I like that it was ready to use by the time we got through foreplay. The time it takes it to "charge up" is very reasonable. It stayed lit up for the entire sexual escapades, which I would say lasted about 7 minutes. It did start to fade near the end but not so much that it wouldn't make it worth trying. The glow was almost what I expected in that it seemed to be striped. I think that this may have been caused by how I placed it under the light to be charged. The brightness off the glow was not quite as bright as a glow stick but still very bright considering the thinness of a condom.

The texture and elasticity are unaffected by the glow in the darkness. I was worried that there might be some sort of chemical that would cause irritation to me or my partner but everything went great and there was no problems. Other than the fact that it glows in the dark it is just like a regular condom. The condom is lubricated and the lubricant was a pretty standard lube. The lubricant was a good consistency it was nice and slick without being runny.

The only downside I have found is that my partner and I often didn't want to take a break from our activities to turn off all the lights, so it actually took us a while to try out the condom. In the end we had to make a plan to use it and we picked a specific day, which added to the excitement more than anything. I would say it is a fun novelty condom to try every once in a while to have some goofy light hearted sex... oh did I mention my partner pretended his penis was a light sabre.