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Wednesday saw the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, and in true Olympic fashion, it blew us all away.

But when the athletes aren't hard at work breaking records in track and field, they're busy breaking beds in the Olympic village, with nearly half a million condoms being distributed throughout both the Olympics and the Paralympics.

Though it's often perceived that there's something of a taboo around sexuality and disability, we Lovehonians strongly believe that sexual satisfaction should be available for everyone.

So with this in mind, we've trawled through [[stats:reviews]] of our customer reviews to find the finest recommendations for differently-abled pleasure - all as chosen by you.

When you think of Good Housekeeping magazine, you're probably met with images of recipe ideas, vacuum cleaner product reviews and articles about how to get your soufflé to rise just right.

What you might not associate with this straight-laced publication is their totally-filthy, annual Tried and Tested survey to find the best sex toys on the market.

Well now you know, and guess what? We came out on top (this is our favourite position FYI).

The Lovehoney Desire Clitoral Vibrator was voted numero uno out of 25 vibes put to the test by a panel of 270 women. It got an overall score of 74/100 and hit the spot with nine out of 10 women.

In fact, Lovehoney vibes accounted for seven out of the 25 carefully-selected toys. Check out which ones made the cut and what the experts at Good Housekeeping had to say about them.

BONUS! Buy one of these vibrators from Lovehoney today and enjoy a free lube (click the graphic below for more).

Lovehoney Community member Shadow Collector is one very lucky lady. Not only did she receive a Secret Wishlist Present from an anonymous forum friend, but we've also chosen the review she wrote of it as our Review of the Month. The prize? £100 to spend at Lovehoney!

We loved her in-depth review of the Icicles No 24 Tentacle Glass Dildo. She even pointed out features we hadn't noticed, like the perineum stimulation offered by the textured nubs:

"The raised glass nodules provide the kind of feelings that, previous to this toy, I only have imagined existed. There is nothing that can compare to the cool, firm feel of glass. Furthermore, the handle’s shaped so that with every thrust it’ll also tickle the anus."

"To the amazing person who blessed me with the Icicles No. 24, thank you. You've changed my outlook on sex toys for the better, and it was already pretty darn positive. I love this piece and any texture aficionados will love it as well."

Read Shadow Collector's full review here.

Read on below to see who we picked as runners up…

First and foremost, thank you for the fabulous response to our first edition of 'Fetish FAQs With Jess' which launched in July.

It's been a roaring success and I'm so so pleased that I've managed to help a few people out there in the real world - Kink-Wizard Level unlocked!

With the UK summer being as brilliant as ever (groan) it seems most of you have been keeping yourselves busy in the bedroom to pass the time (and get some privacy from the kids!) during the holidays.

In this week's instalment, I'm answering questions on how to find beginner's bondage gear, how to dominate your boyfriend, and how to balance romance and kink in the bedroom.

Not to mention I make some pretty sweet analogies about sex and food - and who doesn't love both of those things?

So if you're baffled by bondage, stumped by S&M or flustered by fetishes, read on to be enlightened.

Don't forget to add a comment with your kink query and your question could be answered next month.

A lot of you lovely readers will already know who I am, but for those of you who don't, let me introduce myself.

I'm Jess; Lovehoney's in-house Bondage Expert. With a background in burlesque, pin up modelling, fetish event promotion and being a bit of a pirate-goth hybrid, my transition to Bondage Expert has been pretty easy!

As you can probaby imagine, I see a fair share of niche products, and every day have something new and fantastic on my desk. It's through personal research, experience and a keen interest in all things unusual that have led me to learn a tonne about a wide range of fetishes.

Every week I get asked questions about bondage and kink, but there are some questions which crop up (grooaan!) more often than others. That's the inspiration for this blog.

Every month I'll be taking the most common (or most interesting!) questions and answering them here.

Got a burning question about bondage, S&M or another fetish? Comment below and your question could be answered in next month's blog.

Long Dong Silver, The Pleasure Pump or maybe even Thor. All guys have a name for their… little friend? Right?

It's okay guys, you can admit it. Even super-cool Channing Tatum owned up to calling his man-pole Gilbert this week.

So if you or your partner have ever had a pet name for your trouser snake, we want to know.

Take the poll and, if you feel like sharing, write your willy's name in the comment section below*.

We will pick a name at random to receive a Lovehoney Bionic Bullet Vibrating Cock Ring worth £14.99.

You owe it to your penis really.

*Dont worry, you can still enter even if you don't have a penis or if your penis doesn't have a name. Just leave a comment.

The winner will be notified by email on Friday 19th June.

We're absolutely thrilled to announce that Celebrity Big Brother star Chloe Goodman will be the new face of Lovehoney lingerie.

The 21-year-old reality TV beauty rose to fame in 2014 when she appeared on MTV's Ex On The Beach. Since the show she has modelled for numerous tabloids and fashion magazines thanks to her versatile look and killer curves. She has even been Cheryl Fernandez-Versini's body double in the L'Oreal adverts!

Early in 2015, Chloe went into the Celebrity Big Brother house with the likes of Katie Hopkins, Perez Hilton and Katie Price. Despite being knocked out early on in the show, Chloe made a big impact and has been featured on ITV's This Morning and Channel 4 News in the weeks that followed.

Before she went into the house, Lovehoney met with Chloe for a top secret lingerie photo shoot. During the shoot we made an exclusive behind-the-scenes video and had a chat with the reality TV Star about what she loves most about our exciting new lingerie range.

What a month for user-uploaded reviews! With lots of fun new products appearing in October, and a great back catalogue of customer favourites being reviewed, it was tricky to pick just one winner of our Review of the Month competition.

In the end, we chose Cornish89's sincere review of the brand new Sqweel Go USB Rechargeable Oral Sex Simulator ([[productprice:productid=27037]]) as winner, and we're delighted to award her £100 to spend at Lovehoney.

We loved her change from sceptic to full-blown convert:

"I applied lube to myself and started off on the slowest speed which was a nice warm up. I then sped it up, I was surprised to feel close to orgasm on the second setting and pretty shocked to have an orgasm when I put it on the fastest speed! The Sqweel Go has definitely been added to my very short list of items that I can use solo and know I'll achieve orgasm!"

Read the entire review by Cornish89.

Want to add to Lovehoney's [[stats:reviews]] customer product reviews and be in with a chance to nab £100? Read our guide to Writing Winning Product Reviews to get started.

That's not all! We've also picked runners up to receive 2,000 Oh! Points to spend or save. Read on to find out if you were one of the lucky ones…

April has arrived which means we have a new book of the month and a new free gift for you. Enjoy this sexy story even more with your free Cupid's Mini Bullet during April and read on for an extract to whet your erotic appetite.

But first for inspiration, authors are frequently asked what inspires their characters. Beth Kery explains that she had several sources of inspiration for the main characters in "Because You Are Mine".

Ian Noble

"I often write sexy alpha males, but Ian was a bit of a departure for me. That’s not to say that as a high-powered business entrepreneur and sexual dominant that Ian isn’t the epitome of an alpha hero. Is he ever!"

Francesca Arno

"It’s often the young and innocent who see most truly, and that’s certainly the case with Francesca. I wanted Francesca to be strong and talented despite her naiveté—an unpolished jewel that Ian immediately recognises as being priceless."