This toy is designed to be used on a penis. There's no way around that. Having said that it's a handheld toy that works like any other masturbator/sleeve toy. It's great for solo masturbation, but also a decent bit of fun for foreplay. It will work for anyone with a curious cock or anyone looking to impress one.

It is quite travel-friendly, if a bit big. Cleanup is a pain so if you're traveling with one do take that into account.

The outside (housing) of the Fleshlight Alien is made of plastic. The inside sleeve (the part that does the hard work) is made of a material called Superskin. Essentially it's Fleshlight's own material that is non-allergenic, latex-free, and heats well. There is what Fleshlight perceives to be an alien vagina texture on the inside, and that definitely serves its function. It's soft and plushy, but because of how tightly packed it is into the tube, it has very little give and it's quite tight to play with. The texture is definitely stimulating and it's good for beginners and advanced users alike.

My main qualm with the material and the whole toy. The toy, when it came to me, smelled like a factory that just lights tires on fire. It's easily one of the worst smells I've had to deal with and I've lived in an all-male dorm.

I didn't really like the design either. It's not necessarily because it's a bad toy. It isn't and it felt great. But I have a Tenga Flip Hole Black and I take that to mean that in the world of sex toys I'm exceptionally spoiled. Texturewise it feels great. Certainly different from a Tenga, but I can't really say one of them is better. It requires a lot of lube but comes with a little packet, and is compatible with many water-based lubes. This toy is relatively large, but it's alright to travel with. Having said that, it's not always easy to travel with because of the long clean-up process. It's also not quite discreet because the case it comes with is somewhat sexualized and the toy is, let's face it, a glowing blue vagina.

The texture functions well. Having said that, cleanup is quite difficult compared to the Tenga Flip Hole. The toy is somewhat noisy, depending on the choice of lubes. While the toy itself is waterproof, the toy doesn't perform well as non-water lubes don't work well with it, so using it in the shower or bath might just be a bust.

Care and maintenance are sort of the downfall of this toy in my mind, along with the smell. While I'm admittedly spoiled with a Tenga Flip Hole Black, I found the cleanup process for this toy quite annoying. You have to dig out the inner sleeve, thoroughly flip it inside out to clean it, and then squish it back into the plastic tubing, drying it well in the process. It is warned that you don't use soap to clean it, but isopropyl alcohol is good for hard cleaning on it.

Storage is fairly simple. It comes with a green and white glowing can to store it in. Store that somewhere cool and dry.

It is expressly said that water-based lubes are the best for use with this toy. Thus as a result it's not great for shower use.

The toy comes in this garish and almost obnoxious white and green giant can. There's a small sample of lube and some literature. While it can be used to store the toy, it's not very discreet and the can is big enough so that if you store just the toy in it it rattles a bit. I wasn't a huge fan of this but I'm sure the package can be used as the gift container.

The container is metal, so I'm sure it's recyclable if you don't mind showing your garbage man that this is what you're into. The literature is mostly advertising showing off the rest of the Fleshlight Freaks line.

My girlfriend, being the huge alien fanatic she is, got me this because she figured that if I was to stick it into anything, it might as well be an alien. Apart from the smell and cleanup duty I've had a lot of fun with it (especially in foreplay before sessions). Having said that, the smell is absolutely devilish and to this day I still catch waves of it just thinking about it. For that, the Fleshlight Alien will garner only four out of five stars. I like the Tenga Flip Hole Black more than this toy, but Fleshlight have done quite well.