The Screaming O Charged Positive. I keep calling it the Screaming O-Positive Charged because it makes it sound like an energy drink for vampires. Truly, a superior name. (And fitting, since I’ve been playing the Sims – including its vampire DLC – nonstop with my partner for weeks. What can I say, we love arguing extensively over digital couch placement.)
If this isn’t your first time on the blog, then you know my feelings about Screaming O. But you’ve probably also seen me extensively mention that I’ve only recently come out of poverty, and I’ll prioritize a safe toy from a questionable company over a toy from a ‘reputable’ one if the price makes it accessible to more shoppers. So when Big Oh! Box asked if I’d like to try one out, I said yes.
The Charged Positive is a solid, weighty little bullet that’s just a bit longer and wider than your average lipstick. Like the Vooom, on its base it has a single soft button for settings and a bellybutton that you pierce with its charging cord. It’s always a bit of a struggle to insert the charging cord, as it’s a long prong and you have to push hard enough to be worried you might break the thing, especially since you have no idea if you’ve pointed it in the exact right direction until it slots into place. I hate this style of cord and look forward to a future in which sex toy manufacturers devise less nerve-wracking ways to make rechargeable toys waterproof. When it’s charging, the button glows red; when it’s ready for use, the light turns off. Screaming O claims it gets about 60 minutes of use on its highest setting, and I’d say that’s a little generous of an estimate but not by much. Which is pretty nifty!
It also comes with a little stand for charging, which Screaming O suggests could also be used to holster the vibe and hold it against yourself. It’s too clunky for me use because my pubic mound and labia are so thick; in fact, it makes it harder for me to position it near my clit. But someone with limited hand mobility and an exposed clit might find the stand pretty useful! You can hold the base, or tuck your index and middle finger on either side of it.
The vibe itself is made of hard ABS plastic with a polyurethane finish that feels like a smoother version of that so-called RubberCote that I loved so much on the Purple People Disappointer. Because of this, the Charged Positive is one of my favorite stim toys now. Because anything within hand’s reach of my happily busy autistic hands becomes a stim toy, including vibrators!
Now onto the most interesting part of this vibe: the vibrations. I’ve orgasmed (infrequently) on a diet of pure buzzy vibrations for most of my adult life – I’ve only recently discovered the nirvana of rumbles. My body definitely prefers rumbles; in fact, I’m probably rumble-biased. But in testing this bullet, I had the advantage of a second vulva to try it on in addition to my own – and that’s how the Positive came into its second nickname, “The Mean One,” courtesy of my partner Buster.
The Positive has three steady vibration settings, and a truly baffling seventeen patterns. Seventeen! I’ll freely admit to being pretty unenthused about patterns in general, but surely I’m not alone in thinking seventeen – especially with only one button to cycle through all of the settings – is kinda absurd? There’s one pattern I like that’s about halfway through the heap of them (a few short blips of vibration followed by a few sustained blips) but I’ve only used it twice because finding it again is such a slog.
Those steady settings though. That’s where we find the basis of the bullet’s second nickname. Cus they are mean. Though the box and the promo lines promise “deep rumbles,” this vibe is almost all buzz. But not the weak, itchy surface buzz of a cheap vibe from the mall – no, this thing hammers your junk with intense, almost penetrating buzz. It’s a bully in the absolute best way.
I wanted to review this bullet sooner, but hormones had me too sensitive to endure its wrath fairly. I’d touch it to my junk – on the first setting – and immediately recoil. So for awhile, we only used it on Buster. Buster – who routinely uses the Magic Wand Rechargeable for half an hour without coming – found the vibrations to be pretty strong. So strong, in fact, that in order to orgasm from it, they found themselves having to just settle in and accept the ride – for them, it was very much an act of endurance. You can either pin it loosely against yourself and be battered with buzz (in a good way? ish?), or cram it firmly against yourself and let the buzz shake you through it. Because the toy is all hard plastic and starts off strong on the very first setting, there is no leeway to what you’re going to experience. (And in Buster’s case, the experience is hard, forced orgasms.)
But said experiences vary in effectiveness. While I definitely find the bullet as bullying as Buster does, it doesn’t drag teeth-grinding, growly orgasms out of me. The vibrations are harsh, but not numbing as long as I’m careful with how close or for how long I have it on or near my clit. They definitely feel better than your average buzzy vibration – these feel purposeful, intentional, rather than just being the byproduct of a shitty motor. They don’t penetrate deep like, say, a wand’s usually does, but they’re not just surface level either. I can feel the Positive’s motor whirring steady and strong as I hold it, perhaps trying to produce the rumbles Screaming O intended. I just wish they’d called these vibrations what they are – firm, unyielding buzz – because what they are isn’t awful, it just isn’t rumbly. And buzz even of the non-awful sort just doesn’t do it for me; despite the strength, the Positive couldn’t get me off. I need vibrations that rumble deep and stimulate more of the clitoral complex – buzz even this strong doesn’t have the reach.
Like lipstick, the tip of the Positive has a firm slant for targeted application. For Buster, the tip made the bullet’s hard plastic even meaner – very unlike the Vooom, which had a rounded nose that, for me, actually stifled the vibrations. If you’re a fan of pinpoint stimulation, you might enjoy the Positive’s slope. The power behind the vibrations is definitely harnessed closer to the tip than the butt of the bullet, but the end does just as much shaking as the rest of the vibe – so if you’re prone to itchy fingers or achy joints from traveling vibrations, you might need the charging holster to distance your grasp a bit.
The Positive isn’t very loud, but it does make a slightly whiny persistent hum. Holding it against something dampens the noise considerably, and the lowest setting of my small fan blocks it out pretty well.
The noises Buster makes when we’re using the Positive? Much harder to drown out.
Lover of vibrations on the buzzy side of the spectrum? Lover of pinpoint stimulation? In need of a strong, waterproof, rechargeable bullet vibe that lasts about forty-five minutes high and costs less than $50? The Charged Positive is worth a second glance.
Big Oh! Box sent me this vibe in part because I didn’t like the Doodle vibe from their first box of the year. (A kind, classy gesture on their part.) I definitely like the Positive despite my junk’s lack of appreciation for firm buzz, especially since Buster has sent me several very delicious suggestions for what to do with it this upcoming weekend. I love toys that get us talking. The thing I ended up loving most about the Sensations box was how it got Buster and I curious, excited, and communicating – and with this quarter drawing to a close, I’m really, really looking forward to their upcoming box. (And Big Oh Box didn’t even ask me to plug them in this review, I’m just legitimately excited.)
You can have a look at subscription box options here. Big Oh! Box is for anyone, they make no assumptions about gender and allow you to pick the toy type that works best for you or/and your partner(s) so you always get a box for you. And that’s really fucking cool. (And it’s also an affiliate link! Yay, disclosure!)
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