10 Things Your Vibrator Can Help With That You Wouldn’t Expect

But if you’ve got a ring that’s flexible enough, like this favorite of Zizelman’s, it can be stretched around the base of your shaft and your balls, increasing its positive effects. “Around the shaft, you are going to get restricted blood flow to help keep a strong and longer-lasting erection,” Zizelman says. But despite the balls and scrotum typically being relegated to a supporting role (if that) in any given sexual encounter, there are countless inventive ways to stimulate them. For instance, cupping them, stroking them, and tugging on them can feel good. Vibrators, cock rings, and ball-stretchers can all create interesting scrotal sensations.

She also travels to sex-positive feminist stores like the Pleasure Chest, Tool Shed, and Smitten Kitten to hold workshops and help educate retail staff on this topic. The Cherry Emojibator is a tiny cherry vibrator, about the size and shape of an actual cherry, with nine vibration settings. The Dawner Prince Electronics Viberator is a premium stereo Uni-Vibe typephase shifter with modern options. It features intensity control to adjust thethickness and throb of the vibe effect, speed control to adjust the rate ofpulsations, and shape control to modify the waveform. The pedal also includesa chorus/vibrato switch, vintage/modern switch, and brightness trimmer fortone customization. It offers true stereo outputs for a 3D rotating speakersound and separate volume controls for added versatility.

In vintage modes, the Viberator really favors the deep, bottom-heavy intensity that some folks treasure in vintage Uni-Vibes. On the Viberator, this deep, bass-heavy throb and pulse is apparent even in the lowest reaches of the intensity setting. Switching to the modern voice, however, puts the buffer to work—attenuating the low end, emphasizing the high end, and adding a more spacious , clean quality to the modulation. For players who switch between single-coils and humbuckers vibrators, or use darker amps, this mode can really open up the Viberator’s possibilities. Better still, the modern voice can be fine-tuned using the bright trimpot.

The Womanizer Vibe is a whisper-quiet, lay-on clitoral vibrator that introduces UltraWave Vibration technology for deep, dynamic stimulation. Designed to be gentle and avoid overstimulation, it’s perfect for masturbation, foreplay, and partnered play. Perhaps one of the most underrated discreet sex toys is nipple clamps. If you’re a fan of nipple play (or don’t want to risk something that vibrates or is potentially obvious), we suggest trying out nipple clamps. You can wear them while traveling, on a date with your partner and beyond. Though DePree mentioned penetration, she acknowledged that there doesn’t need to be a partner present and that solo stimulation is just as beneficial.

Phthalates have come under fire for their potential to affect human health (the scientific jury is still out, according to the CDC) but in the name of “better safe than sorry,” you can easily find sex toys that are phthalate-free. This is any vibrator designed specifically to make the outside of your body feel incredible. People typically use them on their clitoris, labia, and vulva, but you can try them for external stimulation on any part of your body you like.

Some vibrators have forked ends that sit against either side of the clitoris, almost like a cradle or tuning fork, that are made specifically for people who like direct and intense vibration, Hodder says. Others have a scoop-like end that almost cups the clitoris for a “surround sound” type of stimulation. Some are textured with ridges or little nubs and others have thin, flexible fin-like extensions that flutter. The Vibrato has three buttons, which allow you to control each end of the toy separately. While I love that the vibrator’s dual motors can be operated independently, there is a learning curve to figuring out which buttons do what.

We recommend that you cover your toys with a condom when sharing them with partners, especially if it’s someone with whom you are not fluid-bonded (that is, you typically use barriers for other types of sexual activity). The Purple Pleasure’s control panel consists of a pair of buttons located above the handle on the top of the toy. Pressing the top button for a few seconds turns the vibe on and off, and the same button allows you to cycle forward through five vibration strengths and 10 patterns.

I tested the Cherry Emojibator and the Strawberry Emojibator to see if the adorable toys were worth the purchase—and the results surprised me. Since it has a strong grip on me, it stays in place whether I’m on top of my partner or the other way around. If it would be more satisfying for my partner an inch or two higher, our bodies have to move, because the vibrator can’t. The rotating nubs at the bottom are also cleverly designed to press against the base of the penis, right where it meets the scrotum. They’re flexible enough to position easily, yet they hold their position wherever you leave them. The most stark difference between the Tenuto Mini and its predecessor is that it lacks the large, mound-like base that was designed to sit underneath its wearer’s perineum.