The Lelo Ella is a silicone dildo with one end for g-spotting, and one end for traditional thrusting. It does not vibrate, so don't get it confused with anything else in the Lelo collection.

It's a really great tool for finding your own g-spot, and the silicone is firm enough to provide a fair amount of pressure. I found that it transmitted vibrations from other toys pretty well, but I liked it best just for pressure, rubbing, and general exploration.

Ella is made of medical grade silicone, which gives it a silky texture and the right mix of flexible but firm when playing. It's free of phthalates, so it's good for your health and your peace of mind.

I loved the design. As a dildo, it's on the smaller side, so it's non threatening. It has a perfect design for leading you straight to the g-spot for some quality self discovery. Since it doesn't look like disembodied genitalia, you could pass it off as a sock darning tool, if you possess at least moderate lying abilities.

Not everything needs to vibrate.

It's quite impressive how this deceptively simple toy can bring so much pleasure. Ella is perfectly designed for its job, and since it doesn't vibrate, it encourages the user to explore in less of a high tech way. To use a vaguely creepy analogy, it's like putting down the video games for a while to play with something old-fashioned like Legos. Suddenly the creative portions of your brain are back in the game.

Obviously it passes any noise tests one could imagine.

Use water based lubricant only, since Ella is made of silicone. It can be cleaned with mild soap and water, or toy cleaner, and it can be boiled for sterilization. It comes with a handy satin storage bag to keep it separate from other silicone toys.

Everything from Lelo comes in beautiful packaging. The outer box can be recycled with moderate care to hide it discreetly among other cardboard -- no half naked women to draw the eye to it, but it does say "pleasure object" on the outer package, if anyone pawing through your trash is overly curious.

The inner box is black and attractive, with no hint as to its nature, making it a handy storage box, and giving the product an understated elegance.