Community Reviews

Our Cara Sutra community reviews are adult product reviews which have been written by the Cara Sutra sex blog community as well as other guests. These reviews were previously part of the Pleasure Panel project; this was an outsourced sex toy reviews feature which ran between 2015 and 2019 and was an incredibly popular monthly activity.

Thanks to the Cara Sutra community, the number of adult toy reviews and reviews for other bedroom gear grew enormously during the time the project was active. Sex toy shops and adult product retailers would send me a box of their products they’d like honest reviews for. Then, I would then distribute them to members of the team after monthly 'rounds' where the Panel would volunteer for the item of their choice. Obviously the prospect of 'free sex toys' is always incredibly appealing to people, and in time I was forced to limit the number of new members to those who were Cara Sutra Patrons only, who had pledged more than $5 a month at Patreon towards my expenses and the general running of my blog and the reviews project.

Mid-2019 it was decided that it was time for the Pleasure Panel to close, sadly, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it was taking far too much of my time each month to arrange sourcing new review items, creating the draft community reviews and list of linked items for the team to volunteer for, then chasing up people’s reviews when they were late. Secondly, the amount of reviews which remained late or indeed never arrived at all meant that less adult products were being sent by adult business brands for the team to review, as well as discouraging me from continuing the project in general.

A number of Pleasure Panel members remain as loyal and trustworthy reviewers who submit their reviews of products they’ve bought or been sent from time to time. I hope you enjoy reading all of our community reviews below – there are reviews for pretty much everything! All reviews not written by myself will appear under this category.

HiSmith Servok Fucking Machine Review (aka Servok Premium)

9 out of 10
Hismith already leads the midrange and budget market, but now they've stormed straight into the high-end too, with the Hismith Servok, featuring a completely new mechanical design and motor that allows the holy grail of fucking machine features: dynamically adjustable stroke length and depth. The unique design also allows it to handle much bigger toys with ease.

John Thomas Horny Platinum Silicone Stretcher Review

8 out of 10
Price:
£239.00
Horny is decidedly more abstract of a design than most of the John Thomas Toys range, though the official backstory is that it's the horn of the devil himself. But regardless of the backstory, each ring is a sinful challenge of its own to anyone brave enough to tackle it.

John Thomas Pod Platinum Silicone Stretcher Review

10 out of 10
Price:
£239.00
Officially, John Thomas Toys say that “Pod is an alien life form planted on Earth 88 million years ago by an alien race from Zeroth”. In my unofficial and unsanctioned by Games Workshop capacity, I'm calling it a replica of a pure-strain Genestealer’s tongue. And anyone who’s played Warhammer 40k has probably dreamt about being pleasured by a Genestealer at some point in their life. Well, now’s your chance.

Bondara Joy Extanda 10 Function Remote Thrusting Dildo Review (with comparison to HiSmith Traveller...

5 out of 10
Price:
£99.99
Brand:
Bondara
Shop:
Bondara
Materials:
Plastic, Silicone
The Bondara Joy Extanda 10 Function Remote Thrusting Dildo is a thrusting vibrator—a hybrid toy that's somewhere in between a full-on fucking machine and a basic vibrating dildo. Available now for £100 from Bondara, will this slick 6” solid silicone extendable cock sow the seeds of delight for you? And how does it compare to its closest competitor: the HiSmith Traveller Pro?

John Thomas Arnie’s Extremity Fisting Dildo Review

9 out of 10
You get some respite at the wrist, but the feeling of fullness is akin to an inflatable plug. When you’re ready to continue, you'll find the overall girth grows again quickly, offering an even greater challenge; but at this point, it’s a slow, restrained stretch with no unexpected surprises and a more uniform expansion.

KIIROO Onyx Plus Automated Interactive Penis Stroker Review

6 out of 10
Price:
£185.00
Brand:
KIIROO
Shop:
KIIROO
Materials:
Plastic, TPE
The KIIROO Onyx Plus is an automated masturbator that offers a stroking experience unlike anything else on the market—but does that alone make it a worthwhile purchase?

The Handy Dream Sleeve Collection Review: Lotus, Lips & Touch

9 out of 10
Price:
£35.00
Brand:
The Handy
Materials:
TPE
Not content with making the best interactive male masturbator ever—and hot on the heels of their Open-Ended Sleeve Collection—the Handy team has been beavering away at a whole new set of premium sleeve designs: The Handy Dream Sleeve Collection. Join us as we take a closer look at the three new sleeves and whether they're worth the premium asking price.

Ăśberlube Luxury Silicone Lubricant Reviews

9 out of 10
Price:
£14.50
Shop:
SheVibe
Materials:
Silicone
Ăśberlube Luxury Silicone Lubricant is a famous sex lube and for very good reason. With sleek promotional images and a classy feel, this lube has a lifestyle feel as well as promising great benefits during use in sex and masturbation. I was intrigued as to whether the lube actually lived up to the hype, so I approached the team with regards a full review here on the blog.

Skins Black Chocolate Latex Condoms Review

5 out of 10
Price:
£9.99
Materials:
Latex
I’m going to be frank from the get-go with this review and say that I love performing fellatio on my partner. So, when Cara Sutra offered some Skins condoms up for review, I jumped at the idea of trying the Skins Black Chocolate Latex Condoms.
PalmPower Vibez Rechargeable Wand Vibrator With Rabbit Ears Review

PalmPower Vibez Rechargeable Wand Vibrator With Rabbit Ears Review

10 out of 10
Price:
£48.95
Brand:
PalmPower
Shop:
SheVibe
Materials:
Silicone
So, when is a wand a wand vibe and when is a rabbit a rabbit vibe? I was really intrigued by this review product, the PalmPower Vibez Rechargeable Wand Vibrator With Rabbit Ears. It's quite different to any sex toy I'd seen before. A hybrid, if you will, of a conventional magic wand vibrator, featuring the ears from a rabbit vibrator. I was really excited when I was selected to review this adult product for the Cara Sutra sex blog.

Swan Vibes Kissing Swan Rabbit Vibrator Review

9 out of 10
Price:
£119.00
Shop:
SheVibe
Materials:
Silicone
The Swan Vibes Kissing Swan Rabbit Vibrator is a relatively new arrival that promises to blow the traditional rabbit vibrator out of the water... literally! Although it is marketed as a 'rabbit vibrator' with the innovative 'kissing technology' the Swan smothers the clitoris in powerful fluttery kisses and produces strong powerful orgasms. But will it live up to the hype?

Swan Vibes Trumpeter G-Spot Vibrator Review

10 out of 10
Price:
£99.99
Shop:
SheVibe
Materials:
Silicone
The Swan Vibes Trumpeter G-Spot Vibrator was sent to me free of charge in return for an honest and unbiased review. The Swan Vibes Trumpeter usually retails at £99.99 -which may seem like a hefty price tag for a vibrator, but let me tell you why I feel it's worth every penny.

The Handy Open-Ended Sleeve Collection Review

9 out of 10
Price:
£15.00
Brand:
The Handy
Materials:
TPE
If you've seen my original Handy review, you'll know that I named the Handy the "best automated male masturbator around"—the ultimate toy for the lazy wanker. Unfortunately, at the time, it only had a single stroker sleeve available, and the mechanism didn't play well with strokers from the likes of Fleshlight.

ONE Vanish Hyper-Thin Condoms Review

9 out of 10
Price:
£9.99
Materials:
Latex
Firstly, thanks to Cara Sutra for sending us this pack of ONE Vanish Hyper-Thin Condoms to review on the blog. We’ve recently started to use condoms again and after not using them for so long we weren’t used to the loss of sensation condoms can cause. We hoped this 12-pack of thin condoms would shift the balance.

ONE Mixed Pleasures Condoms Review

9 out of 10
Price:
£12.99
Materials:
Latex
We’re becoming big fans of ONE condoms right now based on this and our last Vanish hyper-thin review, so play safe folks and experience intimacy as close as it gets with the ONE Mixed Pleasures Condoms Pack.
ONE Oasis Water-Based Lube Review

ONE Oasis Water-Based Lube Review

5 out of 10
Price:
£7.99
Materials:
Water
I didn't actually know prior to this review that ONE made anything other than condoms, so I was curious to see if the ONE lubricants were worth raving about or not. I haven't been impressed with other condom brands that have branched out into lube in the past, but I hoped this would be a different story.

Liquid Silk Opaque Water Based Lube Review

9 out of 10
Price:
£2.40
Materials:
Water
It stands to reason that a lubricant that takes it’s name from one of the finest materials on Earth should attempt to live up to that reputation of luxury and care. And it does. The Liquid Silk lubricant is, simply, one of the finest personal lubricants you’ll ever have the pleasure of using.
Earthly Body Strawberry Edible Massage Oil Review

Earthly Body Strawberry Edible Massage Oil Review

9 out of 10
Price:
£16.99
Materials:
Oil
This oil is strawberry flavoured and is designed as an edible massage to ensure an erotic and romantic massage. Although I have a smaller size bottle, the full size bottle of Earthly Body Strawberry Edible Massage Oil you can buy through the links contains 236ml - so it's a decent size for if your planning a night away with some goodies and has an easy unscrew lid to allow access to tip easily onto your partners back or where else you might fancy…

New York Toy Collective Love Bump Vibrating Ball Sack Review

7 out of 10
You can really enjoy the feel of a heavy set of balls slapping against you when you are having a vigorous play session. When I fitted them to a dildo on one of my Fucking Machines it really did hit the spot – there is something so feral about receiving a good pounding and having a heavy set of balls bouncing off your clitoris.
Swan Vibes Princess Rabbit Vibrator Review

Swan Vibes Princess Rabbit Vibrator Review

5 out of 10
Price:
£89.99
Shop:
SheVibe
Materials:
Silicone
The Swan Vibes Princess Rabbit Vibrator has two buttons, one for controlling the internal arm and one for controlling the clitoral arm. I love that the two motors are controlled individually. My body really likes strong internal vibration paired with weaker clitoral vibration, which is the opposite of how most rabbit vibes tend to work.