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Lauren Smelcher
As Online and Entertainment Editor, I edit the website, interview celebrities and get to listen to cool new albums for the mag's Watch & Listen pages. Every few nights, I'm a proud guest at the opening of an envelope (or at least, the spruiking of one) and my desk is frequently flooded with DVDs, books and movie passes.
Let's talk about sex, baby
In the first episode of Sex and the City, a harried Carrie Bradshaw is seen running from her ex-boyfriend's hotel room out onto the streets of New York. In her attempts to weave in and out of the congested people traffic on the sidewalks of Manhattan, she barrels into a tall and handsome stranger, upending the contents of her handbag - including a rather long string of condoms - onto the pavement, for all the world to see.
Of course, the only person who actually sees them (or, at least, pays any attention to the offending prophylactics) is the handsome stranger - thereafter known as Mr Big.
There are, of course, two lessons to this story. Number one: all good girls carry condoms - because you never know when you'll meet your mr Big. Number two: all good girls make attempts to conceal their condoms - because you never know when you'll meet your Mr Big. Not that it's some sort of unforgivable faux pas to display your love gloves - it's just a little awkward to be thinking about having sex before you've even said hello to each other, right?
Luckily, the goodly folk at Marie Stopes International have devised a clever solution to this problem. Introducing Vixen Condoms:
Vixen Condoms, sold at Kmart, D.VICE and online at www.impromptu.com.au, are packaged in gorgeously illustrated tins that look just like lip gloss containers. Unlike most condoms, they're actually targeted at women (which is clever, you see, because it's women who buy condoms most of the time).
What's more, $1 from each tin sold goes towards Marie Stopes International's efforts in developing countries, where the organisation educates men and women on sexual health and family planning. That's enough to make you feel good all over.
For more information, go to www.mariestopes.org.au.
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