This toy is fine used anally or vaginally and is amazing for temperature play. It holds both heat and cold very well. When using it for temperature play, pay close attention to how warm or cold you let it get; you don't want to burn yourself or others (unless you're into that, then go ahead). My wife and I typically either stick it in the freezer for half an hour or in hot water (not boiling hot) for 15-30 minutes depending on how hot we want it. Lately we've taken to leaving it in its cloth bag in the fridge so that it's cold when we need it. If you put it in your freezer or fridge, be sure to either leave it in its bag or wrap it up somehow so that no food particles or what-have-yous get on it.

Before each use, you should check the dildo for cracks or chips. If you find any, the toy is most likely unsafe to use now and you should use something else instead. Do not fuck yourself or anybody else with any glass toy that is chipped or broken.

When you're using this toy, try not to go too hard (unless you like it really, really rough). You could bruise yourself or somebody else, and there are some people that don't prefer that kind of thing. If you or your partner are one of those people, go easy.

I find that I have an easier time handling this toy if I use lube, but I'm kind of a big, picky baby when it comes to sticking things in my vagina. The swirls can hurt me sometimes if my pussy is being exceptionally sensitive. If you're one of those people like me, I recommend a lot of foreplay, maybe some loosening up with another toy or fingers first.

Do not use this product in a pool or the tub as you could push dirty water up inside you or a partner and cause an infection.

The bulb end of the toy has a deliciously smooth texture that makes for pretty easy thrusting. It's big, but not too big, and the smoothness makes it possible for even a beginner to larger toys like me to handle. The other end can hurt sometimes if I'm sensitive down there. The swirls are nice but they're raised just a tad too high for my taste about 70% of the time. It has no smell, and it's nice and hard. Generally, I like it.

It's a gorgeous design. This is the kind of toy that you could proudly display wherever it is that you might proudly display sex toys in your home. It works how it should—sometimes more efficiently than it should—and is usually satisfying. The size is good, I think. I can't handle as much as most people can, so I imagine your average woman could take it easily. The black velvet bag is not at all discreet. Honestly, you might as well just leave the vibrator lying out in your suitcase. Nothing screams "THERE'S SOMETHING SEXY HIDING RIGHT HERE" more than black velvet bags/cases/lingerie. It's not a bad size for travel though. It isn't going to take up a ton of space or anything. It's just that if the TSA opens your suitcase, they're going to see that case and just know. Maybe that turns you on. If so, more power to you.

I think the best part about this toy is the way that inserting the bulb end makes my wife's thighs tremble. I can honestly say that when I'm in the mood for being fucked, absolutely no other toy in our collection feels better than this dildo. Even if you put it in ice-cold, it will warm up to your body temperature and feel very realistically warm. It stimulates all the right places no matter which end you use and gives very powerful orgasms. I honestly don't know how I lived without a glass toy at all before. This is the best birthday present I've ever gotten my wife—and she agrees as well.

This toy is easy to take care of. You can use soap and water to wash it, you can put it on the top shelf of your dishwasher, or you can (gently) put it into a pot of boiling water for thirty seconds and pull it out to sterilize it. We store it in the black velvet bag it came in to protect it and just make sure it stays at the top or our toy box or isolated from heavy objects in the fridge.

I honestly don't remember how it was packaged.