{"id":957,"date":"2018-09-03T01:54:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T01:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettybutch.com\/?p=957"},"modified":"2019-05-21T21:42:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T21:42:59","slug":"review-temptasia-reina-silicone-dildo-by-blush-novelties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettybutch.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/03\/review-temptasia-reina-silicone-dildo-by-blush-novelties\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Temptasia Reina Silicone Dildo by Blush Novelties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two reviews in a single day, and they\u2019re on complete opposite ends of the feelings spectrum! Peepshow Toys has me stretchin\u2019 my writer muscles, y\u2019all.<\/p>\n

When Peepshow Toys<\/a> offered to send me the Temptasia Harness<\/a> for review, they also asked that I pick a dildo from the corresponding line. Among these was the Temptasia Reina<\/a>: a slim teal dildo with a bulbous head, a single rounded bump at the base, and a suction cup. I recognized the design as being a clone of the dual-density Nude Ergo Mini, but unlike the Mini, the Reina is a single-density silicone. It\u2019s soft and yielding inside and out!<\/p>\n

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[Description: The Reina standing upright in the center of a collection of ferns. Everything is damp from recent rain.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>And a slim, soft dildo was exactly<\/em> what I was looking for. Vaginal penetration is pretty painful for me, but I\u2019ve been craving it like nothing else. So with Buster sporting the aforementioned cheeky harness briefs, and with an upcoming short stay at a house with an actual bathtub<\/em>, I was looking for the Temptasia Reina Silicone Dildo to be great at three things: strap-on play, comfortable insertion, and suction cup strength.<\/p>\n

In all three regards, I was sorely disappointed.<\/p>\n

The Temptasia Reina<\/a> is 5.5 inches of insertable body-safe silicone, with a few extra inches devoted to its decorative bump and flat suction cup base. Its widest point \u2013 the head \u2013 is 1.4ish inches in width, which is often called \u201cbeginner friendly.\u201d For many folks like me, beginner<\/em> is a size we can only aspire to.<\/p>\n

And I definitely got ahead of myself, because my junk was not ready for this dildo.<\/p>\n

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[Description: A close-up of the Reina’s rain-freckled head, which has a prominent crown upon closer inspection.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Inserting this toy was not the easy, comfortable experience I was hoping for. Visually, the head doesn\u2019t seem all that larger than the rest of the dildo, but in use it\u2019s very apparent to my unyielding vagina. Getting it in took a great deal more lube, breathing exercises, and willpower than the equally girthy Avant Pride P2, which saves its widest point for midway down the shaft. When fucking myself, I was unnerved by width variation, as the head was a constant drag that seemed determined not to let my vag adjust.<\/p>\n

This is definitely an experience specific to me \u2013 Buster popped the Reina<\/a> in with no problem, and actually found its head to be unoffensive and pleasantly stimulating (almost like a scaled down version of the Avant D2.) The Reina was too soft to do much with their g-spot, but angling the dildo downward proved particularly pleasurable as the rounded nose played gently over their vaginal wall. Though yielding\/bendable, it still has enough rigidity to maintain its angle and not fold or flop out of place.<\/p>\n

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[Description: The Reina laying on its side, a fern branch draped out beside it.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Reina is also completely smooth; like every other Blush Novelties dildo I\u2019ve come into contact with, there are no seams from its creation. It has no texturing (besides the subtle dragginess of Blush\u2019s silicone), though there are two artistic veins gliding up from the base\u2019s bulb. Neither of us felt them in use, so like the unnecessary urethra divot on the head and the ballsack-inspired bulb, they seem to be purely for decoration. I definitely prefer Blush\u2019s more eccentric visual stylings over the vague\/coy penis-inspired aesthetic.<\/p>\n

But though the Reina proved to have too girthy of a head for me to relax with, I still had two avenues of judgment I wanted adequate testing to discuss. Lucky for my irritable junk, the Reina was so incompetent at both that it didn\u2019t require a whole lot of use to make up my mind.<\/p>\n

The first was, of course, using the dildo with the Temptasia Harness Briefs<\/a> (you can read my glowing review here<\/a>.) You know, the whole reason<\/em> I was sent the Temptasia Reina<\/a> in the first place? A quick glance at the Reina before tucking it into the harness\u2019s silicone ring had already foretold its doom, but we gave it the ol\u2019 college experimentation try anyhow\u2026 and within 60 seconds, it had jostled free of the ring. There\u2019s just not enough lip to the base beneath the decorative bump to hold it in place. As soon as the wearer begins to move their hips or holds the dildo to better angle it for partner insertion, the lip pops free of the ring, destabilizing the dildo and \u2013 in one hilariously awkward case \u2013 making it flop out completely. A smaller ring than the harness\u2019s wouldn\u2019t help either, as the issue isn\u2019t a loose fit but rather a poorly proportioned base. It\u2019s a complete failure as a strap-on dildo, because it can\u2019t be \u2018strapped\u2019!<\/p>\n

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[Description: The Reina laying on its side on top of some folded ferns.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>The non-centered placement of the Reina and its artistically shapeless ballsack is likely what makes its suction cup suck too. In an equally baffling fail, my attempt at sticking it to the inside of the fantastic tub in our temporary lodgings had the same results: within seconds, the Reina<\/a> squelched out of place. It didn\u2019t just slide or scoot, it straight up couldn\u2019t stay suctioned to the tub. Trying it on the bathroom\u2019s wall and tile floor, as well as the guest bedroom\u2019s wood floor, bore the same embarrassing experience. The cup couldn\u2019t achieve a meaningful seal that wasn\u2019t broken as soon as the dildo was tilted. And I am a large boi with bad knees; any dick I crouch on or scoot back into is going to get angled around accordingly.<\/p>\n
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[Description: The Reina laying on the ground alongside the Nude Ergo (a large, magenta dildo in a similar shape) and the Avant P2 (a g\/p-spot dildo in Trans Pride colors.) Both have flatter silicone cups.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>I\u2019m at a total loss. Blush has some great suction cup bases on their other dildos. The Avant Pride P2 and P3 could win at arm-wrestling with Triple H. The Avant D2, which has an entirely different cup design than the Pride line, works great. Even the Real Nude Ergo, whose base doesn\u2019t look like it could be a suction cup at all, achieves a firm seal. All of them double as great, sturdy bases for strap-ons. What the hell happened with the Temptasia Reina?<\/p>\n

Ironically, and as is often the case with downsides to toys, the ill-designed base of the Temptasia Reina Silicone Dildo<\/a> does have an upside: it\u2019s a comfortable handhold for solo play. Buster holds it by pinching it between their thumb and two fingers (which can tuck into the divot on the back); because the dildo itself is affixed to the lower portion of the base, there\u2019s ample room to get a good grip. So there\u2019s that.<\/p>\n

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[Description: A close-up of the Reina’s base. Its suction cup protrudes from the bottom of the dildo like a foot with a recession in the center.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>I had high hopes for the Temptasia Reina. It\u2019s a lovely color that defies the industry\u2019s obsession with pink and purple, it\u2019s not blatantly<\/em> modeled after a dick, and it\u2019s fairly and affordably priced. But… both the box and the online adverts promised harness compatibility and suction cup usage. And neither are viable. If I buy a toy that labels itself a vibrator and it can\u2019t vibrate, no matter how pretty or affordable it is, it\u2019s still a dud. Being overly ambitious about what I could handle size- and shape-wise was my own ignorance. But the Reina\u2019s mostly useless base is a genuine flaw.<\/p>\n

If you know the sizing is right for you, and you\u2019re looking for a solo handhold-friendly dildo with a slightly larger head, the Temptasia Reina is a body-safe steal at $24 USD. But if you were hoping to use the Reina in a harness or by suctioning it to a flat surface, then this toy will only disappoint you.<\/p>\n

You can purchase the Temptasia Reina Silicone Dildo<\/a> from Peepshow Toys<\/a>, or peruse their selection of other (usually better) Blush Novelties dildos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Peepshow Toys<\/a>, for sending me the\u00a0Temptasia Reina in exchange for an honest review. Affiliate links were used in this post.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two reviews in a single day, and they’re on complete opposite ends of the feelings spectrum! Peepshow Toys has me stretchin’ my writer muscles, y’all. When Peepshow Toys offered to send me the Temptasia Harness for review, they also asked that I pick a dildo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[220,721,219,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dildos-vibrators","category-sex-toys","category-internal-toys","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t