Women's Sex Toys and Adult Novelties

Part II: Things to Know and Look For

So you're considering purchasing a vibrator. But how to decide. There are so many choices. Different shapes, sizes, materials. It can be overwhelming.

Basic options to consider:

Power
A vibrators power is most easily determined by the amount and letter of battery it uses. The more powerful models will utitilize either AC wall outlets or those big fat C batteries. The weakest vibrators will use one or two AAA batteries. Ones that use a series of AA batteries can be pretty strong if they uses at least three or four. But if you want your vibrator more as a clitoral stimulator rather than for vaginal penetration something small and not so powerful would probably be the perfect choice. If you're planning on using the vibe on someone else. Either for stimulating your partner before intercourse or for anal sensations you also would want something smaller, more slender and with more modest vibrations.

Length and girth
Vibrators come in lengths from 4 inches all the way up to 9 inches. Girth can vary from half and inch to over two inches. Only you know your body and what size is right for you. If it's your first vibe consider starting out with something smaller and graduating slowly to larger sizes.

Material.
Vibrators come in a wide array of external materials. There are smooth plastic ones. Jelly. Cyberskin. VelvetTouch material. Plastic vibrators are always quite rigid. Jelly material is smooth, but pliable and offer a more penis-like feeling when inserted into the vagina or anus. Cyberskin and VelvetTouch products are similar to Jelly, but they even more closely mimic the feel of real skin.

Wireless? Hands-Free? Strap-On?
When most people think of vibrators they tend to think of the old-school tapered plastic vibrator. What a lot of people don't realize is as technology has advanced for computers, music, etc, it has also advanced for the sextoy industry. How you plan to use will help you determine what kind of vibrator is best for you.

Hands-free and strap on are often used interchangeably. These kinds of vibrators are generally small, but powerful little devices. They come in cute shapes like butterflies and dolphins. They feature adjustable elastic straps which hold them in place against the clitoris as they excite it. You hold the control box in your hands and use it to control the speed and any variations on the vibration.

The other kind of strap-on would be vibrating dongs and dildos. These sextoys are meant to be worn by someone who will be having intercourse with someone else. The wearer will strap on the unit to themselves and then penetrate their partner will it. Some of these sextoys comes with dual stimulation. Meaning they feature two dildos that vibrate. One on the inside of the harness penetrates the wearer and another on the outside penetrates their partner. These are ideal for lesbians. There are also hollow vibrating strap ons for men. The man can insert his penis inside the vibrating dildo and then insert himself inside his male or female companion. The wearer not only adds additional size to his own penis, but both he and his partner receive additional stimulation through the one vibrating unit.

Wireless would mean that the control pack for the vibrator has no wire running from it to the actual vibrator unit. If you like to get wild and crazy with your vibrators then the adsense of a wire in your way would be a very important feature for you.

Bent? Bendable? Straight?
Traditional vibrators feature a pretty straight shaft. Some higher end ones feature a penis head shape at the top with additional stimulation when inside the vagina. But there are also vibrators with deliberately curved and bent shafts to provide more accurately g-spot stimulation. Things to look for in a g-spot vibrator are an enlarged head at the tip and a curved shaft that will reach up and out toward that highly sought after region deep inside the vagina.

Bendable vibrators are not to be confused with the unmovable bent shaft style. A bendable vibrator will not be made of plastic. It will be made of Jelly material or some other pliable product. They will feature an inner spine. You can't see it from the outside, but the description should indicate that the product is flexible and can be set at various angles of your choice.