sex & bedroom

Boudoir gifts are something of a crapshoot--either you're a demon lover or a demon, period. That goes double for lingerie. When a present gets that intimate, size really does matter. Springing for sheets? Make sure you're allowed to lie in the bed you've made. Say no to anything with feathers. As for naughty oils, goo and accessories, well, is this going to be a family Christmas?

FIE ON THEE, SECRET OF V!
Sexy is a cinch with the Gigi Clark silk brocade corset ($196, Jane's Vanity, 521 SW Broadway, 241-3860, and other locations). Banish visions of S/M fetes or Gone With the Wind--this wondergarment is for the independent va-va vamp that demands outerwear with uplift. Exquisite silk brocade is tailored to a T with an adjustable hook-and-eye back and boned bodice. Flared bust cups dish that creamy décolletage. Meet me in the turret, pageboy.

CLEAN LIVING
There's more to home life than bed-in-a-bag. Show your true colors with 100 percent organic cotton undyed bedding ($195 for queen size, Uncle Zach's Earth Friendly, 4314 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 295-6677). These stylish sheets are all-natural, supremely soft and recommended by Oprah. Your houseguests will be floored by your urbane minimalism, your new flame wooed by your progressive purchasing habits. Ooh, and the nontoxic pillow fights....

PAJAMARAMA
You can combat chill with dumpy down and frumpy flannel, but to warm your mood, try these Bedhead cotton pajamas ($136-$150, Girlfriends, 904 NW 23rd Ave., 294-0488)--they're a burst of sunlight for the winter gray-blues. Fine cottons in paisley, sprigged toile and other frisky prints are trimmed with contrast piping to make sleeptime feel like springtime. Crank up the Nat King Cole, throw a Duraflame on the coals, and stage an indoor picnic. Only 112 days 'til the equinox.

ONE SEXY SLEEVE
Yoga makes a dame feel powerful and beautiful, so the yogini in your life deserves this debonair accessory. The Ilmu Designs yoga mat bag ($50, Hepburn, 2285 NW Johnson St., 227-0880) sheathes any average-size traveling mat in comely Chinese silk, trimmed with an adjustable nylon strap for hands-free toting. And if you don't think yoga has anything to do with sex and the bedroom, well, you haven't done any yoga.

RIGHTEOUS ROBES
With the Frette Turkish towel robe ($176, French Quarter, 1444 NE Broadway, 282-8200, and other locations), you'll never emerge from the shower dripping and cursing again. This shawl-collared lux wrap of maximum-loft terry velour is edged with smart black piping--very Grand Hotel. Meanwhile, commodious patch pockets are roomy enough for toothbrush, razor and remote control--everything you need to stay semi-dressed all day. Now that's class. Bonus: According to the shop, these are the same suckers that are given out to noms at the annual Academy Awards ceremony.

PILLOWS TALK
Pretty as a picture and plush enough for a pasha, Martin & Barnett buckwheat hull pillows (Urbino, $65, 521 NW 23rd Ave., 220-0053) come in a litter of lozenge, roll and button shapes. These sumptuous tuffets, fashioned from silk dupioni, chinoiserie, velvet and taffeta, transcend vanity by providing matchless back and neck support to the fitful sleeper--and the lustrous colors loan harem glamor to even the frowsiest futon.

quick gift ideas

Aromatherapy pillows Relax, it's time, once again, for the P. Flynn Designs Inc. samples sale. Featuring aromatherapy pillows for the home and bedroom (and the car!), it's a one-day blowout full of all sorts of goodies that are sure to delight and dazzle. $3-$70. 1-6 pm Saturday, Dec. 1. 1920 N Kilpatrick St., 240-0802.

Pure luxury Get close underneath 100 percent Egyptian cotton, high-thread-count sheets. Ranging from 280 thread count to 1020, these are the most incredible sheets around. Available in classic colors white and ivory. Sheet sets, $200-$1000. French Quarter, 536 NW 14th Ave., 223-3879; 1444 NE Broadway, 282-8200.

Kama Sutra set The gift that returns to you. A Kama Sutra gift set comes with entertaining products such as honey dust, pleasure balm and sweet almond massage oil, all packaged in an ornate reusable tin. $64. Escential Lotions, 3638 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 236-7976; 710 NW 23rd Ave., 248-9748, www.escentialonline.com.

Western PJs Saddle up and get ready for some fun in these 100 percent cotton flannel pajamas. In western themes such as Sheriffs or Cowboys and, er, Native Americans. $55. Desperado, 428 NW 11th Ave., 294-2952.

WWeek 2015