Review: Lovemoiselle Cecile for Tabutoys.com
30 Nov
When I opened up Cecile’s package (sent to me by Tabutoys.com), put the batteries in, twisted the battery cap closed, and pushed the ‘on’ button, I was, quite frankly, a little underwhelmed. The vibrations just didn’t seem strong enough to do anything for me. The first thing I did was cycle through the settings with Cecile vibrating away happily (and quietly) in my hand. I was very happy with the volume level: one imagines that vibrating hard materials will invariably be noisy, but not so with Cecile. You can’t hear it through a closed door or under covers.
There are 5 settings: the first is a low constant buzz (zzzzz); the second is a slightly stronger constant buzz (ZZZZZ); the third is a constant pulse (zz…zz…zz…zz…zz); the fourth is an escalating variable pulse (zzZzZZ…zz…zz…zz); the fifth is an alternating variable pulse (zzz…z…z…z…zzzzzz). Holding down the on/off button for two seconds at any point during the cycle turns the vibrator off (a plus in my book; it really annoys me when I have to cycle through all the settings before I get to “off”. It can be especially terrible if you, like me, live with roommates). When you turn Cecile back on, the vibrations start back on the first setting.
Ceramic is a truly wonderful material, so allow me to extoll its virtues–it’s hard, completely non-porous, and sterilizable (although I wouldn’t recommend the boiling or dishwasher sterilization methods since Cecile has mechanical parts. It would definitely end badly, and the demise of such a pretty toy would be a shame). And while I was initially concerned about vibration strength, that didn’t stop me from admiring other aspects of Cecile. The ceramic body is smooth and glossy with gentle curves and some pretty purple detailing. Ceramic is really hard and unyielding, and one of the advantages is that it is very slick and requires very little lube for insertion.
So imagine my surprise when I tried the Cecile and the vibrations carried through the ceramic deliciously. Especially the pulsation patterns. This was, needless to say, an extremely pleasant surprise. I could take or leave the first two settings (the constant vibration levels), but that last pulsation pattern was heavenly. If used vaginally, it vaguely mimics thrusting and just generally feels really good. The vibrations are somewhat diffuse, so Cecile is not the first toy I go to for direct clit stimulation, but that’s OK, since it’s designed as an internal vibrator. So despite my initial reservations, I really love this toy.
