Why should we wait until Valentine’s Day every year to be sexy and artistic in the bedroom? With the recession kicking off and less money in all of our pockets for dinners out and cinema trips, us women must create ways to find entertainment at home.

Burlesque dancing and lingerie has made it’s way from being a sordid underworld to an glamorous past time thanks to the likes of Dita Von Tesse and the burst of burlesque dancing as a respected aesthetic and profession.

Sugarlesque, founded by Ruka Johnson, a trendy humble North Londoner is a burlesque lingerie fashion house, which specialises in handmade lingerie and accessories such as nipple-tassels and fascinators (creative top hats).

The ranges are: Hattie, The Duchess, Alice, Bunny, Queenie and Down The Rabbit Hole. They differ in frill patterns, fabrics, colour and stitch finish. Pick a style that suites you - make your way to the check out by using the online basket and wait for the postman to deliver your goods!

It will last a lot longer than any cinema ticket or slap up meal in town!

Miss Johnson is not only a seamstress and expert craftswoman; she is now offering lessons on how to make your own nipple tassels and gorgeous lingerie. The next one is December 6th 2009. Check the Sugarlesque site for location details and fees.

In conjunction to this - do not miss out on the Sugarlesque/ Doctor Sketchy burlesque still life drawing sessions at local pubs and bars. Find more info on Facebook (Dr. Sketchy London).

Makeup is always an accompaniment to any outfit. The Sugarlesque makeup artist Rosalia Culora added her magic to the new website photo shoot using traditional burlesque eyeliner and pale foundations for a pastel baby doll finish.

Warm up your boudoir this Winter - get Sugarlesque’d! 

By CLARE ELUKA - Beauty Writer for A-SHU.CO.UK.