When someone calls a toy a pocket rocket, I imagine pulling a cartoonishly large V-2 rocket out of my pocket and riding it to the moon somehow. I assume everyone has the same thought, even if it’s just metaphorically with an orgasm. I started with high hopes for the Black Magic Pocket Rocket, since it seemed to have everything going for it. Phthalates free black plastic with a velvety touch, and a flat front studded with little fingers about the size of a quarter. It also ran off an AA battery, which in this household is always a plus. But after using it a few times during sex in various positions, we found that it really didn’t live up to the hype I had built up in my head.

First, it is single speed, which I feel is an oversight given how many similarly sized vibrators have variable speed, or even just two speeds. Second, the vibrations given by this toy do not, in my opinion, fall into the “Pocket Rocket” category. I sat this vibrator next to the four that I already had which were of comparable size, and found it either on par or lacking to each of them. Also, before anyone complains, I mixed the batteries around a few times, and there was no noticeable change in order. I found that the Black Magic vibrates at a much lower frequency than other vibrators and attempts to make it up by having a greater amplitude. This, coupled with its quarter sized nubbed end distributes that low frequency over a large area, making it harder to orgasm while using it for clitoral stimulation. My wife tried it several times while I was either fingering her or fucking her, and had to either fight for her orgasm or switch to another vibrator. The lack of another speed to step up to also made it difficult to get off.

My wife is very much a clitoral girl, and she needs hard and fast vibrations to help her get off. If you’re someone who’s looking for a vibrator with a lower frequency that vibrates slower but hits a little harder with each oscillation, get this vibrator. However, if you’ve been playing with vibrators for a while and wanted to see what all the fuss was about with these pocket rockets, this really isn’t the best starting point.

For the price, I really shouldn’t be complaining much, but if I’m going to be honest in this review, I have to be hard on any toy which doesn’t give my wife an orgasm. Simple as that. I think we can all agree that in the end, that’s what matters most.