Leo (July 23 to August 22)

To romance the fiery Leo, stroke, stroke, stroke the kitty until he purrs. That is, compliment and give him your best back massage. Leo’s tend to be little spoiled kings, surrounded by beauty, kindness, and gentle words. They are popular and confident. Think about it: The king always get chased after for his bounty and status, his sunshine and pride. Be the girl who sees him for who he is, keeping him on his toes and his fragile ego in mind.

I found this excerpt from a book on seduction for men, “An Introduction to Using Kino.” You know the type: the people who really got into Neil Strauss’ “The Game” and are totally working on their…game. Really, improving your game is a way to get more female tail, but isn’t that kind of a limited goal.Here’s the “Dicknotist” (as he calls himself) writing about touch:

The Dicknotist writes:
When I think of touch, I imagine that my hands are like paintbrushes plastering my emotions onto her body. Call me the Jackson Pollack of seduction: I paint her arms her arms and torso now so that I can sprinkle some more on her face later…with my other special brush. So, when first talking to a girl, I will often just lightly touch her outer arms and torso with my fingers as I’m talking to her. I see it as expressive: you touch her as you talk to emphasize important points. That touch is more subtle and friendly, aimed at just making her comfortable and more trusting. During high points in the interaction, however, your touch should become more appreciative.

Touch serves two purposes: to emphasize what you’re saying to her and to appreciate her. An example of appreciation could be that in talking to her, she reveals that she works as a nurse. That immediately peaks your interest as your mom was a nurse and you realize the resiliency and compassion necessary for the job. Rather than just telling her how awesome that is, you should also touch her arm and hold it there a few seconds longer than usual and perhaps even stroke it.

Expressive touch is like a period: light and quick. Appreciative touch is like an exclamation point, lasting a good 2-3 seconds. Yet the point isn’t for you to have this in your head while talking to a woman but to give you a context for which touch can amplify and supercharge your game.

When you touch her, touch her as if you’re already making love to her. Cup your hand as you touch her back and cup the back of her shoulder blades. Don’t forget her sensitive spots, including her inner arms, behind her knees, the skin fold on the other side of her elbow. Later on in the interaction, touching her neck, ears, thighs, breasts will amplify her desire. Don’t be afraid to graze her breasts! Graze them now so you can glaze them later.

Sometimes getting ready is almost all the fun! Why keep all the glam for a girl’s night out when you can have a woman’s night in and primp to your heart’s content. Surely you have your own, established personal care routine, but here’s a way to tailor primping and preening to a night of seduction. Consider it foreplay with your favorite person! Dive head first into your favorite self-routine: take a long bath, do a hair mask, a face mask…whatever you love to do, but add these accents to make a night of seduction.

Primp and preen by taking care of the hair down there. Coochie Cream is a winning salve that’ll keep the bumps and irritations away after a date with your Venus.

Next, pick out a sexy chemise. Chemises are forgiving, sexy little nothings that flirst with nudity, but never quite go for the full reveal.

Accessorize with hosiery and body jewelry to take that slinky something to the next level.

Oh, and don’t forget to remember when your man gets home…so all your self love gets rewarded with that fire in his eyes and passion in his heart.

Have you heard of the manties phenomenon? I was rolling on the floor when I saw this video on YouTube. Who knew an Australian stud could dress up in silky nothings made for him and be such a roguish hunk. Panties for men…Ladies? What’s the verdict?

Hitting the doldrums with your man is easy to do: work is tough, you have a million and five things on your plate, you’re tired, he’s stressed, vice versa and so one. Having recently hit a patch like this with mine, I can tell you nothing was going to pull us out of the quick sand…or so it seemed.For some reason, I can’t pin point why, maybe out of some sort of wild desperation to relive happier, more carefree times (free of house payments, car payment, overtime…), we started doing things we loved to do as children. We went to the zoo, picnicked in the part, went to local fairgrounds, slept in late, and haunted places our parents used to take us as children.

Being at “that” stage in our relationship, we were reminded that making children was something we are really looking forward to. And, as if by magic, the libido was up and running again. Now, yoga took a back seat this month to spending time with honey, but it’s Ok. All the wandering around, impromptu games of tag, and what not kept that sloth feeling at bay. And, boy, does being a bit of a yoga freak have benefits we haven’t explored in bed. It’s just nice to see that we’ve found the time in our schedules, by letting the love in our hearts lead us, to be guided back to the bedroom for grown-up playtime.

Playfulness is seductive for singles too.

Speaking of seduction in India, watch this pop star seduce her man…Bollywood-style.

A great smile, long hair, and great energy…these things seems to really float a man’s boat. The Times of India asked some of their hottest hunks (did you know the Indian film industry is bigger than Hollywood?) what turns them on (Insolence? Really, Pritish?), and here goes!

Singer Palash Sen says, “I am always looking for intelligence in a woman. This apart, I also like women who sport long hair.” And hold on, smile is also a great turn on. ”

TV actor Chetan Hansraj says: “A beautiful smile makes me go weak in the knees. A good smile has the power to hypnotise.”

VJ Yudhishtir Urs, “It’s about the way a woman carries herself and the energy she exudes. Confidence, elegance and a sense of style have a magnetic appeal.”

TV actor Karan Grover says, “I feel a woman with beautiful eyes is sure to make heads turn. How a woman speaks and carries herself is also important.”

Model turned actor Parvin Dabas maintains that, “Being a good human being is all that matters.”

“Insolence and unpredictability, long legs, beautiful scent and intelligence — a woman who has all that is the most desirable woman in the world,” says Pritish Nandy, a leading producer.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

To seduce a Cancerian, you need to show off your sensitive side. These Moon Children are wonderfully soft and fuzzy on the inside. Interest in volunteering, especially regarding children is a good one (if you’re being honest!). Seduction happens easily when pampering the Cancer in a domestic way…they like to nest after all. Ask permission before you make your moves, or if you make a move, demurely apologize for being so bold.

Slap happy after reading how-to books on man-pleasing last night (and no, I don’t mean the Housewife’s Guide to Pleasant Living), my man said bluntly, “The best how-to guide is me. Listen.” Hm, so giving the world’s best blowjob can’t be learned from a book. I counted the number of things I’ve tried on him in the past…stuff expounded as the be all and end all of male pleasure–even tips from my gay “boyfriend.” The only one that seemed to stick was how to play with his balls and oral-anal pleasure. The rest have been a “That’s nice, but if you’d…” affair. That’s fine, but sometimes a girl just wants to show up and be SuperWoman in bed.

Aha. To my frustrated face, he replied, “But because you listen to me, you are SuperWoman in bed. My SuperWoman.”

And then the warm fuzzies came.

Now what are how-to books and columns like this for? Permission and creative inspiration. So, read with a grain of salt and enjoy knowing that for whatever dirty deeds you come up with that he agrees to, I will always support you in your exploration. Let freakness be your weakness.

When I was in junior high, at the height of the days when boys snapped the straps of girls donning their first bras, the PE teacher sat us down one day. Someone had kneed one of the boys in the balls as a result of bra-snapping. Now, I was all for that. Really, how humiliating to have to endure guerilla attacks of pre-adolescent heathens and their teasing…being one of the only girls in the school to need a B-cup…was relentless. The PE coach said, in a dire tone, something to the effect of “If you kick boys in the the balls it can prevent them from having children. It is a sensitive place and incurs MuCh MUCH mUcH pain. We will take this matter very seriously if it happens again.” Which meant we’d get suspended. Needless to say, the boys could let their boys hang loose, but we continued to endure bra-snapping. And thus your blogger, young Annabelle, developed a relationship to balls as clumsy people have with china shops, to the dismay of several lovers. Little did I know, those huevos can be tugged, bitten, sucked, licked, batted, caressed, bound, and fondled to my heart’s and his content. But, watch out ladies, if you go too far by a tiny, tiny bit…it’s like the bottom…you may never be granted access again.

Here are some pleasure tricks for his boys:

During intercourse, reach around and cup his balls gently while he’s going at it. This works best when you are on top.

Carefully discern the sack from the egg-shaped testes, and suck on the loose skin, run it through your lips, nibble a little. But careful you don’t catch any of the internal bits or…you’ll get suspended.

For the guys who like it a little rougher, slap them gently when you’re sucking him or whenever you can reach them. Best to do a double check to see if it feels good.

Lastly, invest in a cock ring…not only will he last longer, but the sensation will be increased and his boys will bulge like plums. (This one will give you a buzz too!)