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This Is What It's Really Like to Go to An Ann Summers Sisterhood Party In 2022… - Zoella
This article is part of a paid partnership with Ann Summers. Here at Zoella, sexual empowerment is kind of (read: definitely) our jam. Whether it be normalising female pleasure through reviewing the latest, most talked about sex toys, or curating edits of lingerie sets destined to turn up the heat, we’re passionate about being part […]
The Lovehoney Christmas Gift Guide Your Horniest Friends Will Thank You For - Zoella
This article is part of a paid partnership with Lovehoney. Looking for an extra special gift for your most legendary but hard-to-buy-for bestie? Like, a gift that really keeps on giving…and giving, and giving? Well, we followed the yellow brick road to the Emerald City of orgasms and are chuffed to report that it led […]
We Spoke to 7 Women Who Have Tried The Copper Coil - Zoella
Contraception can be confusing, with a world of options out there and endless opinions from friends, your doctor and even TikTok potentially influencing your decision on how to prevent pregnancy and manage health concerns such as heavy periods or acne. But as awareness surrounding the potential adverse side effects of hormonal contraception continues to spark […]
50 Dates to Take Yourself On If You’re Single This Cuffing Season - Zoella
Let’s face it, there’s never a bad time to focus your energy inward and offer yourself up a slice of self-love, but as the inevitable relationship soft launches make their way onto Instagram this cosy season with an elbow here and a tattooed hand there, prioritising yourself may feel even more necessary than usual… Spoiler: […]
Sexual Pleasure Isn't Just For Christmas! The Best Sex Toys To Add To Basket This Winter - Zoella
This article is part of a paid partnership with VUSH. Sexual wellness is cool. Whether it be unapologetically communicating your needs during intimacy with a partner, or prioritising pleasure as part of your routine when alone, the benefits of feeling satisfied in the bedroom are unmatched for both your mind and body. Research shows that […]
"Feeling Homesick Is Completely Normal" ~ How to Look After Yourself at University - Zoella
If ever there were a time when expectations vs reality felt most applicable, it may well be in the case of the humble university experience *insert “the best years of your life” claims from family members, films and social media highlight reels everywhere.* Whilst some thrive at university – with its 1pm starts and 3 […]
How to Combat the Self-Ick of Self-Pleasure - Zoella
This is a guest post written Emjoy, the female-founded audio app helping over 400,000 women to prioritise their sexual well-being. Illustrations by Beatrise Birina. Do you feel queasy when you hear the term ‘self-pleasure’? Maybe you agree that masturbation is fine, or at least not bad… for other people. But for yourself, you can’t fight […]
The Lovehoney Christmas Gift Guide Your Horniest Friends Will Thank You For - Zoella
This article is part of a paid partnership with Lovehoney. Looking for an extra special gift for your most legendary but hard-to-buy-for bestie? Like, a gift that really keeps on giving…and giving, and giving? Well, we followed the yellow brick road to the Emerald City of orgasms and are chuffed to report that it led […]
How to Combat the Self-Ick of Self-Pleasure - Zoella
This is a guest post written Emjoy, the female-founded audio app helping over 400,000 women to prioritise their sexual well-being. Illustrations by Beatrise Birina. Do you feel queasy when you hear the term ‘self-pleasure’? Maybe you agree that masturbation is fine, or at least not bad… for other people. But for yourself, you can’t fight […]
This Is What It's Really Like to Go to An Ann Summers Sisterhood Party In 2022… - Zoella
This article is part of a paid partnership with Ann Summers. Here at Zoella, sexual empowerment is kind of (read: definitely) our jam. Whether it be normalising female pleasure through reviewing the latest, most talked about sex toys, or curating edits of lingerie sets destined to turn up the heat, we’re passionate about being part […]
Sexual Pleasure Isn't Just For Christmas! The Best Sex Toys To Add To Basket This Winter - Zoella
This article is part of a paid partnership with VUSH. Sexual wellness is cool. Whether it be unapologetically communicating your needs during intimacy with a partner, or prioritising pleasure as part of your routine when alone, the benefits of feeling satisfied in the bedroom are unmatched for both your mind and body. Research shows that […]
We Spoke to 7 Women Who Have Tried The Copper Coil - Zoella
Contraception can be confusing, with a world of options out there and endless opinions from friends, your doctor and even TikTok potentially influencing your decision on how to prevent pregnancy and manage health concerns such as heavy periods or acne. But as awareness surrounding the potential adverse side effects of hormonal contraception continues to spark […]
Everything You Need To Know About Gut Feelings and Why We Get Them - Zoella
Your instincts know. As much as you may try to push through red flags, an unexplained knot in your stomach or the niggling feeling that tells you something isn’t right, usually your first instinct is correct, and more often than not our bodies know before our conscious brains that something is awry. And whilst these […]
The Gender Pain Gap: The Myth & Misdiagnosis of Women’s Bodies - Zoella
This is a guest post written by Dr Elinor Cleghorn, a writer and researcher specialising in histories of women’s health. She has written for publications including New Scientist, Vogue online, The Wall Street Journal, BBC History Extra and Woman & Home. She has also appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, and on numerous podcasts […]
How to Squirt: A Beginner’s Guide - Zoella
This is an article from School of Squirt, for content pitches please email contact@zoella.co.uk There are many questions around the topic of squirting. For example: What is squirting? Can everyone squirt? How do I make squirt? But perhaps one of the most asked questions on the topic, and one of the most controversial, is: “Is squirting real?” You’ll […]
The HPV Myths You Need To Know Now! - Zoella
Did you know that when you attend your cervical screening (smear test), you’re being tested for human papillomavirus? HPV is an extremely common infection that’s spread through skin-to-skin contact. Almost all cervical cancers are caused by infection with high-risk HPV, which can sometimes cause abnormal cells to develop in the cervix. In the majority of […]
Suffering with Heavy, Painful Periods? A Herbalist Shares Her Hacks! - Zoella
A stress-free period doesn’t exi… Tricky periods, meet your match! As a trained medical herbalist specialising in women’s health, Natasha Richardson has helped hundreds of people suffering with PMS, painful periods, persistent fatigue and chronic stress to reclaim their menstrual wellbeing. After suffering with prolonged period pain which seriously interfered with her life and being […]
Everything You Need to Know About Freezing Your Eggs - Zoella
For fans of the Netflix favourite, Selling Sunset, you’ll remember Mary Fitzgerald sharing her fertility journey on the show and undergoing treatments to freeze her eggs so that she and her husband Romain Bonnet could have the best chance of having a family when they’re ready. In a video posted to her Instagram last month, […]
A Menstrual Cup Ideal for Period Sex: Our Thoughts On Nixit - Zoella
Let’s face it, pretty isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when we think of period products but the nixit disk is here to challenge your expectations. With its cool branding and premium packaging, it makes having a period more a more pleasurable experience than, say, shoving a tampon up your sleeve and shuffling […]
Vacation Vibes! How to Turn up the Heat on Holiday - Zoella
Vacations are synonymous with relaxation. There’s nothing quite like the promise of warm weather you can trust, Aperol Spritz and a packet of Lay’s on the balcony to soothe the soul and revive the ol’ libido; a paradise far away, where the most you’ve got on your agenda is securing a sun lounger by 7am […]
Meet Quanna: The Sexual Wellness Brand Powered by CBD - Zoella
The idea for Quanna was dreamt up in the middle of the pandemic, a time of much challenge, when our sexual wellness was quite frankly sending out an SOS. It was the worst of times for our mental and physical well-being but it was also a period of great reflection and revaluation of what really […]
Safe, Sane & Consensual: Your Everything Guide to BDSM - Zoella
Fifty Shades of Grey may have catapulted BDSM into the mainstream, opening up conversations about dominance and submission, but was it an accurate representation of how the experience goes down in real life? Hardly. In fact, most players (BDSM practitioners) would consider E.L. James’s depiction to be woefully inaccurate, especially where Christian Grey’s character is […]
Is Your Vagina Stressed? Here Are the Tell-Tale Signs you Need to Look Out For - Zoella
In Tantric teachings, our yoni – the Sanskrit word for vagina – is seen as the sacred symbol of the divine feminine and our juices are thought to have healing powers. The yoni is considered the cornerstone of creativity and the internal compass between our thighs, but in this digitally distracted world, we’ve lost touch […]
In Conversation with SheSpot: The Sexual Wellness Brand Putting Female Pleasure First. Amen! - Zoella
Frustrated by the lack of accessible, safe and female-focused settings in which to explore their sexuality, Co-Founders Holly Jackson and Kalila Bolton created SheSpot in 2021 to try and breakdown some of the residual taboos that still exist around female pleasure and sexual wellness. SheSpot has since become the go-to space for women’s sexual wellness […]
What It’s Really Like to Attend a Sex Party IRL - Zoella
When you think of sex parties, what comes to mind? Sweaty orgies? Elite masked events for kinky couples in costumes? Or dingy fuckfests where grubby single men can rock up in their oily overalls willy-nilly to watch you whilst they strum their penis in a corner? Maybe *that* Sex/Life scene has skewed your idea of […]
From Faking Orgasms to Sacking your Bridesmaid: Spilling this Month’s Between You & Me Tea! - Zoella
Is it ever ok to fake an orgasm to save your partner from red-faced disappointment? Mmm well, you see it’s like a bad party. Why’s that, you ask? Because only one person came. It’s time to ask for what you want. A good sex life is one where both parties communicate, feel good, and yeah, […]
Period Productivity: The Art Of Working With Your Cycle, Not Against It - Zoella
This article is an ad-guest post curated with Unfabled The last thing you’d probably think about in relation to your menstrual cycle is being more productive. When most of us think about our cycles, we instantly focus on cramps, fatigue and PMS, but getting in sync with your cycle can be a great productivity hack […]
*File Under NSFW* From Cosplay to Pegging, Here's Your Handy A-Z Sex Glossary! - Zoella
Just when you’ve managed to get to a place where you can confidently use edging in a sentence, a kinkier set of vocab arrives to mug you off once more. With the ever-evolving English language, it seems there’s always something new to learn but when it comes to sex chat, most of us prefer to […]
A Guide to Choosing The Best Sex Toy For YOU - Zoella
New to the world of rampant rabbits and vibrating everything? We got you. Whether you’re delving into the world of sex toys for the first time or simply have never found anything that’s quite hit the spot (if you know what we mean), you need not despair. From single, taken to ‘it’s complicated’, there are […]
Meet the World’s First Sex Toys Made from Ocean-Bound Plastic (We’re not Lying this Time, Promise) - Zoella
Did someone say planet-friendly pleasure? We’re in there like swimwear! The sex toy industry has been notoriously linked to plastic waste for countless years but now the tides are changing, with many sex toy brands starting to ‘green up’ their credentials and take sustainability seriously. Enter: ohhcean by Sinful, the world’s first range of sex […]
A Beginner's Guide to Birth Control: What Contraceptive Pill is Right for Me? - Zoella
Conflicting medical advice, ever-advancing research and the personal experiences of those taking it mean conversations surrounding the contraceptive pill can feel like a minefield of information to sift through. Overwhelming though it may seem, the contraceptive pill (developed in the 1950s, FYI) has changed the lives, freedom and health of women globally, empowering them to […]
Spotlight on High Functioning Anxiety (Because The Struggle is Very Real) - Zoella
Between a global pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the rising cost of living, many of us will have experienced restlessness, burn out, heightened anxiety and overwhelm over the last two years, perhaps even accepting this as part of our everyday lives. It can be difficult to determine exactly what you’re feeling when it doesn’t […]