(Note: This story appears in the April 2022 issue of SE Magazine)
It should be no surprise that a company named, in part, after the state where it’s headquartered, has continuously built up a collection — California Dreaming — that reflects all the best the locale has to offer in the most pleasurable ways possible!
CalExotics is seemingly synonymous with California — heck, the state’s name is basically ingrained in the company name.
The California Dreaming collection, which now numbers 26 unique styles in total, is further evidence of CalExotics’ embrace of The Golden State.
“The California Dreaming collection invites users to play, explore and have fun with pleasure,” says CalExotics founder Susan Colvin. “The original idea of the line was inspired by the CalExotics brand and the location of our headquarters, sunny California. The brand, which was originally known as California Exotic Novelties, has always stayed true to the California spirit, which puts fun at the center of everything! We wanted a collection that would embody this in its packaging and product designs, and that is where California Dreaming came from.”
The creative team at CalExotics has met the challenge of embodying its products with California DNA by cleverly naming, many alliteratively, each of the products after some Cali location or landmark — like Bel Air Bombshell or Palisades Passion.
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“The names of each product play into this perfectly,” says Colvin. “The first step is choosing a popular California location. We look for well-known destinations that have a real excitement attached to them. Next, we work on the catchy sub-name. For this season, we found locations all over California. We started down south in San Diego and made our way north to Sonoma, stopping at a few locations in between like Oceanside, Long Beach, Pacific Palisades and Bel Air.”
With this newest batch, totaling six new styles, CalExotics looked to “stay true to the collection” while ramping things up from a product perspective.
“We made each toy with its own unique functionality, and to take it to the next level, we added a third motor,” says Colvin. “The third motor adds even more power and excitement to these incredible toys.” In addition to the triple motor design, the six new styles all offer 10 functions and three speeds and come with a memory-chip feature.
“We wanted the colors of the California Dreaming collection to be bright and fun. These stunning colors also mimic an iconic California sunset or a stunning rainbow, adding even more personality to this collection — the non-traditional colors like yellow, green and orange really grab the attention of shoppers and are fan favorites.” — Susan Colvin
Here’s a quick look at the six new California Dreaming products:
• San Diego Seduction brings a variety of pleasure. It features an intense thumping shaft plus a teaser that taps, gyrates and vibrates. This is one you must see and feel to believe.
• Oceanside Orgasm takes air pleasure to the next level. This vibe offers intense clitoral suction in the stimulator, plus it vibrates in the tip and shaft.
• Sonoma Satisfier elevates the pleasure with intense thrusting action. The shaft vibrates and thrusts vigorously while the triple flickering teaser offers vibration, pulsation and escalation.
• Bel Air Bombshell takes a fun spin on pleasure. The beaded shaft rotates and vibrates, plus the triple fluttering teaser vibrates to stimulate all pleasure zones.
• Palisades Passion brings the heat. This massager offers a sensual and soothing warming feature that heats in just 3 minutes. The heated, textured shaft offers intense vibration. Plus, the swinging teaser is unique with rhythmic side-to-side stimulation.
• Long Beach Bootylicious is three times the fun. Users can explore intense vibration in the shaft, stimulator and tail. To add to the excitement, the stimulator and tail feature a beaded design for even more pleasure.
Living the (California) dream
Despite the bevy of offerings, Colvin says there isn’t a singular definitive California Dreaming toy.
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“We believe that people of all sexual preferences can find a product they will love within this collection. Users who want over-the-top sensations will enjoy the thumping, tapping, gyrating and vibrating action of the San Diego Seduction. Those looking for triple stimulation will love the Long Beach Bootylicious with its vibrating shaft, stimulator and tail. There are 26 different styles to choose from, each offering a unique stimulation experience, allowing users to find their very own quintessential California Dreaming toy.”
It’s precisely because the California Dreaming collection provides so much versatility — a range of preferences catering to varying experience levels — that any user can find something they crave in this line.
Each product within the collection also offers independent controls granting the user complete control of their pleasure.
We believe that people of all sexual preferences can find a product they will love within this collection. Users who want over-the-top sensations will enjoy the thumping, tapping, gyrating and vibrating action of the San Diego Seduction. Those looking for triple stimulation will love the Long Beach Bootylicious with its vibrating shaft, stimulator and tail. There are 26 different styles to choose from, each offering a unique stimulation experience, allowing users to find their very own quintessential California Dreaming toy. — Susan Colvin
“For example, with the Oceanside Orgasm, users can set the shaft’s vibration level and the suction speed in the stimulator,” remarks Colvin. “They can use the shaft and stimulator together or just use one at a time. This makes for fully customizable pleasure and allows users with varying preferences and experience levels to find something they love.”
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It’s no wonder then that California Dreaming has surged to become one of the company’s best-selling lines. Colvin points to two reasons actually for that reality: “extraordinary features and stunning designs.”
She brings up Palisades Passion which boasts three pleasure sensations in one toy with its heating element, a teaser that swings side-to-side, and a vibrating shaft.
“With this line, we wanted to push the boundaries of pleasure and provide something unique and different,” adds Colvin. “Each California Dreaming product offers a distinct pleasure sensation not typically found in traditional pleasure products.”
As for the design, California Dreaming has become known for its appealing, vibrant colors (think, or Google, the murals lining Venice Beach).
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“We wanted the colors of the California Dreaming collection to be bright and fun,” says Colvin. “These stunning colors also mimic an iconic California sunset or a stunning rainbow, adding even more personality to this collection — the non-traditional colors like yellow, green and orange really grab the attention of shoppers and are fan favorites.”
Since the company’s inception, CalExotics — as many prosperous companies do — has heeded customer feedback to drive product improvement.
“This feedback has helped us create some fantastic products, including a new product in the California Dreaming collection,” says Colvin. “This season we worked to incorporate the feedback from CalExotics’ resident sexologist Dr. Jill McDevitt. Dr. Jill had an idea to combine two powerful features from some popular California Dreaming products; specifically, the thumping pulsations from the Santa Monica Starlet and the tapping sensations from the Monterey Magic. Plus, Dr. Jill suggested we focus on her hometown of San Diego and her favorite color, yellow. After further research and development, the San Diego Seduction was created!”
That quick peek into how a new product was born reveals some of the ingredients the folks at CalExotics look at in concocting California Dreaming staples.
With joyful names and an inviting color palette, the California Dreaming collection sets itself up for success, but that doesn’t mean retailers can’t encourage even more sales.
CalExotics suggests retailers create a dedicated California Dreaming section for that very reason.
“The bright colors, fun packaging and California theme will grab shoppers’ attention,” says Colvin.
The company also offers testing displays to allow consumers to see and feel these products themselves. For online retailers, where testing is impossible or incomplete, CalExotics provides a variety of assets — imagery and video — to pique customers’ curiosity.
Deriving from the third-largest state in the country (trailing Alaska and Texas) and the most populous, it seems California Dreaming is still ascending versus hitting its peak.
“We’re always looking to enhance the intimate experience with new products,” says Colvin. “With California Dreaming, that means new California locations to feature and thrilling pleasure options to explore.”
For more information, visit b2b.calexotics.com.
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