A little background on me: I had anal surgery about 6 months ago to treat a fissure and have since been terrified to have anal sex, despite once thoroughly enjoying it. But instead of being afraid forever, I've finally decided to actively try to get back into anal play. So my partner bought the B-bomb for me and told me to go home and use it.

The B-bomb is the second butt plug I've owned, and the first vibrating one I've tried. To be honest, I was a bit skeptical about a vibrating butt plug given my current misgivings about anal play. But you can take the bullet out, or just not turn it on, so I figured it was at least nice to have the option to make it vibrate.

The plug is made out of silicone, always a plus in my book, and is pretty soft and flexy. I love the slightly marbled, slightly iridescent dark purple color. It comes with a bullet vibrator and the three watch-sized batteries are included (yes!). If you choose not to put the vibrator inside the plug, it doesn't leave the whole thing hollow. The hole for the bullet is only as high as the narrowest part of the plug, and the B-bomb can definitely be used without it. I noticed this toy, like others of its material, does attract a fair amount of dust, so keep it somewhere where it will stay clean.

For my first go-around, I lubed the B-bomb up with Please Gel, a water-based lubricant from Good Vibrations. I hadn't had anything but fingers inside my ass for a very long time, so I was certainly apprehensive about using this toy. It felt like my first time all over again. Surprisingly, the plug slipped in easily, barring the expected tightness as I approached the widest part. I don't know if I've just been overthinking anal play this whole time, but I felt like "wow, that's what I was worried about?" It's not a huge plug. It felt just fine inside me - not too big, not too small - and it stayed put as I continued to play with other parts of my body. I could feel the vibrations through my vaginal wall and think this would be great to use during intercourse. At the end of my session, it came out as easily as it went in.

The bullet vibrator is the part that I have a love-hate relationship with, for several reasons. Firstly, I do think the noise-to-sensation ratio is a little off. In other words, given the amount of physical enjoyment I get out of the vibrations, I think this guy makes too much noise. Not saying it's noisy per se - I doubt you could hear this through a closed door, especially if it's under the covers - but it's too noisy for the sensations you get out of it. Which leads me to my second point: other reviewers seem to have really felt these vibrations, but it wasn't enough for me. I even tested it vaginally to see if I was crazy, but it just wasn't rocking my world like I thought it would. However, what I did notice after some experimentation is that with the plug completely inserted, you can feel the vibrations really well around the outside of your anus and along your butt cheeks if you squirm just right. That feels pretty good.

My third issue with the bullet is that it's toggled with a button on the end that sticks out of the plug, so it's too easy to turn on and off by accident, which I did several times during my session. I would have liked if the button had been covered up somehow to prevent this. Finally, I found that the bullet was difficult to take back out, particularly when the plug is dirty post-play and you want to wash everything off.

Despite these issues, I was surprised to find that when I was in the moment, the vibrating feature made the plug less intimidating (which is the opposite of how I first felt when I saw it) and overall added to my experience. It just wasn't as intense as I thought it'd be. I will definitely be making friends with my B-bomb and using it to get back into anal play!