I’ve already told you about Womanizers and the unusual sensations they provide… But also about their high prices and more or less kitsch looks. With the arrival of more affordable competitors such as the Satisfyer, the brand seems to be trying to make up for it with the launch of the Womanizer Pro 40.
It’s a more understated-looking model, and easier on the wallet. This new suction vibrator, finally waterproof unlike its predecessors, costs less than 100 euros.
We put it to the test: here’s our review of the Womanizer Pro 40.
Packaging
The Womanizer Pro 40 comes in a sturdy cardboard box. Inside are the sex toy, its charger, a spare attachment and the instructions.
No storage pouch is included: that’s a bit disappointing for a toy that costs around 100 euros, but it’s not the end of the world either. After all, the Womanizer isn’t particularly fragile, and you don’t choose a vibrator for its pouch.
What the Womanizer Pro 40 looks like
With the Pro 40, Womanizer has finally left kitsch behind… Not even a tiny crystal in the corner to make it pretty, no red roses, not a single stripe or leopard spot.
The sex toy is ultra-understated, with no frills. At first glance, you could easily think it was a razor or some sort of medical instrument (an ear thermometer, again?).
The Womanizer Pro 40 is smaller than its predecessors, with a particularly slimmer handle, which makes it much more comfortable to hold.
The basic design is the same. The handle has the controls on the front, while a head fitted with a removable attachment is placed over the clit.
The Pro 40 with a banana for scale, then the Goodfella and the Fleshjack Jason Visconti
Texture and materials
As you’d expect, the body of the vibrator is made of rigid plastic, while its attachment is made of silicone. Soft and body-safe, then.
Powering the Womanizer Pro 40
A small step backwards compared with the previous models: the Womanizer Pro 40’s charging cable isn’t micro-USB, but a proprietary cable.
The cable plugs into a computer’s USB port or a smartphone charger at one end, and into a socket beneath a cover at the base of the sex toy’s handle at the other.
But there’s been a huge, huge improvement: as I mentioned in the introduction, this new Womanizer is finally waterproof.
Orgasms in the shower or bath, or simply giving it a thorough rinse, it’s all allowed. That said, for the latter, you can also just remove the attachment and wash it with soapy water, as with the previous models.
How the Womanizer works
I’ll briefly go back over the way this sex toy works, for anyone who’s never heard of the Womanizer (in which case, go and read my review of the first model) or its equivalents.
You place the hollow attachment over your clitoris. The walls of the attachment don’t touch your clit directly, leaving it “under a bell”.
Once the sex toy is switched on, it sucks and vibrates beneath the attachment, creating… unusual sensations. But I’ll go into more detail a little later.
Controls and modes
The Womanizer Pro 40’s controls are simple, intuitive and practical… And even if that doesn’t sound like much to ask, it’s the first “clit-sucking vibrator” where I can’t find a single fault with the controls:
- With the W100, you can only increase the power, never decrease it.
- With the W500, the power button may have a cute Swarovski crystal on it, but holding it down to switch the crystal on isn’t exactly intuitive, and when you forget and press hard on it, that bloody crystal hurts your finger.
- With the Fontaine de Jouvence, it’s a complete mess, to the point where you can switch the whole thing off in the heat of the moment if you lose track of how many times you’ve pressed the “+” button.
- With the Satisfyer Pro 2, if you keep pressing the same button after reaching maximum power, the intensity drops by one level with each press, and you have to reach the lowest setting before you can turn it up again.
With the Womanizer Pro 40, there’s nothing to complain about: my thumb instinctively finds its way around while I hold the sex toy’s handle in the palm of my hand.
So, you get:
- A power button: a short press to switch the vibrator on, and another short press to switch it off. The toy starts at its lowest intensity setting.
- Two “+” and “−” buttons to adjust the power across eight levels. No dodgy business here. At maximum intensity, if you keep pressing the “+” button, nothing happens.
How effective is the sex toy?
In terms of power, the Womanizer Pro 40 covers a wider range than the W500. It starts at a gentler level than the W500’s first setting, and reaches an even more intense maximum power.
Personally, I’m not too bothered about the ultra-low first intensity setting… But if your clit is ultra-sensitive and you found the first Womanizer started too powerfully, this might be a detail you’ll appreciate (and I’d be curious to hear what you think of the Womanizer, whether it’s this one or its predecessor, so feel free to leave a comment).
Whereas the first W100 model sometimes left me wanting more, depending on my position, the Womanizer Pro 40 lives up to my expectations and gives me an orgasm every time, in under 30 seconds, please.
I’m probably going to repeat myself a little when describing the sensations, as I’ve already reviewed other suction vibrators on this blog.
The excitement is subtle for the first few seconds, then builds, creating sensations close to what you feel when someone’s eating you out and you’re close to orgasm… and then the orgasm hits, long and intense, and you can start again almost straight away because there’s hardly any friction.
Comparing it with other suction vibrators
In the interests of objectivity, I tried a pseudo-scientific comparison of the Womanizer Pro 40 with the W500 and the Satisfyer Pro 2, using each of the three vibrators several times in succession, and not always in the same order. I came to a few conclusions:
- At maximum intensity, the Womanizer Pro 40 does indeed seem a little more powerful than the W100.
- Also at maximum power, the Satisfyer Pro 2 seems a tiny bit more powerful than the Womanizer Pro 40.
- As for differences in intensity, they’re not striking; they’re in the same ballpark.
- I slightly prefer the Satisfyer’s attachment, which is even softer than the Womanizer’s (but that’s a matter of taste).
- The Satisfyer is a little noisier.
- When it comes to ease of use, the controls make a real difference. It’s really nice not to have to worry about the power unexpectedly dropping: no “oh shit, the intensity’s gone down, now I’ll have to wait another 10 seconds to come”.
- In my previous reviews of suction vibrators, I told you that you could start again almost as many times as you liked without irritating your clitoris. Well, there does come a point when, yes, your clit can end up sore after using Womanizer-like toys several times in a row.
Conclusion on the Womanizer Pro 40
The good points:
- The sensations the Womanizer Pro 40 provides are different and intense… and it feels like being eaten out.
- It looks more understated than its predecessors.
- It’s cheaper than its predecessors: 100 euros still isn’t cheap, but it’s a step in the right direction.
- It’s waterproof.
- The controls are simple and well designed.
The bad points:
- There’s no storage pouch. That’s a bit disappointing for a sex toy that’s meant to be “luxury”, after all.
Note finale du test
Les plus
- Different and intense sensations
- Waterproof
- Intuitive and practical controls
- Understated look
- Body-safe material (silicone)
Les moins
- No storage case included
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