Lucie Makes Porn: ‘Mirror Mirror’ Review

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I love indie porn. I love alternative porn. I love small studio porn, niche porn, artistic porn, and fetish porn. I get off to the realism of them, how they shake up my views on sex and give me new ideas I can use at home. I love that they're perfect for watching with my boyfriend during foreplay, and I love that they portray novelty in ways that stretch my mind. It always bums me out to hear tube site aficionados scoff at the idea of such sites, worried they're too hipster, too slow-moving, too far out there to genuinely make them cum.

Granted, I suppose for someone who works in the industry like myself, finding this kind of porn - the good kind, the kind that will get you off or get you in the mood, depending on your goal - is much easier for me than it is for other people. 

Which, I've realized, is a shame, considering the platform I have from which to share it. Lucie Blush - of Lucie Makes Porn - definitively makes some of the best I've found. Her films are shot like real movies, the sets are beautiful and often hyper-realistic, and the mutual exchange of pleasure is some of the most compatible and comprehensive I've seen, but it's not just that. These are the kinds of videos that make you better in bed. If you watch them with a partner, it will make you better together, will rev you two up in ways you've never experienced, and give you loads of ideas.  

Lucie herself, courtesy of welovegoodsex.com

I'll admit, I picked "Mirror Mirror" because I sort of have a thing for them. I didn't anticipate the intentional way the performers (Maria Riot and Jesse Stryder) would use the prop, though. The film begins in the dark, just for 30 seconds or so, and you can see them making out, hear them panting, and you expect them to hit the floor and start going at it right then and there. Suddenly, though, Maria stops. She softly says, "I want to watch you," before a sexually explosive pause. If that doesn't bring your loins to attention, I don't know what will. 

They move to her room, a well-lit space with a massive mirror taking up an entire wall. (I've just Googled "What's the biggest mirror I can buy from Home Goods?" so you can tell how into this I am.) Slowly, with her back toward him, she undresses while she locks eye contact with him in the mirror as he follows suit. You can feel them both prolong this longer than they'd like, and I can feel my breath speeding up with theirs. When they're finally naked and on the bed, instead of getting right to the penetration, she Maria sits in front of Jesse and spreads her legs wide so they can both look at her pussy in the mirror. He straddles her, reaching to rub her and finger her, getting her so close before sticking his wet fingers in her mouth. Eventually, when they start having sex, they again position their bodies so they're both watching what's happening while they watch themselves. 

There's sex with her boobs pressed up against the mirror and him standing behind her. She gives him a blowjob on her knees while they both watch her reflection. In the middle of the scene, he stops and says, "I wanna get you off" before he starts licking and sucking her clit while he rubs her G-spot with his fingers. Then it's back to the sex, but not before she jerks him off and makes sure he's hard as rock still. 

It's fantastic. It's a rare sequence to watch, the theme of the scene strung through a flow of movements - rubbing, fingering, sex, blowjob, cunnilingus, sex, more rubbing, reverse cowgirl, and more - that so beautifully challenges the typical routine of so many people. (How many of you out there have fallen victim to the oral/oral/penetration pattern that seems to end too quickly?) There's also her orgasm which comes right before his - while she rides him in cowgirl and rubs her clit vigorously for no less than two minutes. It's this combination that works to get her off, and she feels shameless about it, just as she should. 

As a woman, I suppose it makes sense I'd love content with such a mutual focus on both genders' pleasure, something that would show how the female orgasm works from start to finish, how much clit stimulation most women need - how it's not as incompatible with heterosexual sex that's mindblowing for the dude as we've been led to believe. This is porn that suits men just as much as it does women. The mirror play is undeniably erotic - and so gratifyingly viable at home that I'll probably do it tonight. (Don't believe me? I'll report back Monday.) From an education standpoint, it also offers a realistic look at how much clitoral stimulation it takes for women to orgasm, while offering the kind of pacing (fast, then slower, fast, then slower) that will give a dude one of the best, most explosive orgasms of his life. 

And that's the thing: When I hear those naysayers rebuke this kind of porn as not the sort of stuff they'd watch to get off, I do understand what they mean. When it comes to masturbating, we often fire up a tube site and almost mindlessly click on a short clip that offers the easiest, quickest orgasm. For straight men, this often means little foreplay, little build up, a shorter cut of a guy going down on a woman than would really happen. And straight women, on the flip side - well, there's a reason so many of exclusively watch lesbian porn, despite not identifying that way: consistent clit play. You can hardly fault people for that, right? If there's no partner there with you, why does it matter? 

But see - how you train your brain to respond to sexual stimuli matters. The quality of porn you watch matters. The way you conditioning your body to react and what you teach it to crave can massively amplify or detract from your real-life sexual experiences. Your input drastically affects your output, and no man (or woman) can exist solely on fast, cheap fare. It's why I suggest content like "Mirror Mirror" to those asking for the perfect kind to watch with a significant other, a sexual partner, or a date. Not only does each video teach us all a little bit more about what real, mindblowing sex is like, but the high-gloss finish, the deliciously torturous build up, and the sensual lighting and music is perfect for a sexual, seductive dynamic that is guaranteed to inspire you both.

So if you're looking to round out your sexual pantry, I highly suggest Lucie Makes Porn - starting with "Mirror Mirror."