Saturday, March 20, 2010

Voila!

I'm gonna be honest with everyone, I messed up on this vibrator's name for the longest time. I thought it was called Viola for some reason- It's not, it's Voila! Like presenting a miraculous discovery to someone, and gladly.. this vibrator is deserving of the name.

With sleek, reserved styling on the packaging and a cool little box, I thought the Voila was going to be just another 'meh' vibrator. It reminded me of a Lelo clitoral vibrator that I quite disliked, but as soon as I picked it up I knew my first impressions were wrong. It has a nice heft to it, and a very velvety texture to the surface. It felt cool, but warmed quickly to the touch. There are two buttons on the Voila, one is the function button which, when pressed, turns the unit on at its lowest speed. If you press again, it goes to a medium speed, and again, high speed- Subsequent presses reveal a nice pulsation and escalation pattern, then it cycles back to the lowest constant speed. The other button serves only one purpose, but it's a good one- turning it off at a moment's notice.

The vibrations are a medium-high pitch, but VERY strong, excellent for foreplay or taking you all the way and the toy is pleasantly palm-sized, perfect for use during sex. On the bottom of the toy, it's smoothly contoured so it's comfortable against the labia and vulva, and there is a raised 'pleasure nub' where the vibrations are pinpointed.

This toy works wonderfully for me. The vibrations are high pitched, but so strong that they still get me off easily, and they don't leave me numb at all- just a bit more sensitive. Quiet enough not to be heard through a door, or over the noise of a shower or any form of soft 'white noise', its very discreet as well. It's best used clitorally, or on any other erogenous areas, but it's not meant for insertion. You could possibly put it on the base of an insertable, non vibrating toy if you wanted to add vibrations to it, but it is a little big for that.

The whole body of this toy is smooth and contoured, making it able to be used for massage as well. Possibly best of all, it's rechargeable! It takes about three hours to charge using an adapter that it comes with, and the charge lasts about three and a half hours. It is also stated as waterproof, but due to how easy the soft cover that blocks the charging port is to open and close, I think it's more like splashproof. I used it successfully in the shower, but I don't recommend submerging it. It may just be my model, so if yours has a more snug fit then give it a shot. Running it under water briefly for cleaning should be fine as well.

Speaking of cleaning, soap and water, toy cleaner, and toy wipes are all suitable methods. The Voila is made out of plastic, but it does have rubber pieces on it- making it compatible with water and silicone based lubes.

All in all, the Voila is a very nice accompaniment to penetration of any type, but it can stand proudly as the main course, as well. It's one of Cal Exotics' newest releases, and isn't available in many online stores yet, but it should be making it's debut soon enough!

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