Though the autumn days are growing short and cold, I am resisting the temptation to slap on my thermal underwear and watch Mad Men reruns. Instead, I am actively resisting the cold weather doldrums by wearing lovely lingerie under my layers. In the summer, sex is everywhere, oozing into the storm drains and breathing hot steam on the sidewalk (or is it just me?) But my sexuality takes on a different quality in the fall and winter. Staying sexy is about survival, about finding a time when I can forget the frost and the freeze and just remember: Touch. Heat.

I?m single this season, so I?ve had occasion to really evaluate what my underwear drawer means to me. I remember reading once, in some ladies? magazine: French women get dressed from the inside out, and that is their key to eternal sex appeal. The cynic in me might question whether the rest of us dress outside in, throwing on a coat and scarf before our bras. However, the romantic in me can only nod in understanding.I?ve had many opportunities this week to talk to my friends about lingerie (another amazing Babeland job perk!) and the consensus has been: what?s the point? I?ve heard a lot of people complain about the very little airtime lingerie gets. It?s beautiful and sexy, but then it?s on the floor in no time. And pondering this conundrum like some half-rate Carrie Bradshaw, I couldn?t help but wonder, what about lingerie for lingerie?s sake? I peeled my philosopher self off the armchair and popped into some Agent Provocateur, one of my favorite purveyors of lace and satin. And in their competent hands, I selected a piece that had that je ne sais quoi.Now, I can celebrate my cold weather erotic self in private, hidden away under my thermal this and wicking that. The flipside is that, if I do get a reveal moment this winter, I am ready to satisfy any curiosity. And when I get home after a long and wonderful day working at Babeland, I can come home and see what I look like under that holiday sweater. It is a next-to-my-skin reminder of just how sexy I am, and how much I appreciate the body that takes me through the seasons with grace and good health.So tell me, readers, what makes you feel hot in cold weather? Is it comfy cotton, slippery silk, or nothing at all?Did you know? Babeland now sells panties in three different styles to go only with that sexy new vibe or warming lube for the wintery season! Available in pin-up style, peekaboo back and peepshow crotchless. They're the perfect way to bring that extra special addition into your winterwear!