Love & Sex Answers

Today's #1 Love & Sex Resource

You are here: Home / Archives for Sex Toys

Penthouse Shots – Pleasure Shot & Per4mance Shot Review

By

Penthouse Shots is an herbal formula that is designed to enhance sexual pleasure for both men and women. The Per4mance Shot is designed for men, while the Pleasure Shot is made specifically with a woman’s special sexual needs in mind. Similar to energy shots that are sold at drug stores and convenience stores, Penthouse Shots are small bottles of liquid that are consumed about 20-30 minutes before you plan on engaging in sexual activity.

As the product begins to work, you may notice an increase in sexual thoughts and a tingling in your genitals. It’s like foreplay starting without doing a single thing! As you get more involved with your partner sexually, you’ll notice that each sensation feels stronger and better than it ever has before. Oral sex will feel incredibly intense! Women will notice their inhibitions are down, and may be more willing to try things they never have before, like bondage or new sex positions. Men will feel like they could go all night long!

The Good

Penthouse Shots are formulated with all-natural ingredients including herbs and vitamins. They’re not formulated with chemicals or anything that could be considered a “drug” – and you’ll notice the effects of the ginseng and ginkgo biloba in more ways than just sexually. You may notice a decrease in fatigue and an increase in mental function!

The best thing about the Penthouse Shots is that they actually WORK! They’re made to enhance sexual pleasure and allow men and women to experience sex more fully, and they definitely get the job done. Many couples will be surprised at how well this product works, especially in comparison to other similar products on the market that just don’t work as well.

The Bad

While the Penthouse Shots do use an all natural formula, some of the herbs and vitamins contained within may not be suitable for everyone. It contains caffeine, so it’s definitely not something that can be used by anyone with a caffeine sensitivity. The bottle also warns against people with heart disease or high blood pressure using the product. Possible risks are listed as:

  • Heart attack
  • Stroke
  • Dizziness
  • Rapid heartbeat

While serious side effects from Penthouse Shots is rare because the ingredients are all-natural and relatively safe, you should consult your doctor before consuming. Don’t drink alcohol while using Penthouse Shots and don’t use more than two bottles per day.

The Bottom Line

Penthouse Shots is an excellent product that does exactly what it claims to do. The side effects are rare and many people won’t experience them, however, the majority of people who use the product will experience increased pleasure, more blood flow to the genitals, a higher libido, stronger, deeper orgasms and more stamina. A must for couples who have lost that “spark” in their sex lives!

The Full Penthouse Shots Review

Sex isn’t always amazing, especially if you and your partner have been monogamous for quite some time. Does that mean you’re doomed to have a boring sex life forever? Not hardly! Penthouse has created Penthouse Shots, a unique all-natural herbal formula that enhances sexual pleasure and orgasms for both men and women. This product is similar in concept to other products on the market that claim to boost sexual pleasure, with only one difference – Penthouse Shots WORK!

Penthouse Per4mance Shot

An herbal arousal formula made specifically for men, it uses all natural ingredients to enhance pleasure for men. Men who use this may notice a longer, harder erection and increased sensitivity during sex. He may also notice increased stamina and the ability to last longer or have multiple orgasms during sex! The Per4mance Shot is made with many herbal ingredients and vitamins, including:

  • Dong Quai, known to boost male fertility
  • Yohimbe Bark Extract, known world-wide as a powerful aphrodisiac
  • Damiana Leaf Extract
  • Horny Goat Weed, known to increase blood flow to the genitals
  • Vitamins B3, B6, B9, and B12

Penthouse Pleasure Shot

The companion to the Per4mance Shot, the Pleasure Shot is designed specifically for women. It is designed to help promote sexual relaxation, while increasing pleasurable sensations. Women who use this may notice reduced anxiety and more relaxation, less sexual inhibition, tingling in the genitals and increased sensation during sex and oral sex. Special ingredients that support sexual function in the Pleasure Shot include:

  • Passionflower Extract, known to reduce anxiety
  • Yohimbe Bark Extract
  • Damiana Leaf Extract
  • Siberian Ginseng, known to combat stress and fatigue
  • Horny Goat Weed

When used together by a male and female couple, the results can be absolutely incredible! Both partners will notice an increase in pleasurable sensations, a higher state of sexual arousal and more powerful, pleasurable orgasms. Single men and women can also use this product to heighten pleasure during a night of passion and incredible sex!

Hitachi Magic Wand Review

By

The Hitachi Magic Wand is a classic, very strong vibrator that is marketed as a “back massager.” Women love this toy because the vibrations are incredibly intense – you’re almost guaranteed a clitoral orgasm, even if you’ve never had one before. It has a soft, flexible head that is easy to remove and clean (although since it is an external massager, you may only need to wipe it clean) and a large handle that makes it simple to hold in just the right spot.

The Good

At 6000 rpm, this incredibly powerful vibrator will bring you to orgasm quickly, without you having to do a lot of work to get there. It also lives up to its reputation as a good back massager – it can really work out some of the kinks in your muscles from sitting at a computer all day or even sex related injuries like pulled muscles. There’s a reason this vibrator has been around for over thirty years – it WORKS!

The Bad

The Hitachi Magic Wand is pretty large and heavy, so you really can’t slip it in your purse for an orgasm “on the go.” It’s also not waterproof – there are small holes in the handle that would allow water or body fluids to get in, so it’s also not good for insertion into the vagina. If you do your best masturbating in the shower, select another sex toy that is waterproof or splash proof. It’s also corded, but that may or may not be a “con,” depending on the way you look at it. Most modern sex toys are battery operated or cordless, but a cord does ensure that if it’s plugged in, it’s not going to go dead seconds before you climax.

The Bottom Line

It’s a very powerful clitoris vibrator and although it’s basic – it offers only high and low settings – it REALLY gets the job done. Every girl should keep one of these in her bottom drawer for multi-purpose use, whether you want to relieve tension in your neck or if you want to relax through masturbation.

The Full Hitachi Magic Wand Review

The Hitachi Magic Wand is an extremely powerful vibrator that has been around for over thirty years – that’s right, this vibrator existed well before masturbation went mainstream and a variety of sex toys became available. It’s actually marketed as a powerful “back and muscle massager,” because at the time of its creation, sex toys weren’t acceptable at all and masturbation certainly wasn’t either.

Some great things you can do with the Hitachi Magic Wand are:

  • Actually use it as a back massager! It works!
  • Use it as part of an erotic massage before sex. Guys can massage her back with it to get her relaxed, then slide it down to her clitoris to give her a powerful buzz that will turn her on immediately. Tease her with the high and low settings until she’s begging for release!
  • Place on the clitoris during sex to let both partners enjoy strong vibrations.
  • Use it as your go-to vibrator when you want an easy orgasm in just minutes.

This is also a great toy for women who have never masturbated before or women who have trouble reaching orgasm. Because the Hitachi Magic Wand is so powerful, you can trust this vibrator because you KNOW it works. You can be confident that even if you’re not at all “in the mood,” you will be soon. You’ll climax quickly, without having to work terribly hard at reaching the finish line.

Quick Facts About The Hitachi Magic Wand

  • 6000 rpm!
  • Can be a little loud because it’s so powerful!
  • Multi-use for both masturbation and massage
  • Men may enjoy the vibrations too!
  • Durable and long lasting
  • Flexible, removable head
  • Must be plugged in to operate

The Hitachi Magic Wand not the smallest vibrator out there – with good reason – so it’s not well made for discreet travel. However, it’s also not a large, penis shaped dildo – so if you do get busted with it, you really can say that it’s a back massager. The box even says so!

3 Ways Pocket Vibrators Will Blow Your Mind!

By

Sex toys don’t have to be huge to get you off. Large sex toys often aren’t practical – they can be heavy and cumbersome to use, difficult to travel with and may use a lot of batteries or require plugging in to a wall outlet to operate. Often, better orgasms come in small packages! Here are three ways small vibrators will rock your world!

As a woman that likes to have things on demand (my favorite movies recorded, microwave meals in my fridge) I love to have a toy that is as instantly practical as it is tingly. Gyrating rabbits, and dildos that resemble the Incredible Hulk’s forearm, are all well and good for being stowed away at home; but are not the easiest of items to sneak away for a dirty weekend, or keep in your handbag.

Pocket-sized vibrators are the latest weapon in your arousal arsenal that will help you, and maybe a lucky male partner, enjoy naughty games on the go.

Hide It

As a ‘modern woman’ I reserve the right to masturbate at the office, the gym, or on my way to my boyfriend’s apartment; problem is all of those bright pink, spikey vibrators aren’t the easiest things to just ‘tuck away’ in the pocket of your handbag.

Pocket vibrators however, often come craftily disguised though as an unassuming article: there are the ‘butter fingers’ that look (ok, not that convincingly) like a candy bar; and then there are the ‘ lipstick vibe’s’. These small vibrators are sneakily shaped like a common place lipstick but conceal a naughty secret. Whether you’re more likely to have a candy bar or a lipstick in your handbag; there are pocket vibrators out there with enough stealth to make it through security at the airport; or your mother-in-law glaring into the contents of your carry on.

Play With It

Every girl should have a bullet!

These little devils are often only the size of the tip of your thumb but pack a punch. When inserted onto your clitoris they can vibrate so specifically that you’ll shudder more than with larger (and clumsier) vibrators.

Remote bullets are probably your best bet for fun and games with a deviant other half. Give your (lucky) boyfriend the remote control to adjust the speed and frequency of your vibrations; and then just pop the bullet into your panties. You can make this part of your normal foreplay routine; but I think it’s best to play some games instead.

If he wants to watch the football when you want some attention; get him to control your vibrations ‘remotely’ from the couch as you relax on your bed. Who knows he may even realize it would make great sense to join you during the commercial break!

In fact with a bullet you can forget ever having to have him cry ‘honey, dinner!!’ and get him to ‘buzz’ you instead.

Vary It

Bullets also come in a few other varieties. Some of them are not remotely controlled but instead there is a cable that connects the bullet to the remote; much like you might have seen with vibrating cock rings. Something about wires is distinctly ‘unsexy’. However, if you’re using a bullet during sex to stimulate your clitoris it does stop the two small parts becoming separated: let’s face it, it would be a tragedy that if in the heat of the moment you lost the remote to your favorite toy down the side of your bed!

Durex’s bullet variant is a slightly stranger design. The ‘play touch finger’ resembles those fake ‘witch fingers’ that you once cracked out as a kid over Halloween before you went trick or treating. Its design means that a soft rubber ‘finger’ slides over your own index finger, on the end of which is a bullet.

The bullets themselves are individually battery operated which means that they pack a punch. However, whatever genius worked out that Durex’s pocket vibrator design gave the most “Kapow” was severely let down by a designer who failed to realize that masturbating with a huge, synthetic finger puppet is just plain weird.

Boost It

The ‘play touch finger’ is also something I’d be too chronically embarrassed to pull out in front of a partner (though it feels so good I could probably overlook its ugliness when I’m alone… and blindfolded). So it misses out the best use of pocket vibrators; that they add spice to your sex life, without making your partner feel seconded to seven inches of silicone.

If you’re new into your relationship and don’t know how your other half feels about sex toys, these discreet little weapons will allow you to introduce some more buzz to the bedroom without referencing ‘Crocodile Dundee’, “You call that a vibrator? THIS is a vibrator!”

Pocket sized vibrators can be chucked casually into your over night bag and brought out at the crucial moment to ensure your orgasm. The clitoris is notoriously hard to stimulate during missionary (unless someone’s hand can be taken away from balance to be put down there). But the bullet is much smaller than your frenzied fingers and can slot comfortably between you and your partner as he penetrates you.

These ‘magic’ bullets are then well worth adding to, or beginning, your sex toy collection. In fact if you’re a woman who likes her orgasms clitoral, they’re invaluable.

And if you’re a forward thinking man who likes to please women, or want to know how to really tease a girl in a club, then they’re not only small enough to fit in a handbag: but can be slotted into a wallet too.

Sex Toys: Man Vs. Vibrator

By

Sex toys are great, but REAL sex is better, right?

In very recent human history, discussion of women’s sexuality has become increasingly acceptable, and her gratification is becoming just as important as a man’s. We are studying the female body more closely, unlocking the secrets to pleasure centers of which we had little previous knowledge. You can practically get a vibrator on every street corner (it’s true, they sell them at American Apparel). And vibrators are vastly superior to men at producing orgasms.

Vibrators Are Not Obsessed With Their Own Penises

The vibrator’s sole function is to get a woman off. It is not frantically poking away at her most sensitive bits muttering, “Come one, come on,” under its breath because it wants to get through her stupid orgasm as quickly as possible so it can get onto its own climax. Instead, a vibrator is very giving. It doesn’t care about it’s own pleasure, and it won’t rush a woman through sex just to get off. It is there for her and her alone.

They Never Complain About Her Smell

No vibrator has ever complained about the way she smells. Just as men are always obsessing about their size, women are worried about their vaginal odor. The fact that it doesn’t naturally taste like passion fruit doesn’t help the insecurity.  Many women have had men comment on their vaginal odor, even when they’re clean and fresh. Sex toys, on the other hand, won’t say a single word.

Let’s face it – your testicles don’t always smell like a bed of roses, now do they? Genitals – male or female – are usually trapped in a pair of pants all day and by the time you get home, you’re probably ready for a shower. Even after a shower, you’re genitals are going to smell like…well, genitals. If you’re uncomfortable with cunnilingus, that is fine. Just don’t make a big deal about how much you hate the taste or smell, or she’ll never be able to get wet with you again.

Vibrators Maintain A Rhythm

They don’t gently stroke her for a minute or two, then audibly sigh, and increase speed and pressure for another minute or two, and then again audibly sigh and repeat until her clit feels so attacked it’s running in fear. Contrary to general male practices, this is not the proper method of stimulation. The rhythm and pressure need to be consistent. It needs to start out slow and then increase as she gets more and more aroused, and many vibrators are programmed to do just this.

However fast or hard you do it depends on the woman and the day, but whatever it is, keep it going. Once you find something she really seems to like, make sure you stick to that move and only that move.  If you get too jerky she’ll be thinking, “What the hell is he doing?” and not, “Oh, this feels so good.” If you change it up, she’ll never reach orgasm. Worse, if you change it up just as she’s ready to climax, you’ll ruin everything.

You want relax her and allow her to appreciate the sensation. If you’re not creating a soothing rhythm, it interrupts her concentration. However, if she’s screaming, “Faster! Faster!” go ahead and speed up. If she’s giving you directions, make sure you follow them! Some men aren’t so lucky – so whatever she tells you to do, do it without complaint.

Her Vibrator Doesn’t Beg For Sex

It just shows up and does its job when she needs it. If she’s had a long day, or if she’s in the middle of something, or if she’s just plain tired, her vibrator will not whine or complain or try to guilt her into using it. Her vibrator patiently waits for HER to be ready. When she is feeling horny, her vibrator has not irritated her to the point of being inutile in relation to her pleasure. And her vibrator has probably lasted longer than most of her relationships.

A Sex Toy Can’t Replace Intimacy

No matter how great sex toys are, they’re not going to replace the much needed intimacy between a man and a woman. This is where YOU come out ahead! So don’t be more concerned with your own orgasm than hers and don’t complain about how she smells or tastes. Maintain a steady rhythm and don’t pressure her to get busy when she doesn’t want to. If you do all of these things AND give her a great emotional connection, she may never go back to her vibrator again.

Sex Toys: How To Keep Them Clean And Safe

By

Sex toys can get nasty if you don’t take care of them and keep them clean. Also, some sex toys contain harmful chemicals. Here’s how to keep your favorites like new – and safe for you!

What Are Phthalates?

You may have heard of phthalates – these are dangerous chemicals that can be found in some rubbers and plastics that have been shown to be carcinogenic (cancer causing). Some sex toys also have phthalates in them, namely products that are made of jelly rubber. If you’ve ever opened a brand new product and it smelled of chemicals or had a strong plastic smell, you were probably smelling the phthalates in the rubber.

Does My Sex Toy Have Phthalates?

Most hard plastic vibrators and the like do not contain phthalates, and some jelly feeling products are made from silicone, so the only way to know for sure is to read the packaging and manual that came with your product and find out what it is made of. Some sex toys that do have phthalates aren’t going to necessarily advertise that they do, so if you suspect that your product does contain these chemicals and there’s no information in the packaging to suggest otherwise, you’ll want to assume that it does and take measures to stay safe.

If you’re purchasing a new sex toy or selecting your first one, finding one that is made without phthalates is actually very easy. Glass sex toys, hard plastic vibrators, wood, ceramic, metal and silicone sex toys are all phthalate free. A simple Internet search will reveal tons of phthalate free products for you to choose from.

Using A Condom With Your Vibrator

It’s a huge bummer to find out that your favorite sex toy is made with phthalates. It’s given you orgasm after orgasm and it works like a charm – but should you throw it out? Perhaps, but you don’t necessarily have to. Most people don’t think to use condoms during masturbation – since you’re not really risking getting pregnant or contracting STD’s – but condoms can actually help protect you from dangerous chemicals found in some sex toys.

The next time you’re getting ready to use your vibrator or dildo, slip a condom over it before inserting it into your vagina. This will help protect the delicate tissues inside the vagina from the chemicals. However, using a condom won’t protect you from any phthalates that are on the outside of the toy. For example, if you own a rabbit style vibrator, you can slip a condom over the dildo part of the toy, but you will still remain unprotected from the jelly covering on the vibrating clitoris attachment. All in all though, using a condom with sex toys that you suspect may contain dangerous phthalates significantly reduces your risk.

Using The Right Kind Of Lube

Not all lubricants are compatible with all sex toys. If you’re using the wrong lubricant with your products, you’re going to find that they degrade faster or become sticky, tacky or unusable in just a short amount of time. Finding the right lube to use with your product is essential if you want it to last longer.

Silicone: Silicone sex toys cannot be used with silicone lube. This will cause the material to degrade.

Hard Plastic: Can be used with any type of lube.

Wood: Can be used with any type of lube.

Latex: Cannot be used with oil based lube. Similarly, condoms cannot be used with oil based lube either.

Ceramic & Glass: Can be used with any type of lube.

Jelly Rubber: Best with water based lube, since jelly rubber can contain elements of latex and silicone.

In truth, water based lubricant is probably your best bet for any kind of sex toys. You don’t have to worry about buying different types of lube that are compatible with all your different kinds of products if you’re using a good water based lube. Water based lube is also a breeze to rinse off, unlike silicone or oil based lubricants.

Cleanup & Storage

When you’re using a condom with your sex toys, you can pretty much slip the condom off and store it right then and there. You might have to wipe it down some if things got really wild, but using a condom during masturbation actually helps make clean up faster.

If you’re not using a condom with your product, read the instructions to find out the manufacturer’s suggested cleaning methods. Most hard plastic toys can be wiped down with a damp cloth, while jelly rubber or latex products probably need a good soap and water bath to feel really clean.

You’ll always want to clean your products immediately after use. Sure, you may be spent after an incredible orgasm, however, you definitely don’t want to leave your toy sitting there for any length of time. This will cause it to grow bacteria and many sex toys are porous – meaning that the bacteria will actually absorb into the material of the product. This means your toys will retain odor and may never feel really “clean” again. Be safe and clean your products as soon as you’re done.