Sexuality Happens

To add to my current collection of sex toys, I now have my very first Ophoria toy ever; the Beyond 1 G-Spot Vibe.

Who is Ophoria? They are a company who has been around a little over a year, who happens to make toys only made out of 100% medical grade silicone.  As far as “luxury” value, I’d put them a step below Lelo, whose rechargable body friendly toys are really challenged by none, but way above any of the main manufacturers. They make good, solid, body safe, and fairly affordable toys, including both dildos and vibes.

Where to begin? I was a little nervous, since Hey Epiphora had recently reviewed the Beyond 1, and found it lacking.  However, I, as always, was willing to try it out, regardless.

The packaging? Stunning. I know people get all bored when packaging is discussed, but let me tell you, it was beautiful. First, the shipment box of cardboard. Then the inner box, with the logo and embossed bubbles.  You could have stuck a cheap ass Cal Exotics toy in there and I would have still at least given it a look because the packaging was smoooooth. Once you open THAT, there is a black box of good quality you can use to store it, with the toy packaged in foam, and a storage bag and batteries underneath. A) Yes, it came with batteries (thank you!) and B) A nice storage bag to keep it lint free. I’m glad companies are finally listening to people’s feedback.

It also has a 1 year warranty (yay!), and 9 vibration modes. The first three are your average low, medium and high, and then it gets into the crazy patterns. I literally had the instruction booklet by my bed to help me figure them out. Are they better than the regular mode? Perhaps, but we tend to just prefer the regular three anyways.

We had a similar problem to Epiphora regarding the handle. While Q did ok if she was using it to masturbate, it made it very difficult to hold on to fuck someone.  Once lube (water based only of course) entered the picture, it was damn near impossible. Even without lube, it hurt my hands to hold it for any period of time.  Plus, the angle had to be very specific, or else it hurt, and that angle is hard to keep up when you’re fucking someone, your hands are cramping up, and you are holding onto the toy for dear life.

That said, it makes a good masturbation toy you if you like vibrating insertables. Mine is fairly quite (not whisper, but definitely not loud), and it packs a good deal of power for two AAA batteries.   If you’re looking for vibrating G-spot play by yourself, I’d suggest this (or the Gigi!). I do want to try the Beyond 3 though – it has a better handle, and is a dildo, so may be better for active fucking.

4 stars for solo play, 3 stars for partner play (out of 5).

Click here to get your own G-spot vibe.

-Essin’ Em