The Zalo Lolita Baby Heart heart vibrator is particularly cute.
It is a heart-shaped clitoral vibrator, fitted with a small medallion, attached by a gold-plated chain. The whole thing, in a pretty box, is very unusual for a sex toy.
Despite its mostly pastel tones, the brand Zalo, which recently appeared on the sex toy market, stands out from the pack. The shades are soft, the patterns delicate, the presentation extremely luxurious and refined, in a half-fairy-tale, half-kawaii register.
“A pink sex toy, how original!”, you might perhaps tell me in an ironic tone. But Zalo’s visual style is really quite specific – and very well executed. And to top it all off, the Lolita Baby Heart is a connected vibrator!
Right, okay, it’s pretty, it’s modern, but in the end, is it any good? To find out, I needed to test it, and I was more than intrigued by the gadget. So I contacted the boutique Espace Libido to suggest they review this sex toy, with its very timely look. Valentine’s Day is coming soon, after all.
Here is my review of the Zalo Lolita Baby Heart heart vibrator.
Packaging: a pretty box
The Baby Heart doesn’t even wait to be unboxed to stand out. The look of its box is unusual. At first glance, one might imagine it contains biscuits or baby accessories, rather than a sex toy.
Oval, in very thick and sturdy cardboard, its lid is decorated with a drawing depicting heart-shaped cushions, an armchair, and a dress in ‘lolita’ style.
Inside, there are two levels: first, the accessories (manual, charger and warranty card), placed on a first platform, which is lifted by pulling a ribbon, then the vibrator, nestled in a foam base. The base in question is admittedly not biodegradable, but in practice, I’d be surprised if you wanted to throw away such a cute box.
A grey fabric storage case, bearing the brand’s logo, is included.
Let’s note in passing the warranty terms: if the sex toy breaks down within a year, the brand replaces it with an identical product; otherwise, if it dies within 10 years of its purchase date, you are entitled to a 50% discount on the Zalo sex toy of your choice. This is reminiscent of the warranty on Lelo’s erotic accessories, which I had already mentioned in my review of the Smart Wand Medium. Lelo, Zalo, the name does sound a bit similar after all, coincidence? Probably, in fact: the similarities end there.
Look of the sex toy: a heart vibrator
The Zalo Lolita Baby Heart is a little heart, which fits in the palm of the hand. We received the pale pink version, but it is also available in green and lilac.
The heart’s base, golden, has a chain, at the end of which is the brand’s logo, as well as a small medallion, also heart-shaped. The gadget evokes a kind of magic talisman that would belong to a fairy-pony-kawaii. It is pretty, cute, and has a “jewel” aspect.
Texture and material
The Zalo Baby Heart heart vibrator is made of medical-grade silicone (no risk to the body, therefore), while its base and chain are made of 18-carat gold-plated metal. It’s classy, but one might wonder about the wear of the superficial gold layer over the long term.
Charging the heart vibrator
The Lolita Baby Heart is rechargeable, via a proprietary-format cable, which is plugged into a USB port. On the sex toy side, the charging port is cleverly concealed. Indeed, the chain unscrews, and the socket is hidden underneath. During charging, the vibrator’s controls flash, with a heart-shaped light on the central button: no visual detail has been neglected.
The stated charging time is 90 minutes. I didn’t time it, but by eye, this estimate seems realistic to me.
The sex toy is entirely waterproof. Thankfully, in 2018, for a sex toy in a “luxury” price range.
Controls and modes
The Zalo Lolita Baby Heart heart vibrator has three buttons, located on one of its two faces:
- The central button, decorated with a symbol that resembles a lowercase “m”, allows you to turn on the sex toy, to turn it off (by long presses) and to navigate between the eight vibration modes predefined (by short presses). When the vibrator is turned on, this button becomes a flashing heart-shaped light.
- The two side buttons allow you to adjust the intensity of the vibrations.
That’s for the “simple” controls. Now, for more playful control of the sex toy, there is the app.
The app
The Baby Heart is a connected sex toy, like several other vibrators in the same range. The app that allows you to control Zalo sex toys is free, and is available on Google Play and on the App Store. It is named “Zalo Remote”.
First use: it’s in Chinese
It is easy to find and install. However, a bit of a hassle on first use: by default, it is in Chinese, and you need to wander around for 2 minutes in the Chinese menus to switch it to English. There is no French translation, but there is very little text. So once it is in English, you will have no trouble using it even if you don’t master the language of Shakespeare.
However, to find yourself faced with a Mandarin interface when you don’t understand a single word of what is written leaves a bad first impression. And it can put off the less adventurous.
Connection to the sex toy
The Baby Heart connects via bluetooth. You must have enabled bluetooth on the smartphone beforehand.
But apart from this obvious detail, no complex manipulation is to be expected on that side. The sex toy is automatically detected as soon as you turn it on, and the app’s interface then changes to the toy’s colours.
The remote control modes for the sex toy
The heart vibrator’s app has four modes: “Classic“, “Music“, “Scene“, “Tease“.
- The “Classic” mode is a sort of remote control that allows you to choose between a few very simple predefined vibration patterns (wave-like or sawtooth) and to adjust their intensity level.
- In the “Music” mode, the heart vibrates to the rhythm of the mp3s on your smartphone.
- “Scene” allows you to record and then replay more complex vibration sequences. It’s far from the length of the vibration sequences that can be recorded with the Lovense Lush, there are only ten successive “notes” that are replayed in a loop, but that’s already not bad.
- “Tease” allows you to vary the intensity of the vibrations by caressing the screen.
Screenshots of the Classic, Scene and Tease modes
The sex toy has no internet-based control functionality. It only involves controlling the vibrator with your own smartphone, or giving the controls to a person present nearby (a few metres), and not taking or giving control of the sex toy with a long-distance partner.
Use of the heart vibrator
Because of its chain and remote control, one might assume that the Baby Heart heart vibrator can serve as a vibrating egg. However, that is absolutely not the case: its use is exclusively external.
Its manual does not specify this, but the boutique Espace Libido is careful to specify it. It is too big to be inserted, and the chain would probably also pose a problem.
Not being overpowered, the Baby Heart has an intensity of vibrations quite correct for a rechargeable clitoral vibrator. If you are a die-hard fan of brawny gadgets of the Magic Wand type, it won’t cut it. However, it is more than enough to lead to an orgasm if you have a clitoris with average sensitivity.
Conclusion on the Zalo Baby Heart heart vibrator
The good points:
- It’s a super pretty, original and cute heart vibrator.
- I am significantly less sensitive to pretty packaging than when I first started testing sex toys, but there, we must admit that the box is bloody cool.
- It’s a connected sex toy, and overall, the app works quite well.
The bad points:
- The first launch of the app is a bit discouraging when you find yourself face to face with an interface in Chinese.
- A tiny bit more power and it would have been even better.
Note finale du test
Les plus
- Pretty and original look
- Really lovely box
- Connected sex toy
Les moins
- In Chinese on first use
