Although Halloween is synonymous with kids, costumes, and candy, it'salso the one day of the year when grown-ups get dressed up and lettheir hair down . . . and get sexy for their partner. This Halloween,whether you've been married for 30 years or are planning a romanticdate with someone new, try some of these expert tips for having a supersexy Halloween.
1. Bake a pumpkin pie to get him in the mood.According to Alan Hirsch, M.D., a neurologist and psychiatrist anddirector of Chicago's Smell and Taste Treatment and ResearchFoundation, "The combination of pumpkin pie and lavender was found tobe the scent which most increased penile blood flow in male laboratorysubjects in tests that we conducted." Other guy-stimulating scentsincluded vanilla and doughnuts. So get to baking or burn someflavored-smelling candles to set the mood for yumminess.
2.Give her a box or two of licorice or Good & Plenty candy to get herin the mood. According to Hirsch, for ladies, cucumber and licoricewere the two aromas which most increased blood flow to the genitals inwomen who were tested at the Smell and Taste Treatment and ResearchFoundation. (Good & Plenty is flavored with licorice and has afaint cucumber tinge, as well.)
3. Invite your date to come toa dinner party dressed as his or her secret desire. (It'll be yoursurprise that the dinner party is a private, two-person affair.) Ofcourse, you should also concoct a secret desire costume for yourselfand wear it! When your date arrives at your place, surprise him or herwith your get-up and a delicious meal that you prepared yourself.(Hint: Bake that pumpkin pie already, ladies!)
4. Go to bed onHalloween night clothed only in scent that smells good enough to eat.Knotty Girl's Drama Queen Marshmallow scented body lotion is aheady-smelling blend of vanilla, marshmallow and butterscotch and youcan find it at Nordstrom and at KnottygirL.com.5. Send him a pair of black silk boxer shorts in the mail. Enclose abrief explanation that this is to be his Halloween costume.6.On Halloween night, after the trick or treaters have all gone home andthe kids are in bed, create a romantic ambience. Light candles in yourbedroom, burn incense and draw your partner a bath scented withlavender or other soothing scents. After the bath, give him or her afoot massage.7. Give her a surprise gift of alluring cologneor perfume to try out on Halloween night. Scarlett, owner of theeponymous New Hope, Pennsylvania, fragrance and cosmetic boutique, suggestsscents from Comptoir Sud Pacifique or Acqua di Parma. If she likesGummi Bear candies, get her Gummi Bear cologne made by Haribo, thecandy's manufacturer! They're all available at Scarlett's Web site. 8. Take a tip from the late Stanley Kubrick's last film and make love with feathered or jeweled masks on.
