Vibrators

What is a Vibrator?

A vibrator, also called a massager, is a sex toy that is used on the body to produce sexual stimulation. There are many different shapes and models of vibrators. 

Vibrators can be used for both solo play and partnered play by one or more people. Devices exist to be used by couples to stimulate the genitals of both partners. They can be applied to erogenous zones, such as the clitoris, the vulva or vagina, penis, scrotum or anus, for sexual stimulation, for the release of sexual frustration and to achieve orgasm. Vibrators may be recommended by sex therapists for women who have difficulty reaching orgasm through masturbation or intercourse.

 

Why do people buy vibrators?

Whether you’re looking to spice up your relationship or add another dimension to your menage-a-mois, a vibrator is the perfect bedroom accessory. No matter what gender, sexuality, or experience level you are, our wide range of pocket rockets are sure to give you lift-off.

Of all the sex toys on the market, vibrators are the most versatile (they’re like that one friend who’s good at everything). Use the rumbly pulses all over your or your partner’s body to stimulate erogenous zones. Hold them against your clitoris for intense orgasms. Or pop your vibe inside to stimulate those hard to reach G- and P-spots.

Whatever your style, this beloved sex toy has the power to take your play to new heights and push your pleasure over the edge.

 

Choosing the perfect vibrator for you

Vibes come in all shapes and sizes. We have a wide range to choose from, each with its special assets. While we stock a range of multi-functional, high-tech gizmos, some of our most popular massagers can be activated with a single push of a button. When choosing the perfect vibrator, there are a few things to consider: Will you be using your toy alone or with a partner? How powerful do you want it to be? Which area do you wish to tantalize? There are endless shapes, sizes and materials to go for, but there are a few basic categories that have specific qualities.

Bullet vibrators are small and discreet, so are perfect for beginners or those who like to take their private party on the road. You’ve probably heard of rabbit vibes – they’re iconic, and rightly so. They offer dual stimulation for your internal and external hotspots. Wands, on the other hand, are just for external pleasure, unless you add an attachment. They are ideal for clitoral and perineum massage and offer powerful vibrations.

G-spot vibes are specifically designed to reach those hard-to-reach pleasure zones. They are usually curved and flexible. Prostate massagers, on the other hand, are designed for anal play. They bring the buzz to your backdoor, stimulating internal nerve endings and the sensitive prostate gland. 

 

Buy a vibrator online

Buying vibrators online is easy-peasy-bottom-squeezy. Our deliveries are super discreet and shipped to you quickly, in plain packages. Thanks to our thousands of honest customer reviews, selecting your dream vibrator is even easier. You can peruse the comment section to see if a product lives up to its hype and get a better understanding of what your selected vibe is like in real life.

If you’ve been perusing the internet trying to find the best vibrators for beginners, you’ve come to the right place to stop and get some expert advice on how to buy your first vibrator. As you may have already discovered, vibrators come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, and materials, with many different functionalities, each designed to deliver intense sensations to your pleasure spot (s). But which vibrator is the one for you? Now, this is where we come in…

Here we'll tell you a little bit about the different types of vibrators and what they can do for you and all of those pleasure-hungry erogenous zones. Whether you are playing solo, inviting a partner along for some good vibrations, or simply looking to expand your vibe know-how, you’ve come to the right place – trust us, there is a vibrator out there with your name on it.

 

Why do people use vibrators?

Vibrators offer a huge wealth of benefits. They may help you to:

– achieve more powerful solo orgasms

– have better sex with a partner

– reach and stimulate all your hot spots

– enhance and optimise sexual happiness

– have fun!

 

1. Classic Vibrators

These vibrators have an insertable, non-phallic design. They can be used for direct clitoral stimulation, but are designed primarily for insertion.

 

Benefits for Classic Vibrators:

• Often multispeed with vibrations ranging from low to intense
• Range in price from budget to high-end
• Come in a variety of materials for varied sensations

 

2. Bullet Vibrators

The most popular choice for a first toy and ideal for couples due to their petite, non-intimidating proportions, these mini vibrators are built for precision.

 

Benefits of Bullet Vibrators:

– Small size and tapered tip offer direct and intense clitoral stimulation

– Ideal for use while having penetrative sex, without obstructing either partner

– At just 2-3 inches in length, they're perfect for popping in your bag for on-the-go pleasure

 

3. G-Spot Vibrators

These curvy vibes are designed to stimulate one of the most sensitive parts of the vagina – the G-spot – during penetration. G-spot vibrators usually feature an upward curve and a girthy head to ensure maximum stimulation for this sensitive spot.

 

Benefits of G-Spot Vibrators:

– G-spot stimulation is associated with female ejaculation or ‘squirting’

– Often have different speed settings and functions for intense internal thrills

– Some feature clitoral stimulators for an exquisitely blended orgasm

 

4. Magic Wand Vibrators

These vibrators were originally designed to relieve back and neck pain, but they make incredible clitoral stimulators – a discovery that boosted sales of Wand Vibrators the world over. Magic Wands boast some of the most powerful vibrations sex toys have to offer, with many being mains powered (although we stock portable models, too, in a range of sizes).

 

Benefits of Magic Wand Vibrators:

– They boast some of the most powerful motors you'll find in a vibrator for intense stimulation

– They make perfect couple’s toys as they’re non-anatomical and great for stimulating all of your erogenous zones (and they're fab for massages, too)

– Many are compatible with specially designed Magic Wand Attachments for added thrills

 

5. Anal Vibrators

The term ‘anal vibrator’ refers to any vibrator that is specifically designed to stimulate the anus (butt).

 

Benefits of butt vibrators:

– Although they’re all designed for anal stimulation, there are lots of different types, from toys with stimulating the anus.

– Often larger than bullet vibrators to accommodate bigger motors for more power

– Stimulate a larger area, making them great for grinding up against

 

6. Clitoral Vibrators

The term ‘clitoral vibrator’ refers to any vibrator that is specifically designed to stimulate the clitoris.

 

Benefits of clitoral vibrators:

– Although they’re all designed for clitoral stimulation, there are lots of different types, from toys with stimulating ‘nubs’ to vibrators with a ‘cup’ that surrounds the clitoris

– Often larger than bullet vibrators to accommodate bigger motors for more power

– Stimulate a larger area, making them great for grinding up against

 

7. Double Vibrators

If you want to treat yourself or your partner to the best in sex toy technology and the best vibrator materials, then opt for one of our luxury double vibrators. These sleek double head toys are designed to look and feel incredible and are often bought to replace a cheaper vibrator as an upgrade.

 

Benefits of the Double Vibrator:

– Made from more expensive materials which are more luxurious and longer-lasting

– Are usually rechargeable, so you don't have to worry about expensive batteries

– Additional features and functionality allow you to tailor your pleasure and experiment with a wide range of sensations

 

The History of the Vibrators

In 19th-century Britain, women suffering from chronic anxiety prescribed pelvic finger massage. Doctors found this tedious and time-consuming, so they invented something to do the job for them. Such was the media excitement inspired by the appearance of a vibrator in a late 1990s episode of Sex And The City, one might have thought the device had only just been invented. Any misapprehension is about to be corrected by a new film, Hysteria, which tells the true story of the vibrator's inception. Described by its producers as a Merchant Ivory film with comedy, Hysteria's humour derives chiefly from the surprise of its subject's origins, which are as little known as they are improbable.

The vibrator was, in fact, invented by respectable Victorian doctors, who grew tired of bringing female patients to orgasm using their fingers alone, and so dreamt up a device to do the job for them. Their invention was regarded as a reputable medical instrument – no more improper than a stethoscope – but became wildly popular among Victorian and Edwardian gentlewomen, who soon began buying vibrators for themselves. For its early customers, a vibrator was nothing to be embarrassed about – unlike, it's probably safe to assume, many members of the film's contemporary audience, not to mention some of its stars.

 

The Vibrator is in fact a medical treatment

In 19th-century Britain, the condition known as hysteria – which the vibrator was invented to treat – was not a source of embarrassment at all. Hysteria's symptoms included chronic anxiety, irritability and abdominal heaviness, and early medical explanations were inclined to blame some or other fault in the uterus. But in fact, these women were suffering from straightforward sexual frustration – and by the mid-19th century, the problem had reached epidemic proportions, said to afflict up to 75% of the female population. Yet because the very idea of female sexual arousal was proscribed in Victorian times, the condition was classed as non-sexual. It followed, therefore, that its cure would likewise be regarded as medical rather than sexual.

The only consistently effective remedy was a treatment that had been practised by physicians for centuries, consisting of a “pelvic massage” – performed manually until the patient reached a “hysterical paroxysm”, after which she appeared miraculously restored. The pelvic massage was a highly lucrative staple of many medical practices in 19th-century London, with repeat business all but guaranteed. There is no evidence of any doctor taking pleasure from its provision; on the contrary, according to medical journals, most complained that it was tedious, time-consuming and physically tiring. This being the Victorian age of invention, the solution was obvious: devise a labour-saving device that would get the job done quicker. 

There were experiments in the mid-19th century with a wind-up vibrator, but it proved to be underpowered, with an unfortunate tendency to run down before finishing the job. A French pelvic douche appeared in the 1860s, which fired the jet of water at the clitoris and was claimed to induce paroxysm within four minutes; and by the mid-1870s, a steam-powered “Manipulator” had been invented, consisting of a table with a cut-out area for the patient's pelvis, to which a vibrating sphere was then applied. But both machines were complicated and cumbersome, and they were soon supplanted by the world's first-ever electromechanical vibrator, complete with detachable vibrato does. Patented in the early 1880s by a London physician, Dr J Mortimer Granville, it predated the invention of the electric iron and the vacuum cleaner by a good decade.

 

The Massager became the actual Vibrator

For the next 20 or so years, the vibrator – or “massager”, as it was known – enjoyed highly respectable popularity, advertised alongside other innocuous domestic appliances in the genteel pages of magazines such as Woman's Home Companion, beneath slogans describing them as “Such delightful companions”, and promising, “All the pleasure of youth… will throb within you”. In 1909, Good Housekeeping published a “tried and tested” review of different models, while an advert in a 1906 issue of Woman's Own assured readers, “It can be applied more rapidly, uniformly and deeply than by hand and for as long a period as may be desired.”

Did women really not know what they were buying? Despite the lack of evidence to suggest otherwise, it seems unlikely – and the manufacturers surely knew what they were selling. Some of the languages of early 20th-century ads are heavy with unmistakable innuendo, one boasting of its wares' “thrilling, invigorating, penetrating, revitalising vibrations”, guaranteed to create an “irresistible desire” in a woman to own one.

Yet almost no one ever referred to the “hysterical paroxysm” as an orgasm – for how could it be? It was taken for granted in Victorian England that, in the absence of penetration, nothing sexual could be taking place. A discreet veil of medical decorum survived until the late 1920s when the appearance of vibrators in early porn films rendered the pretence untenable, and the vibrator promptly disappeared from polite public view.

 

The Vibrators are the most popular Sex Toys

The Vibrator re-emerged in the 1960s as a rather daring sex toy, but according to Shere Hite's famous survey of sexual behaviour in the 1970s, only 1% of women had ever used one. This was perhaps unsurprising, given that most vibrators by then were modelled on a very male notion of what a woman would want – a supersized phallus – replicating, in other words, the very anatomy whose shortcomings had precipitated the invention in the first place.

But in the past 15 years, the vibrator has undergone something of a renaissance. It began with the invention of the Rampant Rabbit in the mid-1990s – a model that features a clitoral stimulator and was popularised by its appearance in a Sex And The City storyline in 1998. The advent of internet shopping also helped; when Ann Summers went online in 1999, the store sold one million Rabbits in 12 months, and annual sales in the UK continue to outstrip those of washing machines and tumble driers combined. Inspired by its success, other manufacturers have designed models that pay closer attention to the female anatomy than the male. Not so surprisingly, a 2009 US academic survey found that just over 50% of women had used a vibrator.

Much of what we now know about the history of the vibrator comes from a small academic book by an American historian, wonderfully entitled The Technology Of Orgasm. Published in 1999, it is striking, and rather telling, that despite being such an interesting tale, no account of the vibrator's history had existed until then, either in academia or popular culture. Historian Rachel P Maines' book helped to inspire both a Broadway drama, The Vibrator Play, which won three Tony nominations, and a film, Hysteria. But the obstacles encountered by both Maines and the makers of Hysteria would appear to suggest that enthusiasm for the story is far from universal.