Twisted hearts seduction - massager discontinued by Doc Johnson - review by Tessa Taboo

So, the whole concept of the Twisted Hearts vibrator is that it is a heart, twisted to look like this. I thought it was a cute concept, and when I saw that it was 'designed by women, for women' I figured I couldn't go wrong. However, apparently I got caught up on the cuteness, and forgot to ask myself one question, which hit me as soon as I opened the box: What do you do with it?

Yes, it vibrates. But it's pretty thick, and then you have those nubby things that stick out, and they aren't perfectly placed for any sort of stimulation... so they are just, well, there. So it's hard to say if it was meant for penetration, or just clitoral stimulation.

The Twisted Hearts Seduction is made of TPR which is non-toxic, hypo-allergenic, latex free, and phthalate free. While TPR is flexible, this toy seems to use a mere coating of TPR over plastic, so it is soft, but not flexible. It isn't as soft as a jelly toy, but it's softer than one of the velvet texture toys. The nice part is that the TPR extends to the base of the toy, where the control is, so that it's easy to turn on or off even with lubed-up hands. There is a slight smell, but nothing bothersome.

The design is, well, a little odd. The tip of the insertable portion has a diameter of about 1.5 inches, which is pretty dang thick. It does get skinnier in the middle, but the whole length of the insertable portion of it is only about 4 inches. I just really don't understand the little nubs on the sides of it though. I get that it's part of the whole 'heart' thing, but I'm not really sure they serve a function. At first I thought, clit and G-spot? But no, they don't line up that way. Clit and anal? No, not that either. That is the one thing that makes me think that maybe it is more for clitoral stimulation, instead of insertion.

The bottom portion unscrews so that you can insert 2 AAA (yes, AAA) batteries. That is also the end that you can turn to dial up the power of the vibration.

I'd say that you could probably travel with this. It's fairly discreet-looking because it doesn't really look like a vibrator. It's also fairly short in length, so it's easy to hide.

The turn-knob on the bottom is easy to use and seems fairly solid. It doesn't seem like it would come off or anything after vigorous use. The lowest speed is probably one of the noisiest toys I've heard on low speed, and is also one of the weakest. It's not impressive in the slightest. The noise only increases with the increase in speed, and the highest vibration is still nothing to get excited about. I got off, but it was far from mind blowing.

The toy is waterproof, but I didn't test out that aspect of it.

With TPR, you can use any kind of lube. Cleanup is just warm, soapy water. It is a fuzz-collector, so I kept the box to store it in after it dries when I clean it. You shouldn't store it next to toys that are made of similar materials.

The box was see-through, and cute. It had all kinds of swirly markings on it, and some information about the toy on the back. It is a bit large compared to the size of the toy, and since I chose to store the toy in the box so that it didn't collect dust, it would be nice if it was a bit smaller.

I got the toy as a free gift with an order. Had I paid for it, I'd probably be rather disappointed. It probably won't get used a whole lot.