Personally, this toy isn't my favorite. However, it is still fun to play with. The Pretty Pearl is made of TPR, and it gives a little bit when you squeeze it. For the most part it's not flexible, but the thin part below the head can be bent about 45 degrees in any direction with not too much effort. It had a slight odor out of the packaging, but that dissipated relatively quickly. It runs off of two AAA batteries and seems to have a relatively good battery life. The Pretty Pearl is waterproof. I've taken it into the shower a few times and the battery compartment has stayed watertight so far, although I've not tried submerging it.

Pretty Pearl has 3 speeds: a low grumbly one, a middle one, and a high one that's quite buzzy. I definitely prefer the first two; and I hardly ever turn it up to the third setting as I find it irritating, not pleasurable. It's not too loud on any setting; but it definitely sounds like a sex toy, and if someone were to walk into a room where it was in use it would be noticeable.

For external stimulation this toy is pretty good. The vibrations are concentrated at the tip, so it's great for clitoral stimulation, if a little awkward due to size and shape. A small annoyance is the seam that goes right down the middle of the toy. It's not noticeable when inserted but when the tip of the toy is placed on the clitoris you can feel it. If you move the Pearl for a while it starts to get irritating. Unlike other people this toy didn't do much for me in terms of G-spot stimulation. It just didn't quite have the right shape and dimensions to hit the right spot. However, it was still a fun insertable toy.

Although this isn't my favorite toy I don't regret buying it. It's not exciting enough to rate traveling with me to college and back, but it's nice to use occasionally.