I bought this toy after reading a review on this site describing it's effectiveness for trans men. I'm transgender; I don't exactly identify as a man [it's complicated], but I have the hormone-altered anatomy typical of one - so why not? It's not a huge investment so I went for it.

First off, I can say that I love the way this toy feels. Using it the obvious way it's intended to be used - by penetrating it - is quite nice, but far and away, I enjoyed it the most when I turned it inside-out and slipped it over my fingers.

Putting a little lube on it and using rubbing motions with it felt fantastic, and I would love to rate this as my new favourite way to masturbate, but there's a problem.

The TPE this toy is made of, for whatever reason, reeks. It smells like vanilla, and not a nice, organic vanilla, but a harsh chemical vanilla, like cheap perfume or air freshener or something. The opposite of pleasant. It's so overwhelming, I can smell it while holding it at arm's length from my face - and I should note here that I don't have a particularly good sense of smell, so for it to overwhelm me means it has to really, really stink.

I can still smell vanilla on my hands too, several hours after using it. So not only does it smell, but the smell sticks to things. I'm not exactly excited about mystery vanilla chemicals rubbing off on my junk.

I hope this is a temporary thing that will fade once the toy is out of it's packaging, but for now, despite how good it feels physically, I'm completely put-off by the smell, somewhat anxious about what that smell is, and wondering whether putting it near my private parts is safe.

If you can handle the smell, or figure out some way to get rid of it, this is a simple, versatile, fun little toy. I've figured out about a handful of different ways to use it. Not bad for something not much more than a squishy tube.