I'm Abiola and this is The Passionista Playbook, a blog about living your most passionate life. This is also the home of my web TV talk show "Kiss & Tell TV" where I've been keeping it scandalous since 08.
Here's where to find Love, Sex and Dating Advice; Food, Parties and Recipes; and Fun Adventures. I'm an MTV "Made" Teen Dating Empowerment Coach, author of the future bestseller "The Official Bombshell Handbook" and a lifestyle columnist for sites from gURL.com to Yahoo Shine. As seen from Essence Magazine to The New York Times; From MTV to HBO.
Heads up, rockstars!! If you know millionaires looking to be matched by Patti, #MillionaireMatchmaker is casting: http://t.co/C7CCVH6R8:57 PM - 27 January 2012
@JonathanValdez Puh-lease. Don't even pretend to be blushing over there!! lol8:56 PM - 27 January 2012
Introducing the Abiola Cover Your Bone Zone Pledge.
I love Oprah’s No Phone Zone Pledge. It’s a fun, catchy and smart way of bringing attention to the very serious issue of distracted driving! Awareness of drunk driving comes as second nature to many of us because of organizations like MADD and SADD, but until the Oprah Winfrey Show made us all focus I had not given distracted driving and texting while driving a second thought.
I live in New York City and don’t drive but the issue has certainly come to light when I’ve been a cab with a driver on the phone who misses and address or cross street. Luckily, that’s the worst that I’ve experienced as a result. However, I have stupidly crossed the street while texting– so I do recommend that all drivers take the Oprah No Phone Zone Pledge.
I started talking about love, sex, and relationships in part because of the alarming statistics around sexual contraction of AIDS and HIV in the communities where I live and work and among women who look like me– women of color in their 20s and 30s. So I’ve created my own fun, crazy, socially relevant pledge. Ready?
Introducing the Abiola “Cover Your Bone Zone” Safe Sex Pledge!
That’s right- it’s our very own safe sex pledge and I will invite every guest who comes on my shows to sign the Abiola Cover Your Bone Zone Pledge. This is no Virginity Pledge or Abstinence Pledge — it’s a safe sex pledge for adults who have a sexy life.
Did you know that studies show that teens who sign Virginity Pledges then continue to practice high risk sexual practices such as anal sex or oral sex? We are pledging to use a condom every single time unless we are in a monogamous, committed relationship.
I ______________ pledge to participate in mentally and physically safe sexual practices. I will not engage in unprotected sex unless I am in a monogamous committed relationships.
When I do engage in sexual behavior it will be awesome, amazing and safe.
I am making a commitment to myself that I love myself enough to practice safer sex because I am worth it.
I absolutely adore Patricia Field. Normally I tell people to avoid dressing like a mannequin or designing out house to resemble a catalogue at all costs. But that’s because mannequins and catalogues are so cookie cutter.
Not so at Patricia Field. I love that store!! Well, I was looking for some fun looks to play with for a photo shoot and this mannequin called my name…
Patricia Field Mannequin.
Abiola Live on The Streets of NYC
————— Ok – the style legions have asked and I’ve answered.
Reality TV Love Lessons: The Pearl Handcuffs & Bondage Ribbons from The Real Housewives of NY
Wondering where to get the pearl handcuffs and crystal bondage ribbons from Ramona’s bachelorette party seen on Bravo’s Real Housewives of NYC?
Today’s Kiss and Tell Report.
Amid the drama, insanity, near bitch slaps and cat fights, Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York this week shared several sex lessons and sex toys. Behold.
TOP 4 SEX LESSONS FROM THE Real Housewives Of NYC “SHUNBURN” EPISODE
1) Pearl Handcuffs are hot! Those freakin’ pearl handcuffs. Either my friends are all whores or everyone is talking about the gorgeous pearl handcuffs that Alex McCord gave Bethenny Frankel at the bachelorette party on Poison Island.
Everyone wants to know where to get these gorgeous sex toys. Laila Lee has the answer. The $125.00 pearl handcuffs come in creme and platinum and here is the actual description from the site:
“Discreet and charming, it can be worn as a pearl necklace with Japanese grosgrain ribbons, and it transforms into handcuffs for subversive play.” With Swarovski crystal pearls. Lush. And as a pearl necklace. Really?
2) Bondage Ribbons with Diamond-look Crystals. The erotic freakfest on Real Housewives of New York continued as the Bravo ladies -Sonja Morgan, Bethenny Frankel and Alex McCord- taught Ramona Singer how to be tied to her bed for husband Mario’s pleasure.
Bound by Diamonds. “An exquisite collection of seductive fetish gear hand-crafted in soft supple patent leather, then adorned with lustrous white crystals. Adjustable cuffs with sexy satin ties.”
3) Abstinence until love. A key sexy lesson was lost in Kelly Bensimon’s complete “zip it” nonsensical madwoman meltdown. Right before Kelly unceremoniously called Bethenny a “ho-bag” Kelly revealed that she was waiting for love and didn’t want to sleep around. To each her own but, Go Kelly!
This might have come across sweeter if your Beautiful Mind didn’t immediately go Girl Interrupted, homegirl. After seeing Kelly’s madness the official sex & dating columnist recommendation is that she get some immediately.
4) Men with big ears have big johnsons. Huh? We know size matters but we weren’t sure about this. Thank you, Sonja Morgan of the Real Housewives of New York for this ridiculous scoop.
For the past 18 months a daily part of my Twitter micro-blogging has been Today’s Goddess XO. Today’s Goddess XO is usually an inspirational saying or quote that I want to share. It could be a motivational quote, rap lyric, personal thought, or a snippet of conversation.
Now my Twitterati, we begin a new chapter.
Announcing Today’s Goddess Love Tap. Yay!
Today’s Goddess Love Tap will be bytes, thoughts, quotes and funny stuff exclusively about love, for better or for worse. Vive L’amour!
Brought to you by Abiola, your favorite Goddess Passionista. Come hang with me on Twitter @AbiolaTV or on Shovio Wednesdays live 10-11pm EST.
Take an extended visit to Planet Abiola where all women are pampered and empowered goddesses and are titillated by the hottest celebs and tales of love, sex and dating.
Yes, I’ll take an one-way ticket, please.
A woman with an infectious personality and many titles, Abiola Abrams has set the bar when it relates to blending the seductive topic of amour with the advances of social media.
Virtually holding a spot on almost every means of reaching the masses on the Net, the author of the highly praised novel, Dare and one of the most read sex and relationship columnists for Examiner.com has no intentions on slowing down and honestly, who would really want her to?
One of the few African American women to leave a more positive mark on reality television after her stint on VH1’s Tough Love, Abiola continues to heat things up in front of the camera with her new show on Shovio and her “Kiss & Tell” series which also shares its name with her monthly event at Madame X in New York.
Ode to Venus Williams, her gorgeous sister Serena Williams, and all of the ways that they have turned Western culture upside down since they were 12 years old.
The latest tennis brouhaha is over Venus Williams‘ shockingly inapropo lingerie look that she sported recently at the French Open. The look brought to mind one of the very important uniform rules at the very proper NYC Upper East Side girls’ school where I spent my formative years: “No underwear is ever to be worn as outer wear.” Well poo-poo on my headmistress because I have been dressing inappropriately ever since.
This brings us to Venus Williams and the French Open. Are we excited to see an American woman shining in the bastion of European culture? Absolutely. Am I personally moved by seeing a chocolate woman continue to do her thing in the esteemed white glove world of professional tennis? No doubt. Continued….
Passionista Principle: There is a very thin line between nude and naked; porn and erotica!
Chris Brown appears to be making sexy moves to resuscitate his music career, but are they the right moves?
Check out Chris Brown‘s new explicit soft porn,sex tape, music video for his song “No Bullsh*t.” You can see Chris Brown’s mouth over almost every intimate part of a woman’s body.
His die-hard fans will be happy. His enemies will be disgusted.
Rihanna will be… not really paying attention. She’ll be looking at her gorgeous new man Matt Kemp.
UPDATE: I have been getting all of your emails about the naked Chris Brown photo after we joked about it on my web TV series. The newly blond Chris Brown is joking about the nude photo so I am guessing that he doesn’t mind me giving you a link to his naked picture. One time only.
And I honestly wouldn’t share naked pictures of Chris Brown or anyone else, no matter what I think of him, if he was saying that he felt somehow violated by the nudes!
Is that a breast, is that a butt, is than a… oh my…
June 2010 is going to be a blockbuster month for Abiola’s Kiss and Tell Live Revue at Madame X. We will be honoring controversial writer Kola Boof. In addition we will celebrate the release of exciting new anthologyRobot Hearts by featuring the editors plus 5 writers. We are also bringing back Kiss and Tell Live audience favorites Mo Beasley and Jessica Delfino PLUS featuring our virgin reader Tamela J. Gordan.
We will see you at Abiola’s Kiss and Tell Live Revue reading and performance series for love, sex and dating storytelling on Tuesday June 15th, free, 7-10pm at Madame X, 94 West Houston Street in New York City hosted by Abiola Abrams. The event is hosted on the 3rd Tuesday of every month but after June’s show we will be on Summer hiatus.
June Honoree: Kola Boof
And celebrating the book release of The Robot Hearts Anthology
With June Readers: (no specific order)Robot Heartswriters Shawna Kenney, Cara Bruce, David Henry Sterry, Caroline Bryant, Kianoosh Hashemzadeh, Trudi Taylor, Carrie Cohen, comedian Jessica Delfino, Urban Erotika pioneer Mo Beasley, and virgin reader Tamela J. Gordon.
Kendra Wilkinson, E! Network reality star and former Playboy “Girl Next Door” has struck a deal with Vivid Entertainment.
Delightfully perverted fans will get to see what mogul cum pimp Hugh Hefner, and football player and husband Hank Basket have already enjoyed. Kendra’s ex-boyfriend Justin Frye is the man featured in the nearly 20 videos of sexual content starring the naked Kendra.
RadarOnline is reporting that per Kendra Wilkinson’s secret deal with Vivid she gets $680,000 right now plus 50% of the sex tape profits. Based on pre-orders Vivid Entertainment predicts that the Kendra Wilkinson sex tape sales should top Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Pamela Anderson’s sexual scandal video sales.