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Durex Pleasuremax Condoms
by thehonesttruth
I have rather a collection of condoms at home - I often pick them up from stands at Gay Pride events in the summer, and find that it's quite fun having a little bit of a lucky dip selection available. With that said, for the most part, a condom is just a condom. Sure, they may occasionally come in jazzy novelty packaging (the EXS for ... example) but really, so long as they wrap up a gentlemans sausage securely and keep his little swimmers safely contained, I'm happy.
My boyfriend, however, feels differently. He quite often finds some condoms hard to roll on, or a little snug at the base. However, there is one variety of condom we've used that has impressed him (and myself) enough to become a regular purchase, so much so that the lucky dip pot is now just for when we've run out of the usual. That condom, ladies and gents, is the Durex Pleasuremax.
So what makes these different from any other condom? Well, they have ribs and dimples all over them, and according to the packet, an 'extra bulbous shape'. The dimples are all over the condom, whilst the ribs are distributed towards the bottom of the shaft, designed to gently stimulate the clitoris. However, before we get to whether that works, we need to get the thing on.
And this is where is starts to impress - this condom unrolls like a dream, but not only that, the latex seems more flexible and stretchy, allowing this to fit snugly round the base of my partners pork sword without making it feel constricted. Once on, it looks very neutral - no silly colours here, just a normal fleshy looking penis.
Giving it a little stroke, it's easy to feel the little dents and ridges along the condom, and certainly during those first gentle moments into intercourse I can feel them as he enters and withdraws. However, after a certain point, I did stop noticing the textures - possibly as a result of natural excitement smoothing the way. Removing and tying up was easy with this condom, and I was happy that after I removed and responsibly disposed of this, there wasn't any lingering smell of rubber on my hands.
They say you do get what you pay for, and Durex Pleasuremax condoms are at the pricier end of the market, with a 12 pack costing around a tenner in most supermarkets and chemists. I always shop online for condoms personally, as they are often much cheaper, and a box of these picked up from Amazon currently costs £4.74 for 12, including delivery, or you can purchase 24 for £8.99 including delivery from Ebay.
Overall, my boyfriend and I highly recommend these - they fit him comfortably and safely, and if he's happy, I'm happy too. 5 stars.
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Kotex Pads
by xxfoxyredxx
When it comes to the time of the month I usually have some tampons and sanitary towels stocked up and ready to go but with moving I forgot to pack stuff like that so the other day my monthly visitor arrived and I had nothing in meaning I had to dash out and grab whatever I could and these were what I could!
To be clear the ... Kotex sanitary towels I am reviewing are 'Maxi' but also called 'Normal'.
The Packaging:
The sanitary towels come in a white plastic and easy to tear off wrapping and that packaging has a red heart shown on it and we are clearly told on the front of the pack that they are Kotex 'Quilted For Sumptuous Softness' Maxi, Normal and on my packet we are told that they cost me £1.15 (in a local chemist), then on the back of the pack we are told a bit about the product and contact details for the manufacturer are clearly stated. This is nice enough packaging though nowhere on the packet are we told exactly what they are lol.
The Pads:
The pads themselves are white in colour and made from thick white pressed cotton wool with a ridge to the neat the outside of the pad to help soak up any liquid and they are covered by a thin white material which is strong but still very soft to the touch and feel of it. The underside of the pad has a white and red sticky label to it that peels off very easily and they stick very well indeed to underwear.
These are brilliant, not too thick or too wide and not only do they look great quality, for light to medium flow these do me very well indeed. They don't fall apart, take liquid away from my skin and I feel fresh and when I feel the need I bin it and use another. I like the way these pads stay put but are easily removed and I can actually forget one is on as it moulds itself comfortably to my body shape.
All in all I really like these and think the quality is really great and that are a good price too.
They are available in all good chemists and supermarkets and I have seen these very often indeed in Poundshops and discount stores in the past and recently so stock up ladies if you see them is my advice!
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Tampax Blue Box Super
by Holland1
Although I am happy to shop around and switch to supermarket brands in most areas, tampons are one item I nearly always buy the branded version. My periods haven't been very regular since I came off the pill last year, but even so I have always used Tampax, with my preference being to use the "Super" variety for the first day ... or two when flow is at its heaviest, and then the "Regular" ones for the remainder of my period when flow is lighter.
For me, tampons make periods much more bearable, as they contain any mess or smell inside the body, avoiding the constant feeling of not being your freshest "down there" that I often get with sanitary towels. I still use towels overnight and sometimes towards the end of my period when I'm not sure whether Mother Nature has finished or not, but for the most part I prefer to be able to get on with my daily life without constantly checking I'm not leaking or having to readjust my underwear because my towel has become creased.
The Tampax super tampons come in a green wrapper, which makes them easy to identify easily from the regular ones which are yellow. I know they used to do a light version too, but I'm not sure if this is still the case. The wrapper isn't the most discreet being bright green, but at the same time it makes them easy to locate in your handbag, and you'll also avoid pulling it out of your bag believing it to be something else...it's quite unmistakable. The wrappers stay in-tact despite being jostled in my handbag, although sometimes I've noticed if my bag gets damp from the rain, they tend to start unwrapping themselves, so I try not to carry too many, but instead keep some at home and in work, and just carry a couple for emergencies.
In terms of using these tampons, they are made much easier by the cardboard applicator. I can remember first trying to use these as a teenager and I just couldn't get the hang of it, but now it seems so easy to just use the cardboard applicator to insert the tampon. I guess it takes a little practise if you're not used to it. The cardboard applicator has a "protection skirt" around the bottom, which ensures the tip is kept clean and doesn't fray or get damaged before you insert it, and also makes it more comfortable to insert. The string is long enough to make me not panic about "losing it", but not so long that I'm aware of it in my underwear.
Tampax claim that these tampons can keep you fresh for UP TO 8 hours. I put the emphasis on the "up to" because everyone is different, and for some women they may need to change them more regularly than others. I tend to find on my first couple of days when flow is heavy, I change every 6 hours, because if I waited until 8 hours I notice I might start to leak ever so slightly. The tampons are comfortable to use, and I don't even notice them most of the time, so I am free to go sky diving or rollerblading or whatever else it is they feel compelled to do on the adverts. Removal is also easy, and in the 15 or so years I've been using them I've never had any issues with the string breaking.
Toxic shock syndrome is associated with the use of tampons, so you should always follow the guidelines regarding how long to keep them in for, and also use the lowest absorbency level you feel is necessary for your flow. When I was little, my parents knew a couple whose daughter had died of TSS, so I am very careful and also don't use them overnight for fear of oversleeping and not being able to remove them at the required time.
A box of 20 super tampons will cost around £1.85, which is the same price as the box of regular tampons, so there's no price increase for the increased absorbency. They work out better value the more you buy, so a 48 box costs £3.99. In my opinion, it's money well spent to make your time of the month a little easier to bear.
(Review may also appear on Ciao under the username Gingerkitty)
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