Hi everyone,
I have been a regular customer of Lovehoney for many years now. Both when single, and now in a relationship. So I have tried toys both for myself and for partners along the way.
The thing that always seems to confuse me, is the gap in the market for male sex toys in comparison to female ones. Don’t get me wrong, there have been ‘some’ improvements. The release of rechargeable, vibrating toys is becoming more common now. However their form and function still seem to be lacking in comparison to female toys that have been on the market and even on shop shelves now, for decades.
Take the clitoral stimulator. Probably (and understandably) now the most popular toy women are adding to their bedside draw alongside rabbits and wands. As a man it’s almost enviable that women can achieve pleasure so effectively haha. But I think it’s amazing that the options are there for women to explore and enjoy.
However, where is the male option? And at what price point? For £99 you can get a stimulator for women that creates suction across the most sensitive point of their body, and as the product’s description states can “change their life”. Whereas the male equivalent product is £375, is a large box of a contraption, and has been experienced by barely anyone to leave reviews due to the price.
Companies have come along like Fun Factory for example, who make male toys that look modern and gadgety, and recharge in cool MacBook magnetic like ways… but they still not wonderful as a toy at the end of the day. With vibration in all the wrong places, internal shapes that don’t really hold you at the head end, and are usually far more expensive than they deserve to be. You get more fun and a better climax out of a £15 stroker than most male rechargeable toys. And some of these said £79+ gadgets still take AA batteries!
There must be a far more affordable, accessible way for men to have the same quality of sex toy that achieves the same purpose? It surely isn’t that difficult? We aren’t the most complex of beings in that department compared to women after all.
If Lovehoney could create a new section in the market that ticked this box, and could create an affordable (approx £79-99) male sex toy that was the equivalent of the clitoral stimulator (whether it be a head suction vibration device, or an overall blowjob like device, perhaps with vibrating/stroking rings inside… similar to the rotating bearings some rabbits have for example) and it actually work effectively, rather than just look cool… then it would be the life changing toy men have wanted for a long time… and would sell incredibly well I’m sure!
Let’s make male sex toys as ambitious, as affordable, and as accessible as women are fortunate enough to have experienced now for some time. And let’s enjoy that pleasure together!
(If Lovehoney were to want testers and people to help them come up with such a category, I’m sure I’d be far from the only member on here to put their hand up to help out! Haha!)