With the upcoming launch of Maude, a sex essentials company,
Dina Epstein is in the business of making sex simple. The online shop uses better ingredients, easier-to-use packaging and friendly content for all vibrators, condoms and lubes. Before Maude, she co-founded
Clark and Madison, a brand dedicated to gorgeous handmade leather goods. So, not only is #abettermorningcoming (according to Maude’s Instagram), but a fashionable one is too! When Epstein’s not busy with work, she’s traveling the world, kickin’ it in the kitchen with her identical twin sister or escaping reality to relax and refresh. “My favorite place in LA is my home, in my room, in my bed. It’s the perfect place to sip a coffee in the morning or just enjoy the soft sheets with my sexy husband (he told me to say that).”
Dina Epstein, founder of Maude and Clark and Madison
So, we caught with Dina to find out where she likes to get in the mood. Peep below to find out where!
Art Galleries and Museums
Dina Epstein:Go to one of the countless art museums or galleries we have in LA like The Broad, LACMA, Parrasch-Heijnen, etc. Art can be interpreted in so many different ways, so get your imagination flowing and open your mind up to thinking about things with a new perspective. You never know where that will lead you.
La Descarga
Hollywood, $$
DE: A Cuban-style speakeasy where you enter through a closet. The back room is a dedicated cigar lounge. The burlesque is an exciting tease where curvy ladies dance on the rails above you and fire breathers get things heated up. The bar has perfect lighting and the cocktails help set the mood.
The Magic Castle
Hollywood Hills, $$$
DE: The private magic club dates back to 1963 and is set in a romantic castle. You need an invitation from a member have to dress your best to get in. A suit or heels always makes you feel sexier, so run with that and get lost in one of the many rooms or nooks around the castle. Plus, there is magic all around, so anything can happen.
Mulholland Drive
DE: Take a cruise through the Hollywood Hills with the windows down with a sexy someone and pick a lookout point to stop at and steam up the windows. It's super erotic. Just make sure you focus on the roads when you're driving! Things have been known to get dangerous on those winding roads.
Gjelina
Venice, $$$
DE: The lighting will put you in the mood, the seating is intimate, and the food is light but comforting and made to share. Some of the best nights of my life started with an evening here.
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