Welcome to the Sex Toy Review Podcast today is June 5, 2008, my name is Jamie and I will be hosting todays show. Today we will be reviewing the Lelo Gigi.

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I also had this comment sent to me about the CyberSkin Renew. The person mentioned that it has talc in it and talc and baby power can have side effects such as lung, ovarian problems and maybe even cancers. Again this is something I have not heard about but wanted to throw it out there and see if anyone knows if there has been any research on this? I would assume by the amount used on the products and how they are used that it would be unlikely that there would be any effects but let us know what you think. He suggested using cornstarch as a sub. I will have to do research on this as I do not know if it is safe to use this with CyberSkin toys and would also wonder if that could cause bacteria problems as its a food product? Anyone know please feel free to call in. 1-800-409-9739 option 5.

Before we get to a review I would like to talk about a comment that was left on our review site. It was left under Aneros review podcast post. The comment is from PJ and he said:

“The “orgasm without ejaculation” is a marketing hoax. the aneros is just to “milk” the prostate. that is, to aliviate some of the semen build up. this will take the form of pre-cum, not an orgasm.”

Ok so as far as I know the Aneros products were made to milk the prostate. That is what the Aneros products where made for and I believe do very well. Orgasm without ejaculation I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it is a marketing hoax. There are many tantric books that state that males can orgasm without ejaculating. Of course they don’t mention using an Aneros product. Saying this thought I personally do not know of anyone who has done this. If you have please call. I have read posts that people have but again do not have any personal experience or customers saying they have done this.

Thanks for your comments and I hope to get many more so please keep them coming.

Ok so lets get started on the Lelo Gigi review. Please remember you can see a picture of this product on our sex toy review podcast site. The Lelo Gigi is a higher end vibrator that is on the more expensive side of the market. The this product is one of more popular Lelo products and comes in Purple and Pink. The Gigi comes in a nice black cardboard box for storage. The product is Phthalate free and the shaft is made of medical grade silicone. This make for easy cleaning and bacteria safe. This product is rechargeable and includes the power cord.

As always when you first get your toy please make sure to wash it with a toy cleaner such as Climax Bursts Anti-Bacterial Cleaner or with warm soapy water. This goes for when your finished to! When washing do not fully submerge the item and avoid getting water into the DC-socket and around the dial. When drying, pat dry and try to use a lint free cloth as you can get some lint on the silicone. We just let the product drip dry but thats up to you.

When using lubricants with this product do not use Silicone based lubricant as this could make the silicone permanently tacky. The maker of the Lelo suggests you use a water-based lubricant.

When charging the product do not leave charging for more then 24hrs. I assume this could burn out the battery. It takes about 2 hours to charge the Lelo Gigi and once fully charged it will last about 2 hours of play time. When the item is fully charge the dial will show a flashing white glow around the control dial. When the battery is low or needs recharging you will see a red glow around the dial.

After you use the Gigi please make sure that there is no water, lube are anything else in the DC slot. Try blowing with puckered lips into the whole to blow out any fluids. I think they should have made these toys so that they have a charging station instead of a plug in method. Some of the Fun Factory rechargeable toys have metal contacts at the bottom sort of like a rechargeable tooth brush. This eliminates any problems with water. So that is one small drawback. Its not much of a risk of shock but is a little bit of a pain to check the the DC slot all the time.

The dial itself has four buttons, up, down, a plus sign and a minus sign. As you would expect the plus and minis signs increase the strength and decrease the strength of the vibration when pressed. The up and down buttons let you change the type of vibration pattern you would like. The Lelo Gigi has 5 vibrating options. Option 1 is a continuous vibration, option 2 is a short interval pulsation, option 3 is intermediate interval pulsation, option 4 is an extended interval pulsation and the final option 5 is a before and after vibration. Before and after means the vibration starts off slow and increases in power and then decreases again. To change the vibration setting you will have to hold down the button for at least 2 seconds before it will change. This will help prevent any accidental changing of the settings at the wrong time! Another nice feature of the dial is that it lights up when you press on any of the buttons. Great for in the dark fun.

The control dial is located in a good spot and is easy to find the buttons you want to press. They are easily pressed with a thumb or any other finger. I noticed that the thumb seems to rest right by the dial most of the time so again that makes it easy to change settings.

The power of the Lelo Gigi is very good. The one thing I noticed is that when on a lower vibration setting it does emit a sharp whinnying noise. This noise is a little annoying but once inserted you can hardly hear it. You would also not have to worry about someone hearing it in another room ad it really is not overly loud. I just found the noise a little annoying. Once you turn up the speed it goes away and the vibrator is very silent with lots of power.

The shaft is covered in medical grade silicone and the silicone covered area is about 3.5″ long and of course has a thicker nob shaped to hit the G-Spot. The shaft is about 1″ think. The bottom of the silicone area is made of a metal and below that where the dial and the DC slot are is made out of plastic. The DC slot is where the power cord is plugged into. This has a plastic cover tag that covers the whole to help prevent mess from getting into it. The full length of the toy is about 6.5″ from tip to end. So its a smaller toy.

I would have to say the vibration of the lelo gigi is very smooth and is not a really rough vibration. This is what you get in this price range. We have had no complaints about this product and we have been selling them for over a year.

One of our staff member did test this product and said the following. We tried to get her on the podcast but she said she was to nervous. What she said is that she loved the vibrating options and the feeling of the vibrator. The size was nice as it was not to big and the head of the toy was great for rubbing on the clit. She said that she did not get off but did say she was not 100% comfortable as she was thinking about things to note when reviewing the product. She has always had a hard time finding her G-spot so she said she couldn’t find it with this toy but that is not unusual for her. She also found that the dial was easy to use and that the Gigi did last the 35 minutes she tested it for and still had power left. She rated it about a 4.5 out of 5.

My rating for the Lelo Gigi would be a 4 out of 5. It looses half a point for the noise on the lower vibrations and another half point for the charing method.

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