I had scheduled this to post at 9 am but wordpress will not cooperate when it comes to scheduled posts. So alas, as I’m away this week I will not likely be posting at all.
Now that I’ve decided to take a foray into reviewing items, I figured it might be nice to give a “Nadia’s thumbs up” to a few items I actually bought with my own money that I’m really glad I got.
- The Rock Chick. It’s one of the mysteries of the universe why I don’t use this often, it’s a terrific toy. It nudges your g-spot while you rock it back and forth over your clit and mons. The part over your clit has a cordless bullet vibe in it. I should resist but I will say it – the rock chick rocks!
- The Keeper - Not a sex toy, but as a liberated woman I’m so glad to get away from tampons and pads. The Keeper is a gum rubber menstrual cup, it catches your flow rather than stopping it up. You simply dump it out, clean with soap and water and put back in again. One of my favorite things is that once you start your period there’s nothing to carry – the Keeper is with you at all times. I could never go back to tampons and pads now (especially with their bleached cotton that’s not good for your bits). If you prefer silicone or have an allergy to latex, The Moon Cup or Diva Cup is the same thing in silicone. I also love that I can wear this for longer than I ever could tampons. On heaviest days, I’d have to change my super absorbency tampons every three hours, the Keeper needs to be emptied every eight. On lighter days I can simply take care of it every twelve hours – just twice a day! Not to mention it lasts 10 years and works out to be MUCH cheaper and easier on the environment than tampons or pads.
- Instead – In the same vein of the Keeper, the Instead soft cup is another menstrual cup, but it’s shaped like a diaphragm and as such you can have sex with it in. It’s not perfect, I’ve had it leak when my flow is heavy, so it’s not going to replace the Keeper in my life anytime soon, but it is handy to reduce the risk of mess while having sex during your period.
- Acrylic wand. Babeland doesn’t carry this any more, so I can’t provide a link. But it’s an acrylic wand, bent at one end for g-spot stimulation and nobbly at the other end. Again, a toy I really should play with more but somehow I don’t end up doing it. I didn’t think I liked hard dildoes until I tried this one. I will have to give this a spin more often.
- Lube. Just a general category, silicone-based or water-based ones without glycerin are recommended (glycerin can increase yeast infections in some women). Do NOT under any circumstances use silicone lube with silicone toys, you will ruin your toys. I generally stick with water-based myself. And I once thought this was known by everyone until I had the couple I used to play with try to use baby oil with condoms – you CANNOT use oil-based lubes with condoms. The oil will weaken the latex and your condom won’t provide the protection you’re using it for. If you’re fluid-bound with your partner and not using condoms, or if you use the female condom (it’s made of polyurethane) you can use oil-based.
- Silicone toys. Silicone rocks because you can boil it to disinfect. You can run it through the dishwasher even (just take out any vibrating parts first). The rock chick is silicone. I avoid plastic jelly toys like the plague these days (I have a couple I really should just throw out) as the porous jelly will trap bacteria, so even if you’re the only person using it you run the very real risk of infection. (When sharing toys it’s of course recommended to use condoms over them to prevent transmission of infection.) Silicone costs a bit more but it’s definitely worth it.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my little ramble. It’s made me think of toys I should dig out once my period is over (clit toys are so good during your period, you can leave your keeper in). I hope this has been helpful in some way.
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