I’m not going to write yet another review of Fifty Shades of Grey (or Cinquante nuances de Grey, depending on your taste for English), that book whose French translation wrecks the title. Okay, Mr Grey would have been only moderately sexy as a character name — the last thing we need is Madame Orange and Mr Green Goose Poo turning up… But still, there was a pun, and it has disappeared.
Whether you’ve read it, want to read it, or are running from this book like the plague, I’m not going to get into it. It’s all a matter of taste; some liked it, others didn’t, but you’ve probably come across enough opinions (or shades of Grey) on the subject to know where it stands. For my part, I haven’t touched it, so I’d be rather ill-placed to fob my opinion off you.
The naughty Fifty Shades of Grey accessories
In short. All this to tell you that the official accessories inspired by the novel are out.
In fact, for quite a while now, most online sex shops and love shops have been suggesting accessories inspired by the book.
Brands aren’t missing out either. Bijoux indiscrets went so far as to release a “massage” kit (the word “massage” is a touch hypocritical, eh, don’t take that to your physio) titled “Fifty Shades of Pleasure”. Even LELO got in on the act, with its Luna Beads Noir, the brand’s famous geisha beads, reissued almost identically, except for their colour, which suits BDSM play better than the bonbon pink or pastel blue of the “traditional” Luna Beads.
Here, these are the “official” goodies. On the programme: various bondage accessories, spanking accessories, a vibrating ring, geisha beads, an anal chain, a few vibromators, an anal plug, a feather duster and a glass dildo on which the book’s title is engraved.
Good-quality soft BDSM toys, or fan magnets? What are they worth? Without them to hand, I couldn’t say… But maybe we’ll be able to check that, it all depends on what the postman brings…
PS: yeah, you can count, there are properly fifty shades of grey in the image.
