Sex DVD Review - Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 - Cunnilingus

Have you ever seen the ongoing HBO Real Sex documentary series? For those of you that haven’t (and boy, you don’t know what you’re missing), the show profiles different aspects of sexuality of - for the most part - normal people like you and me. For those of you that have seen the HBO show, Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 – Cunnilingus is reminiscent of a typical episode of

the show. There’s the sex instructor conducting a lesson in a workshop in front of a handful of couples – check. There’s the live nude model that is used for “demonstration” purposes . Check. And then there are the spotlight scenes featuring two separate couples in sit-down interviews baring their sexual souls in front of the camera, before (and after) they bare everything else. Check and check.

What’s different about Oral Sex #01 compared to Real Sex ? Well, instead of the seasoned sex mind of, say, a Nina Hartley (whose own instructional DVD I recently wrote up) or a Lou Paget – who have both been integral parts of the HBO series in the past - we have the young-ish pornstar Justine Joli at the head of the class. (Incidentally, Joli is also a co-host of sorts in Hartley’s fare).

Moreover, this DVD differs from the network show by providing pop-up text in balloons which serve to emphasize the narrative. Writer/Director Tristan Taormino, a newspaper columnist and sex expert, does the in-scene voice-over honors herself.

Finally, what’s also different is that Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 – Cunnilingus , as you can imagine from its name, is allowed to get graphic where the documentaries could not. (HBO may be a premium cable channel, but it’s still not Spice Uncensored) And each couple’s spotlight feature turns into a full-fledged scene of about 25-30 minutes apiece. Understandably, Real Sex vignettes have a time-constraint imposed by the length of the show’s airing time.



But the explicitness of this appropriately-named Expert Guide is definitely a good thing, because this production spares no detail in telling you exactly how to go down on a woman. As examples of two good oral techniques, presented here for your information (and viewing pleasure) are the Flick-your-tongue-up-one-side-of-the -inner-labia-over-the-clitoral-hood-and-down-the-other-side-of-the -inner-labia method; and the Ice Cream Lick (which is just as self-explanatory a title in its own right).

And who knew there were so many things one could do with cushions and wedge-shaped sponges? I can’t say you’ll be propping up yourself and your sweetheart like a pro after you watch Oral Sex #01 – Cunnilingus, but you’ll be well on your way to doing so.

Granted, some of the ideas and instructions in this instructional DVD are just plain intuitive – like having the guy break for a while and stop licking if his neck gets sore and his tongue starts to go numb. (Really? Oral sex is supposed to be pleasurable for both parties and not feel as if one is getting hanged at the gallows? ) And discontinuing what you’re doing to her genitals if she winces or in some other way intimates (like saying it out loud) that she is uncomfortable.

Director Tristan Taormino divides her Expert Guide into three well-defined parts. In the introductory scene, like I briefly mentioned earlier, Justine Joli explains to a rapt audience of couples in words and pictures the intricacies of the female anatomy (and wouldn’t you be paying attention if you were in the room? ). Enter Exhibit A, otherwise known as adult actress Ariel X.



While explaining just how to get a woman off, Joli begins to poke (in a good way), lick, finger, kiss, and suck on the “demo model” in front of watchful eyes and listening ears. She does drive her point - which is basically the one at the tip of the dildo she brought along – home eventually.

As for the following two couples scenes, porn performer Kelly Kline and husband Richard Kline make up the first duo while Cindy Crawford (also an adult industry vet, not the mainstream model of course) and partner Jack Lawrence anchor the Oral Sex 1 DVD. The women here are certainly easy on the eye... So I don’t think I’d be going out on a limb by saying the vast majority of heterosexual males (as yours truly did) would get off seeing these ladies squirming in carnal pleasure with tongues between their legs.

And yes, I do know female adult actors can be very adept at “faking it,” so to speak. But, if I do say so myself, I can say with a lot of assurance that both of these women really orgasm on camera.



Besides, they’re not just mixing it up with some paid male pornstars (although, I’m sure the guys were also reimbursed quite nicely for this venture) . Kelly Kline and Crawford are having sex with their actual life mates. If anything, each couple probably “performed” their particular scene until they got it just right for filming.

In conclusion, this Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 – Cunnilingus pretty much stays focused, on topic, and true to its name: the only hardcore – if you want to call it that – involves insertion of a dildo (as discussed before), while the only blowjob is part and parcel of a 69-position hookup.

However, I should mention that there are several bonus scenes not part of the main feature (and what would a DVD be without the extras?) that independently showcase the use of toys; provide safe sex tips; and continue the Joli-Ariel X sex romp in a room all to themselves and away from nosy students.

To sum up, Tristan Taormino's Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 – Cunnilingus is both a pussy flaunter’s and a pussy worshipper’s wet dream. How you get that spot stain out of the cushions and upholstery is entirely up to you...

Expert Guide To Oral Sex #01 - Cunnilingus