When I first showed my boyfriend, J, my new Ripple, he asked, "Do you really want something that long up your butt?" I pointed out that it was no bigger than his penis, and he stopped criticizing. This was the largest of three butt plugs I had bought, and I wanted to use it specifically to stretch my anus.

On that note, I have to say, I have the anus of a pornstar. It gapes, it grabs, and needs no warm up! Well, very little warm up, anyways. Having been out of the anal loop for a while due to small tears you-know-where (not my boyfriend's fault! seems my skin mysteriously thinned and was prone to tiny, quickly healing rips), I thought I might need a more gradual approach. Here's where the Ripple comes in.

The first bulb is small - I'd say maybe the size of the first joint of your thumb (the part with the nail). It then slims down for just a breath, and then widens out again to the size of maybe a quarter. Another slim resting spot, and then the third bulb, which is slightly smaller than a golf ball, I think. The last staging area, and then comes the big bulb, definitely as big as a golf ball.

I had no problem working in the first two bulbs. The third slipped in after a moment, and I began working on the fourth when I felt a slight pain. Not my sphincter, this time, but somewhere inside. Confused, I pulled it out, re-inserted, and once again, had issues. I'm guess that the ripple made it to the "end", where my colon takes a sharp turn. This hasn't happened to me before, especially since my boyfriend's penis is definitely longer than the three beads that are all I can seem to fit in (mind you, he normally hits "the end" in my other two holes with ease).

This is quite frustrating, as I'm sitting here, wanting a good stretch, and it seems I may have to behead the damn thing to get it up there. No kidding, I've got it in right now, and every few sentences I give it a pat to see if it'll go further, but so far, no dice.

Other than that, I've got to say, it's a wonderful toy. The gradation between bulbs is very well-designed, no sharp angles, just lovely smooth curves. The silicone is very silky, firm without being totally rigid, and glides like a dream. If you haven't read edenfantasys guide to toy materials, I highly suggest you do. Taken care of properly, silicone will last for decades. There's also no taste or smell (when clean, of course). I found it very convenient to wash the toy, as well - I can pop it in a pot of boiling water for two to three minutes and it's clean.

And as an aside, I tried this in my vagina, and found it a little uncomfortable. I don't do well with the large-small-larger-smaller design in there, but that's just me. As a mouth toy, eh, it stuck out to far and I found myself having trouble keeping it in, as the base end is much heavier than the tip end.

In short, it's a good warm-up toy, but not good long-wear (for me) due to the length. I'll post an update as to whether I need to cut the first bulb off to get it in or not. Because it WILL go in eventually.

Okay, I decided that since my sigmoid colon wasn't going to cooperate, I had to take things into my own hands - or scissors, to be specific. I cut down to halfway through the second bulb, which admittedly, isn't smart or pretty, but hey, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. And there was no way I was going to continue using this toy and risking accidental puncture of said uncooperative colon. So! off went his head, and on went the lube. I slid past the (now) first two bulbs, and got to that tantalizing, last hurdle. I eased onto it and oh! what a stretch. I'm in heaven right now, I really am. This is just what I wanted. Now if I could just find a way to smooth out those jagged facets on the end... any ideas?