Review: Svakom Billy

Hey, Minerva here. So I was gifted with the Svakom Billy via Emmeline Peaches' holiday giveaway.

When it arrived I was already pretty damn impressed with it and its packaging I can only describe as svelte. A sleek, white, non-descript box with not much more than a silver Svakom sweep across it. There's only one tiny little drawing under the 'waterproof' point to indicate what's inside. So if you're the shy human, it's already exciting.

Then the unboxing. Dramatic as always, I sent step-by-steps to K as I went through it. It felt like getting a Christmas present; this gorgeous violet thing nestled in black foam next to its inconspicuous white USB charger. It doesn't look like much; a fairly standard vibrator, albeit longer than I'm used to. It is beautiful, and so soft to touch. The silicone is extremely luxurious and absolutely no dust or debris sticks to it. It's a dream to clean, especially being 100% waterproof.

Inside the box are a couple of booklets, one for the settings, one for the warranty (yeah, you get a warranty with this baby). It's an extremely easy to understand device: up means more, down means less, and double tap means switch from regular vibrations to the pattern setting. There are five patterns, and five vibration strengths, which makes this a very ranged toy. Glory. The control pad is also in the optimal position for you to handle the toy and manage its settings with zero difficulty.

It also comes with a bag! A perfect, private, clean bag! This was extremely exciting to me, who usually wraps her toys in those silk scarves and puts them in drawstring bags to keep clean and separate. It's also handy because I just put it in the bag while charging and it can sit way out in the open next to my laptop and nobody's any the wiser. Cunning plan Svakom! It only takes one hour to charge fully, and is good to go for 2 straight hours after that.

Anyway, enough about appearance and the really impressive delivery and packaging.

It was an unexpectedly powerful and versatile vibrator. With the perfect curve. Due to its length and curve, it can pretty much reach anywhere you would like it to, and you have complete control over your entire experience. The tip is nice and solid, so can provide some really great tickling on the lowest setting, and then can give you some very strong, targeted attention to any sensitive spot you can imagine. I found the highest setting to be too powerful for somewhere as sensitive as the clitoris, but angle it length-ways, and the soft curve of the shaft provides some pretty awesome sensations and fits itself perfectly with your body. The length means it can reach all sorts of spaces, so you get some very exciting multiple-stimulation going on. I enjoyed it most as an external vibrator, since I favour clitoral stimulation over penetrative. However, of course the amazing Billy is there for humans who favour G-spot action too.

The Billy was designed and has achieved its relative fame as a G-spot vibrator, and it does not disappoint. The curve once again helps in giving you complete control over the pressure it puts on your vaginal wall, and the area it focuses on. With the slightly bulbous solid head, you have complete control over where it is and how much power it puts, plus it doesn't feel weird or too big in your vaginal opening, to be quite frank. It's an absolute dream come true for control freaks like me. The vibration is an extremely satisfying, deep rumble. It's not too loud, although the highest setting is quite enthusiastic. It can be covered up by some low music easily, if you need to.

The Billy is possibly the best toy I've ever used, even with its fairly humble looks. I like to think of it as that guy who goes to the fancy club dressed in jeans and a T-shirt with features you can never quite remember, but then you go and talk to him for a bit, and find out he's actually Indiana Jones.