The Iconic Duckie can probably work as a massager, but not too many vibes to make you go over the edge. The design is quite great, especially if you love traveling or leaving your toys just on top of simple places without the need to hide them. Likewise, for beginners, it can be a good first vibrator, but those who've had experiences with other vibes would probably want to skip this one.
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Pros
Discreet, small, lightweight.
Cons
One-speed, design doesn't make it a good clit vibe.
The Iconic Duckie is designed to stimulate your clit and probably other parts of your body. It can also double as a massager for your body. On the other hand, while it was designed to stimulate the clit, I seriously had a hard time using it as such. The strongest vibrations were on the tip of the tail, but I had a hard time positioning it...a bullet vibe is definitely better.
As a discreet massager, nobody would probably wonder what it is. It's also a very good massager (I usually place it on my head instead...hehe) because of my frustration of not being able to use it as a clit vibe. Place it on top of your dresser, and nobody would notice it. I definitely like its discreetness BUT this one failed miserably to even make me say quack.
The material is made out of hard plastic, although the middle part where it has its wings are soft - and you can actually push it. It is odorless and non-porous, plus it is waterproof so it's very easy to clean. You can even submerge it underwater... The smoothness is quite nice, too.
I love its design because it is discreet. But that ends there. As the head blocks the way when you try to position the tail (where the strongest vibes are) on your clit, it can frustrate some people like me. I seriously cannot even position the tail correctly because of the head. Although it's very easy to hide and very easy to travel with, the design would probably be for those who would go for its discreetness as opposed to its power.
There are two main vibration points: the head and the tail. Since the strongest ones are on the tail, I suggest using that. BUT I also realized that the vibrations can get stronger when you press the soft plastic on its belly. Probably because it loosens up the casing so the vibes can circulate better. This is because when I first operated it, it didn't work; probably because of its casing and the design, the motors don't spin out right. But this can be easily fixed by squeezing the plastic to loosen it up.
The toy is quite noisy, but not to the extent that it sounds like your vacuum cleaner. Waterproof as it is, you can even use it as a massager under the shower.
There's only one speed, so don't get your hopes too high.
Since it is waterproof, some soap and water can easily clean this baby. Water-based lubes will go best with this, since the coating on the plastic may be destroyed by silicone-based lubes. Storing it is also easier than my other toys - even putting it on top of my dresser proves to be enough,
I was excited when I got this toy. I loved the packaging, and was hyped up as it contains 1 AAA battery. I popped in the battery and turned it on - to no avail. I thought it was a dead battery so I got a new one, but it still didn't work. I was actually contemplating as to whether I'd send it back or not, but when I tried shaking/banging it on my hand, it worked...and stopped. It was then I realized that the vibrators were probably stuck with the plastic (pffft, I know...). They only rotate when I loosen up the plastic around it. I did this by squeezing the toy.
So while squeezing the toy, I started to try it out. Weird as it may seem, but it doesn't seem to give really strong vibrations even on the tip of the tail. I thought that maybe I wasn't in the mood, but I tried it again...and I still do not like it. I don't know if it's me or what, but as a massager, it IS indeed very good. But the design, however, doesn't work well with me down there... Oh well.
Follow-up commentaryI still don't like it2 months after original review
Ugh. When my trusted bullet started to die on me, I thought I would love the Iconic Duckie even more, but just simply cannot get myself to like it. I've tried it again - to no avail. I still find the vibrations lacking, the design hard to manipulate and place against wherever you want it. Really bad, because I wanted to love this baby more than anything.
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