Learn to Use Your Sexual Imagination.

Get in the mood at a moment's notice by indulging in a frisky fantasy. Just follow our simple guile to creating the most incredible carnal daydreams.

* If you think sexual fantasies are something only a vixen can dream up, you're not giving yourself enough creative credit. Everyone has at least one lustful longing--whether it's as simple as relishing the idea of getting a sponge bath from a studly stranger or something more explicit, like playing naughty games with an entire soccer team. Unfortunately, many women feel too intimidated to explore X-rated imaginings fully, so they play down their pleasurable thoughts. But the truth is, learning how to conjure up an image of your ideal erotic experience is one of the best ways to boost your bedroom bliss--whether you're doing the mattress mambo with your man or shooting for the stratosphere on a sensual solo excursion.

To discover how to make the most of your mental meanderings, Cosmo consulted sex experts and a few frisky femmes. Read on as they offer advice on how fine-tuning your fantasies can bring the kind of carnal satisfaction you've only dreamed about.

Steal the Sexual Spotlight

Fantasies are like fingerprints--no two are identical. But there is one component that is universally appealing: being the focus of the action, whether that puts you at the center of a sizzling threesome or in full view of a sexual encounter being acted out for your eyes only. "Many women like to watch and be watched," explains Melinda Gallagher, founder of CAKE, a company that produces female-oriented erotic entertainment (www.cakenye.com actually posts hundreds of women's fantasies on its site). "Some even imagine being overpowered and giving up control. But you can start your imaginary scene simply: Think about someone looking at you while you're undressing and see where that takes you." For Elaine [*], 24, releasing her inner exhibitionist was as easy as turning on some tunes. "I always had my radio preset to the same classic-rock station," she says. "But one night, I fooled around with the dial and landed on this grinding hip-hop station. The lyrics bordered on obscene, but I couldn't turn it off. I pret ended I was dancing in a strip club--I slowly unbuttoned my skirt, letting it slip to the floor, and then skimmed my breasts as I peeled off my top. Suddenly, I imagined my boyfriend walking in and catching me--it was so liberating because he would never see me doing anything like this!"

Keep a Desire Diary

To further examine what makes your motor rev, start tracking what titillates you. Let's say you're cruising to work when you suddenly find yourself drooling over a hot highway billboard, wondering how a square-jawed stud can make shaving cream soooo enticing. Instead of letting your hunger for him evaporate with your exhaust fumes, pull over and sear your salacious thoughts into your memory. "Carry a little notebook everywhere you go," suggests Isadora Alman, author of Doing It: Real People Having Really Good Sex, "and try to be aware of at least three things every day that catch your attention. They don't necessarily have to get your juices overflowing, but note anything you find sexy or arousing." You could jot down just one word, like a color that strikes you as sensual, or write 10 passionate pages about how you want Billboard Boy to shave you.