When I think of a snowbird, I think of a sweet, innocent, quiet, soft fluttery thing. Well, Aria's beaded snowbird|Aria's beaded snow bird is white but otherwise, it has none of the characteristics associated with a snowbird. Looking at the toy initially, it looks small and compact. The shaft is 4 ½ inches long but looks smaller than that. The end of the shaft has a soft penis head shape. The shaft has multi-directional rotating beads that can be reversed with only a touch of the keypad. The clit stimulator looks like the beak of a small bird and has two speeds that are independently controlled with the keypad. The keypad is a simple but effective keypad, with separate controls for the shaft and the clit stimulator.

The bird requires 4 AA batteries for operation. After inserting them, I turned the bird on and was shocked at how loud it was. To be such a small item, the noise was really loud. OK, it didn't' break any windows or anything, but it was one of the loudest vibrators we have. Since we live alone and have no neighbors on top of us, this is something we can deal with.

Later that evening, after a long, touch week at work for both of us, I had a great evening planned. Sine it was rainy and cool outside, I had the candles burning and the lights down low when hubby arrived home. When we got around to using the bird, hubby noticed how loud it was also. However, we continued to try it out and the noise was soon forgotten. The shaft and its rotating beads really didn't do a lot for me but the clit stimulator was awesome. Even on low speed, the vibrations were strong enough to send me over the edge. When he increased the speed to the higher level, I actually had to make him stop using it due to the intense vibrations. It wasn't long before I was begging him to use it again and within seconds, I was spilling over the edge.

California Exotics has produced some great items and this vibe is included in that list. Although the noise bothers me some, the purpose of the vibe is effective. The vibe is made of rubber which means some silicone or water-based lube is needed and it is best used with a condom for best clean up.

We have used the snowbird several times and have found it to be most effective when used with a condom and a water-based lube. You just need to make sure that the noise won't be disturbing to anyone else around as this vibe is pretty loud.

The bird continues to work effectively but the noise level continues to bother me. We use the bird some but would probably use it more if it were quieter. It does seem to be holding up pretty good with use.