This story started in a bed, the contents of a purse laid out, trying to make room for lube before a date.
The tube didn’t fit.
“Why does lube still come in big, ugly, plastic tubes?”
We asked a question no one else was asking.
We surveyed over 300 people. Only 4% were satisfied with what existed. The problems were always the same: clinical packaging built around shame, and formulas that were decades old — sticky, temporary, and designed for function, not care.
So we started again. Not just with a better lubricant — but with a different question entirely. Why can’t the packaging of something we use every day affirm, invite, dignify?
Designing a product with dignity means asking: what does it look like to hold a product and feel seen, not scrutinised? To feel celebrated, not sold to?
Pearl is the answer. A skincare-led formula — clinically and gynaecologically tested, formulated by award-winning skincare, and made at a zero-waste manufacturer in Rome. My Pearl is creating a world where pleasure care has the same cultural dignity as any other beauty or wellness product.
From the journal
Thoughts on intimacy, skincare and the science behind Pearl.
April 15, 2026
Made in Rome: Why Where You Make Something Matters
Pearl is formulated and manufactured in Rome — and that's not incidental. On Italian standards, craftsmansh...
April 15, 2026
Pleasure as Self-Care: Why Intimate Wellness Belongs on Your Shelf
On why pleasure is a legitimate, necessary form of self-care — and what it would mean to treat it that way.
April 15, 2026
The Ingredients in Your Lube Matter More Than You Think
A close look at what's actually in Pearl's formula — and why every ingredient was chosen with intention.