Get To Know Your Sex Toys & How They Work
It is important to get to know your sex toys & how they work to ensure the comfort and expectance that come from them.
Whether you want to spice up a long-term relationship, explore sensations with new partners, or enhance your solo masturbation, sex toys can add excitement to your sex life.
There are ~almost~ as many designs of sex toys as there are sex positions, trying to pick one that fits your preferences can be harder than finishing your first CrossFit WOD.
But not to fear that’s why we have created this handy list of the most popular sex toy designs so you can get to know your sex toys & how they work.
Rabbit Vibrators
What They Do:
What is rabbit-style you ask? Best known for being featured on Sex and the City, the rabbit penetrates the vagina while fluttering on one’s clitoris. This allows both areas to be aroused at once. Best for people who find duel sensations pleasurable, or those who want to experiment with blended orgasms. Referring to our beginner’s guide the Rabbit styled vibrator also comes highly recommended for beginners.
How to Use Them:
Set the vibrations to your optimal movements and pace, working your way up. Pulse the dildo end inside you, until you are at your perfect, most pleasurable rhythm. If it thrusts, this can be hands-free.
Clit Suction Toys
What They Do:
True to their name, clit suction toys use air pressure to create a gentle sucking. They’re a very, very different sensation than vibrators; people who really love oral sex or the feeling of a partner curving their tongue around their clitoris and folks who find vibration patterns too intense tend to love these.
How to Use Them:
If you’re trying a clit suction toy because your clit is ultra-sensitive, first use it over your panties to warm up, then apply a dab of lube to the tip of the toy. Super sensitive clitorises typically need more warm-up than going from zero to a suction toy.
Dildos
What They Do:
Dildos are qualified as a dildo if they’re anything vaguely phallic shaped that is meant to simulate penile penetration. They can be any length or girth—there are ones that are two inches and ones that are monster-sized. People who enjoy the feeling of being penetrated or like the feeling of fullness in their vagina or anus will most defnitaly enjoy dildo play. When choosing the right dildo for you, the only important thing is choosing one that suits your needs and desires.
How to Use Them:
You can basically use a dildo however you please: During masturbation and/or during partnered sex, so long as you have consent. In all cases, use lube. Even if your selected D is slick, lubricant will only make it slicker and help stimulate arousal for you, whether you’re solo or with someone else. In other words, don’t sleep on dildo lubrication!
Butt Plugs
What They Do:
Butt plugs and anal vibrators don’t have to be an intimidating thing at all, and they can in fact be super fun to play with either during masturbation or coupled sex. Wearing a butt plug during any kind of sex act can enhance your pleasure and potential orgasms, thanks to the tons of nerve endings around the anus. They’re also great if you’re wanting to learn how to prepare for anal sex. Regardless of your gender identity/sexuality, as long as you have a butt, butt plugs can be thoroughly enjoyable.
How to Use Them:
Unlike the vagina, the anus does not produce its own lubricant, so liberal application of lube is a must for optimum comfort and safety. Start gently and slowly, it’s essential that you are relaxed to enjoy anal play. Start with a small toy, and gradually get acquainted with it and more comfortable. Insert it slowly and just sit there with it inside and see how it feels. Once you become comfortable (and aroused) you can graduate to a larger or more advanced toy.
Cock Rings
What They Do:
Penis rings make a partner with a member last longer through intercourse by cutting off circulation. By preventing blood from flowing back into the penis, this amplifies and prolongs erections. Now, there are vibrating cock rings that offer the same effect, while providing a buzzy sensation to the wearer and the partner being penetrated. They’re also a great way to turn dildos into vibrating dildos for strap-on sex.
How to Use Them:
Some cock rings rest on shafts, but others can clamp down on the penis and testicles. For a normal penis ring, apply lubricant inside the toy so it slides on easily then put on while the penis is not erect. The ring will become tighter as you become more erect. If it is meant to go over one’s testicles and penis, set the ring around the testicles, one at a time. Leave it around the scrotum then squeeze the penis, head first, inside.
