As someone who is chronically single every February, I’ve never before felt moved to do a Valentine’s Day editorial for Sweet Nothings. I generally have a lot of resentment for a holiday that makes romance compulsory and often creepily patriarchal. Also, lingerie that’s worn only for someone else isn’t my ministry; my own lingerie is, […] Read more…
[Bluebella generously provided this piece for review. I was not compensated for this post, and all thoughts and opinions are my own.] While the full-bust lingerie market is vastly larger and more accessible than it was when I first started hunting for beautiful, well-fitting bras in D+ sizes back in, oh, 2008, the UK lingerie […] Read more…
I’ve always loved the glamorous image of a woman getting ready in her boudoir. A recent post from The Lingerie Addict on Pre-Code Hollywood Lingerie perfectly captures the mood of decadence, elegance, and sensuality that makes my heart flutter and imagination soar. Most days I, and I imagine many of us, are rushing to get […] Read more…
[Disclosure: this post is sponsored by Dear Scarlett.] I first wrote about Lillian Bassman back in 2013, and my feelings about her work have only grown fonder. A 20th-century photographer who nearly single-handedly created the lingerie editorial, her photographs are still remarkable today for their beauty and intimacy. I particularly love their centering of the subject’s experience and […] Read more…
OBVIOUSLY I was going to buy this one the minute it was released. How could I not? Do you see my site artwork up there in the header? It’s LIKE THIS LINGERIE WAS MADE JUST FOR ME. Note: I purchased this set with my own money under my real name. Bravissimo is unaffiliated with this review. […] Read more…
So this only involves the best ingredients ever, and y’all, thank goodness it’s so rich, because I desperately wanted to eat the whole thing and yet managed to restrain myself. Chocolate and Valentine’s Day will always go hand-in-hand to me, but there’s obviously no need to restrict this to one day a year: Nutella cake […] Read more…
Another year, another Valentine’s Day during which Sweets is single, another year where she doesn’t especially fucking care, because there is pretty lingerie out there that she is happy to buy for HERSELF, thank you. Seriously, Valentine’s Day can be a polarizing holiday (and a stressful one: be in a relationship at all costs, make […] Read more…
If you’ve ever wanted the chance to see Harlow & Fox, Angela Friedman, Evgenia Lingerie and other exciting lingerie brands in person, your chance is coming up! From February 6-8 New York City will play host to the Completely Bare Market, a pop-up featuring seventeen different lingerie and lifestyle brands. It’s an amazing opportunity to […] Read more…