My partner and I aren't new to anal, but I thought this little kit might be cool for traveling or just fun to use regardless. It includes many items for the beginner group, but we had fun using the items too. While just an intro, it allows the users to figure out what they might like to try more of. If you do like some of these things, you may want to upgrade due to the fact that some of the items are not the safest or strongest, but they give a good starting point.

Dr. Ava's guide to anal sex, anal segment:

The first thing I noticed is that on the disc, that plays in a DVD player or computer, by the way, it reads "for women". So right off the bat, this isn't created for male to male or male solo anal play, but the basic concepts are the same.

The main menu has choices for playing all or the chapters. It is brought to us by Zero Tolerance, Evolve's porn company.

Dr. Ava first come on and introduces what the DVD includes. Thankfully she doesn't talk the whole time, couple do sometimes, because I can't stand the way she talks. When the couples talk about what they like about anal sex and their advice it sometimes is a little cheesy sounding, but the advice is pretty good. The couples also seem real, which is cool. It's not like their actors.

The next section talks about prepping and getting ready. After that it goes into a scene with one of the couples, much like a porn. Dr. Ava talks over it giving tips of her own. For some people this might be annoying since it distracts from the scene, but this isn't supposed to be a porn. I really like that it's a real couple. It makes it hotter and makes the things they are doing more believable to work...not just porn tricks, even though most if not all of these people are in porn.

They demonstrate relaxing and fingering/beginning techniques for small toys too. They even demonstrate how to use the vibrator included in the kit and the end stopper. They also use the anal beads from the kit before going on to actual anal sex.

The next couple goes after. They go into anal oral and I'd consider some of the stuff more "hard core" because I don't think beginners would just jump into some of the things. Some of the positions are pretty crazy. Their anal sex positions are more advanced as well so this part of the DVD is for those kinds of people.

The DVD is very well organized. The menus allow you to actually jump to a specific technique or position shown. After the two scenes you can also see some "toy clips" of some Evolved toys. I think it's a really useful DVD.

Vibrating anal massager: It's a simple plastic vibrator that has a rounded tip and slender middle for beginner anal play. It can be used for clitoral or vaginal stuff too, but needs the stopper added for anal play to be safe. It has a decent amount of vibration and requires one AA battery which is not included.

Anal lube: The lube is a small sample size of medium density water based lubricant. It works well with the items in the kit. It contains: glycerin, purified water, sodium carboxymethyl, cellulose, propyl paraben, methyl paraben. So it doesn't contain the best stuff, parabens and glycerin can irritate some. The lube is silky, stays put, and last a while.

Anal stopper: This is a really ingenious little thing. The silicone stopper is shaped like an oval donut with a hole in the middle. It slides onto toys with out a flared base and is made of silicone. It won't work for every toy, obviously, mostly smaller sleeker ones, but it's cool.

Anal beads: The anal beads are made of a very hard jelly material. That have a horrible odor, so after using them once, we tossed them. The gradual beads are great for beginners since you don't have to insert the toy all the way. Just stop where you feel comfortable.

Toy cleaner: The cleaner is really nice. I use it on myself after sex or masturbation. It can also be used on toys. The bottle is a good size, not like the sample lubricant. It's a one ounce spray bottle and is convenient for travel.

My partner and I really liked the DVD we discovered a really awesome new anal position - the porpoise. For that alone the kit is worth it. The porpoise is where the guy is behind the girl on his knees. She spreads her legs apart and wraps them around him. She is up on two pillows and the guy can enter and pull her back and forth. It's awesome and looks great visually too.

This kit is about $10 overpriced in my opinion, but if you use a code or get it on sale, it's more than worth it. It's contains a lot of nice elements, they just will be quickly upgraded if you like what you try.