This review is a couple days late, as the title states. The reason is that
this weekend I got a small taste of what it means to be a horrified parent when
my year-old kitten somehow got an assortment of office supplies down his gullet.
He was taken for X-rays, emergency surgery and is now sluggishly recovering at
my feet as I type this. Nevertheless, some things got pushed back. As mentioned,
I feel like a true parent now and it may surprise some of our readers to learn
that I do not, in fact, have a family. It is curious, I know. I am a smart,
young, stable man who prefers the company of ladies and yet...no wife, no
children. "How is this possible?" I hear the gentle readers whispering in hushed
tones...one word: Trojan.
I am, of course, speaking of Trojan's new Mint Tingle Lubricated condom. The
newest addition to America's absolute favorite condom, Mint Tingle purports to
provide a mint flavor and scent for my sensual enjoyment. Obviously, I couldn't
wait to try them out. For those budding Cub Reporters looking to begin a vast
review empire, I would like to add that it helps with a product like this to
have someone...a partner, if you will, to bounce ideas off of, product test with
and receive general encouragement (oral) from. May I suggest
craigslist? It is a great way to find
folks willing to help with just about anything. Your inbox will be full of eager
beavers chomping at the bit to help you test out your products (provided you are
- or are pretending to be - female.) Those of us without a vagina or the
savoir-faire to pull off internet romance, just walk into a group of Possibles
holding the product you need to review (it helps if it is new and/or not on the
market yet) and say "I need someone to help me review this." Worked for me!
As far as condoms go, Trojan has never done me wrong. In fact, never have I
even heard of a person I've known who had trouble with Trojan condoms. I have
only been presented with two issues concerning this particular brand of condom.
Years ago, a friend of mine needed explicit instructions on how to use one.
Apparently the stubbly-pubed characters inside the box, the state-mandated
sexual education course and the presence of a penis on his body for some twenty
years was not enough of a hint on how to use it. However, it is fortuitous that
he had read the instructions carefully because the second incident I encountered
was a problem that come from a friend on mine not bothering to read the bit on
the box about not using the oil-based lubricants due to their rather harsh and
destructive attitude toward latex. It is for those reasons that I urge all
readers to carefully read the instructions and disclaimers on all of their
contraceptive devices, especially since we recently have been alerted that sex
is, in fact, dirty and
horrible.
But how does this particular Trojan condom measure up? They have had a number
of successful product launches in recent years, always finding new knobs, creams
and shapes to slap on the outside of a condom (and in one particularly
successful type, the inside) but as varied as the market is one always feels a
slight apprehension about new condom purchases. With rare exception, there
aren't many "variety packs" which I feel is something the condom market is
really lacking in. Prices tend to be based more on the urgency with which they
are needed than anything else. Compare the prices of the same condoms at
Amazon.com where one would wait up to a week, your standard local pharmacy with
normal business hours and the 7-11 around the corner. So price really isn't too
much of an issue as far as reviewing goes. You just need to plan ahead.
But how does mint tingle taste? How does it feel?
There are two things to bring into consideration when first testing the
condom. The first is not to bother unless you are going for oral. While the
condom doesn't really come out and say its particularly for oral sex, using it
otherwise would seem a bit of a waste. Already, though, this condom is above
many other brands of flavored condoms because we no where on the package see a
warning that it be used only for oral sex. Implying that one could, in
fact, use the condom for penetration. This brings us to our next consideration
which is: don't use it unless you like mint. Obvious? Yes. Should it be pointed
out? Yes. Because while many people really dig the idea of scented sexual play,
many people also are not nearly as aware of how important scent is to the sexual
experience. Just be aware.
From my perspective, the condom is fantastic. I had poured some wine, set the
lights, put on the new Weezer CD and whispered to my partner (pointing to my
stereo) "Let's see which one of you sucks more." and it hit me! Not just my
vaunted partner but that I probably wasn't getting the most appropriate
perspective. So, after a little more wine and a bit of confusion (there was a
short while where I attempted to find a place on her to apply the device) it was
decided that she would finish off the article and I would come in for the final
verdict. "It smells like a pack of sugar-free mint gum. This is better than the
usual smell of latex. The more it is rolled out, the more the smell fills the
area. The taste is also much like the usual mint taste but with less of a bite
than most gums have. The taste lasts pretty long and, more importantly, the
lubricant used does not contain chemicals that make the tongue go numb."
All in all, a nice new addition to a family of great products. I apologize
for the lack of pictures in this review but 78west is struggling to remain
civil.
Four of out Five Famous Women Who Have Been Filmed Giving Up Some Oral.
Posted by PatboyX
Coming in a bunch of little pieces the meat was tough and took some effort to eat, which is something you would want in a jerky. For me the initial taste was something like bologna, which I found to be a bit strange, but that quickly faded. The jerky took a while to chew through and defiantly took some effort to eat, not something for the weak womanly types out there. 