**Usually I write reviews, and the boyfriend will read them over and give me feedback. He decided though that he wanted to try writing a review himself, so this is his first attempt at writing a review with very minimal help from me**

My girlfriend lives away at school, so during the week I’m on my own. My hand is great and all, but after a while you get tired of the same old thing. So, I decided to look for a masturbator to bring some spark back into the relationship between cock and hand. I sorted the sleeves and masturbators by rating, and at the top of the list were Fleshlights, and although they looked like they could be very promising the way they looked creeped me out a little bit. The Maven on the other hand was an unrealistic blue color, and had a non threatening shape. Needless to say the Maven looked like something I could picture myself sticking my dick in. Once I decided that I liked the way it looked, I also looked at the rave reviews and how popular it seemed to be, and ordered it right away.

Who’s the Maven made for you ask? The young, the old, virgins, and experienced fellas, this baby’s a crowd pleaser! And it couldn’t be easier to operate. There are only three steps you need to follow to initiate Maven induced bliss: 1.) Stick dick in Maven 2.)Wrap hand around the Maven 3.)Slide Maven back and forth over penis. Voila! It couldn’t be easier!

The Maven is made out of Elastomer, which is described as a material composed of a combination of different polymers. It’s very flexible, and looks like some kind of Jelly or rubber, but it’s more hygienic. My girlfriend’s favorite feature of this toy is that it’s more hygienic than a lot of sleeves in its price range, and my favorite feature is the way the material feels. It almost feels like a real vagina when you use an excessive amount of lube! Although gratuitous amounts of lube produce a desirable effect, the Maven does not need much lube at all to make it enjoyable.

The material of the Maven is described as being “Plushy,” I would have used the word squishy, but I guess they both kind of mean the same thing. If I had to compare the material of the Maven to anything I would say it feels like one of those "water snake toys" kids often flop around and play with, except squishier. Not gonna lie, I was always tempted to stick my penis in one of those to see what it felt like, and now that I have the Maven I don’t have to!

Although the Maven is squishy I was able to grip it well, and give my cock the amount of pressure I desired.
The material has no noticeable smell, and I can’t say that I could ever see a reason where I would have to taste it, or would want to for that matter. So, I can’t really tell you if it has a taste or not, but the product material information states that it is nearly tasteless.

If I had to sum up the design of the Maven in one word, it would be ORGASMIC. The maven is a cylindrical shape with a round opening on one side, and a tapered closed end on the other side. The side with the opening looks like the mouth of a giant leech, with little bumps that I thought looked like little leech teeth. Considering I made this comparison between a leech and the Maven when I first saw it, it was a little awkward using it the first time, as I had to keep eradicating the thought of a giant leech chomping down on my cock. The sensations that the Maven provided me with quickly made me forget these weird thoughts, and made me concentrate on just how wonderful the Maven made me feel. The inside of the maven is filled with tons of little bumps that know how to show a fella a good time. They create a massaging feeling around the whole penis, and not one inch of me felt left out or longed for more stimulation.

The length of the Maven is seven inches, and although I'm a little larger than that I didn't find this to be a problem as the Maven is extremely stretchable. I would think that unless your cock is a lot bigger than 7 inches it would fit larger men as well. Even if you are just too long to fit into the Maven correctly, I would still think that you would be able to get enough stimulation from the part of you that is able to fit into the Maven. As I said the Maven is extremely stretchable, and it is because of this that it can accommodate people of different sizes and girths.

The feeling of the Maven is wonderful, and although it does not compare to sex, it comes closer than many masturbators. I was afraid that the Maven would slip out of my hand during use, but I did not have this issue as the outside of the Maven was covered in a light dusting of powder which allowed me to get a firmer grip on it. When I put a lot of lube into the Maven I noticed that it made a sucking noise, and although it was not that bothersome it was noticeable. The Maven is waterproof, and therefore could be used in the shower. Although I have not used my own Maven in the shower yet, I look forward to trying it in the future. I would think some of the lube would wash off in the shower, but at the same time if your cock is wet during use I doubt you would need as much lube.

My favorite feature of the Maven was the way it holds body heat. I found that it holds heat well after you've been in it for a few minutes, and that its gets really warm as you continue to thrust into it.

Since the Maven is made out of Elastomer it cannot be sterilized with boiling water! Instead you can clean it with warm water and toy cleaner or a mild soap. The Maven can be used with both water and silicone based lubes.

My favorite part of the Maven's cleanup? Since one end of the Maven is closed you don’t have to worry about cum flying all over the place, you just pick it up, take it to the bathroom and rinse it out! Not only is it a masturbator, but also a cum catcher, and so much cleaner than just using your hand! The easiest way to clean the Maven is to flip it inside out to make sure that that inside is properly cleaned, and that nothing gross is lurking between those wonderful nubs.

On the down side there are little air pockets underneath the top layer of the material on the inside that make it harder to clean. I make sure I clean it extra well, because of this, and because of the fact that I can't say I have the urge to use a Maven full of air pockets full of who knows what.

I make sure my Maven is completely dry before I put it away, and I place it in a zip lock bag before I put it into my drawer. The zip lock bag ensures that the maven stays clean and that it isn't rubbing up against any of my other sex toys.

The Maven has some suction, but not as much as I had hoped. Regardless of this fact, the Maven was a wonderful toy and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. My Maven actually ended up breaking after two months of intense use, on the side of the closed end. This may be because I’m slightly larger than the length of the Maven, or because I simply loved it to death. Who knows? I will be picking up another one very soon, as I can't imagine a world where the Maven doesn't exist. The only reason I gave the Maven a four instead of a five star rating, is because it broke and I wish it was just a little bit more durable.

I read in another review of the Maven that a user put his Maven between his mattress and box spring, so naturally I had to try it. All I can say is OMG! If you purchase a Maven I feel that experimenting with using it is a must! I decided to get a little more creative and place it between the couch cushions in my living room, and I have to say that the results were just as enjoyable. When I was using the Maven creatively, I found that it got me off much faster than using my hand. When I used the Maven normally, I found it took me about as much time to get off as it would have to use my hand.