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By Anna Borges
This article was first published on Self.
If you’re a vibrator enthusiast, chances are you’ve reveled in this nightmare at least once: you masturbate or play with a partner, you vibrate, you have a good time and just when you drown in fun, everything stops. . Battery unloaded. The vibrations are gone. Sad clito. Imminent orgasm ruined. That’s the worst part. And until recently, it wasn’t a pleasure what I was looking to solve.
As much as I wanted to, I was a guilty user who remembers to rate their vibrators before the batteries run out completely, I will never be so avant-garde. After orgasm, it’s a miracle that I even have the bandwidth to clean my toys and buy them properly, not to mention dig up an entire butt evaluator. So for a long time I resigned myself to a broken battery that interrupted me in the middle of sex.
But recently I found a solution: to have two of my favorite vibrators for one to be charged. I know, I’m a visionary.
It’s a joke. I really had a little help noticing this trick. A few months ago, at the beginning of the pandemic, my reliable Magic Wand Rechargeable ($130, babeland.com) made its last buzz, constantly. He was discreetly devastated. As many Magic Wand enthusiasts can attest, this is literally the MVP of the sex toy drawer, and do without it for a long time was not an option I was looking to entertain. Even though I have a closet full of vibrators as a sex writer, most of them are pale compared to my magic wand, I need a reliable orgasm thanks to their strong vibrations. Then I knew I had to update it immediately.
Before I had to buy a new one (and I would have done so), my friends at Babeland heard my screams (and through that I saw my tweets) and put me in touch with a replacement. It has arrived, the order in my sex life has been restored and, unsurprisingly, my new magic wand remains the most sensitive list of curtain items that allow me access through the pandemic.
The plot twist? Turns out my old magic wand never died, just his charger. The environment itself was fully functional. So now I have two magic wands. And friends, he replaced life. Now, when you die in the middle of sex, I have someone else waiting patiently in my drawer like, “Put me in the coach!”
Since then, I’ve bought two of my other favorite vibrators that are used enough to justify having backups. First, the Doc Johnson iRipple ($90, babeland.com), who is a god who scolds dot g, and the We-Vibe Touch ($94, amazon.com), a delightfully undeniable clitoris vibe for when I want something less intense than my magic wand, especially for couples games. It was crazy, especially because I already had one of each, but as a user who uses many toys alone and as a couple, I prefer to invest in vibrators that I know I love than spending money on something intriguing and experimental. That said, an affordable hoax of your favorite toy can also be a fake backup.
Obviously, the vibrator you deserve to duplicate on depends a lot on your non-public non-public non-public tastes (although I propose the Magic Wand widely, it’s a harvest for a reason!). If you don’t already have an apparent favorite, well, maybe it’s time to stop shopping. Everyone deserves a vibrator they like so much that they can only use two. I suggest you start with this list of vibrators or this list of sex toys for couples, either complete or with recommendations from sex educators and experts.
Good vibe, folks.
Related: What you want to know before you buy your first vibrator
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