Getting Jolly With The Jolie Vibe

Earlier this year, JimmyJane announced a line of three "iconic" vibrators, remade in white and sold as "The Usual Suspects." What toys could have been noteworthy enough to receive this treatment? Pretty much what you'd expect. The line contained a rabbit vibe, a vibrating cock ring, and a pocket rocket: all standard, bedrock toys, well accepted in the sex toy community as fundamental must haves for any sex toy connoisseur.

Of course, I'm not just any sex toy connoisseur; I'm a very, very picky one. So I wasn't too thrilled by JimmyJane's selection: the Rabbit is, well, overrated and the Pocket Rocket--well, though it was one of the first vibes I ever owned, it wasn't the most thrilling. It was loud, and awkwardly shaped, and though it was rather cheap (it's main selling point) I always kinda felt that it could have been made better.

Enter the Jolie. A small, one speed vibe--just like the Pocket Rocket!--the Jolie comes armed with a few improvements. First, and best of all, it does away with the Pocket Rocket's straight up and down build, adding a small kink about halfway down the stem. It may seem like a small point, but remember that women tend to be rather curvy themselves, and that tiny little bend can do a lot to increase stimulation in the parts that count.

Beyond that little bend, how does it handle? Well, keeping in mind that this is a Pocket Rocket style vibe (read: small, cheap, and one speed), it does fairly well. The vibe is controlled by a small dial on the bottom, which has four settings: "open" (for when you want to change the battery), "close" (for when you want to, uh, close it), "off" (which is kinda the same thing as close), and "on" (this should need no explanation). The beat may be simple, but it's certainly steady--and if you're needs are simple, you should find it does the job just fine.

· Buy the Jolie (natural-contours.com)