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    The bread and butter of this blog: sex toy reviews! Want to browse my reviews in a different way? Check out my Toybox, consult my list of tags, or jump to the worst stuff I’ve tried or my favorites.

    Dame Kip and Pom rechargeable silicone bullet vibrators

    Review: Dame Kip and Pom

    Review: Zumio E

    New York Toy Collective Jack 2-in-1 FTM stroker & packer

    Guest Review: Jack stroker & packer

    Review: OhMyG

    Review: Caress

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    Let me teach you things! Such as how to become a savvy sex toy shopper and avoid sex toys that will poison you.

    Me holding the Lovehoney Flash and Doxy Don, demonstrating the way one moves much more visibly than the other (and thus is much rumblier).

    Buzzy vs. rumbly: the most important aspect of a vibrator

    A selection of toxic sex toys. They smell like beach balls.

    Your genitals deserve better: the case against toxic sex toys

    Epiphora’s best and worst sex toys of 2018

    September 2014: Ejaculate all over my leg and soaked through a towel from the njoy Pure Wand.

    How I know squirting is real (and also not pee)

    Sex toys on top of wrapping paper.

    Epiphora’s sex toy gift-giving guide

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    Ramblings, usually about sex toys, sometimes about my gaping vagina, sometimes about sex-related falsehoods perpetuated by the media. Notable subcategories include Disingenuous Assholes and True Life: I’m A Sex Toy Reviewer.

    Where vibrators are born: my trip to Fun Factory in Bremen, Germany!

    Where vibrators are born: my trip to Fun Factory in Bremen, Germany!

    The current state of Early to Bed in Chicago, with packing materials amidst dildo displays.

    Dildos in a pandemic: the sex toy industry and COVID-19

    My column in the high school paper, with the headline "Breaking four years of silence." There is a rainbow gradient effect over the image.

    That time I came out to my entire high school

    My logo on top of a glorious sex toy array, on top of a turquoise vulva-esque backdrop.

    Welcome to the NEW Hey Epiphora!

    Supplies for Mirena IUD insertion laid out at the doctor's office, including forceps, lube, gloves, and the Mirena box.

    The (not so) harrowing tale of my IUD insertion

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    Epiphora-approved sex toy shops

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    Sex toy sales, deals, and promos

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    Epiphora-approved porn

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NobEssence

NobEssence is a wooden sex toy manufacturer. They make two of my all-time favorite toys, the Seduction dildo (jaw-dropping G-spot stimulation) and the Romp butt plug (probs my favorite butt plug), plus a host of other breathtakingly beautiful pieces.

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If you ask me, sex toys are way better gifts than socks or body wash. Now I may be biased,... Keep Reading
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Guest Review: Seduction

August 6, 2013
It’s been three years since I reviewed the NobEssence Seduction (oh my god, I’m OLD), and in that time, my... Keep Reading
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Sex toy news: thrusting toys and blinged-out vibes

November 15, 2012
Dude, Tantus has gone nuts with the new things this month! Not only did they re-design their website (eradicating most... Keep Reading
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Epiphora’s best and worst sex toys of 2011

December 31, 2011
It’s almost 2012, so you (maybe) know what that means — it’s time for me to list my top and... Keep Reading
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Review: Allure

June 10, 2011
My first wooden dildo was the NobEssence Linger, a meager yet bulbous little thing with a finger hole. The NobEssence Allure is... Keep Reading
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Legend for my header

April 12, 2011
Yes, my friends! The time has come! No longer will you have to slave away on the internets trying to... Keep Reading
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Guest Review: Romp

March 29, 2011
I am unabashed about my love for the NobEssence Romp. I can’t help it if it’s the best butt plug... Keep Reading
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Purpleheart vs. Cocobolo

August 31, 2010
These kinds of emails are the best to receive: It’s time for another round of awkward question of the day:... Keep Reading
Woodgasm sex toy giveaway: wooden sex toys all lined up.
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Woodgasm giveaway winner + a question

June 22, 2010
I had such fun with all of you throughout my Woodgasm giveaway! Especially at the bangin’ Twitter parties! Now that... Keep Reading
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Giveaway: Woodgasm

June 6, 2010
Wooden sex toy manufacturer NobEssence makes some of the most beautiful — and expensive — sex toys out there. And... Keep Reading
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Review: Delve

February 16, 2010
Well, folks, the time has come — I’ve found a NobEssence toy that doesn’t work with my body. But it’s... Keep Reading
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New decade, new butt plug winner!

January 17, 2010
Wow! The response to my New decade, new butt plug giveaway was enormous! Thank you all for commenting, tweeting, blogging,... Keep Reading
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Giveaway: New decade, new butt plug

January 4, 2010
The year is 2010. It’s a new decade, and you’re ready for a change. Your butt plug collection is paltry,... Keep Reading
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Review: Seduction

August 14, 2009
The S-shaped NobEssence Seduction looks more like a beautiful decorative sculpture than a dildo. Made of Purpleheart wood and sealed with... Keep Reading
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Review: Romp

June 30, 2009
Accustomed as I am to receiving beautiful and high-quality sex toys in the mail, I usually do not feel my... Keep Reading
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Review: Linger

December 7, 2008
On my quest to become a sex toy connoisseur, I am determined to try every phthalate-free material on the market.... Keep Reading

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