These appealed to me for the bright colors, interesting texture, and the fact that they were made of a solid piece of silicone. Also, the Posh Anal Beads came with two sets to a box. A plus! So I ordered.

The beads are packaged in a cardboard box, which I simply threw away. It didn't come with a storage case or anything, but that’s ok. The smaller set is approximately 10 inches in length with 5 beads of approximately 5/8” diameter, while the larger beads are 11 inches in length and about 7/8 diameter. Each bead is textured. Here began my confusion. From reading another review I was expecting the larger set of beads to have a bumpy texture, with the smaller having a rippled/ridged texture. My (purple) beads are the opposite. Unfortunately, as I looked closely at the product images, it appears that, indeed, the purple and blue beads have the larger beads sporting a ridged texture, while the small beads are the reverse. This really doesn’t make much sense to me. Had I been aware of this I would have ordered the pink or orange, because the ridges were not particularly appealing to me.

Of the two, I prefer the bumpy texture, but the smaller set of beads is quite small and I rarely use them. I like the size of the larger beads, but I find the ripples/ridges to be slightly uncomfortable. As you might imagine, the ridges make them harder to clean as well. Ideally, I would prefer beads with no ridges at all, but that wasn’t an option.

It’s a shame really, because they do provide some interesting sensations as opposed to old-school anal beads with string, which were hard to clean and unhygienic. Aside from the ridges collecting, um, stuff, there are no threads or knots to collect anything. The stretchy silicone adds a pleasant bouncy feel and the length is filling enough to provide pleasant stimulation. I have not yet worn these during sex with my partner, but I imagine they would provide good feelings for him. So far I have only used them with a dildo, which was nice. At times, I did have concern that the silicone might break when pulling them out, but so far that hasn't happened (thank goodness.) It seems to be fairly strong.

I haven't noticed any retention of smells, but I have not worn them long-term.

Being 100% silicone, the beads can be sanitized by the usual methods, whether soapy water, boiling, dishwasher, etc. It would be best to use a water-based lube with these.

All in all, I have mixed feelings, because they can feel good, but the detractors I mentioned kind of take it away for me. I don’t know. Perhaps if I had the set with bumpy large beads, I might feel differently.

As I mentioned earlier, I would really love it if these were available in a smooth texture. Otherwise, the size and shape of the larger ones is nice. I like the spacing between the beads, the stretchiness, and also the fact that all the beads are the same size. Looking at other beads, I am not really seeing all these factors in one product.