If you are brand new to anal play, and are looking to take a really gentle introduction into anal bead play, these are perfect. These are not for Deep anal play because the ring is entirely too flimsy to trust. The two last beads are the same size, and if you can get them in that deep, stop at the second to last one to keep from having to make an embarrassing trip to the hospital.

This set of anal beads is made out of jelly. It is a very porous material and can not be entirely sterilized. Do not attempt to boil these beads or put them in the dishwasher. They will melt. I recommend using a condom with these beads and if you'd like to see how I put the condoms on my X-10 beads click here. The beads are very firm, but still have enough tug to make them fit comfortably. They have a rubber smell to them that isn't too strong, but you can tell that it is there.

The design of these beads is for extreme beginners. I'm not an expert with anal play, but I found the first four beads to be completely useless. All they do is make a mess. I am still a little leery of anal play because of the mess factor. I read in another review about cutting the first two off. I tried that and it did reduce the amount of mess. I still couldn't enjoy these beads because of the incredibly small sized beads. It isn't until the last four, which you have to insert six small ones to get to, that I can actually begin to get pleasure. I don't like a lot of stuff in my ass while trying to orgasm, so I found that having to practically put the whole string of beads inside, just wasn't worth it for me.

The whole string of beads is 10 1/4 inches long.
The largest bead is 3 1/8th of an inch in circumference.
The smallest bead is 3/4ths of an inch in circumference.

The color of the pink beads is a nice light pink color, that I think is incredibly pretty.

I really wish that the beads were larger, I didn't realize that they would be this small from the product photo. They have held up nicely, and the retrieval ring has yet to break. They were a nice addition to solo play, but they can become very messy, I own another set of anal beads and haven't had the mess problem. I attribute this to the smaller sized beads on this set. I believe a beginner would really enjoy the X - 10 set of beads.

These beads are made of jelly. That means that they can be used with water and silicone based lubricants. They can be washed with water and soap, but because jelly is porous they will never truly be clean. Because of their inability to be fully sanitized, they should be kept away from other jelly toys that aren't inserted in your anus because of the germs that will be transferred. Remember to only store your jelly beads dry and keep them away from heat, as they will melt.

These beads came in a plastic pop open packaging. The plastic would be perfect to store the beads in. There wasn't any important product information on the package, but it did feature a very "exposed" asian woman, just to forewarn you that the packaging on these beads is NOT discreet.

While these beads may not have been the perfect match for me, if you are very new to anal play, I truly believe that you will enjoy these beads!