Playful pleasures, delivered discreetly across the UK
The UK staycation is booming, but so is the challenge of sharing eight feet of carpet with your other half, a duvet that crinkles and walls made of what appears to be cardboard. Here's how to keep the romance alive on the park — quietly, cleverly and without terrifying the neighbours in van 42.
From Cornwall cottages with walls thinner than a McDonald's straw to caravan sites where the electricity hook-up has opinions, holidaying with your bedside bestie requires strategy. Here's how to pack your pleasures without blushing at the ferry terminal.
Downsizing house forces every adult to make hard choices — and none are harder than the ones sitting in your bedside drawer. Here's your judgement-free guide to sorting, sanitising and (occasionally) salvaging your intimate collection before the removal van arrives.
Gone are the days of sweating alone in a dimly lit shop doorway clutching a paper bag. Brits now buy their bits collectively — links dropped in the GC, polls on FaceTime, and flatmates acting as unofficial product testers. Here's how the nation turned toy shopping into a team sport.
Wedding season means hotel rooms, aunties' spare bedrooms, and luggage handled by strangers. Here's what belongs in your overnight bag — and what should genuinely stay at home.
Britain has gone bonkers for icy swims — and apparently it's doing wonders for our libidos too. We chat to dip club regulars and a sexual wellbeing expert about why a bracing dunk in the Irish Sea might be the best foreplay advice you'll get all year, plus a kit list for the post-swim fumble.
Three flatmates, a quarterly inspection and a postman who's seen everything — welcome to the reality of shopping for grown-up goodies in a shared house. From delivery tactics to the great hiding-place debate, here's how to keep your private life private when your bedroom door doesn't even have a lock.
The office Secret Santa is a minefield of HR policy and passive-aggressive mugs. Here's our official(ish) risk assessment for rude gifts, ranked from 'harmless giggle' to 'update your CV', plus what to buy when you've drawn the one person you can't afford to offend.
Live in a flat where the bloke upstairs can hear a kettle boil? Here's how to enjoy your new toy without becoming next door's favourite topic of conversation.
Hovered outside the aisle, panicked, and bought some scented candles instead? Same, honestly. Here's the honest, no-pressure guide to your very first purchase — what's worth it, what to skip, and why nobody in the shop is judging you.
Secret Santa season is upon us, and the line between 'cheeky' and 'career-limiting' has never been blurrier. Here's how to gift with wit, taste and your job still intact — plus what to buy for the people you're actually allowed to buy for.
Somewhere between the bath and the mascara, British nights out grew a whole second act. We explore why 'getting ready' has become the best part of the evening — and how to do it properly, candles and all.
We'll happily drop £60 on a takeaway that arrives cold, but mention spending a tenner on something for the bedroom and the nation turns bashful. We crunched the vibes on British romance spending — and built a gift guide for every budget from 'student loan week' to 'mortgage-free and frisky'.
You've merged the bookshelves, argued over the kettle and split the council tax. Now comes the real test of any cohabiting couple: what happens when two very private collections have to share a bedside drawer. Here's how to navigate the great toy merger with your dignity — and your relationship — intact.
Commuter marriages, uni splits and partners posted to the other end of the country — long-distance love is quietly booming in Britain. Here's how app-connected toys, well-timed parcels and a bit of digital housekeeping keep the spark alive between Leeds and London.
Britain gave us the staycation, the hot tub lodge and the bath as a personality trait — so why are we still taking our toys swimming without checking the paperwork? A plain-English guide to IPX ratings, post-soak care and the perfect companions for a rain-soaked Cotswolds weekend.
Hen season is officially upon us, and the pressure to be Chief Entertainment Officer is real. Here's our guide to games that land the cheeky-sweet spot — plus how to handle the one mate who'd rather die than wear a sash.
The sock drawer. The under-bed abyss. That tin that definitely never contained biscuits. We explore Britain's great tradition of hiding intimacy products — and why a bit of privacy is fine, but shame isn't invited.