Our friends at Doc Johnson have come up with a unique design for a clitoral stimulator. The photo actually makes it look smaller than it really is. Please use the "Actual Size" option to view this products actual size. The idea behind this product is to provide direct clitoral stimulation, while at the same time providing stimulation to the entire region.

The quality is there, the design is nice, and the look and feel are good - but it lacks the very thing it is designed to have - "stimulation-ability." Actually if one has used a number of products, and you really looked at this product, you'd see the design error - the bullet is placed too low in the shaft to resonate effectively through the jelly. In fact, the vibrations at the end of the "stamen" clitoral stimulator are almost non-existent.

I'd personally like to see this product redesigned with the bullet placed directly behind the "cup." Seeing as this is not a product one would not typically insert, there is no reason it could not have been placed higher. So, other than the fact that is doesn't stimulate - it is a well made product.

One option for the user would be to turn the Love Cup around and use the staff of the product, specifically the area where the bullet is placed to provide stimulation, but that pretty much negates the idea of why one might purchase this particular product. In all honesty, I was trying to figure our how I could salvage this - I even thought of cutting of the flower end and just having it available as a vibrator - but since the wife has enough of those, it wasn't going to find a home in her collection. It was too bad too, because she was looking forward to another bathtub capable product.

Since I usually purchase products for my wife, when the Love Cup first arrived, I gave it my "nose test." I put the product, specifically the clitoral stimulator up to the tip of my nose to gauge the vibration. I was surprised at how very little stimulation it provided - so much so, I knew almost instantly that this product just wasn't going to provide the stimulation my wife would appreciate. If you've read my other reviews, you'd know the wife is a Magic Wand fan, so she likes the power - something a bullet should be able to provide as well, but buried behind jelly, it loses a lot of its power. I suppose if one enjoyed very subtle stimulation, this may not be too bad.

Finally, it was time for the wife to give it a whirl. She literally placed it over herself, moved it around a bit, and handed it back to me all within about a minute and said, "Yeah, this isn't going to work."