Varka, Breeder, Dragon Glyph & Echo’s Horn

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The Bad Dragon Breeder, Varka, Glyph& Echo’s Horn

Vendor: Bad Dragon

Most cultures know the rite of spring cleaning. After the dark and often due to the weather dirtier times of winter, the house gets cleaned, broken things repaired, old things looked at if they need replacement. This year, I am doing a different kind of spring housekeeping: I am reviewing four “old” Bad Dragon models which have been sitting in my playroom for quite some time.

In order to keep their product range clear, Bad Dragon retires a toy after a couple of years when they introduce new ones. Once or twice a year they release drops of so called legacy toys, so you have a chance to snatch on olden but golden toy. Last year, they added a Legacy section to their website where you can browse and buy all their more or less traditional toys. So let’s look at four older and newer toys to see how they reflect Bad Dragon’s development as a toy company.

Varka’s Heavily Textured Shaft was Sculptured by Hand

Construction

Right from the start, Bad Dragon used silicone as their material of choice for their toys. This was mainly due to manufacturing reasons. The casting molds or complete toys themselves could me sculptured by hand. This way many different small batch designs could be casted. Of course, hand sculptured molds are hard to scale (proportionally). So most of their really old, pre-CAD shaped toys are one size only.

Unlike PVC or rubber, silicone is also a material that can be cured in small batches. So it was the ideal material for a small start-up company which did not make thousands of toys in the beginning. Started by members of the furry fandom, silicone’s material properties was necessary to kick off the fantasy anthro trend. Unlike the other materials it can recreated very detailed textured and complex shapes. It comes in extremely wide range of firmness degrees so from a gently massaging texture to an almost unforgiving tugging knot, all is possible. Nowadays Bad Dragon offers four firmnesses which are Extra-Soft (Shore 00-30), Soft (Shore A2), Medium (Shore A5) and Firm (Shore A8 which I would consider a still a medium firmness). The larger a toy, the firmer it will feel because there is more mass to compress. Harder firmnesses will also make texture feel more rugged. Spikes the massage in soft firmness can actually start to feel scratchy (but will never actually scratch because the material is too soft). It will also make the toy harder to take because the more complex and rigid the surface, the harder it will be for the hole to relax and open up. If you want to ride your toy, choosing a firm base with a differently firm shaft is always a good idea because it will give the toy a better stand.

The Sloppy Second Highlight Color Flowing over Breeder’s Big Knot

Coloring is also an important part of the immersion. Getting a toys colored in the way the imagined fursona’s ref sheet helps getting into the headspace. Silicone easily takes on color pigments and can display even the most delicate shades, fades and patterns, even using effect particles like glitter, metal, glow in the dark or UV reactive ones. Over the years, Bad Dragon mastered the art of coloring and has become the industry benchmark. In order to help you decide on your preferred color, Bad Dragon was the first toy company to offer a configuration tool on their website with a real-size option to see how you dream toy might look. While the coloring configurator gives you a good impression of what you will get, from my personal experience, the sizing tool should be used with a grain of salt though. I have been ordering toys from their website for 10 years now this summer and despite a good imagination how big a toy will be and despite the sizing tool, I sometimes end up with toys which are way larger than expected or considerably smaller.

The Bulging Corners of Echo’s triangular Horn

Quiet early from the start, Bad Dragon did also offer two customizations. The most important is probably the suction cup. With this add-on a deep cup is molded into the base which creates a vacuum when being pressed against a smooth surface. This gives the toy a firm stand on the floor or allows you to attach it to a tiled wall to back onto it doggy style – just in case you are feeling knotty. The other added functionality which has been offered by Bad Dragon almost right from the start is the cum tube. It is a silicone tube which runs through the shaft until the tip of the head. At the bottom is syringe is attached which can be filled with cum lube to shoot into your rectum. Especially with large toys you need large quantities of lube to full the tube with lube before it shoots into your body. For this short-lived effect the cleaning effort increases massively. I have tried the effect several times and it was not worth the effect, increased cleaning effort and more difficult handling (the cum tube and syringe is permanently attached to the toy and dangles around). But after every Bad Dragon review I publish, I get several messages by people who are in love with their cum shooting toy. So before you choose one, I recommend trying it out with a friend’s toys if the added sensation is worth everything it entails. Or buy a Lil’Squirt from Bad Dragon as a try out toy.

If you choose to get a cum tube, you must only use it with water-based lube! The silicone oil in silicone lube disintegrates silicone. First it gets sticky and then solvates the toy. So stick to water or oil-based lube. This is a good segway into the material properties of platinum silicone.

The Deep Suction Cups on the Bases of the Toys

For stuffing toys into your rectum, a body part lined with a mucosa which is very absorbent, platinum silicone toys have become the gold standard. Unlike PVC and rubber toy which can emit dangerous plasticizers, silicone toys are 100% body safe. Because of this, you must not store your silicone toys together with toys made from other materials since even the plasticizer fumes can damage silicone. Generally speaking, I recommend storing silicone toys upright in a ventilated space. Especially very soft silicone can easily get dents or creases. Silicone toys are also easy to clean. Simply throw them in warm soap water, let it soak, rinse the soap off, spray sanitizer on them and you are got to use them again. This makes them perfect for group settings where multiple holes await stuffing. The supermsooth surface of silicone not only makes them glide in more easily but also makes it much harder to bacteria to linger.

Playing Varka

Just by looking at the shape and texture, you can tell that Varka is the oldest of the four toys. Being sculptured by hand, it lacks the detailed micro-texture that Bad Dragon is now famous for. But this is not necessarily a bad thing. Varka feels a bit like a Square Peg toy. Shaped by the hand of anal aficionado, it is more designed to hit the right spots HARD instead of recreating the look and feel a perverted mind has dreamt off.

The Tips on Top of Varka’s Dull Glans

Varka starts out with a very pointy oval tip, taking inspiration from the protruding urethra of canine dicks. From there thick skeins flow into a dullish glans section with a bulging glans rim. The thick shaft is texture with the same lateral skeins. Two thirds down the toy, a massive knot grows out of the shaft with a whopping shaft-to-knot ratio of 1:1.5! The entire knot is rugged with lateral skeins & ridges and bulges. At the bottom it very steeply and quickly tapers back to a relatively long neck that is only slight thicker than the shaft. Like all parts of this toy, this section is also textured with skeins. The entire toy is sitting on a flat, round base, large enough to not accidentally taking the toy whole.

Like I said, Varka was sculpture by someone who knew anal anatomy and how a toy must be shaped like to hit the right spots. The small tips is perfect for anchoring the toy inside the anus. Yet due to the steep slopes leading to a dullish glans, it is not a beginner’s top. There is no gradually opening up but is forcefully demanding access into the anus. When relaxed, the varied textured on top of the glans can stimulate the many nerve endings inside the spincter, especially when twisting and turning, trying to coerce it to open up. For experienced player, this can be tantalizingly horny. But for novices, the textured will make their sphincter clench. Especially on the sides, the glans is bulging over the shaft. In skilled hands, this can be used to apply pressure onto the prostate.

Varka’s Heavily Textured Knot

The textured shaft is best experienced in the hands of a top. When twisting inside the hole, the deep texture is very stimulating. When riding, you can feel it a bit but you have to focus on it more since the texture is only lateral.

Bascially the same applies for the knotting. Being so heavily textured, taking the knot is more difficult than smooth bulging knots on anatomically correct K9 toys. When pressing down on your own, you can slowly feel bulges and ridges slipping through your anus, gradually increasing the feeling of fullness and pressure. Due to the deep texture, it is almost impossible to twist the toy inside the anus. Turning it inside the rectum is a completely different thing! The prostate and sensitive mucosa will be heavily stimulated, much like fingers moving inside the ass. Since the neck is also textured and since the shaft will most likely be locked inside the second spincter, this can lead to a stimulation overload. Beware when pushing or pulling the knot out! Since it is so dull at the bottom, it can really lock inside the anus! The deknotting is intense and some testees experienced intense prostate stimulation because of the knot’s pressure.

Overall, Varka is definitively not for novices, but in regards of taking the toy and processing the stimulations. Especially since it is more sculptural than fantasy designed, it is a very intense toy that can push all the right buttons – especially when you can lay back & relax and let skilled hands handle the toy.

The Gently Tapering Glans of Breeder with his S-Shaped Body

Playing with Breeder

Just due to the name, I have gotten many review requests for this legacy toy. And what color could I choose but his signature with the white color dripping over the slightly glittering black shaft resting on an almost screaming red base?

Unlike Varka, Breeder is a good beginner’s toy for those who want to take the next step. While the glans is flat and wide, it has a nice steep cone shape. So taking it perpendicularly should be easy. If you have a partner to train with, let him twist the tip inside your anus for gradually opening it up.

Starting with the glans, the entire shaft is a stack of three wide swellings that bulge at the apex. It has an s-shape, with the glans strongly curving forward. When riding the toy firmly sitting on the floor, this shape creates pressure against the anus and prostate. It is not so intense that you cannot comfortably take the toy but enough for the small bumps texturing the ventral groove and the ridges marking the apex of the swelling being very noticeable.

Breeder’s Ventra Groove is Slightly Textured with Bumps

Below the shaft sits a thick knot which only slightly bulges to the side but massively backwards. The two spheres taper steeply for easy taking the knot. There is also a small recess in the middle between them so they can be compressed a bit. The bottom of the knot is also quite dull so it first locks tightly and deknotting is a challenge. The neck is short but long enough for the sphincter to close and rest comfortably around it.

The base is elongated and relatively thin. Thus being flexible, the vacuum of the suction cup is quite strong. Also, it is shaped like the pouch most dragon furries apparently believe the pouch the dick is stored inside a wyrm’s body looks like.

Like most toys, Breeder is the most fun in the hands of a skilled operator. The s-curve is something I have never seen so extremely articulated on another anal toy. So turning the toy inside someone an lead to interesting and unique effects and feelings. When riding it on your own, it can feel a bit weird. When you are a beginner, you might want to turn the toy 90° so the oval shape of the toy aligns with the slit shape of your anus for easier taking. Depending on your anatomy, doing so will either guide the glans towads your second hole or encourage the toy to curl up inside your rectum. The feeling it hard to describe and quite unique. If you have a sweet spot for particular feeling toys, give Breeder a change. Especially since it is also available in smaller sizes too!

Glyph’s Small Glans is Slightly yet Noticable Textured

Playing with Glyph

When I first got Glyph into my hands, my initial reaction was “Training toy for really double fistees who want to train depth.” This first impression was quickly validated by my testees.

The toy starts out with a really tiny glans which is slightly textued. A ridged of two horn like spikes from the tip and a cluster of very small bumps around the glans rim. The rim is slightly bulging with a minimal glans drop. Below the glans drop sits a slight bulge around the shaft which converges onto to a lateral groove running down the top of the shaft. Down from the bulge it slightly tapers wider for about one third of the toy length. The sides are very shallowly textured with wave-like ridges.

Ideal for Going Deep: Glyph’s Small and Bendy Shaft

At the halftway point, suddenly a MASSIVE knot consisting of a cluster of six HUGE bulges stacked on top and next to each other appears. It almost looks comically to have a small, almost frail looking shaft with a glans sitting on top of this almost disproportional, sinuous knot amalgam.

Taking the knot is a bit of a challenge. Since there are so many thick skeins and voluminous bulges creating the knot, there for a complex pattern of steep slopes and dull recesses. So while on side the knot is almost easily slipping in, on the other side a wide and dull section might keep the sphincter from opening up. In theory, the complex yet flowing shape of the knot makes it interesting to turn inside the hole. But in order to enjoy it and relaxes enough for easy turning instead of fighting against the stretch, the anus must be really loose and relaxed.

This Knot can only be described as MASSIVE

Since the shaft sits on top of the big knot, it easily bends towards the way of lowest resistance. This leads to my assessment of the toy: While the textured glans might not be the best tool to open up the sensitive second sphincter, the shaft being led by the glans can easily bend to follow the winding paths deeper into the lower intestine. The shaft is not thick or heavily textured, so it can stretch this sensitive body part. At the same time, the ginormous knot can full even the largest of rectums. Doing so can lead to a sensation overload. While the sensitive sigmoid can signal intense stimulations, the anus and rectum will be full of pressure feeling, especially when choosing the XL. So even when you are an ass slut, maybe go for the large instead of the largest available size. While it is a horny toy to take when you are very experienced, it is hard to enjoy it in a relaxed way.

Echo’s Pointy Horn

Playing with Echo’s Horn

Sometimes I am surprised how quickly toys get retired and I wondered why. I ordered Echo’s Horn early 2024 and when I got ready to review it some months later, it was already gone from the website. So I put it on the shelf because posting an article about a toy which is not available anymore usually leads to a surge of message asking where you can buy it. So when Bad Dragon introduced their Legacy page, I was happy to find Echo’s Horn there so I can review it.

The shape is rather simple: It is basically a rhino’s horn. So it is a roughly triangular cone bending inwards while increasing in diameter. About one fifth down from the tip the left and right corners are slightly bulging. The entire shaft is textured with wavy perpendicular ridges which get increasingly wider and deeper down the shaft. The base is round and slightly larger than the toy. It is textured with lateral, fur like texture. So if you feel a drastic change of texture inside you anus, you better stop pushing down.

Riding Echo’s Horn is for the texture junkies like me. The consistent massage of the pattern on your sphincter and depending on your anatomy also prostate is almost meditative. While a top can try to project the tips towards specific body parts and try to twist the toy, this is a bit difficult. Even with a deep suction cup, the toy is hard to grip and to turn because the body is so massive and heavy. Most of my testees and I agree, this horn is best enjoyed sitting on a yoga block, you bounding on it while listening to a hypno file or watching a piston fucking porn.

When Riding Echo’s Horn, the Even and Deep Texture will give your Anus an almost hypnotic Massage

Lilac Experience & Shroomie

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The Fruity Bee Toys Shroomy and Lilac Experience

Vendor: Fruity Bee Toys

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and maybe some of you are still in the dog house because you forgot to get your loved one something special. Originating in Roman traditions this day was turned into a commercial opportunity in the middle of the 19th century becoming one of the major holidays of consumerism. And while this website primary audience have always been gay men*, especially the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, I get a lot of questions what to get a kinky lady*.

In old ToyTorture.com tradition, I am arriving late to the party with this review. Fruity Bee Toys is a relatively new toys brand from Germany who has a female customer in mind. Their designs are a bit more delicate and less wider, bigger, more intense than designs from other toy companies. This is also reflected in their size range. While all toys are available in different sizes, at max. diameters just going beyond 5cm diameter, they are not for fist sluts or size queens.

At this point I want to explicitly thank the FtMs in my testee panel who gave me valuable insights how well these toys play in the front yard.

Lilac’s Tip. You can see how quickly silicone attracks dust

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Every orifice that we can stick toys into our body is at least partly lined with a mucosa that can absorb substances quite easily. Because of this, using only body safe toys is important. So almost a decade I have only reviewed stainless steel and primarily platinum silicone toys which is the sole material Fruity Bee Toys uses. Unlike PVC or rubber which can emit potentially dangerous plasticizers, platinum cured silicone is 100% body safe. The supersmooth surface makes not only taking the toy a bit easier but also makes it more difficult for bacteria to linger. Cleaning is easy by throwing it into hot water with dish soap, rinse and spray sanitizer on it after drying. Like all toys, platinum silicone toys should only be with alike materials since plasticizers can destroy other materials when touching or even being exposed to the vapors. The same accounts for silicone oil which will solvate silicone. Because of this, silicone toys must not be used with silicone lube but only water or oil based ones.

The Floral Relief on Shroomy’s Base

Also for toy making itself, silicone is a superior material: The originally milky-white material takes on colors and effect particles very easily. Fruity Bee Toys offer 32 different colors, either as solids or two and three color marbles. I ordered my toys as “surprise me” since I like to see how a manufacturer sees and wants to present themselves. My guess is, being a female oriented company, they chose to white and pastel marbles. But they also offer darker and more andro-associated combos. Silicone also comes in a wide range of firmnesses. Their range is between Shore 00-50 and A10 so a bit on the medium to firmer end of the range which considering their designs make sense.

Playing the Lilac Experience

According to their website, Fruity Bee Toys takes their inspiration from nature. This theme is very present at this toy. The upper third of the shaft is textured with dozens of lilac blossoms next to each other. It is slightly curving inwards towards the tip of the toy until it ends in a small cluster of tiny closed buds. The rest of the shaft is textured with the relief of wide leaves wrapping around the straight shaft. At the bottom the shaft it steeply tapers into a base about twice the diameter of the toy. So there is not chance of accidentally taking it fully. Sticking with the nature theme, the base is textured with different flowers blossoms and butterflies.

The Upward Bending Tiü of Lilac Experience

The highly textured tip is made for intense stimulations yet slow play. The cluster of cups in shape of the calyxes create tiny sucking vacuums and flexible blossom borders massage the surface. Slowly moving the toy, applying pressure and twisting it gently gives the texture the time to grip and release which creates the strongest feelings. Using the toy rapidly will give you the feeling of a slightly coarse yet even surface. The effect comes out the strongest at nerve-end rich body regions like the anus lips and prostate. According to my FtM testees, the upward curvature makes this toy especially good for targeting the g-spot when fucking. They also gave the tip good grades for clitoral stimulation.

The Shallow Texture of the Leaves Around Lilac’s Shaft

The texture of the shaft is almost unnoticeable, especially when riding it. If you really focus on them while turning the toy in the hole(s), you can feel the lateral edges but they are too many, too shallow and too random to create a flow experience like when two big vein or ventral grooves cover a shaft.

At first I considered the flowers around the base just a nice design element. But they are actually useful. The Lilac is a toy which requires very precise steering. The added texture of the florals adds a good amount of grip to the otherwise smooth and round base.

The Lilac Experience has an insertable length of about 20.5cm and a max diameter of 4.5cm, costs 79.99€ and is exclusively available at Fruity Bee Toys website. In addition to it, there is also the Lilac Sensation for 49.99€which is both smaller and shorter. Its tip also does not have the curvature. If you own this toy or have played with it, please let me know how it feels!

Shroomy’s Lightly Texture Head

Playing with the Shroomy

Like on the Lilac you can immediately tell nature’s inspiration for the Shroomy. The tip is softly tapering a double-cone, much like on a mushroom. The upper conies texture with shallow and flat dots, three-dimensional recreating the pattern of a fly agaric (plus one heart shaped one I guess for cuteness). Starting downwards from the apex and going over a spherical thickening in the middle of the shaft are lateral lamellae like you would find in the underside of a mushroom. Below the central bulge the shaft slightly widens and is texture with faint twines. The flat round base is yet again textured with blossoms.

While the Lilac is a toy that plays with subtlety, the Shroomy is blunt: It is made for pressure stimulation, either on the prostate of the g-spot. The cone shape allows to grind and attack these sensitive areas precisely. One of my bi testees called the toy a “bottle opener” since handled correctly, it makes prostate fluids flow and front holes squirts. While the shallow dots on the top are a nice design feature, you do not really feel them. If you are not that stretched, the added friction makes taking the toy actually a bit more difficult. So the Shroomy is not a width training plug but made for welcoming and accommodating holes.

The Texture of Shroomy’s Shaft

The lamellae are also a nice visual touch. But when you are so tight, you can still noticeable feel them, taking the head will probably be a challenge. Same accounts for the bulge in the middle: Nice indicator how deep you have already taken the toy. But if it gives you a noticeable stretch sensation of helps to keep the toy locked deep inside you during longterm, taking the head out will be busting.

When playing with the Shroomy, you have to be a bit careful not to get too greedy because the base is only slightly smaller than the head diameter. Since the Shroomy is designed to put pressure on sensitive areas, I would have wished for a more ergonomic (= elongated) base. The base is small enough to fit comfortably between your cheeks or thighs for long term wear but an ergonomic base would be even more comfortable.

The Shroomy comes in two sizes which both have an insertable length of 12.5cm: The Destroying Angle with head diameter of 4.8cm at 39.99€ and the Death Cap measuring 4cm in diameter at 29.99€.

Leather Rose

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The McHurt Leather Rose with Black Petals

Vendor: McHurt

Happy Valentine’s Day! Regardless if you are giving in to the social and commercial pressure to do something special, intentionally ignore the day, do something for carnival or were ignorant of both occasions, I hope you are having an awesome day.

If you are in Berlin, have forgotten the day and need something quick & kinky to show your perverted loved one(s) that they have a special place in your heart or hole, here’s a short review of something so cute, it hurts.

Construction

The core of this impact toy is a 2mm thick metal wire which is approximately 33cm long. At the bottom it is bent into a slightly oval loop with a diameter of about 4cm. At the tip sits a 6cm long and 4cm wide blossom so the overall length of the toy is 43cm.

The entire shaft and loop is covered with soft black leather wrapping around it. About one third and two thirds up the shaft rhombus shaped leather pieces are tugged into the wrapping leather. On a whip, they could serve as small slappers. But here they serve as leaves. Because of this they are made out of slightly stiffer leather to hold the shape. The shaft is lacking any thorns which makes the toy easy to handle since you do not have to think about accidentally hitting or grabbing one.

The Bloom made out of Layered Soft Leather

The bloom is made out of 12 small roughly rose-petal shaped pieces of soft leather. Like petals the leather pieces are arranged in layers which are increasingly tighter wrapped together. Around the bloom five lancet shaped pieces of leather imitating the sepal of a rose (it is always amazing the things I learn while researching for these reviews). While the sepal are always black, the petals come in black, red, rose, lilac, crème, white and burgundy.

Playing with the Leather Rose

When I introduced yet another kinkster to McHurt two weeks ago, I saw a vase full of differently colored roses on the counter. Thinking it would be a nice novelty item for some shenanigans, I gave in to the impulse buy placement and took one with me. While it sat on my desk, I played around with it to occupy my idle fingers while doing creative work and soon discovered that is was a rather decent and versatile small impact toy.

The Leaves Coming out of the Leather Wrapped Stem

The sensation of the two ends are also the endpoints of the sensation quality spectrum. The bloom has a very soft, almost sensual impact. The laying of the soft leather pieces create are cushions between them. When hitting, the dampen the impact so even when hitting hard, there is almost no sting. Though when hitting hard, the air being squeezed out makes an impressive sound. Size-wise the bloom comes close to the tongue of a riding crop making it ideal for hitting small areas like the nipples, glans, individual balls or the delicate area between thighs and ass. I would actually call this rose a good BDSM beginner’s toy who want to approach play from a sensual point of view. Trailing the edges of the petals over the body is great sensation play. Once you have reached your desired impact area, simply hit for a nice carrot and stick play.

A completely different game is when you stop hitting with the blossom and start using the rest. The stem can be used to target small body areas. Yet depending on where they are located, the blossom will also hit, leading to unfocussed sensations. Due to the leather wrapping, the impact sensation is medium-intense with a bit of sting. It can be dampened even more if a leather leave is between the body and the shaft.

The Delightfully Nasty Loop at the Bottom of the Shaft

Despite the loop at the bottom being made out of the same metal wire and leather cover as the shaft, the sensation of it hitting the skin is drastically different! It is a sharp sting. While not as intense as a cane of a single tail, rapid repeated hitting with it can become very painful very quickly. Because of this, you have a surprising wide range of sensations in a small toy, from sensual caressing over light thuddy teasing to almost lightning sharp sting.

Technically you can snap this toy and hit pretty hard with it. But inside the core is simple metal wire not spring steel. Since the wire is relatively thin, it will quickly bend and the stem will not look straight anymore. So it comes done how do you see this item: As a novelty item which is supposed to look good and maybe start a conversation, then don’t snap. As a toy which is getting used and will change shape over time, start hitting HARD.

Conclusion: Surprisingly versatile and inexpensive toy, perfect as a small gift to bring to a kinky party
Pro Cons Where to get Price
Wide range of possible sensations Will bend out of shape when used heavily (which is not really a con because the toys was not designed for this) McHurt 14€
Easy to handle
Small
Inexpensive

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Merry what-ever-you-are-celebrating sexual deviants! As every year, the most important thing first: If you are struggling or need mental support over the holidays, you can find an overview of international help hotlines here.

This year I wanted to open with „What a year it has been…“ and then was painfully reminded that this was last year’s opening. But still, what a year it has been, right?! Political, social and scientific certainties and achievements have been thrown out of the window or got tossed under the bus of opportunism quicker than one could look. While last year I felt the need to point out specific marginalized groups, I actually do not know where to begin and where to end naming outgroups that deserve our focus and special protection. When I started thinking about what to write this year, I was briefly inclined to add „while our community is under attack and needs protection“. But civil rights and protection of members of other communities is not a zero sum game! Every illegally deported person, every trans* person being forced to detransition, every person being denied a fair trial puts every person who is not whatever reason or trait not aligned with the current zeitgeist in potentially harm’s way. So every fight, every resistance against inequality and injustice is a fight for us, for our loved ones, for our community. And while it is easy to despair, keep on fighting! There is hope and so much to live and love for.

Last year, I had hoped to write a little bit more lighthearted Christmas message on December 24th 2025 and well… that went great. For the state of ToyTorture.com I initially had the intention of writing about the destructive impact of AI but I leave that for next year. Don’t want to get to somber and gruesome on Christmas Eve. Just a word of warning, if I suddenly start posting, it’s because AI killed the blogging star. You see, the fun of facing dystopian challenges will probably not stop next year.

But there is good new. ToyTorture.com is fully back and the is a community growing on Bluesky. Except some DMs and promoting switching, I have not used Twitter in the past 12 months. Considering the licenses for AI training they asking their outside-EU-users now, it is probably good to delete everything on their rather sooner than later if you are not inside the EU. And while apparently we have certainly left the Golden Age of Toy Design (why is the USA not doing anything about that?!), there are still enough interesting and fun toys to review. My goal is it to make it to the 15 years anniversary in 2027. Let’s check in together in one year to see how far I have made it.

While we are on the subject, a quick grim warning: If you ever wanted a toy from a small maker, buy it NOW. Don’t postpone, don’t spend the money on another luxury scented candle or overpriced beauty product, buy the toy NOW! The current economic situation which de-prioritizes kink purchases in addition to the pricing power from Chinese knock-off manufacturer, puts pressure on every kink maker who does not have branding and quality power to demand living prices and has enough turnover to pay their bills. It has started with silicone toy makers who started their craft during COVID but never gained the traction and thus scale effects it needs to be successful. But it is now swapping over to established yet niche business like Parus in Munich, famous for their heavy stainless steel restraints. In the next months we will sadly see more and more of that.

After the hacker attack almost two years ago, I am glad that I did find my step back in writing reviews. Of course, they are fewer reviews than when I have started. This spring I have gotten a couple of encouraging messages to return to one review per week as a standard. Until I become a kinkster of independent means, this is not going to happen. 13 years ago I was an undergraduate, now I am a mildly (?) successful professional who has a way more active social life. Priorities shift and life moves on. Since I hate standing still, that is a good thing! What is not a good thing: A year ago I promised an E-Stim Special which did not happen! There were only two e-stim toy reviews in 2025. Mea culpa! I put it high on my to-do-list – which is written in shifting sand. So stay tuned, stay curious, stay excited for what is to come in 2026.

One thing I am putting out there after my experience or rather many post event messages in 2025: Don’t be afraid of me! I am not a star, a celebrity or anything.  I am an clumsy introvert (which makes appear way more aloof than I am) and probably more afraid of your than you are of me. If you see me, talk to me! Since I am face blind, I don’t expect me to recognize you. But on most instances – don’t come talking to me when I am playing, like it has happened during Easter in Quälgeist –  I love talking to you and getting your feedback, thoughts and ideas for my website. If you want to top/ dom me, even better. I am a lighter, more sensual player than most think. So no performance anxiety! We will probably find some mutually enjoyable common ground. If you want to sub for me, feel free to ask! Since my topping dance card it pretty full, so don’t be disappointed if nothing beyond a friendly chat will happen. But I never blame a slave/ gimp/ sub/ dog/ pig/ bottom for trying.

While last year, I closed the message with a poem from Tennyson. This year, let me finish with something more contemporary. While written for Jim Morrison of the Doors and referring to playing music, this quote is my muse when I need to be remind of all the joy there is in the world, the wonders never ceasing to amaze and inspire me, the fun in kink, the campy absurdity of the stuff that we are doing and the laughter and horniness it brings to us.

 

Hail thee who play

Michael McClure, Oh Muse

 

On that note: Happy Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas, pigmas, Lucia or whatever you are celebrating. Take care of yourself, have some quality time with yourself, your family, friends and chosen family, eat well and enjoy the gifts life is giving you, sometimes in strange way.

ToyTorture’s Stocking Stuffer III – Good Boi Scented Candle

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Bold Design & Sophisticated Scents: Good Boi Candles

A scented candle is probably one of the most universal gifts for a gay/ kinkster. We all love decorating (just look at the effort we are putting into to get the mood in our play spaces just right) and everybody had that kind of scenes where a scented candle was necessary to restore olfactoric order in our apartment again. Scents are also very powerful triggers. They can instantly create moods and feelings. Because of that I know many kinksters who light scanted candles to mark the start of the comedown or make the post play snuggles even more enjoyable.

While you can do this with very scented candle – from the big blue bag store to little D from Paris – buying from a community member who gives back is always the better option. Good Boi Candles was founded by two queers in London almost three years ago. They take their scent inspiration from the kink and queer community. With scent names like „Cream Pie“, „Whip Crack“ or „Cottaging“ you know they know and they mean business.

The Color Packaging of Good Boi Candles

Being based in the UK, I sadly did not have a chance to try the scents themselves. But within the past 24 months they have become the favorite scented candle brand from several UK friends. So I take their word for it. And to for £29 per candle, you cannot make much wrong for a hand-poured candle while supporting a community member.

From the descriptipons on their website my favorite would probably be Cottaging since I like citrus and especially Bergamot and Cruising or Morning Wood for their woody, earthy tones. But they also have spicy and fruity varieties. So I am sure you can find the right scent for both your hard leather dom Sir and favorite fabulous queen.

If you gift the candle to someone or yourself this Christmas, please let me know how you liked it!

ToyTorture’s Stocking Stuffer II – VAST (Smart) Watch Straps

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The VAST Watch Strap, a Latex Strap for Smart Watches

Flagging what you are into is an important aspect of kink life. You never know where you might find your next (play) partner. Especially in vanilla or everyday settings, a wide wrist band in hanky code colors can be out of place or raise uncomfortable questions.

For those of you who are wearing a smartwatch, VAST has developed a nifty accessory: Straps with connectors for most current models from Apple (79€), Samsung and Garmin (69€) for example made out of their Superior Latex. The base is a wide wrist cuff style strap with a hole in the middle. With this hole the sensors on the bottom of the smartwatch can still get skin contact, tracking ALL the bio functions. Through slots the actual watch strap which fetters the watch to the wrist is threaded. It is closer with a sturdy and comfortable stainless steel roller buckle like on all other Superior Latex products from VAST. This design makes the strap quite versatile. For a more inconspicuous look, just wear the strap and it looks like a normal watch strap just with the unique latex feeling and horny latex rubber. For a more bolt statement add the cuff. You can even mix and match colors of the cuff and strap to either display different hanky colors or align the look perfectly with your gear.

Some Examples of the 12 Possible Colors for the VAST Watch Strap made out of Aramid Reinforced Superior Latex

If you want a latex watch strap, Superior Latex is the material to go to. Between two layers of thin garment latex, a layer of Aramid is glued giving it super-strength. I have several heavy play gear pieces like a bulldog harness or restraints and they have weathered years of hard play without showing any signs of giving in. So even when you catch the strap on something, there is not risk of tearing it and loosing your watch.

But as sturdy as the Aramid makes the latex, it is still latex. Thus, in theory latex is not an ideal material for everyday usage. UV radiation and all forms of oils will make it chewy quickly and will destroy it over time. This includes the oils in perfume, deodorant and even the skin oil every human produces. In order to enjoy the watch strap as long as possible, at least wipe it clean with a damp towel after wearing it. If you really want to treat it, wash it with a special latex detergent like VAST’s Wonder Wash and polish it with silicone lube afterwards. Yet, like every other piece of rubber and latex gear, enjoy it while it lasts, knowing it is not forever. And when you are a rubber fetishists, there is nothing like that very special touch of rubber on your skin, that very special scent. During my undergraduate studies, I wore a rubber wrist band for year on a daily basis. Having a light latex scent wafting around me, helped me pull through many of life’s necessities.

The VAST Watch Strap in Leather, probably more Longlasting but not as Comfortable as the Latex one

So while this wrist strap will not be with you forever, I can imagine that along the way, it will be a hot looking and horns inducing companion, either complementing a fetish outfit or bringing a kit of kink into your everyday life.

The straps also come in black briddle leather (89€) with laser engraved stitching, giving the strap a both rustic and modern look. Depending on the hide, tanning and treatment briddle leather can very stiff with firm edges and taking long time to be broken in. This can make wearing gear directly on the skin uncomfortable, making it not my intuitive leather choice for a watch strap. While the edges look not deburred or unburnished on the pictures, I doubt that a brand like VAST would release a stiff and scratchy wrist band. But without having felt it myself, I cannot recommend it unfettered as a gift for a leather lover.

ToyTorture’s Stocking Stuffer I – Klinikbondage Pillory

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The Klinikbondage Bed Pillory

Happy Advent 1st! I hope you had a nice sunny yet cold winter day and are now relaxing from the pre Christmas stress, snuggled on the sofa with a hot cacao – or fettered in bondage on the bed.

Sometimes the inspiration for these Christmas gift recommendations take curious ways. In the last couple of months I have gotten a dozen (!) reader questions asking for “a pillory just not as rigid” like the metal and wooden ones. This new trend puzzled me a bit because it lies in the nature of a pillory to be rigid and over time becoming stress bondage. Because of that they are usually made out of wood or metal. The readers likes the bondage position but looked for something to either more comfortable for long term bondage or to get fucked in without tiring out the wrists and ankles while being as quickly to close as a firm material one. So rope due to time or spread bars with attached restraints due to limited comfort was not an option. So I started digging…

As you can see, the Hands might be in the way of Doggy Fucking

… and found the pillory restraints from Klinikbondage (clinic bondage). Clearly inspired by the professional Segufix system, used in medical institutions to fixate patients who would harm self selves, they look as soft and strict at the original but at a lower price. Being manufactured by kinksters, the offer configurations which are not available from clinic suppliers like collars, neck-to-wrist sets, hoods and particularly this pillory set. Strapped to a bed, cage or a bondage table, it allows for the same bondage position as a pillory. With the knees down the ass (and probably also the front hole) is well accessible though in the pictures the hands look a bit in the way for doggy fucking. Dildo play and of course spanking are very much possible. With the ass down, this could be gear for a fun stress position. Since the restraint is strapped to the bed, it does not move like a singular metal or wood pillory so your body has to adjust, leaving the nipples and probably also the groin exposed for TT and CBT. The restraint costs 199.90€ but their Black Friday sale is still on, ending at midnight so you might be able to snatch a bargain.

The Klinkbondage 15 Point Bed Fixation System

I have not had a chance to personally play with their toys but from what I have heard, they comfortable and in-escapable. And most important for kinksters: They come in black! Since I get quite a lot of questions regarding this style of restraints – especially from European kinksters – I will look if I can get hands on their gear and write a detailed review. So if you are still looking for a Christmas gift for me, I would be interested in their 15 point bed restraint set in black.

Depth Probe v4.0, Slim Longneck & (new) Slink Tickler

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Toy Properties

Form: Butt Plug
Material: Platinum Silicone
Colors: Black, Bronze & Grey
Firmness: Very Soft
Lube: Water, Oil
Cleaning: Soaking in hot water with dish-soap than use sanitizer.
Safer Sex: Clean and sanitize it thoroughly
Storage: Store in a well-ventilated place not touching other toys to prevent damage.

Vendor: SquarePeg

Almost 30 years ago, SquarePeg was the first ever company to manufacture anal toys for the kink market out of platinum silicone. Scott, the founder of SquarePeg is a trained woodworker and sculptor. His profession in combination with being an avid anal aficionado and through this interested in rectal anatomy led to a very special approach in toy design: Each toy is carefully designed with a special purpose and stimulation inside the anus, rectum, sigmoid and colon in mind. So while his toys are not the biggest or the most complex, they are the easiest to handle and control ones that deliver targeted stimulations which can quickly drive you to ecstasy (or anal orgasms).

The SqaurePeg Slim Longneck, Slink Tickler & Depth Probe v4.0

Before I dive into the review of these three depth toys, a quick shortcut for all who want to start out with depth play: These are not beginner’s toys! If you want to explore depth, buy a SquarePeg Thick Worm. In my opinion the best toy to slowly stretch and desensitize your second sphincter and sigmoid. If you already have a bit of depth experience or are curious about the what toys will await you in your journey deep down, welcome to this review!

Construction

Back in 1997, Scott decided to make toys out of platinum silicone not only it was the easiest material to handle for small edition but also for its material properties. Back then, rubber and vinyl toys which then almost all emitted dangerous plasticizers (those old enough can still remember the distinct sex store smell) were the standard. Using a 100% body safe material like platinum silicone (and still one of the few companies only using US made raw materials) was revolutionary in the old millenium.

As someone how likes to play hard, the super-smooth surface which not only made taking the toy easier but also kept bacteria from lingering was an advantage. To clean silicone toys, simply throw it into warm soap water, sanitize and you are ready to use it on someone else, making it the perfect material for group settings.

The Differently Shaped Bases

The only drawback is, that silicone toys must not be used with silicone lube. The silicone lube will solvate the silicone, leading to a sticky surface and over time will disintegrate the toy. If you stick to water- or oil-based lubes you will be fine. Since platinum silicone is the material also used for medical purposes, a well kept toy will bring fun to your heirs….

Silicone can come in various firmness degrees but SquarePeg only offers two: Supersoft and Firm. For various reasons, they do not publish firmness degress but my best guess is that the Supersoft is somewhere between Shore 00-20 and 00-30, the firm more at 00-50. Beware: The thicker a toy is, the firmer and less flexible it will feel.

While silicone can easily take on color and thus is now popular with fantasy toy makers, SquarePeg (used) to have a simply color scheme: bronze and grey called graphite for Supersoft, black for firm. Now you can also get Supersoft in black. They puppy tails can be ordered in 13 colors and a small number of toys come in purple, but bronze, grey and black are the main and thus iconic colors for SP.

Playing the Depth Probe v4.0

The toy name is very telling. It is a toy to probe the depth of your colon. Back in June of 2018 I reviewed the first (?) depth probe. Frankly, I do not know where the v4.0 in the name comes from since I have not been aware of design changes. Maybe SP did two design experiments which never reached the market until the new one was released? But as far as I know, only these two version are available so don’t be confused by the name.

The Bend Pointy Tip of the new Depth Probe

The new depth probe starts out with a pointy, slightly inward curved tip. Below the tip is a 1mm drop. Then over the length of one inch it slightly increases in size until dropping again. This continues with continuously slightly decreasing diameter until you the bar-shaped bottom.

The only design element the new depth probe shares with his predecessor is the handle at the bottom. It is large enough to be comfortably accommodate four fingers and still allow for a good grip. That makes the toy easy to control.

On the old toy the tip was a dull, 5cm long thickening which “forced” its way through the colon. With the new design the pointy tip can slip into a tight opening. Since the tip is bend and tapers conically, you can slowly widen and relax the tight spots by turning the toy while moving it slightly back and forward. This is a huge improvement and makes going deep easier and way more enjoyable.

The previous model has a smooth shaft with depth markers in inch embossed into the shaft. The new segments have several impact into the experience. They at a slight bit of stability as there are not “weak-“ or bendspots every inch which makes the toy a bit less slippery. The texture also adds stimulation by slightly massaging the sphincters. On the other hand, the added texture and stimulation also makes taking the toy a bit more difficult while at the same time makes it a bit more difficult to push out. So making pauses in the process is a bit easier. Overall, my testees enjoyed the pointy tips way more as they were irritated by the texture. So I would call the new design a win.

The Head and Shaft of the New Compared with the Old Depth Probe

The Depth Probe v4.0 comes in three sizes: Slim short at 378mm length, a diameter tapering from 27mm at the tip to 25mm above the base and costing $79, medium with 521mm usable length, a taper from 37mm to 32mm at $129 and finally the slim ling with an enormous length of 1021mm and tapering from 34mm to 28mm for $189.

For my toy collection I chose the medium length for several reasons: The slim short is so short that I have slim dildos which are longer. For petite guys this might be a sensible size but every toy shorter than 400mm usable length is not a depth toy in my books. The slim long is so long it is hard to control to the degree of almost not being usable. Especially with lubey hands it flops around. The handling improved once about half the toy is inside the bottom – which is one medium depth probe length being quickly pushed into the bottom which is only possible with a very experience depth player. I once had the “pleasure” of playing with the slim long and being so long and slim, it gave me a bit of colonoscopy vibes once we passed the halfway point. When playing with such a long toy on a small bottom, you need to be careful not to cross from the large to the small intestine. This can lead to potentially lethal infections!

Head of the Slim Longneck (left) and Slink Tickler (right)

Playing with the Slink Tickler and Slim Longneck

Apparently, this is the review of curious product name choices. While I understand why one toy is called a a Longneck and for the other I can deduce why it is called a Slink, they are so similarly designed that I will review them together.

What I don’t understand is the name choice for the Slink Tickler! Back in 2020 I bought and reviewed a Slink textured with bumps all over the shaft from Regulation, called the Slink Tickler. This particular version of the Slink is not sold anymore so I guess the name is now free for a toy designed to tickle you deep down. But if you talk about the Slink Tickler low, make sure you and your conversation partner are meaning the same toy.

The „old“ Slink Tickler on fhe Left

Both toys start out with a drawn out pointy head that has a small kink where the steepness increases thus mimicking the shape of a hand ready to fist. On the Slim Longneck the 95mm long head is almost round measuring 42x45mm at its widest and the kink is on the upper this. At the top’s bottom of the head there is groove which I first thought was a dent the toy got during storage in my playroom. But the same dent was on the product pictures. Neither my testees now I could figure out what the groove was for as it was not noticeable. If you have felt it or figured out what it is for, let me know! On the Slink Tickler the head is 5mm longer and flatter at 32x42mm with the kink in the middle.

Below the head the shaft is round and smooth. It gently increases in size like on all Slinks. The Slink Tickler increased form 28mm to a max diameter of 57mm before quickly tapering towards 38mm and then flowing into the base. On the Slim Longneck the initial diameter below the head is 33mm. It gently tapers to about 40mm before just below the neck there is a plug-like increase in diameter to 55mm before quickly tapering to the necks 42mm.

The base of both toys is oval and tapering towards the neck. While it is not as easy to grip as on the Depth Probe, you still have a good level of control. A nifty design feature of the base is the point. It tells you where the tip is pointing towards, making navigating the toy a bit easier when pushing the toy into a bottom.

The Base of the two Slink Ticklers

The Slim Longneck is only available in firm black and costs $119. The Slink Tickler costs $169 and is also available in Supersoft Bronze and Graphite. After having played with the Supersoft versions, I went for the firm because they are so floppy and hard to control with lubey hands. Since the shaft of the Tickler is so thin, the material of both the head and the upper half of the shaft is still what I could consider soft and very bendy so going deep even around tight bends is easily possible.

If you want to go – to quote the Doors – deep and wide, SP also offers Longlong Neck with is REALLY long and thick!

Duster & Dagger – Knotty Plugs

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Toy Properties

Form: Butt Plug
Material: Platinum Silicone
Colors: 27 colors + patterns
Firmness: Very Soft to soft
Lube: Water, Oil
Cleaning: Soaking in hot water with dish-soap than use sanitizer.
Safer Sex: Clean and sanitize it thoroughly
Storage: Store in a well-ventilated place not touching other toys to prevent damage.

Vendor: Weredog

This review was heavily requested in multiple ways. It has been over four years that I have reviewed a toy from Weredog and the company has come a long way ever since. Being based in the UK, they are a little bit more approachable than the big US makers for Europeans – at least in pre-Brexit times. So there is great interest in their toys. More generally, a lot of stretch fans are looking for the pop of knots without having to train the second sphincter. While only Dagger is marketed specifically as a plug by Weredog, in my opinion both fall into this category. So, before next Friday the prices will fall for Black Friday, let’s see how these two knotty fellows perform.

Construction

Weredog’s Duster & Dagger both in XL with their Silicone Cane for Size Comparison

For the fear of sounding like a broken record – there are always new people finding this website, so welcome! – all Weredog toys are being made out of platinum silicone. It is the best material for anal toys for three reasons:

  1. Safety: Platinum silicone is 100% body safe. Unlike other materials like rubber of vinyl, it does not emit plasticizers. Its surface is super smooth making it difficult for bacteria to linger.
  2. Handling: Cleaning and sanitizing is easy. Once a toy has been used, throw it into hot or warm soap water, let is soak for a bit, rub with a soft brush or cloth, rinse and spray a sanitizer on it. This makes silicone toy perfect group situation when you want to pass toys from one player to another. The smooth surface also makes taking the toy easier because there is less friction. One drawback has the material: Silicone toys should not be used with silicone lube! The silicone oil inside the lube will first make the surface sticky and then over time disintegrates the toy. So stick to water- or oil-based lubes if you want long term gliding.
  3. Manufacturing: To clear up a myth, high quality silicone toys are not easy to make. On a large scale, especially complex shaped and colored toys are way more difficult to mass manufacture than vinyl or rubber toys. But, silicone is the material which can recreate the finest details and takes on color the easiest. Because of this, it is the best material to turn horny fantasies into realities. Finally, silicone offers the greatest range of possible firmnesses. Currently, the trend for anal toys leans towards soft toys which Weredog follows. Their extra-soft is Shore 00-20 which is really squishy but be careful with creases. Soft equals Shore 00-30, a bit softer than the popular Topped Toys toy and still squishy / flexible. Their medium makes a big jump to Shore 00-50 which is firmer than Bad Dragon’s medium firmness which would convert to Shore 00-45. Finding the right firmness can be a bit tricky, especially when you are new to buying toys. For these toys, the choice is simple: Dagger is only cast in extra-soft and for ergonomic reasons I would recommend the same for Duster if you are not depth-savvy. One drawback of soft silicone is, that is attracts dust very easily – as you can see in my pictures. Washed the toys an hour before taking these pics and well… you see the result.

Duster’s Massive Dull Knot

Both toys come in sizes from Small to XXL. While Dagger starts out at an almost sensible 12.9cm knot circumference – especially considering the material softness, Duster means business at 16.51cm circumference. Dagger taps out at an already big 32.5cm cirmcumference at 26.9cm usable length, Duster reaches an enourmous 37,5cm circ at the same length but 22.6cm head circumference. And here lies the potential ergonomic issue I was referring to when talking about the softness. While Dagger and to some extend Duster are designed to focus the stretch only on the anus, their length of course scales with the diameter. In super-soft this issue is somewhat mitigated by bending and filling the rectum instead of going deeper. But you have to be aware that you at least need capacity training for your rectum if you want to take these big boys. If you buy Duster in soft or even medium, he will bust you second hole open!

Playing with Duster & Dagger

While we are on the topic, let’s start with Duster. His gland is clearly inspired by canine penises but taken to the extremes. The sometimes protruding urethras has been drawn out to a dull cone sitting on top of a plateau split in there sections. The “shaft” has two section. First it is textured with on top and on the sides with wide slightly bulging strains. On the bottoms runs a shallow smooth strain which could be called a ventral groove. The second, shorter part is a straight resting point before the  main event: The knot.

Duster’s Dull Glans and Pre-Knot Shaft

Three massive bulges covering almost the entire shaft except a small ventral groove at the bottom massively extend the diameter! Their tops are flat for maximum knotting experience. With a shaft to knot ratio from over 1:2, Duster has one of the largest diameter increase I have ever felt. The bulges are almost circular so the knotting is intense. Once the apex has been reached, the knot gets sucked into the rectum – if there is enough space next to the shaft. The knot is very slightly textured with shallow veins. But to be frank, they are an optic feature but unnoticeable which is good. Added friction would make this toys almost impossible to take.

Small anatomic technicality: On Weredogs website Duster is marketed as a anthro dog so I guess some design liberties are ok. But from my limited animal knowledge, Duster is more of a fox with three knot bulges. If you like maximum stretch or look for a yiffy experience, go for Dagger. If you look for a really dogging, buy one of the many toys which only has two knot spheres.

Below the knot is a short shaft for resting your strained hole. The base is round, a bit larger than then maximum diameter of the knot and slightly textured with fur texture. A nice detail is a gold colored piercing ring molded into the base. Sadly, Weredog does not suction cups for their toys.

The Golden Piercing in Duster’s Round Base

This makes Duster a bit hard to judge. On the one hand, it is a great toy for experienced players who look for the extreme. The urethra is only for aiming and anchoring the toy, not for opening up the anus. This body part needs to be pre-stretched to open up for the literally flat glans, especially when you buy the toy in a extra-soft. Otherwise instead of forcing the anus open, the toy will be pressed flat. Being loose and open is also the motto for the knot. The pre-knot on the upper shaft part does little for preparing and opening up. Duster’s knot is one of the most extreme I know. The spheres bulge so far outwards, their their apex way outside the shaft. So your anus is fighting an up-curvature battle when opening up. Once the squishy knot pops through the sphincter you are FULL! The addition of the humongous knot to the already mass-rich shaft creates an almost unique volume. Deknotting is an equally intense sensation. The fullness and intense stretch triggers the pushing out reflex intensely so it happens more quickly and maybe a bit more uncontrolled as some might want to. Once the knot (and most likely the shaft) is expelled, there is a sudden and intense feeling of emptiness which is a harsh contrast to the way you felt a few minutes before. Some bottoms are overwhelmed by this, some NEED to be filled again.

Dagger’s Softer Glans

But unleashing the potential without a suction cup is a bit difficult. Especially when playing with the large amount of lubes such a big toy demands, the base easily slides away. This is really an issue when you try to take the knot and adjust your posture to find the position of least resistance. When deknotting, it happened more than once that the bottom unintentionally shot the toy through the playroom. For partner play to base offers too little points where to hold it securely, especially with lubey hands. Twisting it to find that sweet spot of entrance and pressure is almost impossible. Especially the larger Dusters would really benefit from a vac-u-lock hole or at least a suction cup.

Dagger is a different story and truly a plug with all the features – just with a K9 twist. The top is again inspired by a dog’s glans with a pointy tip and dullish plateau. All the lines are flowing and rounded, far from Duster’s almost brutal design. The glans rim is a slight bulge running around the top. Considering the softness of the material, you really have to focus to notice it.

The Knot and Ventral Groove of Dagger

The slightly bulging shaft is smooth except a shallow and rounded ventral groove. After about half the insertable length the knot bulges out of the shaft. It is formed by two slightly elongated half spheres smoothly flowing out of the shaft. While Duster wants to create maximal resistance between the knot and the sphincter, Dagger somewhat tries to seduce the sphincter to open up. But it cannot hide that it is a sudden and steep increase in diameter so you will definitively notice it compared to a smooth plug. The way of least resistance is to push the knot in perpendicular to the ass. For maximum deknotting experience, twist it inside the bottom’s ass and pull it out. Like on every butt plug the is a long neck which smoothly flows into the base. The base is short and wide, yet it fits perfectly between the ass cheeks.

Like Duster, the length scaling with width will inevitably make Dagger a bit of a depth toy when knotting the larger versions. The shaft bends easily so if you have a bit of rectum volume experience that should not be an issue. You also do not feel as full as with Duster’s big volume. Surprisingly, my testees found Dagger quite comfortable to wear over extended periods of time. Due to the ergonomics you will not manage almost days like with classical stretching plugs but longer than with other space filling toys like the SP Acorn.

The Relatively Thin and Small Base of Dagger

For high intensity play, the base is not ideal. Compared to other plugs, it is thin and due to being super-soft extremely floppy, making it hard to grab, pull out and even push because it is hard to exert force precisely, especially with lubey hands. (Vigorous) knot fucking is almost impossible because it is so hard to grab the base. I would had wished for upwards bent fins at the end (like on an SP Egg, Organotoy Sit-Plug or Friendy Toys Snuckle) and most of all, the option for a split-firmness. Just getting the base in Shore 00-50 would drastically improve ergonomics.

Where to buy?

While Weredog has some retailers in the UK, the best way to order a customizable toy is through the manufacturer’s website. Especially with Duster, be sure you get the right firmness and not one the store’s purchases selected for you. Also, with orders from the website, you can get gorgeous limited edition colorations like the sky metro camouflage on my Dagger.

Snuckle

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Toy Properties

Form: Butt Plug
Material: Platinum Silicone
Colors: Orange, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Teal & Black
Firmness: Very Soft
Lube: Water, Oil
Cleaning: Soaking in hot water with dish-soap than use sanitizer.
Safer Sex: Clean and sanitize it thoroughly
Storage: Store in a well-ventilated place not touching other toys to prevent damage.

Vendor: Friendly Toy

About 1½ years ago Friendly Toys from Canada entered the scene and I have quickly gotten review requests for their purpose driven designed toys. So I was lucky that they attended Dore Alley where I could get myself both the Wonder and the Snuckle. While I have gotten more review requests for the Wonder, I am starting with the Snuckle because you need toys to train your hole in order to take the Big Boys I am usually reviewing.

Construction

Snuckle is a training plug which is designed to help open the sphincter up to a fist. Unlike other butt plugs which try to open up the sphincter as evenly and gently as possible, Snuckle imitates the anatomy of a folded hand. The dullish, slightly slanted tip tapers steeply on the bottom and more softly and slightly curved inwards towards the maximum apex. This unusual curvature mimics the way the fingers bend and creates a slight ridges like knuckles on a hand. Below the apex, the slope degree changes with the top being steep and the bottom shallow, mimicking the decrease in diameter towards wrist. This is actually a quite ingenious design because the when your anus is trained to a different steepness when pushing in and pulling out thus maximizing the trainings effect. The wrist neck is short yet wide enough for the sphincter comfortably close around it without any stretch. The base is thick and wide for both a good grip during selfplay and to prevent the base form accidentally slipping in.

The Friendly Toys Snuckle

All Friendly Toys are made out of platinum silicone making them 100% body safe and easy to clean. Its super smooth surface facilitates easy insertion – if you stick to water or oil based lubes. Sadly, the silicone oil in silicone lube disintegrates the surface of silicone toys, making them sticky and destroying them over time. So stay away from silicone lube when playing with silicone toys. After play, silicone can be cleaned easily by letting the toy soak in warm soap water, let dry and finally spray sanitizer on the toy.

Besides the health and handling advantage, silicone can easily be colored. At the moment, Friendly Toys offers only solid colors and no patterns like marbles or fades. You can choose between a hot pink, bright orange, slightly greenish yellow, purplish blue, deep teal and classic black. While platinum silicone can come in various firmness degrees, Friendly Toy only uses Shore 00-30 which is quite soft.

Snuckle’s Dull Tip

While Snuckle comes in a wide range of sizes, the toy is clearly targeted at more ambitious players. The smallest size is 18cm circumference  which is thicker than a generous dick. The range ends at a big 34cm circumference where despite being made out of a very soft material, you are starting to enter double small fist territory.

Playing with Snuckle

Snuckles is what I call a purpose designed toy. It has little frills (more about that below) and has been designed with one task in mind: Imitating the rough shape of a hand getting ready to penetrate the sphincter for a full fisting. It excels all other toys in this. From the dullish tip which feels like fingers pressed together to minimizes the footprint over the gradual increase until the ridge which feels like the knuckles to the steep decrease on the neck which emulates the wrist. The entire toy feels very close to a hand without the ruggedness a realistic hand cast often has. So it is perfect for getting accustomed to, training and stretching – if it wasn’t for the firmness.

Widde Base which makes Snuckle Easy to Hold

What is “the” best firmness for a toy and especially a trainings plug is an almost religious discussion. Many people prefer as soft as possible which Friendly Toy definitively is. Being one of the softest in the market, it is even softer than their local rivals from Topped Toys which use Shore 00-33 silicone. Softness means gentle opening up and easy slipping through. Generally there is less struggle going in and out. My softness loving testees celebrated the squishiness and really enjoyed the quick popping in when the sphincter gave in to the toy and the gently dragging pull when being pulled out. But softness also increases the chance of skin folds getting caught causing unintended and unpleasant pinching. And while soft toys gently pushes open, the contrast to a rather firm hand is quite intense. I used to say that when you can take a plug with 7cm diameter, you were ready for a fist. This rule of thumb does not apply for such soft toys! Another disadvantage is that when you are not relaxed or did enough pre-stretching, the tip can flatten against the sphincter, making entry even more difficult.

The softness also gives away a bit of possible frills. The dull tip and ridge would have made the Snuckle a great toy for targeted prostate stimulation. But it is hard to really apply intense pressure with the soft toy. You can definitively feel something but it is not as intense as with firmer toys.

The Ridge Which Mimics the Knuckles of the Wirst

However, the base is highly functional. It is ergonomically shaped so it fits well between the cheeks when keeping in the plug for an extended period of time. The front tip is a bit thinner, longer and pointed for external prostate pressure massage. Yet it is too soft to have a noticeable effect when grinding the plug on the taint. The back tip is wider and shorter to close off on the buttocks perfectly. The base is large enough for a secure grip for selfplay. When your hands are lubey the soft tips can easily slip away so be careful when you yank with full force.  Due to the soft material Snuckle is actually one of the plugs you can wear the longest because your rear muscles will simply push the soft material into the right space.

Where to buy?

The Snuckle, like all Friendly Toys, are sold directly through their website. The toy starts out at at a very inexpensive 36.95€ for the smallest Snuckle 22 with 18cm circumference and goes up to 155.95€ for the BIG Snuckle 42. Friendly Toys vends at different events where they sell “flops”, marble colored toys which are made when switching from one silicone color to another at a discounted prices. So if you want something more colorful or unique, check them out!