I would say that I am a pretty sexually adventurous person. I like to try new things. Even if I’m not sure what the outcome will be, I’m usually pretty game to at least give it one wholehearted go. So when I was asked to pick out a sex toy to review from an entire website of products, I jumped at the chance to try something totally different than anything I already had. And seeing as I am a sex toy reviewer, I have a ton of toys – from a 24 ounce steel barbell to a trio of finger vibes plugged into a battery operated power pack strapped to your wrist. Let’s just say my cup runneth over. But one thing I was really lacking was butt specific toys. Deciding that’s where I wanted to fill my gap, so to speak, I flipped to the anal toy page and picked the first interesting thing I found – 100% silicone anal beads. Two weeks later Flexi Felix landed on my desk.
To be perfectly honest, even though I had previously seen pictures of Flexi Felix before considering it for my own personal ass, I was surprised how much it looked like a kid’s teething toy. And yes, I know how gross that association is when, in fact, you shove this toy up your ass. Shaped like a hot pink Caterpillar with big eyes that double as finger handles and a long, snake-like body, Felix is perfectly nubbed with size increasing bumps. And a big smile – can’t forget that. I’m not usually one to go for a toy with an animal face, mostly because they freak me out a little bit, but I gave in for this one because it’s made of Fun Factory’s amazingly velvetly 100% silicone and the continuous chain of “beads” appealed to me more than beads on a string. I would have gone with Fun Factory’s Bendybeads, but another reviewer beat me to the punch.
Personification (or animalification) aside, Flexi Felix ended up being a good set of anal beads – used by someone that, as it turns out, doesn’t really enjoy anal beads. You learn new things about yourself all the time.
While I realized early on in my anal bead adventure that they weren’t really for me, I will say that Felix is super smooth and silky and easy to insert. The chain starts with smaller beads which get bigger as you get closer to the Caterpillar face handle. And speaking of the handle, it turned out to fit my fingers perfectly and was great to have for pushing and pulling the beads in and out. The silicone parts between the beads are fairly thin and keep the whole toy a little on the floppy side for me. At times it was difficult to maneuver the beads because the whole chain would squirm around as I moved it, but I mostly countered that by abandoning the handle and just pushing and pulling directly on the bead needing to move. Though, paired with lots of lube on both the toy and my hands, this proved to be a slippery situation.
All in all, great phthalate-free material, super easy clean up and sterilization, and Fun Factory’s signature quality all make this toy a great choice if you’re in the market for anal beads. And though I now know I may not belong to that group of consumers, I’m glad I picked up something different and expanded my sex toy horizons. Plus, just because I don’t like anal beads doesn’t mean my partner won’t. Maybe Felix will make it to the top of my toy chest after all… and maybe you’ll get an update… if you’re up for an adventure.
Flex your pleasure muscles with Flexi Felix
