The Essence for Couples Massager is a sweet little thing. It doesn't look like much, but it clearly is designed to fit smoothly in the human hand. I love the feel of the hard plastic, the ridges as I wrap my hand around it. It's also the perfect size for fitting in my purse or travel bag. Then it can be pulled out in a car or any other location without any trouble at all.

I must admit that I developed an immediate oral fixation on this sex toy. I loved to suck on it. I loved the feel of it in my mouth. I can take it deep into my throat, suck on it and just play with it. Every time I pick it up I ended up sucking on it almost as much as I ended up playing in any other way. My husband loved this! This is great for teasing men when they are imagining you sucking on their cock. However, you don't need an audience to enjoy sucking on this, it just feels good.

The sex toy is very versatile. You are limited only by the perversity of your imagination. From my husband's perspective he enjoys the smaller size to play with more than larger sex toys. It allows him greater control and an easier time manipulating in a tangle of moving flesh.

The vibration is pleasant, but not overwhelming. We both enjoyed the vibration on breasts, nipples, his cock and balls. I loved watching him moan when I found the sensitive skin between his cock and his ass. I loved when he took the sex toy and played with me, as I never knew quite what he was going to do. One of my favorite times was when he pushed the Essence into my pussy while giving me oral sex!

This toy is small enough to be used for anal play, even for novices. We used a condom to make cleaning easier. I didn't want to even think about cleaning the small ridges. Although he is still getting used to anal play, my husband enjoyed a gentle thrusting with this toy as I had my other hand wrapped on his cock.

When playing alone, I found that this sex toy is too small to be good for much thrusting in my pussy. The vibrations feel great on the clit and pussy lips, but aren't strong enough deep inside. The Essence occasionally would heat up when on vibrate. I'm a huge fan of heat, but even I found this level of heat a bit of a surprise while deep inside.

The Couples Massager is wonderful for playing with each other. We had a great time when we used it together. It seems to change hands frequently and we are still playing with it in different ways. However, it is aptly named. It works best for couples, rather than solo play.

I think the Essence massager for couples is still a very versatile product. I still have an oral fixation with this toy, but there are better things then plastic to suck on. It's just so great for teasing anyone. When I first wrote this review, I pointed out how my husband loved it. He loved the small size and ease of control. I think that he pretty much forgot about it. I do remember that we tried anal sex with it another time for him, and he complained bitterly. Thought the problem was in the design and how hard it was. Even though I remember how he loved it the first time. He actually had trouble believing it was the same toy. For us, this was another temporary toy, but that doesn't really reflect badly on the toy. It's a challenge to get my husband to use toys more than about three times anyway.