I have to admit that when my wife started to purchase some of these goofy looking massage items from Edenfantasys, I was somewhat freaked out by it. I'm a guy and I don't find massagers "cute". I'm your old fashion kind of guy who likes doing things with his hands. I prefer to keep things simple and sweet.

When we received the Octo Pleaser, I had my doubts. Its hard, plastic, and doesn't look very comfortable. My wife is a bit of a pushy woman though and I ended up being her guinea pig! She leaned over and ran it up my pant leg to my thigh, and I thought to myself "Hey, this is ok, I can live with this." Then she ran it across my back (over my hoodie sweatshirt). That was the ticket! I had a pretty long day at work and other things that week were just not doing my body well. While I sat there on the couch and my wife leaning over the recliner arm, massaging my back with the Octo Pleaser, I found myself drifting backwards and quite relaxed! I was pretty impressed overall with this massager. Although it doesn't look like much at first glance, I was definitely liking this new-fangled toy of hers. After a few moments, we went to lay down and we took our shirts and sweaters off. She tried massaging my upper back and shoulders with it. I'm about an average size to smaller size guy and there isn't a whole lot of fat or muscle or much of anything covering between this massager and my bones. I found it to be rather rough on bony areas of my back. I didn't like that, so she kept it a bit light with pressure and went further down. I still didn't like that either. So, we decided that this was going to be our "over the clothing or quickie" massager. Which is fine with me!

The Octo Pleaser is an octopus-shaped palm massager that does fit quite nicely into the palm of your hand. Because of the larger head on this massager, it's very easy to grip and maneuver. The tentacles are spaced out far enough to where the pressure is applied very nicely over a pretty large area all at once. I say this in comparison to her other massager kit (The Knead Me Set). The massager is made out of a plastic and can be used with silicone-, water-, or oil-based lubricants, as well as with massage oils and lotions. However, I would not recommend this for anyone who has less than adequate "padding" between their skin and bones! It can be a bit too rough that way, for some.

It doesn't vibrate or require batteries, which is nice, and it's low maintenance. Because of the shape of it, it's very discreet, doesn't look anything like a "sex toy", and can be left out for family and friends to use as well as the kids. Our older two (8 years and 10 years) love that it's an octopus and love how it feels. So this is actually one of those "keep the peace" type of things that we use for them to quiet down and relax. It works quite well! It came in a small plastic, clear baggie so there is no packaging to be weary of when opening the product either. I'm going to bet that my wife and I will be purchasing a few more for the kids and for a few family members; it's a good buy!

I will say that if you use any lotions or oils with it, it may get a bit difficult to clean, only because of the shape and the several tentacles to clean in between. Otherwise, it's not too bad, just wipe down with some warm soapy water and a regular sponge or wash cloth.

We've had this massager for about a month-and-a-half now (maybe longer?) and I still like it, but we have found that we prefer the Knead Me set better for skin contact. The Octo pleaser is still great over top of clothing and works great after work or for when I am too lazy to get all "prepped" for a good rub down. It is a great go-to type massager for a quickie massage.