Escential Lotions & Oils, escentialonline.com. 16 ounces, $13.50.
The moisturizer is pressed from California almonds and produced at Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard's Escential Lotions & Oils. Along with oils the store offers a variety of lotions, skin products and lubricants for all of your skin-care desires. This sweetly scented almond massage oil is available in sizes ranging from a petite 4-ounce bottle to a giant 16-ounce bottle.
Good Clean Love, goodcleanlove.com. 4 ounces, $15.
This vegan, organic Eugene-made lube uses seaweed and aloe
vera to help partners glide together. The Almost Naked lube smells of
lemon and vanilla and can be found in various sizes at retailers such as
Fred Meyer.
She Bop, sheboptheshop.com. Pussy, $24; willy, $45.
Gift your significant other with a replica of your own goodies. Ladies can make an edible chocolate vulva with this molding kit while gentlemen can give a personalized dildo in the exact shape of their own junk. But unlike flesh, this one glows in the dark and vibrates.
InHerTube, inhertube.com. $70.
InHerTube's owner, who goes by Kat, was frustrated that rubber and leather harnesses didn't fit larger frames, so she developed a Portland-made harness available in waist sizes from 24 to 80. The harness is made from upcycled rubber previously used on heavy equipment, with industrial-strength velcro fasteners that hold fast but come on and off easily.
Folly PDX, follypdx.com. $65-$68.
They say you're sexiest when you're comfortable. The Ava slip works as an undergarment but also as lingerie. Local designer Sarah Bibb makes these slips for stores around the country, but you can get them fresh at Folly PDX.
6. Moonstruck chocolates
If you want fancy chocolate, Portland has plenty of chocolatiers making high-grade cacao bombs in letterpressed labels. Moonstruck has a huge selection, including cute critters with heart-shaped dots and smiling faces and eyes that say "I Love You," or heart-shaped truffles styled to look like Sweethearts candies.
7. Sex and Mischief jewelled flogger
Scarlet Girl, scarletgirl.com. $19.
Got an old toy that's either broken or reminds you of an ex? Take it to Portland's Scarlet Girl, which recycles sex toys. You'll get a $10 credit toward the purchase of items like this bejeweled vinyl flogger.
Polonova, polonova.com. $20-$75.
Polonova's velvet gloves exude luxury. Your date will
start referring to you as "daaahling" as your fingers move with the
whimsical lightness of a '40s actress accepting an award. The gloves,
and the Portland company's stockings, come in a variety of
screen-printed patterns including swirls, dragons, henna and various
vaguely European designs.
WWeek 2015