Sex Toy Reviews

There are a lot of ugly sex toys out there.  Like a lot a lot.  But lucky for us, toy makers have gotten wind of the fact that people are becoming way more discretionary about what they are putting into (and on) their bodies – both material and aesthetic wise.  In recent years, a whole host of amazingly beautiful, body-safe toys have hit the sexy shop shelves, making it more fun than ever to pick our pleasures.  And this time around, my pleasure was deliciously sinful…

Sinful Pleasure is a gorgeous glass dildo from the new line of toys by Joyful Pleasure.    Handmade of medical-grade, shatter-resistant glass, this duel-ended dildo is as good to your body as it is to your eyes.  That’s right – Sinful Pleasure is downright mantle-worthy.  Clear with ribbons of different colors swirling through it, this 7½ inch dildo belongs on display… whenever it isn’t doing its day job of getting me off, I mean.  This toy is crafted with a bulbous, tapered head (read: shaped like the glans of a penis) on one side, and a rounded, spherical knob on the other, offering up two very different stimulating experiences to its user.   And who doesn’t love options, right?

Sinful Pleasure is only 1½ inches at its widest point, which, for me, it a little on the thin side.  I prefer to be filled just a little bit more, so I was hoping for just  a midge more girth, but I still enjoyed the fullness  of the hard glass (no give!)  and the choice of which side to use.  I also really liked the burst of added girth in the middle.  It definitely gave me an extra jolt of thrill.

As with all glass toys, Sinful Pleasure was a total delight to clean.  Since it is non-porous, I just stuck it in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes and voila – clean and sterilized!  And speaking of hot water, you can totally get your temperature play on with this glass goddess.  Just stick it in a bowl of warm water to heat it up, or cool it down in an ice water bath for a chilly time.  Sigh, glass is such an awesome material!

Thumbs up for Sinful Pleasure.

Sinful Pleasure is available to buy at MyPleasure.com.

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I don’t know if you remember, but a little while back I blogged about Project TransAction, an awesome queer San Francisco-based company that makes amazing silk-screened leather goods  and has Jiz Lee as a model on their Etsy store.  After writing about it and pouring over their online shop, I knew I needed to check out something from their “Leather for Lovers” section, so I got a hold of shop owner Jacob Vaughn and got on knees (over email) and begged for some item to review.  Seriously, he’s probably lucky I wasn’t there in person, because I probably came off demented enough on email.  But seriously, take a look at the site and you will see why.  After going back and forth on specifics, Vaughn sent out a pair of black leather restraint cuffs with… wait for it… the PERIODIC TABLE silk-screened on them.  Holy kinky nerd nirvana!

While I am usually super excited when we get packages of toys to review, I think this may have been one of the few times when I actually squealed when I opened the mailer.  Seriously.  Of course I had to try then on right away.  I had given them my wrist measurement, so it was a perfect fit.  And of course I wore them for the rest of the day too.  How could I not?

Handmade with beautiful, supple leather and sturdy metal fasteners and rings, these gorgeous cuffs are super high quality.  It is so obvious that they folks that made them take great pride in their work. And because Project TransAction is an independent leatherworking and screenprinting company, they are really easy to get a hold of to talk about custom designs and configurations.

It was lucky that I made the smart move to let my partner know that I received them earlier in the day, so he would be ready for go time when I got home from work.  I didn’t want any distraction from playing with my new best friends.  It’s also really nice that they are discreetly kinky enough to wear on the bus going home and people thing they are just leather cuffs.  Ok… maybe that’s not true. I told myself that no one knew I was wearing restraints on the bus, but honestly, the metal rings probably gave it away.  Oh well, it was still an exciting bus ride, with what I thought was my special dirty secret.

The only down side to these cuffs is that it was only when I was home and ready to play did I realize that I didn’t have anything to connect them.  That doesn’t have anything to do with the actual, as much as my poor planning.  But, being the craft queer that I am, I just stripped my carabineer of its keys and my partner snapped my cuffed wrists together.  Yum.  I’ll have to remember to get a double ended clip thing from the hardware store for later, but for now, the carabineer does its job.

In actual play, these leather cuffs are seriously a dream.  They don’t pinch or chafe in any way, and once they are broken in, the leather basically molds perfectly to your wrists for an amazing custom-feeling fit, but honestly, they feel great from the beginning.  They stay in place and keep your wrists totally restrained and feeling good.  And you don’t even know how important that is until you are playing with a pair of cheap ass restraints or handcuffs that annoy your wrists so much that you can’t even concentrate on the hot action.  These restraints are hands down (or tied to the bed frame…) awesome!  And I forgot – they smell so amazingly leathery delicious!

As of right now I don’t actually see the periodic table leather wrist restraints on Project TransAction Etsy store, but I’m sure you can email them and ask.  But don’t miss the amazing sailor anchor restraints and the vintage circus acrobat ones.  Or the SO FUCKING HOT harnesses that they make.  Alright, this review needs to be over before I pass out from all the blood leaving my brain and traveling to my pants.  Just know that you need to check them out.

Oh, and just so you know, they make belts and cuffs and other stuff too.

ps. I know these aren’t the best pictures, but we took them ourselves, so sorry!

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Have you ever seen that game online that shows you a bunch of pictures of toys and you need to choose whether they are baby toys or sex toys?  No? Well, it’s pretty awesome, because sometimes it’s easy to tell which is which, and sometimes it’s not only damn near impossible to figure it out – I actually get them wrong!  Why do I bring this up?  Because this week’s reviewed toy, the Pop Plug, is the most toy-like sex toy I’ve ever seen.

Hot pink and shaped kind of like an over-sized pacifier, this silicone butt plug comes in three different sizes (small – 1”x 1 4/5”, medium – 1 ¼”x2 ½”, large – 1 ½”x 2 ½”).  While they may be a little wide for some beginners, I’d say that all of these plugs are great for just starting to play with the butt.  Their teardrop shape allows the narrow tip to easily slide into your asshole and then gradually get bigger and bulbous before returning to the narrowness of the neck that keeps it help securely in place.  These plugs even have a ring molded into the silicone to make pulling it out as easy as possible.  The ring is pretty much what makes me automatically think of pacifiers and rattles.  What can I say, I’ve been working around dirty stuff so long that my mind has made it full circle back to being completely clean.

Unlike some sex toys, the Pop Plugs are most definitely non-threatening.  If you are looking for a butt plug to introduce to a partner that may be anxious the booty, this would be a great option to offer up.   And being silicone, this toy is 100% body safe and super easy to clean and sterilize.  The satiny silicone makes the Pop Plug go in nice smoothly as well.

While both my partner and I are a little more advanced with the booty play, we still appreciated having a simple, easy-to-use toy.  We got a medium plug to test out, which was a little on the small side, so we used it to warm up with before moving on to a bigger plug.  The Pop Plug was a great opening act and stayed firmly in place as we worked ourselves into a more excited frenzy.  Plus the ring made it super easy to pop out as we moved on to a bigger toy.  All-in-all, the Pop Plug an awesome toy for those just starting out, more advanced anal adventurers, and everyone in between.

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I could actually see the cock of an actual Cyborg looking like this Fleshlight Freaks dildo.  It is super ridge-y and covered in robot textures.  For some reason it reminds me of the hallways on the Death Star.  You know, the white hallways that the Storm Troopers walk down in Star Wars?  Did I get too nerdy on you?  What I’m getting at is that masturbating with the Cyborg dildo is probably pretty similar to doin’ it to the 6 million dollar man or Optimus Prime.  How about now (in regard to the nerdiness)?

I’m not quite sure how to segway how out of that, so I’m just going to make this a really abrupt transition.  The Cyborg is made from 100% awesomely body safe silicone.  It has a total length of 7.5 inches, an insertable length of 6 inches with a circumference of 5.5 inches.  It isn’t overwhelming, but it has a nice girth, which I prefer.

CyBee (my nickname for it) is all about texture.  It is ridge, bump and crevice city!  I warmed up a little bit, but at first I found it to be uncomfortable.  All of the features are really pronounced and are absolutely apparent.  Once applied A LOT of lube things got fun.  I probably would have achieved the same affect had I warmed up a bit more, but I was excited.  Can you blame me?  I’m not generally into full on thrusting when it comes to dildos.  Instead I go with something girthy that serves as a filler  – heh – or something with a g-spot curve, but it would be a sin NOT to thrust this robo-cock.  It creates sort of a ripple affect which is pretty awesome and unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.  The pointed tip isn’t ideal for more aggressive thrusting, but the texture made up for it by allowing for spine melting vaginal wall stimulation during slow in and out motions.  Neat!

Fleshlight really did a bang up job of creating interesting fun dildos that have totally unique textures.  I loved my Drac, but Cyborg definitely represented.  You can tell the designs were thought.  I love that they serve as items to look at, but follow through with function.  Too often it is one or the other, but not with the Freaks!

I would recommend this cock to anyone who likes to experiment with textures.  Stop by Fleshlight and order your own Cyborg!

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A while back, HM4Her delved into the fabulous world of adding gender expression items into our pool of general sex toy to review. Yes, we’ve been reviewing dildos and harnesses, which can also fall under the gender expression umbrella, for a long time, but in those instances, they’ve been used during actual sexual activity.  The gender expression ‘toys’ that we are highlighting are something a little different.  Before I get into the review, let me first explain a bit about gender expression – a refresher for the folks that read our other gender expression toy posts.

Recap:  When it comes to breaking down sex, gender and orientation, I’ve always found this nerdy tech analogy to be helpful.   Sex = Hardware; Gender = Software; Orientation = Networking.  Basically, Sex is the biological body – the physical; Gender is how you feel internally and how you present yourself to the world; and Orientation is the ways you interact with others.  In many instances Sex and Gender match up (known as being “cis-gendered”), and in other cases, they do not.  When someone’s body/sex assigned at birth do not match up to their gender identity (how they feel inside), some folks decide to live as the gender they identify as, which is called transitioning, or transgendered.  And when folks are transitioning, sometimes they use items that help them express the gender that they identify – hence the name gender expression.  Now, there is definitely more to it that just that, but as far as the basics go, that should work.

Onward to the review!  Up today is the Private Silicone Packer, a packer designed by the awesome folks at Good Vibrations.  Ok, time for another quick recap: a packer is a soft dildo that some trans guys (or other gender variant folks) wear to further feel and outwardly express masculinity – and create a handsome bulge in the front of their pants.  While packers are not hard penises or acceptable for sexual penetration, they are usually made of the same quality materials that traditional dildos are made from.

We had an amazing trans guy come in to help out on this one, generously trying this packer out and giving us all the info on the pros and cons of this particular bulge in his briefs.  To start off, let’s take a gander at the stats, shall we? The Private Silicone Packer is a 5” x 1 3/8” ‘soft’ dildo sporting realistic (I wanted to type realisdick SO badly!) phallic features and a ball sack.  I say soft in quotes, because there really isn’t anything too ‘soft’ about this guy – in fact, he’s pretty firm.

The rigid silicone means that there is no repositioning or dressing to one side (aka. the side of your pants your cock hangs down) – the Private Packer is smack dab in the middle of your pants, parallel to your zipper.  And it’s not going anywhere.  While our reviewer really enjoyed the way this looked while wearing pants, he wasn’t so keen on how the Private presented in just underwear.   While some folks may love it, for him, the bulge was too big and sat unnaturally in his boxers.

A plus of this packer is the defined lip at the base.  It keeps the Private held tightly in a packing jock or strap (or harness) and helps to keep it from wandering, as packers sometimes tend to do.  Our tester said he felt very secure that the Private wasn’t going to shift or fall out while he was wearing it.  The downside of the defined lip is that the whole back of the packer is just as rigid as the shaft, and our reviewer said that while he was wearing it, he could feel it the whole time, reminding him that he was packing.  He said that some people may be totally turned on by feeling their packer at all times, but it just didn’t work for him.

When asked to sum it up, our friend shrugged and said that while it’s a decent packer, he is still on the prowl for something that feels more realistic and meets more of his own needs.  Well, there you have it.

Check out the Private Silicone Packer from Good Vibrations!

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The Stainless Pleasure Lever is like getting two sex toys in one. Or, if you only like one end, it’s like getting a really awesome toy with a really fancy handle. That is pretty much how it worked out for me and I’m definitely not sad about it.

This stainless steel lever is 9.8 inches in total length and weighs in at 1.12 lbs. It feels strong and hefty, but isn’t too heavy to handle. On one end there is a nice curved bulbous head (1.6 inches wide). The other end is curved with 4 graduated teardrop shaped bulbs (1.4, 1.2, 1 and .8 inches wide).

I definitely preferred the bigger end. The quadruple bulbed end seemed like it would be ideal for anal play. I couldn’t really tell you for sure because butt fun just isn’t my bag. The smaller teardrop end was just a bit too narrow to excite me. Plus the pointed tip was a little uncomfortable. It did, however, make for an awesome handle. By placing my fingers between bulbs I was able to remain in control which I loved! The same was true when holding the lever in reverse, but instead the big metal bulb acted like a knob. Long story short: this toy = excellent handle city.

The initial insertion of the big end definitely takes a little warm up and some lube. There is no pointed tip, so you’re essentially trying to insert a ball into your vag. It is all good once it is inside of you, you just have to take care to insert with ease. Once full on penetration is achieved, I found that the curve made it ideal for g-spot stimulation. The rocking back and forth motion felt fantastic. My only complaint is that after my super intense orgasm, it was pretty difficult to pull it out. Lots of relaxing and deep breaths were in order. Oh no, poor me. It was hard to pull the beautiful stainless steel bulb out of my pussy after my earth shattering O. Sheesh. Life is ROUGH!

Needless to say, the Stainless Pleasure Lever will definitely get thrown into my regular sex toy rotation. It is quite beautiful and follows through with function. Before I end this review I want to mention that stainless steel is perfect for use during temperature play. I didn’t use it for such (yet), but placing it in warm or cold water can change your experience completely. It was pretty cold when I first started playing with it, but it immediately heated up to match my body’s temperature. Love! While I chose not to, you could easily warm it in the palm of your hand before use if you so desire.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, Stockroom.com for this gorgeous toy that I shall cherish in the dirtiest of ways for years to come.

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Sometimes you just need a little tickle in your sex life.  Something soft and sweet that just feels nice to rub all the body.  While advanced sex toy enthusiasts can definitely get down with this kind of action, feather ticklers are often ideal for couples just getting into the world of sex toy play.

First, a little about the Sportsheets Starburst Tickler:  The plastic handle is roughly 16 inches long and less than 1/2 inch around.  There is a thicker piece on the end that makes for easy gripping.  There is small, but adequate tuft of feathers on the other end.   All in all, the tickler is 20 inches in length.  it comes in a variety of colors.  I have the purple one which I rather enjoy.

This little teasing wand feels fantastic on the skin.  It is a total treat for the senses.  Anyone who like a nice soft back scratch would love this.  What do you do with it? Well, one can simply rub it all over their partner’s body.  It titillates like you wouldn’t believe!  Throw in a blind fold and you can keep them guessing as to where it is going next.  Like Babeland suggests, you can use it to spread lickable body dust all over (just keep the dust away from the vaginas).

If you’re into getting a bit kinkier, you can use it to soothe a whipped ass in between licks.  Tie them up and drive them nuts with tickles.  You’ll both love it!  Like with most sex toys, just use your imagination and do whatever suits you.  There are no rules.

I rather like my little Starburst Tickler.  It’s simple and super affordable.  It’s a great addition to any toy collection.  if you’re just getting started, you should definitely pick one up.  No, it isn’t for dusting.  Well, again, I’m not here to tell you what to do.

Head over to Babeland and grab your own Starburst Tickler!

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When it comes to Fleshlight’s Freaks line, some of the cocks are clearly more appropriate to talk about around Halloween.  I mean, Drac and Frankenstein might feel amazing all year long, but it just makes sense to write about them when everyone is feeling extra spooky.

For the others, like Cyborg and Alien, there is no specific time of year that they fit the bill so perfectly, though Alien does have context within a certain movie (they may not mention it, but c’mon, with the color of the dick and the images associated, the dildo may as well as have “Avatar” emblazoned on the balls).  Today’s review is about a cock that perfect to talk about year round, as well as particularly timely due to a pop culture trend of loving/fearing the reanimated dead.  Oh yeah, I’m talkin’ about Zombie!

Whether you are ready for the zombie apocalypse or not, it’s here, and it’s looking for braaaaiiiins… you know, to fuck them out.  Along with the rest of the Fleshlight Freaks dildos, Zombie is an amazingly detailed silicone cock that doubles as quite the conversation piece. Seriously, I don’t know how anyone hides these fancy dicks away!

Anyway, being silicone means that Zombie may look like it’s about to tear into pieces (like undead flesh does), but in fact, it is super sturdy and won’t wither unless the silicone is nicked (as in bitten by a renegade brain muncher) or it’s paired with silicone lube (the silicones melt each other).  This undead dick should pretty much last you most of your lifetime otherwise.  Plus, it’s hypoallergenic, body safe and non-porous, which means that it’s sterilizable and can be shared with others.

The rotten flesh adorning the Zombie’s 6.5” shaft and head (8” total, including balls) may be nice to look at, but that’s not its only job – it also works as internally stimulating rims and ridges that feel amazing when you thrust in and out.  How fitting that what makes it especially undead is exactly what makes it come alive in your vag, butt, or wherever else you are playing with the awakened dead.  And with a 5.75” circumference, this corpse-y fellow will fill you up nicely without causing you to feel stuffed in a bad way.  I will admit that the grayish color is pretty gross, but we are talking about an undead zombie cock here, so really, it’s absolutely perfect.

All in all, another deliciously disgusting win from Fleshlight.

Crave some BRAAAAAIIIIIIIIINNNSSSS of your own with Zombie!

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I was pretty excited to give the PicoBong Honi a whirl.  Pico Bong toys are made the same folks that make Lelo toys.  While I love the crap out of Lelo’s products, they are on the pricey end of the spectrum.  While they are totally worth it with their soft silicone and rechargeable ways, sometimes they just don’t fit into the budget.  Soooo, I think it is pretty neat that they came out with a line of toys with a wallet friendly price point.

The Honi is a bullet vibrator made from soft Silicone and ABS plastic.  It is waterproof and boasts 12 vibe patterns and multiple speeds.  It is a little over 3 inches in length and a little over 1 inch wide.  It takes 1 AAA battery that keeps it powered up for 2 hours.

Right off the bat I was a little annoyed.  I was all set for a solo session and I couldn’t figure out how to turn the Honi on.  I read the directions and discovered that you press plus sign that is inside the “b” on the vibrator to turn it on (and you press the minus in the “p” to turn it off).  You’re probably wondering why I didn’t just read the directions to begin with.  Well, I don’t think you should have to read directions to turn on a bullet vibrator!  The plus and minus are camouflaged, damnit.  Just sayin’.

While we’re on the subject of controls: to cycle through the various patterns, you hold down the plus sign for 2 seconds as you cycle through to the next one.  I didn’t love this because sometimes it was hard to tell where one pattern and ended and another began.  It didn’t ruin my life, but I do prefer to just click on through rather than continually pressing the button.  The vibrations were not off the charts strong, but they had some nice zoom… enough to keep me interested.  While not 100% silent, it was definitely on the quiet side which I always appreciate.

I started with a bad taste in my mouth, but my experience turned to out to be a decent one.  As bullet vibes go, it holds its own and offers an impressive variety of patterns in one tiny hunk of silicone.  It is also totally waterproof which is nice in the bath and makes cleaning super easy.  Is this toy going to be the number one love of my sex toy life?  Nope, but I think people who are into the crazy vibration patterns would absolutely love it.

Get your own PicoBong Honi at Babeland!

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My partner and I are always looking for new and fun ways to spice up our sex life.  Much like a vodka connoisseur searches for that perfectly smooth and satisfying brand of vodka, we are on a constant hunt for the perfect ‘his and hers’ toy we can use together in the bedroom (or wherever strikes our fancy at the time!).

When I came across the Koa Ring Vibe, it seemed like it would be the perfect combo of providing cock stamina for him and vibrating pleasure for me, which I really like in my toys.  Bonus for me is that if he happens to be away, it’s a vibe I can use on my own.  Yeah!  Both ways!  The back of the box describes the toy as “the ideal toy for couples; increased staying power for him, a mighty climax for her” – sounds perfect, right?

We got the box home and immediately loved the look of it.  The box it’s self is solid black and classy looking.  Inside the box, a small user manual and a single dice is included.  (We’ll get to that later). The shaft of the toy is about 2 & 1/2” long and is smooth to touch, with an additional hard plastic cock-ring at the end.  (It almost looks like an over-sized bullet with a circular handle at the end of it).  I chose black, that way if it falls out of my purse at the grocery store it wouldn’t be as obvious at the pink or purple ones.  The texture of the material feels soft, un-rubberlike… almost like a satin scarf on your skin.  It’s made of a special body-safe silicone, which is a major plus.

He immediately went to grab a single AAA battery to try our destined to be new favorite thing out!  It twists open fairly easily, between the vibrating side and the ring end.  Now, figuring out how to turn the sucker on is an entirely different story.  There is no obvious “on” and “off” button.  We were both ready for some new excitement, wetness forming and the fucker would not turn on.  I twisted the top back and forth, tried three different new batteries.

The side of the shaft says “Picobong”, but that’s about it.  So… on to read the tiny user-manual we went.  Apparently, there are tiny + and – signs place in the logo on the side.  (It would be nice if it were more obvious when you’re horny and in a hurry!)  The + and – are literally smaller than a pea.  Really?  The user manual basically (and I mean BASIC) explains that you hold down the + sign to turn up the vibration intensity, and have to hold down the + sign to cycle between the different kinds of vibrations.  (According to the box, there are 12 speeds… although they don’t all seem that different).

If you’re looking for some pussy pounding vibe, go straight to 12 and skip the other ones.  Remember use your fingernail to get it going.  It is a very quiet vibe, which is a huge plus, as he has roommates!   As for the dice, the manual says to check out the website (www.picobong.com) to find out what it’s for.  We did this, out of curiosity, and the website says “We hoped you could tell us”.  WTF?!

Anyways, back to the toy.  I wanted him to try it on his cock, but the hard plastic was a little stiff (lol) and small to fit around the shaft of his penis.  He pulled and tugged on the plastic, a little fear of breaking the plastic.  He’s thinking if this is supposed to fit around my cock, ouch!  Unless you enjoy having your cock strangled, this will not come close to fitting around your cock.  If you can manage it, however, more power to you… and this might be the cock-ring for you!  He then discovered that the ring fit perfectly around his thumb.  We turned it up; he put it around his thumb, holding the vibe in the palm of his hand.  He knew I was waiting anxiously with anticipation and he had me wait no longer.

When that little bugger hit my clit I literally lifted off the bed.  I’m not sure if it was from the build up or the Pico Bong, but between the two, instant orgasms.  This since has become his new toy to use on me while he is going down on me.  He said having it secure around his thumb, it’s one less thing he needs to concentrate on and put his full vigorous tongue to work on my pussy.  (It is the perfect size to be a cock-teaser in anticipation of the real thing!)  I also have found that if I use the hook on my finger, I have enough room to reach around him during sex to tickle his asshole with it.

And it’s waterproof!  Although, it claims to be fully waterproof to the depth of 1 meter, we have yet to try it.  (This summer we’ll test it out in the pool and keep you posted!)  We have tried it in the shower, and it works like a charm!  We have also used it with and without lube.   If using it as a tickler, lube isn’t necessary.  But, if you plan on inserting it, I’d recommend a good water based lube.  (Water based is recommended, as it is silicone).  It’s easy to clean too… just rinse off with warm water and some anti-bacterial hand soap.  My preference is clit stimulation; this vibe is a little bit too small for inserting.  Like stated before, cockteaser.

So, if you’re looking for a good cock-ring, this is not it.  But, if you are looking for an all-around fun toy (that fits conveniently in the inside pocket of your purse) to get you to that next level of orgasm, Koa is the toy for you!  For a fun addition to your toy drawer, I highly recommend it.

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