Thursday's Thirteen - 13 Stripping Tips

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner get creative and give your honey something other than a box of candy, a stuffed animal, or a sweater. Give an extra special treat that will be unforgettable. Don’t worry… any woman can do a little strip tease. When you do it, you’ll find it makes you feel feminine and sensual.

1. Choose the right kind of clothing. Something that accentuates your most beautiful body parts. This can be a lovely gown or sexy lingerie; just make sure it can be easily removed… avoid too many buttons, or hard to reach zippers that you might have to fidget with.

2. Pick the right panties. The top of the back of your panties should reach no more than two inches above your cheeks. Any higher than that and they give the illusion that your caboose is a lot longer than it is. Try on booty shorts, full bottomed panties, thongs, and g-strings to see which you feel best in. Also, if they leave lines on your body after you take them off, they are too tight.

3. The choice to wear shoes or not is a personal preference, as both looks are sexy. If you do choose to wear shoes, choose them wisely. Stilettos are the perfect choice if you can handle them, as the high heel makes your legs look much longer. If moving gracefully in stilettos is too daunting, dancing with bare feet can also be very seductive. You should stay away from short, one-inch heels. They look great with pants and skirts, but give the illusion of shortening naked legs. Shoes that are too high will also inhibit your movement and may make you fall, so choose shoes that you feel confident wearing. Strapless shoes can be removed gracefully, but if yours need to be buckled, you'll probably want to remove your clothing without taking off your shoes. Almost anything stretchy can be taken off over your shoes, but it would be a good idea to practice first.

4. Add a prop. During your dance, take a large feather and gently tickle him from his cheek and neck down his shoulder to his fingertips without letting him touch you back. Use a nice shawl, wrap, or piece of sheer fabric, to tease him. Wrap it around yourself while giving him peeks. Whipped cream, chocolate sauce, or any other "dessert on you" accessories are great if you want to let him be more than a spectator. If you want to try using a retractable pole, you can also purchase a how-to video for tricks.

5. Set the stage. After you choose the songs you want, make a mix CD or playlist and pay attention to the order of the songs so that you can choreograph your routine and not have to change songs in the middle. Use low, indirect lighting because it is both flattering (making you more comfortable) and more intimate. Achieve the perfect lighting by mixing candles with lamps and colored bulbs. If your room is lacking intimacy, dress it up by draping deep colored valances or adding velvet or satin throws and pillows to your furniture.

6. Get ready. Practice in the mirror, or better yet, videotape yourself dancing so that you can look at yourself and see which moves you like.

7. Dance on your feet and on the floor. On the floor, try opening and closing your legs or leaning your knees from one side to the other. Experiment with different angles.

8. Try caressing yourself when you don't know what else to do. Skim your fingertips over any part of you and he'll be begging for more. Try caressing your breasts the way you like him to do. It will blow his mind.

9. Move in time to the music. Turn around and walk seductively. Give yourself a little spank and wink at your guy. It's naughty, but cute.

10. Use your hair. Men love women's hair. While standing up, kneeling, or sitting, stretch your torso while you pull your hair up and let it fall again. If you have really long hair, arch your back while standing and tilt your head back letting your hair swish your backside.

11. Removing your clothes gracefully can be a challenge. Avoid taking your top off like a man takes off his t-shirt. While it may be sexy to watch them do it, it is quite the opposite for a woman. If you chose something that needs to be removed by slipping it over your head, seductively slip it off by pulling it from the bottom on the sides while standing up tall; don't hunch over.

12. When taking your bottoms off, try slipping them off over your shoes or bare feet while standing straight-legged. Do this by bending over from the waist and guiding them off all the way to the floor and then stepping out of them. If this isn't easy for you, try bending your knees or taking your bottoms off while lying on your back. t is not imperative to remove all of your clothing. Stripping down to a little something sexy is equally as alluring. Remember to do as much as you are comfortable with.

13. Do a lap dance. You can sit next to him and then lean over him with your chest touching his, turn toward the ceiling and caress yourself a little, or turn face down with your shoulder and side rubbing across his tummy and chest. Position yourself on top of him, sitting on your knees on his thighs. This allows you to rise up and down. When rising up, let his nose graze your chest and tummy. You can give him a little squeeze with your breasts as well. When you come down, bring your legs together and slide down to the floor. "Dancing" close to him like this is great fully clothed, partially clothes, in the nude, or partially covered with a wrap. Move your body in time to the music. Simulate what you might do in the bedroom once in a while to really heat things up. Turn around and sit in his lap. Pull up your hair and let yourself lean back to where your shoulders and neck are close to his face. Stroke his hair, the back of his neck, and his chest. Kiss him and let him kiss you.

The most important thing to remember is to be yourself. Having fun being sexy for him is more arousing than any of the particular moves or tricks. Pick and choose the tips from this guide that help you to feel confident and go for it!