by @Petrichor, 14 Sep 2020
Lovehoney Glow-in-the-Dark Dildo 7.5 Inch
I received this dildo as a secret tester, and like with all secret tester items I didn’t know very much about it for what to expect! The first surprise was that it was mostly clear and that only the glow in the dark core was actually blue. I’m not a huge fan of clear dildos aesthetically, and I’m also not a huge fan of balls on realistic ones, so this was a first for me! I wasn’t particularly hyped about its appearance, but put it on a sunny windowsill and forgot about it until bedtime.
When I pulled it out in the dark as a surprise (because how often do you get to surprise and confuse someone with a glowing dildo?) we were amazed how bright it was! I was expecting “what on earth is that?”, but… There’s not much mistaking it, you can see everything, right down to the veins. How it looks in daylight doesn’t do it justice, it really comes into its own in the dark, and because of the way the clear silicone refracts the light, the whole dildo takes on this pretty luminous glow, not just the blue central rod. It looks really otherworldly, and I’m pretty sure a bit of imagination could work it into a huge variety of fantasies no matter what you’re into.
It’s not only so bright that you can see it, it’s bright enough that I could see what I was doing by it! This means that it’s really helpful for navigation in the dark to see what you’re doing without lights on, or even just under the covers, which is amazing for if you get chilly while your partner’s going down on you. This isn’t exclusively a good thing though - I kept forgetting to use this dildo because I couldn’t leave it out. It’s bright enough that the light was disturbing me trying to sleep, and I had to put it on the bottom shelf beside my bed. This shelf gets basically no light but has the LEDs from my USB charger and other toys, and that was enough to keep the glow going even without giving it any bright light to charge up from, so don’t worry if you’re thinking you’d never dare leave it out anywhere to get its glow on.
I normally like to use toys as foreplay because we have a bit of a sizing mismatch - I’m quite small and he’s quite big! This is slim enough it doesn’t require any warm up at all and we can get straight into it, and even though the outer layer is soft, it doesn’t get through lube the way some of my similar toys like the Heart Pounder dildo do (Incidentally, I’ve decided they’re a couple, and it’s adorable. If you put them together, the glow comes through the clear silicone of the other toy as well!) Despite its slim girth, the dual density means that you can really feel it and it has a decent firmness that I was surprised by, considering how flexible and squeezable it is.
While I wasn’t able to orgasm from this toy with my partner, having him use it on me whilst giving me oral was amazing. Because it’s slim and easy to hold it didn’t distract his attention from focusing on what else he was doing. The balls make a nice grip, and they were good for checking which way up the dildo is. Because it’s a fairly straight toy without much curve it doesn’t make too much difference even if it does spin, which is what usually kills the mood with my more curved dildos. In this case I realised afterward that the culprit was a couple of long hairs that had got wrapped around it in the dark - soft silicone is a nightmare for picking these up, and as we both have long hair its a good part of why I prefer to have lights on to avoid it.
I can honestly say I wasn’t at all disappointed that I didn’t finish with this toy - I’d been so close for such a long time (and I love edging) that I was more than ready for the extra girth of my partner. With my womaniser starlet, it didn’t take long for us to finish together, which is something we could never match up the timings of to enjoy without toys!
While it may not be the main event, I have plenty of future plans for this toy. While I had lots of bright ideas (it would be so much fun to take to a rave and just use as a glow stick, it has this whole cyberpunk appeal) the main thing I could see myself using this for is camping or festivals - bright enough that you can see by, but less obvious than having a torch on in your tent and inadvertently putting on a shadow puppet display for other campers. I was worried that the balls meant I wouldn’t be able to use it with a harness that has a fixed size o-ring, as I can’t slide it over the top, but the silicone suction cup is soft enough that I was able to fold it and get it through the ring of my Leg Strap-On Harness, which it fits perfectly. The grip of the silicone means it stays in place well, but the flexibility means that you can pull it straight out when you’re done without needing to slide a used toy back through the harness, which is perfect, so that’s definitely next on my to do list!
Overall Rating: 8 out of 10 stars
Pros: Slim. Dual density. Flexible. Glows.
Cons: Glows! (Yes, it’s a pro and a con!)
Bottom Line: New favourite to use with my partner.