After riding through 45 minutes of SoulCycle, who doesn't feel turned on? The dark, the candles, the music, affirmations, and yes, the sweat. Lots of it. Sweating is hot and gives us lots of yummy endorphins. And we all know how endorphins make us feel. Ready for someone to kiss us hard. We love how SoulCycle does everything possible to remove distractions that can take you out of the high of your ride. They know how to switch us on and keep us there. Which also applies to better sexual experiences. Set the mood right and getting turned on is just easier. Then don't let anything into that mood that might distract and lead to a turn-off. Plus, if you're doing it right, you sweat a lot. Bonus.

Did you know that your biggest sexual organ is your brain? Most of our erotic drivers are mental, not physical. Which is why a good book can turn you on. Take you to the edge of yourself. Force you to explore different sides of your personality. Change you. Just like a good partner can. Intellectually. Emotionally. Sexually. For us, Milan Kundera's magnum opus, THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING, makes us want to roam the streets of Prague with a lover. The darkness of the city, the edge and grit and intensity oozes out of every building. His writing, daring and provocative, explores people pushing themselves to the limits of themselves, to the brink, and back again. Now that's a turn-on.

Rings are one of our favorite accessories, especially ones that make us feel like we are wearing the universe on our fingers. Pitabgo Maybe uses unique and thoughtful combinations of metals and stones to harness the spiritual power that flows around each of us. His rings make us feel power, confidence and protection. A magical medicine that connects one to the sexiest of all emotions, happiness.

Ask anyone who's ever been to the Gramercy Park Hotel, and they'll talk about the smell. The Le Labo Cade No. 26 Candle they burn there creates an indelible memory in the minds of their guests. Its scent is at once earthy and smoldering. And an immediate turn-on for us. Located just around the corner from our offices, we'll often stop by the Rose Bar at The Gramercy Park Hotel for a cocktail after work, just to revel in the smell for a moment and draw inspiration. While we can't deliver the whole gestalt of that place in our app, we've drawn a lot of inspiration from their impeccably curated experience. Grab one of their candles for yourself and the hotel is immediately transported to your bedroom.

The bullet vibrating necklace, from Curriculum Vitae, is a subtle secret that can be worn all day, in any setting. It's also a sex toy. We love being in a meeting, or riding the subway, or sitting at a bar, everyone around us unaware that we're wearing a vibrator. It's elegant, sophisticated and titillating. A naughty secret worn around our necks for all the world to see. Even better? It makes a great gift. A constant reminder of a lover. Our secret, hidden in plain sight.

Our phones have become one of our most intimate connection points. We flirt. We tease. We sext (come on you know you do it). It is a modern day foreplay tool, but only if you have enough juice. Infinite foreplay is only possible with infinite power. Which is why we love the Mophie portable charger. Carry one in your bag, and you're always turned on. Literally.

It's no secret that the right playlist can make a mood. So we're always on the lookout for new songs that turn us on. The first time we heard "Midnight" by Coldplay, it took our breath away. It transported us to the stars, and made us want to wrap around our partners for long, deep kisses. The amazing part of music? It can be a great connection point for lovers separated by distance. Both can listen at the same time, be turned on together, transported to the memory of being in the same space, mentally and physically. For us, this song has just the right balance of romance. Sexy and sweet, with a knife's edge to it.

ROYAL FLUSH SHOES BY CAMILLA ELPHICK

Shoes might be an obvious choice for a turn-on, but these ones take the cake. One piece sexy and strappy shoe, one part art project, we find these naughty heels the perfect accompaniment for a night out on the town, or just a surprise addition to a night in. Sometimes it’s fun to wear your heart on, well, your shoes.

“MANY ARE CALLED BUT FEW ARE CHOSEN” BY DANIEL EVERETT

Something about the way Daniel Everett mixes the organic world with technology gets us going, hard. This particular picture, inspired by the tension between what God creates and what man creates, has a tension that turns us on intellectually and physically. The perfect art for the bedroom, his sweeping canvases transport us to a land of possibilities, inspiring us to push farther and harder than we have before. His photos are also perfectly accentuated by candlelight. Another one of our favorites.

While presentation isn’t everything, the Whole Crispy Mushroom from UPLAND NYC, is a dish like you’ve never seen before. It’s like something from a time past. A bouquet of decadent delight waiting to be torn apart by hungry fingers. We recommend feeding it to each other. It’s an aphrodisiac on a plate. 

While not an inherently sexy story (it is brutal and funny and intoxicating all at the same time), Vika, the unsung heroine of CITY OF THIEVES by David Benioff is one of our favorite female characters of all time. She is as tough as nails, often dressed as a man so as to not be raped and to be taken seriously as a sniper. But Lev, the hero of the book, knows how to unwind her. In one scene he speaks about her leg, just the tiniest bit that he can see, in a way that would make anyone blush. She’s one of those girls you just want to figure out. The hard kind you want to make happy. Because they deserve it.

Water, especially that of Silver Lake deep in the woods of New Hampshire, stirs our soul, not to mention our libido. There’s almost nothing sexier than shedding one’s clothes and diving in to the diamond clear water, feeling it touch every part of us, wrapping around us like a lover. Actually the one thing sexier is doing it with a partner, pressing against one another for warmth, kissing the lake off each other’s lips. Aaaaaaah, heaven.

Prague, the “City of a Hundred Spires”, is a beautiful, dark, romantic place full of small crooked alleys and dimly lit streets. While there are a million things to do and see there, we always have preferred walking the haunted streets, hand-in-hand, soaking in the ambience of this ancient city. It’s so beautiful that Hitler himself forbade bombing it. Be sure to stop into a small neighborhood bar for a shot of Bechorovka, a Czech tradition said to warm the heart on a cold evening, and maybe a few other things as well.

What if the person you’re with turns into someone else? Just for a moment. Not just role playing, but transformation. This picture, shot by famed erotic photographer Reka Nyari, captures the raw essence of sexual transformation. It’s one part super hero, one part sexy beast, one part mysterious stranger and one part freedom. We know what it does to us… see what it might bring out in you.

You don’t even have to like motorcycles to appreciate a bike from Deus Ex Machina. Each of their motorcycles is a passion project. A one of a kind creation built for and by the rider to custom specs. This particular build, The Hunter Gatherer, is stripped down and ready to ride hard. If you’re going to put something between your legs, make sure it’s up to the challenge of keeping up with you.

Some albums, from the first note of the first track, take you on a journey. They’re like spaceships we strap into to go see the universe. Endtroducing, by DJ Shadow, is a sexy, rhythmic unexpected collision of beats and samples that make us want to climb in bed. And not for a cuddle, if you know what we mean.

The original pocket knife of Japan, the Higo knife at one time could be found in the pocket of pretty much every man on the island. It’s utility is perfect. No extra parts. It’s as if Occam himself actually did make a razor. And did we mention it’s sharp as any knife we’ve ever held? Hang this Japanese Higo Knife from Best Made around your partner’s neck from a gold chain to make a statement. Beauty cuts deep.

Art feeds the soul. In the case of Kate Hunt, it cuts us to the quick. In her sculpture “Frida” she uses newspaper, hay, steel and baling wire to create a beautiful study in reductionism. She makes us re-see the world around us in a modern, sexy and unexpected way. It’s natural and organic quality is alive on the wall. Her art reminds us that the simplest of things, put together in the right combination, can be a turn-on without trying.