I was really excited about the idea of beads in a penis sleeve, but to be honest with you, I expected this to fail miserably. I have read reviews of products that are similar, and they all had major issues with them. They would roll up, slip around on the penis, or the beads would actually fly out during use! I’ve found in the past that cheaper toys tend to be, well… cheap. This sleeve is just under twenty dollars so it was more expensive than the others, but still quite reasonably priced.

When the Beaded penis sleeve|Beaded penis sleeve came in the mail, I opened it right away. I noticed that the box said TPE, Phthalate free! So it is free of harmful chemicals, always a plus. I noticed that it was pretty stretchy, although not as stretchy as TPR silicone cock rings|The big O ring in my experience. The beads were white and pink in the one I receive, and they seemed pretty secure. When this is worn, there is no way that these beads will come out. They are encased completely in the material with a little pin prick sized hole on the inside of the penis sleeve to allow for removal for cleaning. The TPE is not tacky at all, and is quite smooth feeling. There was a slight plastic odor, but it was only noticeable if I was trying to smell it. I am thinking that the smell was mostly from the packaging and it being new, as after the first cleaning the smell was gone completely.

TPE is nearly the same thing as TPR, so either water or silicone based lubes are safe with this toy. The material seems durable and I have no fears of it ripping. If it ever does rip though, I would write a follow up review. The toy is pretty stretchy, but may not fit very well on a man of more girth. My husband is 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and it fit him great. I don’t think it would remain comfortable on anyone over 1 3/4 inches in diameter though. It is 3 inches long when not being worn, but while on my husbands cock was stretched out to about 4 inches leaving the head and a little bit of the shaft exposed. It didn’t slip or roll and stayed in place very well. The tightness acts as an erection enhancer just as a cock ring does, and for that reason I would suggest that this not be left on for over 20 minutes at a time.

Cleaning is a little more complicated because of the beads. I take the beads out and spray them down with Before and After toy cleaner|Toy cleanser - Before and after toy cleaner review, then just pat them dry with a paper towel. They come out and go back in very easily, but have never fallen out during use. I use the same cleaner on the inside and the outside of the penis sleeve, turning it inside out and making sure it is thoroughly clean. Some moisture remains in the spots for the beads, so I leave the sleeve turned inside out to dry before storing it in a plastic bag. I also don’t leave the beads in during storage, just in case there is any moisture, and the fact that we don’t always use the beads.

My husband actually didn’t care that the beads were pink (thank goodness!) and stated to me that it looked fun and he couldn’t wait to try it out. Several times while we were putting the kids to bed he asked me “so you think you’ll like the beads in that new thing?” I couldn’t believe he was actually getting excited about a new toy. My husband works long hours, and most often he doesn’t really care about playing with new toys; or at least he doesn't verbally show it.

Once we were finally settled in for the night and had done the pre first-use cleaning, we got ready to play. I stretched the sleeve out with two fingers while he slid his dick inside of it between them. We did not use lube for this as we did not want the sleeve to move on his penis at all. I pulled my fingers out and noticed how tight it seemed on him. He said it was comfortable though and the added pressure felt really good. This being an actual sleeve and not a cock ring, it didn’t rub on and irritate his large vein at the base of his penis. That is usually our biggest gripe with cock rings is that they are too skinny, so the length of the sleeve was very good for him.

The beads add some extra girth so lube was necessary. I wanted to try out some of our new silicone lube, but my husband insisted on using our old favorite, Maximus, instead. Both water and silicone based lubes are safe though, and I hope to try the silicone lube with this toy soon. It took a little bit of working in and out to get everything where it was supposed to go. This was never painful, just my vagina is not used to being penetrated by something with so much girth. Once we got into the groove, I found the beads to be VERY pleasurable. It seemed like they provided just the right amount of rubbing and massage to all the right places. I didn’t notice the ticklers at all because of the prominence of the beads, but they still look neat!

Let me just say that orgasm from intercourse without a bullet vibe is almost impossible for me. I was pleasantly surprised that the beads rubbing inside of my vaginal canal (particularly near the opening) was enough to bring me to orgasm! For the first time in a long time, we were able to synchronize our orgasms. I had been worried that the toy would be too thick for him to feel much, but the beads felt great for him too. The pressure on his penis with the rubbing of the beads on the underside of his shaft was enough that orgasm was easily reached for him, and very pleasurable. His orgasm was stronger than it is without the use of a sleeve or cock ring.

We both enjoyed this sleeve very much, and will be using it many times in the future. I would recommend this toy to anyone wanting to experience an added oomph during intercourse.