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4 reviews for A Woman's Touch Sexuality Resource Center
4 reviews in English
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Review from Ruth N.
Takoma Park, MD
7/7/2008 1 photo
I was thrilled to discover that there is a Milwaukee location of this Madison store. We found on-street parking immediately in front of their door, drooled at their window display, and walked into the brick business-type building. Turning left, we entered AWT to find a well-lit store with a delightfully open and welcoming layout. Nearly all the areas of their space are visible at once, with no dark or hidden corners, or any other trademarks of the all-too-common smut shop. Just inside the door we were greeted pleasantly by an employee and found ourselves surrounded by tasteful and flirtatious (but not explicit) gifts including candles, CDs and massage oils actually intended for massage. To my left was the (men's & women's) lingerie section, and further to the left was the PG-13 and R book corner. Ahead lay the lubricants, then a lovely display of sex toys. Ahead and to the left were couples' videos, explicit books, and fetish items. Throughout the store, customers were greeted by informational pamphlets and works by regional artists were featured, from vulva sculptures to miniature watercolors reminiscent of wooded landscapes.
The section of sensual gifts makes a tasteful opening to the store, as the products are unintimidating yet of a high quality; I recognized most of the brands as mid- or premium-level products. From the start, customers are aware that they're in a place that values sexuality instead of viewing it as a novelty business. I then turned toward the lingerie. This section was nicely laid out with offerings from sensual to just a bit trashy. Like all other sections of AWT, informational signs and brochures were discreetly made available. For example, I was able to learn the difference between a corset and a bustier. I could quickly and easily locate women's sizes S-3X and men's sizes S-XL. It's hard to find men's funderwear, so I was pleased by the rack of colorful briefs, shorts and other styles for guys. Moving past the lingerie I found myself among a display of playful couple's gear and sexuality reading for a general audience, plus some fun games and a case of bachelorette items. I cannot tell you how happy I was to see the party/bachelorette junk nicely tucked away in an attractive antique armoire! This sort of stuff is great when you are planning a party, but is also reminiscent of a smut shop mentality. They sold it, but they didn't flaunt it. Good choice, AWT.
Moving on, I wandered to the lube section and was awed by the selection of both products AND information. AWT clearly has a mission to inform and serve her shoppers, and succeeds in this beautifully. Dad was hanging out on a chair with a book, so I ventured to the back of the store where high quality, non-toxic toys are laid out on shelves for customers to pick up, turn on, and chase each other with. No, no! No chasing or pretending to be unicorns here! But you can look and touch items without being bombarded by noxious smut packaging. Again, information abounds without intruding.
Finally, I checked out the fetish and video areas. By this point I was very much a pampered shopper and so I was not surprised to find more excellent books and a decent selection of better quality leather gear. However, I was downright shocked by the video collection. No, my dear reader, it was not the presence of hardcore that raised my eyebrows, but the depth of the selection. Saucy, smutty, and educational are all found there and at GREAT prices. I even found videos of older lovers, and films designed for survivors of sexual violence seeking to increase their sexual well-being. I glanced around, feeling a strong desire to wave the cases of these video treasures at anyone who would look, but instead, my eyes fell upon framed three-dimensional vulva sculptures. Clearly, AWT knows that people will want to wave the video cases at strangers, and so picked that wall for their gallery in order to distract excited feminist porn lovers. It worked, and I replaced the cases in order to wander over and make my best academic face to hide my gawking.
By the end of my trip, I chose the Rosebud (small), a small Vulva Puppet (to keep my full-sized puppet company), a mini watercolor painting, and a do-it-yourself gyn exam kit complete with plastic speculum! Wow! The Rosebud and speculum came with packets of Maximus lube (impressive). As the wonderful sales person wrapped my Rosebud (teehee) she pulled out a little leaflet and briefly informed me of how to care for it, wash it, and lubricate while clearly marking the appropriate directions. What a great place!Listed in: Unique Adult Shopping and…, Feminist & Boutique Sex…
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Review from Benjamin S.
Madison, WI
10/19/2010
A Woman's Touch is able to offer products that are simply not available in any other local business, and I really appreciate that! As a transgender man my needs fall outside the mainstream, and AWT is completely prepared to provide the types of products and information I need.
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Review from Keith B.
Del Rio, TX
2/16/2010
Open, Clean, Friendly.
An old girlfriend introduced me to A Woman's Touch years ago and I still stop by regularly to restock or find special gifts. The biggest thing that sets AWT apart from other "adult" stores is the atmosphere. Everything is brightly, tastefully lit, the room is filled with pretty things and there isn't any "pervy" vibe. Feels just like alot of other cool little boutiques down in the third ward.
The ladies working there are always very friendly, happy to help pick things out as gifts and equally happy to just leave you to browse. And all there toys are laid out to feel, touch and turn on. They have a great lingerie selection and always seem to add different looks. And they have a great selection of safer sex gear and lube.
Overall, AWT is the most pleasant adult shopping I've ever done. Parking's not the best, but hey its the Third Ward, parking is just not easy to come by down there. Go check it out.Comment from Ellen B. of A Woman's Touch Sexuality Resource Center 10/16/2010
Keith, we added free parking this summer, when spaces became… More » -
Review from Stephen S.
Milwaukee, WI
12/16/2008
Good store with a variety of good things to look at...and buy.
Only odd thing is the location...it was a law firm some years ago...I don't know, just seems a little weird to have this located where it is.
Specialties
A Woman's Touch Sexuality Resource Center offers information, education and products to enhance sexual health and pleasure.
Our customers are individuals and couples of all ages, genders and orientations. Many are referred to us by health care providers, family, or friends, because we are such a warm, comfortable, and safe place to explore sexual health and healthy pleasure.
You'll find candles, aromatherapy, massage and body oils, books, lingerie, romantic gifts and games, carefully selected adult toys and even chocolate, as well as information on sexual health from youth to menopause and beyond.
The store is brightly lit, colorful and smells wonderful. Our pleasure specialists are knowledgeable and happy to help. Our adult toys & sensual body products are screened and tested by our staff to make sure they are safe, effective, non-toxic, healthy, environmentally friendly, and tastefully packaged.
Stop in, and see what we mean by "Celebrating Healthy Sexuality for Everyone."
History
Established in 1996
In 1995 the two owners of A Woman's Touch, Ellen Barnard MSSW and Myrtle Wilhite, MD, MS were ready for career changes. Ellen has always been a sex educator (at least since she really knew about sexual pleasure herself), and Myrtle was interested in preventive medicine. We joined forces and created A Woman's Touch Sexuality Resource Center. Over the years it has evolved into a place where both women and men can find well-researched, quality products to enhance both their sexual health and pleasure, as well as a place where anyone can get their sexuality questions answered. We do a lot of public outreach speaking, as well as offering training programs to health care professionals on women's and men's sexual health, sexuality after cancer, sexuality for folks at midlife and beyond, and much more.
We appreciate how wonderful both our staff and our customers are, and are grateful to be able to provide a place where anyone can explore and find ways to increase their pleasure.
Meet the Business Owner: Ellen B.
All of our friendly & knowledgeable pleasure specialists are happy to answer questions and can offer helpful information about sexual health or the products we sell. We offer workshops on a variety of topics, and our website is a wealth of information.
But if you have additional questions, or are looking for a speaker for your group, organization, or clinic, please give me a call or email me at awt@chorus.net. I'll be happy to help!
