Sex Blogger of the Month: Venus O’Hara

When we decided to start featuring a new sex blogger each and every month, we were a little worried we'd eventually run out of options. But we just keep running into great blogs - both old and new. As we move into cooler fall temperatures, we're excited to name Venus O'Hara as our Sex Blogger of the Month. Venus plays a cool, sexy professor in her sex toy review videos, but her blog and social media show the real life of a full-time sex blogger. We asked Venus our 10 questions. Here's what she had to say.

Kinkly: Give us three words that describe your blog.

Venus O'Hara: ‘Fetishism,’ ‘sex toys,’ and ‘no filter.’ It began as a photo blog with a fetish glossary, which featured over fifty different kinks. Then I incorporated sex toy reviews into it. I am the sole featured model on my website. It’s my intention to promote a natural body image. There is no filter, no diets, no plastic surgery and no Photoshop[ped images] on my site.

Kinkly: What inspired you to start the blog?

Venus O'Hara: I’d been toying with the idea for a while, but I was concerned about what other people might think. It all started as an innocent weekend hobby when I was working in the export department of a printer in Barcelona. Most of my clients were erotic art publishers in London and Paris. I targeted these sectors specifically as a kind of joke at first. Then, as time progressed, I began to love being around my clients more and more. They tended to be open-minded people who were able to talk at length about sexuality and keep a straight face. I found it extremely refreshing when I compared it to the restrictive Catholic education that I’d received.

I began modelling for one of my clients in London and I enjoyed the experience so much that I organised my own fetish and erotic shoots in Barcelona. I left the printer and started working in luxury real estate instead. I was still a fetish model on the weekends and I began to build my online presence in 2008-2009. It was then - during the financial crisis - that I hit rock bottom in my personal and professional life. There were funerals, zero property sales, and even a rat infestation in my apartment. I gave serious consideration to what might come next and realised that I had nothing to lose. I left my job and venusohara.org was born.

Kinkly: What’s behind the name?

Venus O'Hara: I studied fine arts at university and became obsessed with the image of the red-headed Venus. Her representation was so very different from the accepted model of beauty peddled by mass media - the 'fake everything' look that includes hair, tan, nails, lips, tits, and asses. I related to the more natural Venus so much that I began to think that I might have been born a few centuries too late. My name reflects a combination of the Venus with a surname that invokes a Celtic goddess.

Kinkly: Who’s your target reader?

Venus O'Hara: I don't have a target reader. I'm always grateful that anyone takes the time to read my work. I like to put a smile on people’s faces, turn them on, and make them feel better understood. As far as fetish photography is concerned, I’m only too aware that a lot of people are closeted about their preferred kinks. I often feel like it’s an opportunity and a privilege to open up the mainstream appreciation of fetishistic art and ideas. I adore the idea of someone finding my blog via Google, seeing what I’m doing, and thinking "Wow! Someone understands me." As far as sex toys are concerned, I want to raise orgasmic awareness and educate people as to how to maximize the potential of their toys. I only review toys that I use myself.

Venus O'Hara: I produce sponsored content only. So, the featured topics depend upon the needs of my clients. The next sponsored post that I'm preparing is a review of a couple’s tantric massage session. This is for an erotic massage center located in Barcelona. I will receive a body-to-body massage from a naked woman and then write about the experience. I can’t wait! Most of my posts are sex toy reviews at present.

Kinkly: What was your most popular post ever? Why do you think it drew so many readers?

Venus O'Hara: My ‘Womanizer’ reviews have been the most popular by far. I guess it comes down to good SEO. It wasn’t intentional as it’s not my favorite sex toy. This is because I have a hidden clitoris. I found that the experience of using the Womanizer was a little too intense for me to be enjoyed on a regular basis. It felt like I was being mugged for an orgasm. Personally, I prefer indirect stimulation from a deep, rumbly, vibrator.