Nexus G-Play Trio

June 20th, 2010

The G-Play set from Nexus is a great combination of silicone P- or G-spot stimulators. Ranging in size, these silicone vibrators are suitable for anal beginners as well as more experience aficionados. Like most Nexus products, the G-play set can also be used vaginally.

This isn’t my first experience with a Nexus product. There was Chloe, which bombed horribly, and the G-Rider, a similarly crafted vibrator. I wasn’t in love with that piece because I was looking for a vaginal/G-spot toy and it may have been a better anal fit. My expectations with the G-play trio were a bit more on target.

The first thing I noticed about this set is the little “touch me” circle of silicone on the box. I’ve seen that on a lot of cyberskin pussies and similar toys but never for silicone. It’s a great idea and really makes me impress with the amount of detail Nexus puts into their toys.

The 3 pieces in the set are obviously graduated in size. The smallest vibrator (light purple), which is only available in this set, is only a little larger than a pinky finger at 2.72″ long and .23″ wide. It’s unassuming, even if you’re a nervous beginner. I’m not exactly a beginner but my forays into anal play have been few and far between these recent years.

The medium sized (red) piece is about twice the size at 3.32″ in length and a diameter of .43″. The large piece tops off the set with a length of 3.64″ and a diameter of .51″. Note that these pieces are more ovular than they are round so while the largest vibe may look as “wide” as a penis, it’s not as girthy as one.

Each of these vibrstors is powered by a single battery–which Nexus includes. G-play small requires one AAAA while the medium and large use AAAs. Don’t expect too much from the vibrations, however. The small and medium G-plays are single speed, continuous vibrations of the buzzy sort while the large has 5 settings. The vibrators are easy enough to work, with a single push button. It’s mostly flush with the base, though, so it could become a little hard to find with lube in the picture.

And you should probably use a quality water-based lube because the anus is not self-lubricating. The velvety silicone doesn’t offer an extreme amount of drag but it’s not quite as slick as smooth plastic, either. Nexus designed the G-Play trio with a flat, narrow base. It’s not like most anal plugs that flare out, but the base is larger than the insertable portion, making them safe for anal play.

I appreciate that the bases tend to be long but narrow. I’ve had issues with plugs and large bases because the base struggles to be in the same place that the rest of my ass is in.

When inserting any of the G-play vibes, you may not be able to go directly in because the shaft doesn’t follow a straight path like your typical plug. In addition to this, I know some females prefer to point angled head on anal toys toward the back, instead of the front, for comfort reasons. Guys, of course, can take advantage of this for P-spot stimulation.

I had my husband insert the smaller G-Play because, and I’ll be honest here, my GI tract sucks. It went in easily enough, despite the rigidity and curved head; it also came out quite easily with the long, narrow base and didn’t leave any discomfort. Use was easy–he just pressed a button. Still, it wasn’t ideal. The shaft isn’t much wider than the neck so the small G-play kept wanting to slip out. During vaginal intercourse, he had to hold it in to keep it in place. While I suspect this would be less of an issue with the larger vibes, the shapes are very similar and proportionate. Don’t expect any G-play to stay in while doing jumping jacks.

Also, the vibrations weren’t impressive. When he was thrusting, I couldn’t feel them at all. I wasn’t sure what to expect from my first vibrating anal toy and I’m still not sure if I like anal vibrations but I’m definitely sure AAAA batteries will not cut it!

As I mentioned, these can be used vaginally. I opted to try the middle size and wasn’t overly impressed. The shaft manager to find my shallow G-spot but the rigid, hooked head was busy poking other parts of my vagina. It’s shape isn’t really friendly toward my anatomy and I didn’t try the large G-Play because I know it will only be pokier.

I discovered something interesting about this set, as well. The vibration portion is actually a thin, plastic shaft that connects to a wider base. The silicone sleeves on each G-Play can be pulled off of these bases and bleached or boiled to sanitize and wipe down the plastic with alcohol as well. This is kinda of cool because, while the G-Rider is silicone, I don’t feel like it’s as safe to share as this set is.

I’m a tired girl so I’ll end this hear. If I forget anything, leave me a comment and I’ll reply as soon as possible!

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Okay, which is it?

November 11th, 2009

Yesterday I posted my review on the Nexus G-Rider which didn’t work out for me at all. I definitely thought it would be better as a male toy. I felt pretty sheepish when Epiphora said it’s meant to be a prostate toy and even the box said that. After my husband awoke I check. Sure enough, it says Male G-spot toy. I let Christina over at TabuToys know, thinking she might want to change the listing but then she sent me the link to Nexus’ own listing of the G-rider which says it’s for “male and female use”. They even go so far as to say it’s “guaranteed to hit all the right buttons for men and women.” So Nexus, which is it? Males only? Both? Or something in the middle?

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Nexus G-Rider

November 10th, 2009

Generally anchor shaped, the Nexus G-rider reminded me a bit of the triple stimulator I had a while ago but, while the stimulator was dinky and annoying, the G-Rider should come with a warning:

“Caution – Dangerous Curves!”

Okay, so maybe not dangerous but painful? Yes. Definitely painful. Very much so.

I’d leave it at that if I were a crappy reviewer, I’d leave it at that but I’m not so here’s the deal. The G-Rider is a small, insertable vibrator with a base which tapers on each side to offer external stimulation as well. Overall, it’s quite small, especially compared to some of the ginormous rabbits I have. On TabuToys, it’s listed as a G-spot toy and it doesn’t seem a stretch. The insertable shaft has an extremely unique shape (as do all Nexus toys, it seems) with bulges and curves.

Unlike the tiny Swinging Pendulum, it’s made of hygienic silicone and the insertable part is seamless and velvety smooth. It feels great to the touch. On the bottom is the cap to the battery compartment and it’s relatively flush to the toy but there are some seams and cracks there. It’s also not the most secure battery compartment ever. I wouldn’t even call this splashproof so be careful when washing. A wipe or spray would be best.

The sides of the base, one which is perfectly smooth and the other which has nubs, do have some flexibility which I like. However, there is much less flexibility in the shaft and head of this sex toy. The pink silicone can be twisted a bit from side to side but the head only has minimal range of flexibility bath and forth. I know that many women need firm stimulation but it felt nearly rock hard when I tried to insert it. Although the head seems small (it’s 1.34″ diameter is smaller than the widest part of the shaft), it bends at just over a 90 degree angle which means insertion is tricky (and gives, then it has to be maneuvered behind and around the pubic bone, if used vaginally.

This is really where the toy failed for me. I used some lube but insertion was painful. I added more lube and it didn’t help at all. There is no way a head bent that far, with so little flexibility was meant to be inserted into my vagina. Plus, once it is inserted, the rest of the bulgy shaft is around a stiff core which makes the shaft just had to manage, despite the fact that it’s not really huge. The widest part of the bulge is about 1.4″ in diameter. Furthermore, because my G-spot is rather shallow, the angle of the head meant I couldn’t use it comfortably like I wanted. If I inserlit and, then, it was generally pleasant but no where enough to get me off. The other pted the toy further in (with the head dragging against my sensitive flesh painfully), it was able to stimulated me enough to squirt but it hurt the whole time.

Because of my unique proportions, I couldn’t really get the base to work for me, either. I had to have the 4″ shaft inserted fully for the nubs to reach my cart of the base sort of floated in the air, making no contact with my perineum at all. Of course, were the head not bent so much, I’d have only two inches inserted at most and it still wouldn’t make contact with all parts.

So, much to my chagrin, the G-Rider had to come out. With more painful dragging, like I was hauling a dead body over rocky terrain, I extracted it. It hurt every minute. While I usually try to give toys a couple go ’rounds, there was no part of me that wanted to go through that ordeal again.

Which leads me to the last point I will cover. Powered by 1 AAA battery, the G-Rider is not the strongest toy I have ever used, of course. The vibrations are relatively mild in strength but are not super high pitched. Nothing that will blow your mind, but overall quite pleasant. It’s pretty easy to use. There’s one button to push one and cycle through the settings; hold it to turn off. The settings, on the other hand, are just confusing. There are 5 and they are all some sort of variation on pulsation and escalation. Don’t get me wrong, they’re unique but they all sort of blend together and having 5 of them is overkill. It’s hard to tell where one ends and one begins. Not having at least one steady vibration mode is a bad idea, in my book. Plus, some of them seem like the toy is actually cutting out; which it actually does if it’s bent or at the wrong angle. I’ve read about it on other reviews

I cannot help but wonder if the G-Rider by Nexus is better used as a prostate toy. I’ve read reviews of it where it was and they are more positive than my experience has been; I certainly wasn’t taken for a pleasurable ride. Although higher quality than similar toys, the G-Rider seems to be quite buggy in execution. If this toy is truly meant to be a vaginal toy, it’s much too hard to be shaped as it is or perhaps much too bulgy to be hard. Bad, Bad Girl wrote a review which highlighted some of the same criticisms I have. G-Rider? I think not.

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