So when I heard about a three-in-one toy from Playboy’s

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This cheekily named Four Play set from Evolved involves four toys in one. “Just as much as they’re good for solo play, they’re also perfect to use during intercourse, as they’re unintimidating and small enough not to get in the way,” Alvarez Story says. “Bullet vibes are only designed for external use, not as much for insertion ,” as they don’t have a flared base so they shouldn’t be used anally. But ironically, women’s sexual pleasure was the furthest thing from the minds of the male doctors who invented vibrators almost two centuries ago. Therein hangs a strange tale that provides quirky insights into both the history of sex toys and cultural notions about women’s sexuality. So when I heard about a three-in-one toy from Playboy’s Pleasure line called the Vibrato ($136, babeland.com), which functions as a wand vibrator, a vibrating dildo, and a G-spot stimulator, I decided to give it a spin.

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The Satisfyer Pro 2 is an Adam & Eve top seller and also has the stamp of approval from my Mashable colleague Jess Joho, who deemed it the best budget suction clitoral stimulator. Given this track record, I had high expectations for the Magic Wand and it handedly met them. I hesitate to say wands are foolproof orgasm machines because every body is different — but for my cis woman self, that was certainly the case. In truth, there’s no singular “best” vibrator out there, as everyone has different tastes. Someone who loves a suction vibrator may think a wand is overhyped viberator, and vice versa. Sensually crafted to stimulate all the vagina’s pleasure spots at once, Smile Makers The Romantic boasts an ultra-powerful motor and a unique motion technology that delivers smooth and rumbly effects.

But just when I thought the sex toy market had reached peak ingenuity, I was proven wrong, when a vibrator inspired by snails went viral on TikTok. These sex toys vary widely in terms of looks, operation, and the sensations they provide, but fall most commonly into two categories. You’re about to have this vibe literally and figuratively wrapped around your finger. You can use it together to spice up foreplay or use it alone when you need some me-time. This vibrating penis ring scores a whisper-quiet two out of five on Babeland’s volume scale. Besides keeping your pleasure sessions on the down low, it also possesses 10 intensity levels, an easy-on quick-release design and a custom fit among its many pros.

That move would have been my preference, but Dawner Prince (wisely, I’m sure) deferred to the growing population of pedalboard clutter obsessives. Croat-Stone SolidHandmade in Croatia, the Viberator is a stout and lovingly built little dude. The guts of the unit don’t reveal much because the circuit is flipped. What you do see, however, reflects an exacting mindset on the part of its builders.