission to change porn.

 

I believe in having women behind the camera in all key positions, and the importance of the female gaze in a male dominated porn industry. I have produced and directed over 100 shorts, and have more than 100,000 members on my site XConfessions, where anonymous members of the public submit their fantasies and experiences; out of which I choose two a month to interpret into adult cinematic shorts.

  

ABOUT THE PROJECT

After working with several guest directors  I have decided that I want to continue producing adult cinema with women at the helm. A good example of my work with other directors is this recent short, The Bitchhiker, on XConfessions.com , directed by Olympe de G– watch the trailer below.

 

 

I have budgeted €250,000 for the project as a whole, with different amounts dedicated to different films. I am offering my support and funding for you to make a short film with explicit sex. You will need to source your own cast and crew, locations, write your script. You will have creative control, but we will be your support: especially in terms of legal aspects, documentation, information about working in adult cinema and finding appropriate performers. I want to start a global community of female filmmakers. I want to confront mainstream porn and make feminist erotica relevant, not the exception. I want a new kind of adult cinema to spread across the world and I am looking for women to help me. 

 

ABOUT YOU

I am looking mainly for women. I need creative minds with filmmaking experience. If your idea is great, and you can get a cast and crew, we’ll talk about business 🙂

 

I’d rather not give these opportunities to those already making adult cinema – rather I want to reach minds that are untapped and perhaps haven’t even considered making erotica before discovering that it can be realistic, representative and artistic.

 

I want applicants from all over the world. We will be producing 10 short films made by new female directors during 2017.

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE

–       Proven experience in filmmaking (Do you have a reel?)

–       A desire to represent female sexuality outside of mainstream clichés

–       The time and dedication to make a short film

–       A script/treatment/moodboard of your idea

–       A budget (I have allocated €250,000 for the whole project, not per film)

–       Understanding of my ethics and my films

  

HOW TO APPLY

You need to send an email, and you need to prove you are legit! If you can send us a PDF dossier of all your materials (not too much please!) including;

–       Script/treatment and moodboard for a film no longer than 15 mins

–       A profile on yourself and your experiences in film + CV

–       A short explanation of your vision and why you want to be involved in the project.

 

Send your application to  me and I’ll get back to you soon: erikalust@lustfilms.com

I look forward to working with you!

EXTRA NOTES:

There is no deadline to submit.

Any requests to be involved, in any capacity such as performer, director etc. should be emailed to the address above.

Requests to apply, applications or pitches posted in the comments below will not be counted.

The specifications to apply are in the post above! If you can’t take the time to read the post, how will you make a short film? 😉

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Hadas Hinkis directed Meanwhile in a Parallel Universe for EL Films
Paulita Pappel directed Female Ejaculation for Erika Lust Films
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Adriana Eskenazi directed Somos solo cuerpos for Erika Lust Films

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Women, STAND UP!

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On Saturday January 21st 2017, the first day of Trump’s presidency, people all over the world are coming together to march in protest. And myself and my team are joining them!

Join us!

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Alba from sales looking fierce.

What began as a Facebook post from a female lawyer in Hawaii suggesting women plan a protest around the date of Donald Trump’s inauguration, has now become one of the biggest mass mobilizations in US history. Last year leaked audio of Trump boasting that he frequently abused women and “grabbed them by the pussy” incited yet more anger, fear and revolution from women in the United States. And rightly so!

A man who boasts about sexually assaulting women becoming the most powerful man in the world? Oh God no, please no.

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Daisy our content manager!

But this march isn’t just about women’s rights. The official organizers, Women’s March, have been super vocal about the inclusivity of the event all over their social media platforms, declaring that the march open will be to “any person, regardless of gender identity, who believes women’s rights are human rights”. In fact, it’s expected to represent the most diverse and progressive amount of social, political, environmental and economical issues to date. Supporters and marchers are fighting the good fight for everything from global warming, immigration and prisoner’s rights to healthcare, abortion rights, free press and gun safety laws.

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Cristina in design rocking the power shirt.

This effect has spread like wildfire, not only with the 300+ separate local marches happening inside the US; there are also now over 30 different countries worldwide organizing events of their own. Including my very own, beautiful Barcelona! If you or anyone you know lives in Barcelona I encourage you to march with me! This week, women in Spain have been standing up for themselves. Much like the woman below who protested the unveiling of a Trump waxwork figure in Madrid.

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We must stand together with our sisters in the US. And you don’t need to be cis-female to do so! Just like in Washington, this march is a call-to-arms to all our allies. Whether you’re male, female, LGBTI or Q, we need to stand together. Don’t forget to wear bright colours. People are even making bright pink “pussy hats” for the occasion! You can find all the details and join this extremely important cause via the Facebook page. The full list of marches happening throughout the world can be found on the official Women’s March on Washington Facebook page. See you there sisters, brothers and all genders!

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Carla in Press!

 

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Real Couple, Real Sex by Nympho on Lust Cinema!

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Toronto by Nympho Ninjas

Nympho Ninjas are back at Lust Cinema with their third release! Here at Lust we’ve fallen in love with the genuine, honest intimacy between couples and lovers that Nympho Ninjas have brought us over the years! And Toronto is absolutely no exception.  Watch the trailer below:

Since releasing Los Angeles last year, a story of two friends whose natural rapport and intimacy builds into an explosion of passion, Nympho Ninjas have created this equally passionate, but this time deeply romantic portrayal of a Toronto based couple. Vera and Clint invite us into their warm and unique relationship and share with us the secret to their love and unending lust.

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The couple take us on a walk through the park where we fall hard for their love story and later invite us into their bedroom. Nympho Ninjas once again use their aesthetic ingenuity to create an atmosphere of safety and trust, while simultaneously building the tension that creates fire beneath you! This is a must see for those who enjoy real life, hot, intense sex that leaves you ever so slightly short of breath.

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“Toronto is the scenario of our third release by Nympho Ninjas, one of the most interesting and cinematographic porn producers nowadays. Fall in love with Vera and Clint in this deeply romantic film about love with lots of chemistry and real sex.”
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What I love about this film is how close and personal we get with the performers. Nothing is glamorized or spectacular! There isn’t even a soundtrack. But that’s what connects us with the performers and creates such sensation in the viewer! In an interview we made with them back in 2015 they explained “In some of our videos it will start out or end with one of us adjusting the camera, which really connects our viewers to the moment, and grounds it in reality. It shows that there are no camera men, directors, lighting rigs or anything other than us and our cameras which makes the intimacy in our films really prevalent.” I couldn’t agree more!

You can watch this and more now in Lust Cinema!

Or… download it in HD from my store.

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Guide to The Ultimate Cunnilingus

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Start stretching out those tongues, lusties!

It’s time to get down to buttering the muffin – but the right way!

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Following on from my massively successful Guide to Spanking and last week’s glorious Ultimate Blowjob Guide plus The Girl’s Guide to Pegging, it was time to get down and dirty with the clam. Like I said before, I want to write guides for trans bodies too, because I know every person’s body is not the same. But this guide is generally for men/women/any gendered person who want’s to indulge in some oral pleasure with a cis-gendered woman.

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🔥 Don’t believe the myths

Cunnilingus is no more complicated than your communication skills allow it to be. Speak and you shall find. And remember that for the most part, vaginas are pretty good at keeping themselves clean and delicious!

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Don’t forget that the pussy isn’t the only place you can create pleasure. Get to know each other, touch, kiss, caress the surrounding areas for as long as feels natural. The inner thigh and the skin between the pubis and leg is particularly sensitive.

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💧Want to try some starter toys?💧

Check out the Secret Bullet Remote Vibe or the Diamond Mini Vibe on my store!

🔥 Get them involved

If you want to try something a little different, ask them to lie on their back and slowly start touching themselves. You can even lick their fingers and move them down there if you think they might be a little nervous. Watch them – marvel in the glory and beauty of the person lying in front of you – and then gently start joining in.

🔥 Start Slow

When you’re going down, take your time! Although the vagina may resemble a delicious oyster, you don’t want to down this in one. Appreciate the majesty of the vagina for what it is, tease it with some light licking and kissing while you’re working out where everything is. And most importantly pay attention to how your partner responds…

Still from my XConfessions film “Can Vampires Smell My Period?”. Click to watch!

🔥 Ask Questions

Don’t forget that pleasure is the purpose! You might feel nervous, but try to concentrate on your partner as much as possible. Ask a couple of questions, find out what they like and don’t like. Communication is key to fabulous sex!

💥A toy that delivers similar sensations to oral sex? Are you serious?💥

The Sqweel Go Silicone Toy is worth checking out if you’re still nervous about…

🔥 Use your hands, and your nose…

But don’t start crashing around in there like a bull in a china shop, be gentle, read the signs! You might even want to find out if your partner is interested in a little ass play…

🔥 Don’t actually eat pussy

Don’t wolf it down like an american apple pie, you’re not actually supposed to eat it. What I mean by this is, having your entire mouth wide open like a carp and making loud slurping noises isn’t helping anyone. It’s all in the detail.

🔥 Have a little patience

Often, a sensation only starts to feel super intense after you’ve been doing the same motion for a while. It’s the build up. Try different techniques but give each one it’s proper chance.

🔥 Share

Once things start to get a little more juicy, don’t forget to share the glorious bounty. Some people like this and others don’t, but (and this is a general sex tip) having a little cum on your fingers and licking it off together can be extremely hot and intimate. It also shows trust and confidence, both very sexy!

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Still from my XConfessions film “Meow Kittens Orgy”. Click to see!

🔥 To nibble or not to nibble?

Again, you might want to ask first. Much like sucking, nibbling around the labia and clit can be a huge turn on if done gently. But a little too much and you could turn the heat down completely. Maybe go easy on that one, see what works!

🔥 Make noises

Communication is always a great way to have better sex! Moaning and groaning and showing just how excited you are will also give your partner clear signals that you’re experiencing pleasure: and it encourages them to indicate to you what they like and what they don’t. Ask them to tell you when they’re going to come, so you don’t move away from the spot and lose it.

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💦Why not move it up a gear?💦

Check out the infamous Doxy Massager on my store! And be prepared for screams…

🔥 Make eye contact!

Much like blowjobs, eye contact is actually super important! The worst thing you can do is bury your partner under a blanket and let them do all the work without giving anything back. You’re in this together! Make sure you hold that gaze, watch those pupils dilate and share the pleasure!

🔥 Don’t fake it

This goes for everyone involved! There’s nothing worse than sensing that your partner isn’t into it. APART FROM not being into it. Always work to find out what you both like, you might have to try a lot of new things and move slightly out of your comfort zones, perhaps look for inspiration in my other guides, but a happy, sex positive attitude is what you’ll end up with!

🔥 Let it be the main meal

Oral is sometimes seen merely as foreplay. But don’t be fooled! Some of your greatest orgasms can be achieved through oral. Once in awhile, allow yourself to enjoy the pure majesty of cunnilingus for what it is.

🔥 Riding the crimson wave is up to both of you

If you’re on your period, or your partner is, have a conversation about whether you’re cool to engage in some oral anyway. Some things to remember: period blood is totally safe, and totally clean: unless you carry HIV or an STI. Plus, a vagina tends to be more sensitive around that time of the month – which can make for much stronger orgasms. Plus, it’s just really freaking sexy. See my film “Can Vampires Smell My Period?” for evidence.

Helpful? I have several other voices in the industry dying to give you their tips and tricks! Head on over to Erotic Films for:

Pierre Roshan’s Guides Cunnilingus and Fellatio, Yoni and Lingam Massage Part 1 and Part 2

Nico Bertrand’s Nice to Meet You

Joybear’s Sexology: Part 1, The depths of Female Pleasure

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Still from XConfessions film “Can Vampires Smell My Period?”

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I’m Obsessed with Owen Gray: newest release on XC!

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NEW RELEASE | XConfessions

I’m Obsessed with Owen Gray by Erika Lust

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I’m super excited to share with you my newest release on XConfessions! This time I was able to invite one of my favourite performers Owen Gray back to the set, to star in his first titular role for XConfessions. The confession itself, an admission of obsession from a fan, got me thinking. I got in touch with Cintia Shapiro, who had been talking online with Owen and myself and invited them both to meet for the first time ever on set and enjoy the irresistible electricity of first time sex.

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I am so in love with Owen Gray. I read his blog, I watch all his films with Nympho Ninjas and then I saw that he was working with you Erika, and I just nearly died.

My friends think it’s pretty weird to be obsessed with a porn performer, but I can’t help it. He has these incredible huge dark brooding eyes, and he looks so unusual, like no-one I’ve ever seen before. And he’s so smart, Erika, I just want to be able to meet him and offer myself up for him to dominate and fuck until I pass out.

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🔥Read my interview on BDSM and Feminism with Owen here!

Cintia and Owen had been chatting online for a while. They shared the same passion for photography, sexuality and each other. When I read this confession, I couldn’t think of anyone more perfect than Cintia to explore the idea of first meetings and first time sex with someone you’re so completely turned on by. Cintia, having never performed before, waits tentatively on the edge of a huge, comfortable bed to be greeted by Owen Gray himself. The pair are shy at first, giggling with anticipation and lust. They step ever closer to each other, embrace, absorb each other for a little while before having their first, passionate kiss. You all know what first times are like and how a few nerves can only accelerate the lusftul spark between you….

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🔥Watch an exclusive interview with Owen here!🔥

Owen is an established and essential part of the XConfessions catalogue, appearing in Sweet But Psycho, Feminist and Submissive and I Put a Pagan Spell on You. You can read my recent interview with him in which he talks about domination, submission and feminism here! He’s not only gorgeous, but so intelligent that you’ll want to fuck his mind after talking to him for five minutes! He also brings the perfect amount of care and intimacy to this film. Although powerful and dominant, Owen is gentle, considerate and generous in these scenes with Cintia. This worked so well with Cintia’s irresistible cute and coy persona in the film.

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As a new performer who recently contacted me saying she wanted to make her first adult film with Owen, Cintia‘s nerves and passion added so much to the tenderness of the short. I’m so pleased that once again I can show you real sex, real pleasure and scenes in which we see both performers receiving and giving extraordinary pleasure equally! The atmosphere on set was so exciting, witnessing these two performers meet for the first time. Later we found out that they saw each other in Barcelona the day before, but quickly turned away from each other so as not to ruin the suspense of the following day! And I’m so glad they did!

These two worked perfectly together and I can’t wait for you to see it for yourselves!

Get to know first-time performer Cintia in her interview here!

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In XConfessions, people from all over the world share their sexual stories and fantasies. Every month I pick two and turn them into cinematic short films. Still not a member of Xconfessions? Register now! Or share your sexual fantasy, and it might become a short film!

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My fantastic crew with Cintia and me 🙂 <3 <3

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* All photos in this post: Are by Adriana Eskenazi

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Sex and Architecture: 1,000 m2 of desire

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There is currently an exhibition in my beautiful and fascinating city of Barcelona which explores the intertwined nature of sex and architecture!

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Me enjoying some of the sexy photography and design at the exhibition!

1,000 m2 of desirelooks at the way Western society has planned, built and imagined spaces for sex from the 18th century to the present day… the exhibition explores the power of spaces as the driving force of desire and shows how architecture has been a tool that controls behavior and creates gender stereotypes in our patriarchal society.” With around 250 exhibits including photography, sculpture and film, we are taken through three thematic sections: Sexual utopias, Libertine refuges and Sexographs.

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The exhibition, curated by female architect Adélaïde de Caters, looks at the way architecture itself was a tool which asserted and reinforced patriarchal societies. Whether real or imaginary, structures were to be phallic, dominant, and positioned so that the the wealthy man of the time could oversee his women. I always wondered why Trump tower was so obnoxiously over-sized…

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I was super interested to learn about how over time, more and more designers like Nicolas Schöffer subverted this idea and moved into designing and creating spaces of pleasure away from the male gaze. These spaces were imagined for cohabitation of men and women, with the focus on quality of life and the ultimate in sensory experience! However, many of these spaces were completely imaginary

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Playboys were typically free and easy, businessmen with no time form bonds with women, just enough for fast sexual exploits.

During the 1960s and the rise of Playboy, it became important for men to be stylish. They were now told how to dress, what to eat and read, and even how their houses should look. Playboys were typically free and easy, businessmen with no time to form bonds with women, just enough for fast sexual exploits. Looking back through old issues, it’s now so clear to see how women and objects were viewed in completely the same way! Everything about a Playboy home involves the coordination of normal day-to-day life and seduction. As if they’re saying “this is where I have my morning coffee, and right over here is where I sleep with the many women who come and go!”

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You may remember my XConfessions film Try My Boyfriend, which throwsback to kitch 60s style through the set design. But in this case, the people who dominate that space are strong, sexual women!

It got me thinking about the idea of the “bachelor pad” and how a stylish home wasn’t connected with the idea of cohabiting or having long lasting or respectful romantic encounters. It also occurred to me how much we now recycle the iconic imagery and design of Playboy in modern erotic cinema, but with a new and exciting perspective! You may remember my XConfessions film Try My Boyfriend, which throwsback to kitch 60s style through the set design. But in this case, the people who dominate that space are strong, sexual women! And too right!

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Spaces are so important to sex! And of course incredibly important to producers of erotic film! In Meow, a Kittens Orgy the set design has all the characteristics of a typical playboy apartment. Grand wooden furniture, deep and vivid colours, fur rugs, velvet and marble. However, in this apartment you’ll only find women, four of them to be exact! The set was so important for this short. I wanted it to appear decedent, as well as lend itself to the sensory ideas that were integral to the film! Like rubbing your skin against something that’s soft, cool, hard or fluffy.

In Verso‘s short film Stairlove a couple make the most of the staircase and beautiful cool hardwood floors.

You can buy or rent all of these shorts and more from Verso and other directors at my site eroticfilms.com!

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The exhibition can be seen at the CCCB Barcelona until March 19 2017!

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I’m Obsessed with Owen Gray

Pearls, Oysters and Ropes: Introducing Artist Eve Jones!

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This interview is part of the collaborators section in XConfessions

We have a new artist on XConfessions!

Introducing Eve Jones!

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“Writing takes all day

It takes all your life”

Jones is a designer, photographer, and writer from Toronto. She likes tall men and wayward girls, 24 hour anything and cream in her coffee. And she is the latest artist to join the Lust family on XConfessions! With a beautifully calming and muted colour palette, combined with intimate sexual portraits, Jones plays with a dichotomy of pleasure and pain; beauty and cruelty; sexuality and intimacy that leaves you curious, and aroused 😉

“When I was young, I had a book called ‘ The Art of Being Girl. ‘  Written for the kind of girls who live on milk and fulfilled expectations, girls who walked in bright forests with little birds for company. But I wasn’t that kind of girl. I was the kind of girl who wanted blood in her kisses.”  

Keep reading below for my interview with her and some insights into her wonderful mind!

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Can you tell me a bit about how and when you started working in this style?

I started taking photos in high school photography, but didn’t really notice I was doing it until about five years ago. I did a lot street photography, I still love shooting architecture and crowds, but about two years ago I started creating images based on my own experiences as I explored and processed my relationships with sexual desire, romance, and pain – the way they can change me, the way they make me different or the same as other people, how I can be a more authentic person… There was a need to make something for myself out of these experiences and questions, to make something that looks and feels the way I do, and Photography is one of the ways I am doing that.

What led you to create your photographic series “Oyster”?

I made ‘Oyster’ with my ex-husband shortly after leaving him, and while it was a difficult time, it allowed me to live more authentically, and more happily. In one way or another a lot of my work is about the act of transformation, and the tension and contradiction between pain and beauty. In making ‘Oyster’, and it’s more peaceful sister ‘Seafoam’, I leaned into the metaphor of the pearl as something beautiful that comes from trauma and a very internal, invisible, conflict.

It was important to me that the series have the kind of penetration and pull that it does, there was a need for that to be real, happening, not just implied or suggested. The most important aspect of ‘Oyster’ for me was how much I loved making it. I had been sort of tiptoeing around explicit work for a while, and Oyster was my first conscious embracing of sex and real pleasure as subject matter in a photograph. Embracing that had a huge impact on the work I have done since, and the work I hope to do moving forward.

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What made you want to collaborate with XConfessions?

The work of XConfessions and the amazing collaborators here feels very personal and beautiful and inspiring while also filling a need for creative diversity in an area that means a lot to me. Porn often excludes my perspective of sex or BDSM or submission in favour of things with less subtlety, but in the work and goals of XConfessions there is an honesty and craft that makes it an honour to be included.

I feel like much of your work involves pain and delicacy simultaneously. How do you achieve that?

Part of it is the colour palette. When I first started creating these highly sexualized images I was surprised at the colour palettes I was choosing, but they accomplish my aim very well. The soft gentle colours create a sense of safety and warmth, working to subtly obscure the implied violence, pain, or struggle for change.

When I first started exploring submission and pain it was the mental aspects of the sensations and experiences that drew me almost as much as the sensations themselves. I have strong masochistic tendencies, and a deep curiosity about the apparent contradictions of my desires and the tangled knot of mind and body, memory and narrative and sensation, that creates meaningful sex. Some of my most agonizing experiences as a masochist have led to the most tender moments of my life. Expressing moments of pain or risk or change in warm tones with a focus on fine soft details is a way I can express and explore the truth of my experience.

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What’s the story behind that idea of death that reoccurs in your work?

It exists very much as an aspect of the exploration of contradiction I mentioned earlier. Death as an opposing force to how vividly alive pain can make me feel, death as a shade of fear, an edge to violence. It is also just such a big lovely dark metaphor for how life can change in a moment, and part of how I am documenting and exploring masochism in my images is about finding ways to talk about death and fear love and show how they have the power to alter you, sometimes in really beautiful ways.

What’s in the future for your work?

I have so many things I want to create so I am always finding ways to maximize my time working. I have an essay coming out in a great book by Fiction & Feeling called “Split” in March, and a collection of short Erotic fiction on Amazon in May. My site, Eveunleashed.com is always growing with new work either fiction or images. I have two sets waiting for some editing to launch in the next month or so.

If you could describe yourself in one image, what would that be?

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Did you ever find a good visual representation of an orgasm? If so, can you share it with us?

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Best of BDSM Boxset!

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Welcome to a world of pain.

Oh Lusties, you have been bad. Very, very bad.

Since the incredible popularity of my Best of Amarna Miller Collection I wanted to treat you to a collection of all my favourite BDSM films in ONE VOLUME!

BDSM (an overlapping abbreviation of Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism) has officially entered the mainstream. Post- 50 Shades of Grey we are all a little more curious about the pain/pleasure principle….

So my collection has a selection of more hardcore, with highly experienced Master Owen Gray, and slightly more beginner for those still taking their first steps.

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I want to give my fans a diverse array of BDSM in my films, so in XConfessions I’ve ranged from the realistic gagging, restraining and toy play you can enjoy at home, in shorts like An Appointment With My Master, in which Amarna Miller and Mickey Mod meet for a session of surrender involving gagging and nipple teasing, and El Que No Ama No Conoce A Dios, a dark tale of forbidden lust with hot wax and handcuffs; to the fantastically stimulating imaginary worlds of BDSM like Meanwhile In A Parallel Universe and Breaking And Entering, one of my first films!

XConfessions Berlin, Parallel Universe, Hadas Hinkis. Erika Lust, Amard Bird Films

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However, if that’s not enough for my eager lusties, you can visit Erotic Films (a pay-per-stream adult cinema platform), which I run and curate, where we have BDSM and fetish films from a huge variety of different directors!

Why not try The Pleasure Professionals by Joybear

or Dominance and Submission by Eddie Powell, 

in which two women explore the limits of sexual slavery!

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Time to play?

Check out this leather harness or these cuffs on my store

Don’t forget, in Lust Store we have ALL THE TOYS YOU NEED to get kinky.

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The BDSM Boxset is available now on XConfessions!

Here’s a full list of the films you can find in the collection, enjoy!

Feminist and Submissive
Meanwhile in a Parallel Universe
An Appointment With My Master
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Dominate Me
The Art of Spanking
El Que no Ama no Conoce a Dios
A Well Known Dominatrix
Breaking and Entering
Hold Me So Tight it Hurts

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Playful Passion: New Release on Lust Cinema!

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Playful Passion by Zimra Geurts

This week we welcome a brand new director to our Lust Cinema catalogue, Zimra Geurts! As you know, I’m passionate about having more female producers and directors in porn, especially when they make movies as exciting as this. Watch the trailer for the sexy, ethically made Playful Passion here!

Originally from the Netherlands, Geurts forged a name for herself in Toronto as a playboy model and self proclaimed Playmate of the World. After modelling, working in TV and even recording music, Geurts started directing adult films and has been making sexy, positive, erotic films ever since! This film, despite following the fairly mainstream heterosexual themes, involves brilliant performers (both in the sex scenes and the rest of the movie), natural chemistry and a surprisingly interesting narrative.
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A woman goes on a night out with her girlfriends to a male strip club, gets aroused and comes home to find some beautifully sexy new underwear from her partner, who is waiting shirtless with a glass of wine. Sound cliché? Fortunately not! Jane von Detta‘s character is a woman entirely aware of her sexuality, unashamed and not at all embarrassed to join a stripper on stage. The strip club scene itself, performed by the absolutely incredible dancers Candymen, is hot, sexy and sensual, with a decent soundtrack to boot. If you like Magic Mike and a little diversity, you’ll like this.
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The sex scenes themselves are based around a very mutual and natural lustfulness. Jane is joined by male performer Gio del Amore in a sultry union of like-minded, passionate desires. They first take to the stairs for some foreplay and later move around their stylish house, edging ever closer to the bed. Despite everything about this film being stylish, from the underwear to the way Jane and Dio move together, it’s not overly glamourized or mainstream. Jane’s moans and groans are natural and unstoppable, a sign of real pleasure!
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Playful Passion is perfect for anyone who doesn’t want to move completely away from a glamourous aesthetic with pro performers, but still wants some kind of engaging narrative and characters they can invest in and be naturally attracted to. Geurt’s work leaves enough of the mainstream power play behind and still allows its viewers a little sparkle and fantasy.
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Jane von Detta spends the night in a male strip-club with a few of her girl friends, being invited up onto the stage several times and clearly enjoying herself. Watching the muscled, sweaty men all night leaves her super excited. Luckily enough, when she gets home her partner, Gio del Amore, has left her some surprise lingerie, and she proceeds to take out all of her pent-up arousal on him.
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Zimra is a woman who knows what is sexy. And what is real pleasure. You can expect to see not a complete fantasy, but a level of passion and sexual equality that we could all do with a little more of! Playful Passion includes it’s fair share of oral sex, penetration, great camera angles and an excellent balance of pleasure giving. What could be better?!

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There is no time like the present to watch fantastic porn, lusties! We release a new film every week on Lust Cinema, alternating between my XConfessions series and ethical, fantastic adult cinema from the future of porn Directors and production houses. You can watch this and more now in Lust Cinema!

Or… download it in HD from my store.

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Top 5 Lesbian Rough Sex Films

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Does exactly what it says on the tin… Girls, women and ladies, fasten your seat belts. This week, in honor of my next release on Thursday, Girls Fight Club I’ve rounded up the best lesbian rough sex films that I have on my store. You can buy all of them or just one – and I guarantee, none of them disappoint!

Girls Night In

Dir: Poppy Cox & Raymondo Sanchez

40 min

Cast: Proxy Page, Maria Riot, Dusty Sunshine, Zoe Davis, Lemon Haze.

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Dominance and Submission: The Lesbian Experience 

Dir: Jacky St. James

138 mins

Cast:  Skin Diamond, Aidra Fox, Katrina Jade, Anna Bell Peaks, Adria Rae, Lyra Law, Rachael Madori and Samantha Hayes.

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Dir: Madison Young

66 mins and 61 mins

Winner of Best Kink Film at the Feminist Porn Awards

Strap-on Motel

Dir: Maria Beatty

50 mins

Cast: London and Dylan Ryan

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The Elegant Spanking

Dir:Maria Beatty and Rosemarie Delain

30 mins

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And if you’re into the kinky stuff, don’t forget my latest release…

Dominance and Submission: The BDSM Collection by Erika Lust!

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Smut Sale!

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Use code 30DVD for 30% off!

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As you all know, here at Lust Films the only thing we love more than making sex positive, alternative, adult film is sharing with you other incredible directors we enjoy! Not only do I curate a fabulous catalogue of short and vintage movies over on Erotic Films, I also stock other directors in Lust Store!

And now, my dear lusties, you can share my pleasure with a 30% discount!

Room in Rome

by Julio Medem, follows Alba and Natasha and one steamy, passionate night in a hotel room!

Constance 

The first hardcore film produced by a conventional recording studio, Zentropa (founded by Lars von Trier)! And directed by Knud Vesterskov .

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Aria

Spend an evening with Ariathe beautiful-full figured protagonist in this film by Andrew Blake.

Blond & Brunettes

Or how about Andrew Blake’s stylish film about the lifestyles of the rich, beautiful and sexually adventurous?

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Shortbus

A wonderful independent film by John Cameron Mitchell, about a group of New Yorkers and their sexual hang-ups.

Resurrection of Eve

The vintage classic takes us back to the swinging 70s to explore the taboos of open relationships, orgies, jealousy, promiscuity and kink! Directed by Jon Fontana & Artie Mitchell.

The Devil in Miss Jones

Another 70s classic by Gerald Damiano is our 40th anniversary edition of The Devil in Miss Jones which is is a celluloid cult classic with its Arthouse horror movie atmosphere and shocking storyline and visuals.

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30th Anniversary edition by Godfrey Daniels is said to be a milestone in erotic cinema and one of the finest Marilyn Chambers films ever made!

Kunyaza: African Sex Techniques

One of my favourites, a fun, sexy, instructional video by the leading German documenter of sexual technique, Pierre Roshan. Sexy and educational!

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Deep Throat

Of course, our retro collection would not be complete without one of the most notorious stories in history , Deep Throat! A must-have classic for adult film collectors and enthusiasts! Directed by Gerard Damiano.

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Girls Fight Club: What’s the first rule?

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Ladies, welcome to the fight club.

“How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight?”

What is the first rule of the Fight Club? Well Lusties, I’m going to ignore that rule straight up and tell you ALL ABOUT IT! My new film is an homage to David Fincher’s classic dystopian mind-fuck of a film, thanks to a fantastic confession on XConfessions! User toughlover re-wrote the rules of fight club, and what did she want? She wanted to get in a fight, she wanted to get roughed up, but she wanted it to be only girls allowed. It was time to make another lesbian film, and this felt like an opportunity that would be too fun and too damn erotic to miss! Watch the trailer below – and remember only women who fuck women allowed.

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Dear Erika,

I re-wrote the rules of Fight Club. As much as I loved the film, I was pretty angry that it was only men who were in the club.

1st RULE: Only WOMEN are allowed.
2nd RULE: Only WOMEN who fuck WOMEN are allowed.
3rd RULE: If you fight someone, you also have to fuck them.
4th RULE: As many women can fight as they want.
5th RULE: One fight at a time.
6th RULE: No shirts, no shoes, no jewellery.
7th RULE: Fights will go on as long as they have to.
8th RULE: If this is your first night at FIGHT CLUB, you HAVE to fight… and fuck.

From an XConfession by toughlover

> Watch the film here <

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Exclusive interviews and BTS pics of Silvia and Viktoria here

Viktoria Vaar stars as our lost, depressed Narrator and Silvia Rubí is the fierce yet utterly irresistible Tyler Durden. After convincing Viktoria to get in a fight and join the fight club, the dildo saleswoman gets roughed up, and fired up, in a group fight scene. Afterwards, Viktoria and Silvia are in the back fixing their bloody noses, when Silvia decides to take all that pent up sexual energy… and let it out on her blonde, innocent friend.

Rough and delicious lesbian sex, a killer soundtrack and enough energy to get you pumped up for the rest of the week, this is not one to miss – and it is absolutely one of my favourites!

Remember, this is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time. So enjoy it! Watch now on XConfessions!

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In XConfessions, people from all over the world share their sexual stories and fantasies. Every month I pick two and turn them into cinematic short films. Still not a member of XConfessions? Register now! Or share your sexual fantasy, and it might become a short film 😉

* All photos in this post are by Adriana Eskenazi

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Couple Love on XConfessions!

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What better time than Valentine’s Day to formally introduce you to the real-life couples I’ve had the pleasure of working with in XConfessions!

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I’m feeling very romantic this week and want to share the love of real sex and real pleasure that these couples have brought to my films! So many of my fans are couples who enjoy my films together and I hope that they’re inspired by the real-life couples they see on screen. I often receive confessions from or about partners and it’s a pretty sensational feeling being able to bring them to life!

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Joel and Alexa Tomas were one of the first couples I worked with for XConfessions. Both from Valencia, Spain, they quickly became one of the references when it comes to Spanish erotica! Joel’s natural abilities quickly established him as performer. Alexa started her career as a very successful webcam girl, and joined the adult film industry later on. And I couldn’t be more in love with them! They’ve performed in four of my films already! You can watch Meet Me in the Stockroom, We Know You’re Watching, Hunt Me Catch Me Eat Me and Slo Blo Mo Job on XConfessions and Erotic Films! This couple are super fun to work with and absolutely gorgeous!

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Danny Dips and Poppy Cox are couple based in Berlin, who first participated together in XConfessions in Paulita Pappel’s film My Birthday Surprise! The couple have so much incredible chemistry, just watch as Poppy poles dances for Danny on his birthday! Poppy not only brings the baddest curves and seduction to adult film as an actress, she also runs the incredible bike-sexual film festival Bike Smut and directs! You can watch Girls Night In and Electrify Me on Erotic Films now!

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Selina AK & Alex AK are a real amateur couple who live in Barcelona and contacted me via an XConfessions post asking if they could perform in their first film together! Obviously I was super excited to meet them! They told me that they first met in a vegan cafe and have been together ever since! The first film they performed in Sadistic Trainer on XConfessions, along with a cast of other couples and solo perfomers. After that I made Let’s Make a Porno with them, which was incredibly sexy! What a beautiful and unique couple to work with!

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A Hungarian and Argentinian match made in heaven: Sicilia and Sean. I worked with them way back at the beginning of my career and then again in Sadistic Trainer and the steamy, exotic short Frauleïn O.: Das Au-Pair, in which they use ice to cool down and seduce each other on a hot summer’s day. The couple live in Barcelona and love performing together, and I can see why! They are so attentive of each other in every way and a pleasure to work with!

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If you’re a couple in Lust, don’t forget to check out the Lust Store for some last minute gift ideas!

Or why not post your own couples confession at XConfessions

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💝Gift Ideas for Couples on Valentines💖

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*cover image courtesy of one of my featured artists on XConfessions, Nikki Peck

💕Top Gifts for your Lover this Valentine’s Day!💕

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My sexy Lusties! Are you looking for a last minute gift or inspiration for Valentine’s Day? Look no further!

Here’s my list of the sexiest and most pleasurable gifts to share with your partner. For him, for her, for everyone in love or lust! And seeing as it’s too late to order in time for Valentines itself, why not download an erotic film from my Store with a 30% discount? Just use code 30valentines !

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For those planning a sensual evening, there’s no better way to enjoy each other than with a sexy massage! After a busy day at work, why not treat each other to the Shunga Body to Body Massage Gel Set? It even comes in wine flavours! Or if you have a sweeter tooth, try their Delicious Body Paint which comes in rich chocolate, white chocolate and vanilla, and strawberry and champagne. Forget your cares and dive into the sensuousness of human touch!

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If your object of desire happens to be male this Valentine’s Day, you can boost your sexual sensations with a truly invigorating energy cocktail of baobab and sacha inchi extracts with an Orgasm Enhancer by Toka!

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For those of you looking for something really special, this is a one-of-a-kind gift, the “I Know Your Wife and She Wouldn’t Mind” cava trio is a sensational collaboration between XCONFESSIONS and Maria Casanovas vineyard of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Spain. Not only do you get three half-bottles of delicious sparkling wine (perfect for sharing with a lover!), but the box also contains the original kinky confession to arouse more than just your taste buds.

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Hailed as the “greatest invention for sex since the bed”, the impeccable design of this Liberator Wedge/Ramp Combo will give you greater stamina for longer sessions that will yield incredibly intense orgasms.

Or perhaps you can treat yourself and your love to the Metal Cock Ring set. Choose from 3 rigid ring sizes for customised tightness and pressure, and achieve longer, more intense orgasms and bigger erections!

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And for the slightly kinkier couples out there, don’t forget we have a wide range toys and accessories, including this Silk Blindfold by one of my favourite brands, Lelo! It comes in red too!

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But of course, what could possibly be better than the gift of sex itself? If you believe yourself to be the greatest gift of all, wrap yourself up in this Happy Lola Sexy Knot! As worn by the beautiful Alexa Tomas in my popular XConfession short Meet Me in the Stockroom.

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Don’t forget that no Valentine’s gift is complete without a few Rose Petals and some incredibly sexy surprise XConfessions Wrapping Paper!

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All this and more available in Lust Store right now! Enjoy lusties! And most importantly, enjoy each other!

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Valentine’s Erotic Gifts to Treat Yourself

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Happy Valentine’s Day lusties! My gift to you… 69% off any film in my store today only!

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Love thyself!

Last week I posted about all my favourite gifts for couples on Valentine’s Day! But solo lusties, have no fear! Sometimes it’s important to remember that you’re a strong independent woman who don’t need to man, or woman… Because sometimes, all you really need is a carefully selected assortment of solo-sex positive toys and a good ethical, erotic, adult film to watch! And of course, I am here to give you all the inspiration you need…

First things first, why not try one of our classic vibrators. Here’s my top picks! The Doxy Massager is one of a kind with a deep “rumbly” vibration that will send sensations flowing throughout your entire body! Or the Big Boss G5 for those who like it big! It claims to make “any women lose her mind with ecstasy”! And of course, the classic Orgasmic Rabbit Vibe, known for its powers in triple stimulation! Your clitoris will never be lonely.

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As cheesy as it sounds, why not light a candle?

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The Afterglow Candle by Jimmyjane is specially designed to melt and spread across the skin smoothly, maintaining its delicious vanilla scent – making your skin both irresistibly soft and tantalizingly delicious!

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Then relax and indulge in sensory satisfaction even more with some of our Shunga products! They make the dreamiest and most arousing scents, oils and creams! Pour yourself a Sensual Love Bath and later use their G-Spot Pleasure Cream to heighten your senses and give yourself the most explosive orgasm you’ve ever had!

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Next, get yourself even more in the mood with some visual stimulation! The ethical, female focused kind… You can buy the DVD or download my newest XConfessions boxset, XConfessions Volume 8, including group sex, guest directors and my first ever menstruation based film Can Vampires Smell My Period?! Don’t forget you get 69% of any film in my store today only!!

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In my store I also have lots of other films, by exciting and engaging female directors who know about good sex! With one click you can download films like Daybreak by Urvashi, an early morning lesbian scene filled with sensuality, cinematography and even a little humour to finish. Or you can pick up selected DVDs with 30% off or more! I particularly like Shortbus from Erotic Films, about a group of New Yorkers and their sexual hang-ups.  Named the official selection at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2006, this movie is a beautiful blend of cinema and explicit sex from an extremely talented director!

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And of course, no night in would be complete without some toys to play with! Ask any woman who owns one, and she’ll tell you that the Iroha Sakura Vibe by Tenga is super special. With four different settings it’s small, discreet and perfect for clitoral stimulation.

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Those looking for a more penetrative toy?

Check out the Soraya Rabbit Vibe by Lelo which is currently on sale

With 8 modes of vibration, Soraya is ready for pleasure whenever you are, and beautiful enough to display amongst your most luxurious items!

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It’s shaping up to be the perfect evening… but don’t forget to tease yourself with some nipple clamps or a Wartenberg Wheel, designed to deliver a tingly sensation as the prickly pins roll across the skin and nipples. As seen in the BDSM scene with Amarna Miller and Mickey Mod from An Appointment with My Master.

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Enjoy lusties… you deserve it!

You can also enjoy 30% off selected films in our smut sale!

 

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Pearls, Oysters and Ropes: Introducing Artist Eve Jones!

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We have a new artist on XConfessions!

Introducing Eve Jones!

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“Writing takes all day

It takes all your life”

Jones is a designer, photographer, and writer from Toronto. She likes tall men and wayward girls, 24 hour anything and cream in her coffee. And she is the latest artist to join the Lust family on XConfessions! With a beautifully calming and muted colour palette, combined with intimate sexual portraits, Jones plays with a dichotomy of pleasure and pain; beauty and cruelty; sexuality and intimacy that leaves you curious, and aroused 😉

“When I was young, I had a book called ‘ The Art of Being Girl. ‘  Written for the kind of girls who live on milk and fulfilled expectations, girls who walked in bright forests with little birds for company. But I wasn’t that kind of girl. I was the kind of girl who wanted blood in her kisses.”  

Keep reading below for my interview with her and some insights into her wonderful mind!

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Can you tell me a bit about how and when you started working in this style?

I started taking photos in high school photography, but didn’t really notice I was doing it until about five years ago. I did a lot street photography, I still love shooting architecture and crowds, but about two years ago I started creating images based on my own experiences as I explored and processed my relationships with sexual desire, romance, and pain – the way they can change me, the way they make me different or the same as other people, how I can be a more authentic person… There was a need to make something for myself out of these experiences and questions, to make something that looks and feels the way I do, and Photography is one of the ways I am doing that.

What led you to create your photographic series “Oyster”?

I made ‘Oyster’ with my ex-husband shortly after leaving him, and while it was a difficult time, it allowed me to live more authentically, and more happily. In one way or another a lot of my work is about the act of transformation, and the tension and contradiction between pain and beauty. In making ‘Oyster’, and it’s more peaceful sister ‘Seafoam’, I leaned into the metaphor of the pearl as something beautiful that comes from trauma and a very internal, invisible, conflict.

It was important to me that the series have the kind of penetration and pull that it does, there was a need for that to be real, happening, not just implied or suggested. The most important aspect of ‘Oyster’ for me was how much I loved making it. I had been sort of tiptoeing around explicit work for a while, and Oyster was my first conscious embracing of sex and real pleasure as subject matter in a photograph. Embracing that had a huge impact on the work I have done since, and the work I hope to do moving forward.

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What made you want to collaborate with XConfessions?

The work of XConfessions and the amazing collaborators here feels very personal and beautiful and inspiring while also filling a need for creative diversity in an area that means a lot to me. Porn often excludes my perspective of sex or BDSM or submission in favour of things with less subtlety, but in the work and goals of XConfessions there is an honesty and craft that makes it an honour to be included.

I feel like much of your work involves pain and delicacy simultaneously. How do you achieve that?

Part of it is the colour palette. When I first started creating these highly sexualized images I was surprised at the colour palettes I was choosing, but they accomplish my aim very well. The soft gentle colours create a sense of safety and warmth, working to subtly obscure the implied violence, pain, or struggle for change.

When I first started exploring submission and pain it was the mental aspects of the sensations and experiences that drew me almost as much as the sensations themselves. I have strong masochistic tendencies, and a deep curiosity about the apparent contradictions of my desires and the tangled knot of mind and body, memory and narrative and sensation, that creates meaningful sex. Some of my most agonizing experiences as a masochist have led to the most tender moments of my life. Expressing moments of pain or risk or change in warm tones with a focus on fine soft details is a way I can express and explore the truth of my experience.

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What’s the story behind that idea of death that reoccurs in your work?

It exists very much as an aspect of the exploration of contradiction I mentioned earlier. Death as an opposing force to how vividly alive pain can make me feel, death as a shade of fear, an edge to violence. It is also just such a big lovely dark metaphor for how life can change in a moment, and part of how I am documenting and exploring masochism in my images is about finding ways to talk about death and fear love and show how they have the power to alter you, sometimes in really beautiful ways.

What’s in the future for your work?

I have so many things I want to create so I am always finding ways to maximize my time working. I have an essay coming out in a great book by Fiction & Feeling called “Split” in March, and a collection of short Erotic fiction on Amazon in May. My site, Eveunleashed.com is always growing with new work either fiction or images. I have two sets waiting for some editing to launch in the next month or so.

If you could describe yourself in one image, what would that be?

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Did you ever find a good visual representation of an orgasm? If so, can you share it with us?

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Why Pubic Hair is a Feminist Issue

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I was recently inspired to talk about the topic of hair removal, by a comment on my XConfession Female Ejaculation by user Newbi. 

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Newbi says:
Kudos to you guys for not enforcing this “shave all your pubic hair” dogma that so much of the porn world (and outside world) seems to follow blindly … Interestingly it is again mostly women who are pressured (or pressure themselves) to follow it.

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It’s an interesting subject! Because for some feminists they find it empowering, or necessary. It also depends on the kind of hair you have and how easily you can or can’t remove it – I think a lot of the conversation around pubic hair is focused on white women.

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It’s true that for a long time mainstream porn has perpetuated the patriarchal ideals that women should be completely hairless, whether it be their pubic hair, underarms or legs.  The industry expects women to appear young and nubile, so hairlessness is a big part of that! And considering that most major porn sites are catering to a large young, male demographic, it’s no wonder so many more young girls are getting into camming (perhaps without full knowledge of what it entails) and why older female performers are constantly trying to make themselves look younger. In Rashida Jones’ documentary Hot Girls Wanted, she explores the abusive way young girls are lured into amateur porn, without knowing the lasting effects. Meanwhile, one of my favourite ethical adult film makers Ovidie, created a special double-release called SUPERMACHO vs. X Girl. One short directed by her and one directed by a man. I’m sure you’re not surprised to hear that the actress was asked to shave for the male directed short…

So of course, I prefer to work with and encourage performers who are free to make their own choices about how they want their bodies to look and feel! I want them to be themselves, whether their hair removal (or lack of) is based on a personal preference or a statement! If that’s your kind of thing, you can see bodies in all their hairy glory over on my tumblr page!

Recently in the western world, body hair came back into fashion (and so did bleaching it!) with a new rise of feminism in which women were reclaiming body positivity, and that’s super important! However, this new freedom was largely based around white women and their ability to maintain body hair comfortably and easily.

This article by Paniz Khosroshahy NOT SHAVING ISN’T ALWAYS A CHOICE FOR WOMEN OF COLOUR talks about the importance of understanding that people of colour don’t have it so easy. She talks about growing up with darker, coarser hair than that of her white, fair skinned classmates and the alienation she felt when they would boast about the “peach fuzz” they would grow after not shaving for a week. Firstly, it can simply be uncomfortable and difficult for women of colour to let their body hair grow.

On top of that, it’s important to remember it’s not just leg, pubic and underarm hair. A lot of people struggle with hair on much more obvious parts of their body which, throughout their lives, has been perpetuated as “bad” by those more privileged. She also highlights differing social norms and different types of oppression for people of colour. She says, “for many women of colour in activist communities that do remove their body hair, shaving is survival“.

She finally reminds us that for everyone, regardless of your body, hair removal routine or specific area of activism, “your feminism is valid“. I couldn’t agree more! It’s incredibly important for me, and for everyone in the adult film industry, to encourage body positivity and encourage each and everyone to feel sexy, empowered and accepted in their own body! Thank you Newbi for your comment and thank you to Paniz for writing such an interesting piece!

Main image courtesy of Marilyn Minter in Paper Magazine. Checkout her gorgeous homage to the bush here!

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