Once an 18-year old friend and I braved the patchouli fumes and 'incense' haze of my very conservative hometown's only record store (and, coincidentally, only sex toy shop) to discreetly buy me my first vibrator, a pink 'eager beaver'. The idea of my first penetration being done by someone other than me was kind of unappealing, and so my new beaver buddy and I took matters into our own hands.

This is a really good choice for the DIY upstarts out there. The tip is blunt and rounded, and with a lubricated condom there's little discomfort, even if it's your first time (the high comfort level also makes it a good choice for couples who aren't used to playing with vibrators together). The buttons are also very easy to locate and use. It also has a very good balance between clit and G-spot stimulation, and I can honestly say that I orgasmed the first time I used it. The jelly feels much closer to a penis, and more natural than glass or plastic, and the give makes it feel less intrusive, and lets you relax more.

Once you start to actually use the functions, things get really, really awesome. The twisting and vibrations are really intense, and it's the perfect size and feel (for me at least). Someone could definitely make a case that there are many times that this vibrator is better than sex. BETTER. Just imagine what that's like.

However, I am the first to admit that this model *definitely* has some drawbacks. for starters, it's seriously loud as hell. It has a few aesthetic problems too, including a visually off-putting color and texture, though it redeems itself with usage. It eats batteries so quickly that you'll wonder if your battery-eating gray Gameboy didn't come back from the grave to sexually pleasure you...and eat more batteries. It'll probably die within a year or two. I got a year out of my first one, and a year and a half out of my second one. Don't wash it with more than a moist cloth. It doesn't like it, and you can't disinfect it anyway.

I eventually lost interest in this toy, as I grew into more expensive, higher-end vibrators. Lately, however, my boyfriend and I have started using it to spice things up and suddenly it's my new-old favorite sex toy again. Also, I highly recommend it for use among couples who are new to doing this kind of thing together, because there isn't really a more user-friendly vibrator out there.

PUT A CONDOM ON. for real. If you don't really bad things happen. People actually get very nasty infections because jelly vibrators are impossible to completely clean. So just put a little latex party hat on it.