There are a lot of reasons I like flavored lubes, the most obvious being for tasty oral sex. Sometimes, a blow job is just a lot more fun when it tastes like candy. It inspires me to linger more. But there are other reasons, too, for using a flavored lube. Like the fact that sometimes you need the lube for penetrative sex or toy use and want to do a little oral action part way into it. Often regular lubes taste horrible and prohibit oral sex after having applied them, killing spontaneity completely.

And then there's the fact that flavored lubes smell good. I don't notice scent nearly as much during partner sex unless we're including massage or wax play or something but I notice it a lot during masturbation. A soft, sweet aroma adds to the ambiance somehow, making it less a quick jerk off and more self loving.

Luckily, Toko Aroma lube satisfies me on all those levels.

It smells good. I got the Exotic Fruits to go along with the rest of the Shunga products I have and it smells, like they all do, a lot like Juicy Fruit gum. The scent is sweet but not too sweet and lingers just a bit on the skin even when it's gone. I can smell it the whole time I'm using it but it's not so strong it fills a room.

It tastes good. The Exotic Fruits lube doesn't really taste exotic but it does taste fruity. Kind of a generic fruity rather than like any specific fruit. It's sweet on the tongue with no aftertaste and no "diet" taste at all, like some other flavored lubes have.

But most of all? It works good.

Toko lube is slick and slippery, thin but not runny and it's glide lasts a long time. I mean a really long time. I've yet had to apply more other than during oral sex when I wanted a bit more taste. Amazingly, this lube doesn't get sticky or flaky, even when it does dry up eventually. I've gone to sleep without cleaning up after using it and woken up just the slightest bit tacky in the morning, rather than with my thighs and bits sticking together.

Toko Aroma lube comes in a 5.5 ounce clear bottle with a flip top. The bottle has a sticker label that shows typical Shunga art thru the back of the bottle with a description of the product and ingredient list on the back of the label. My label is blue and I'd imagine other flavors have other colors.

This lube does contain glycerin, along with sucralose and parabens so if you're sensitive to any of those things I wouldn't recommend it. If you're not, however... I highly recommend it.

It's incredibly multi-purpose, performing well in every application we could think of, including anal. (though it's not thick so if you like thick for anal, try something else) It's a feast for all the senses; the bottle is gorgeous, the taste is good, the scent is heavenly, the feel is perfectly slick and really quite excellent for a water based lube and the sounds that come after using it are music to the ears.

Clean up is easy; any lingering lube can easily be wiped away with a damp cloth.

Because it's water based, Toko Aroma Lube can also be used with any toy as well as for penetrative and oral sex so it really is a wonderful, versatile product. My love for Shunga just grows and grows...

I don't like it anymore is a bit strong. I do still like it, just not as much as I initially had. Mostly this is because of the very long lasting scent, a scent that I normally love but which turns kind of sticky, sickeningly sweet once it comes into contact with vaginal secretions and male ejaculation.

It still works well, still smells nice out of the bottle, but I've found I have - have have have - to wash it off with soap and water if I don't want to smell it all day.