Our first brush with the "Her Pleasure" condoms happened after we tried Trojan Pleasure 12 Pack. We favored the "Sensations" and wanted to buy more, but mistook the similar purple packaging and bought the "Her Pleasure" condoms instead. I had rolled my eyes at the description of these particular condoms, feeling rather negatively about both ribbing or bumps (or, "unique texture" as the box says...) and lubricant, but it was a happy mistake, because we ended up enjoying the heck out of this box of condoms.

Naturally, upon taking a condom out of its easy-to-open little purple packet, there is that horrendous latex smell that always accompanies your run-of-the-mill latex condoms. I'm glad they are not flavored, because I could never bear to taste them with that smell. The lube is unavoidable to get on your fingers when opening. For some reason, my best description of that lube is "GREASY" and "GRAINY". Most lubes feel slick or lotion-like to me, but when it comes to this lube on these condoms, it just feels different - which isn't truly a con, but I'll discuss that in a moment.

When worn, this condom covers the 7.5" of my man easily. It leaves some length at both ends that allow bunching at the base and some play along the condom to the 'reservoir tip'. It is not too tight at all, as we find Lifestyles condoms to be. In fact, it is perfectly secure, especially considering all of the extra length at the tip and base. They tend to hold his slightly bent cock a good bit straighter. Editing here with a more accurate re-measurement my boyfriend maxes at 5.5" circumference, so make sure to measure your gentlemen accordingly, if fit is a concern! These condoms appear to be the perfect mix of loose and snug for us, as we have never ONCE had one break as opposed to every single Lifestyles we have ever tried, and about half of the other types of condoms included in the Trojan Pleasure Pack have also popped. Never one of these.

I adore these condoms because of the thin ridges that line about halfway up the condom. They go around the circumference of the condom and stick up rather far to be easily felt. These drive me crazy as I am putting the condom on for him and lining it up, adjusting it. The feel of them on my fingertips has an insane affect on my arousal level. For some reason, these little ribs immediately send a tingle right to my panties. Surprisingly, I feel like they have no different feeling when inserted. It is merely the handling of them that makes me feel more stimulated.

By the time I have put the condom on and adjusted it to have the reservoir correctly positioned a ways higher to leave good space for stretching, half the lube has disappeared somewhere into the atmosphere. No matter! There is just enough to make that initial entrance and thrusting not painful. After about 2-3 minutes of sex, the lube turns into the lubricant equivalent of what happens when you put Elmer's glue on your hands and rub them together - which is FANTASTIC! I love that the lube becomes almost like anti-lube with these condoms. The dry lube and latex builds up heat and friction so well with these that I'm almost guaranteed to finish quick and easy anytime we use them. However, for many girls this may be quite a turn off. It can cause lots of drag and tugging on hair and lady-parts, which while I enjoy it, I understand that it would be very un-enjoyable for others.

For him, they are condoms, which means reduced sensitivity and they have very boner-prolonging effects, and it takes so, so, SO much more time and effort for him to cum. They, like any other condom, are almost always sure to become uncomfortable after prolonged use for him. As mentioned, they are much more comfortable for him than nearly any of the other brands that we have sampled. We both are not sensitive to many types of materials, so the latex was not a problem nor the unknown lube included.

Since going onto implanted birth control, condoms are a thing of the past that I despise with a burning vengeance. So it's nothing personal, Trojan "Her Pleasure", if I ever had to go back to the latex prison we would definitely saddle up with "Her Pleasure" again... But I certainly never plan on it, and what a chore it would be if we did!