The toy itself: Made by Digital Playground. It's high on the material safety scale, made of plastic that feels wonderfully velvety. The overall toy is dark purple and the shaft is decorated with pirate skulls flowers and dragons. The base has rhinestones around it. It's a beautiful, eye catching and very feminine toy. It came with a black, satin drawstring bag.

Lubes to use, cleaning, batteries, etc: I use a water based lube, but since the vibe is not silicone, any lube should be fine. Use a mild antibacterial soap and warm water. I'm thinking a toy cleaner might destroy the designs on the shaft. It requires two C batteries. Keep the rubber washer on if you take into a shower. I wouldn't recommend taking it into a bathtub of water, but a shower should be safe.

Noise and Vibration strength: It's not what I would call whisper quiet, and the stronger the vibration, the louder it will get. I personally don't feel bothered by the noise, and don't feel it's all that loud.

It actually felt really nice in my hand. There are five settings, activated by a button on the bottom. I especially like the pulsing settings- very nice. Aside from the feeling good in my hand, the vibrator also feels good for its intended use and I found it helped me climax.

The vibrations are good and strong, and I experimented and tried the toy by brushing it against my nipples and clitoris (very yummy, and yes I did use some lube when doing this). Try it on different, sensitive parts of your body to see how it feels. I have not used it for anal play and due to the strong vibrations of the toy, I wouldn't use it for anal (that's what my silicone plug is for).

Like I said, this was my first real vibrator, so if you're like me, start with the low setting first and gradually try the other settings to see what you can tolerate and what you enjoy best. Try to experiment by using it on sensitive body parts for added sensation.