The French Tickler Review
You want me to wear what?!?!?!? When one looks at a French Tickler sex toy for the first time, one is hard pressed not to laugh—with good reason! French Tickler sex toys have been likened to creepy crawlers and cartoon characters crossed with a thick condom. It is no surprise that these colorful penis sleeve sex toys are often given to friends as gag gifts. However, French Tickler sex toys were designed for actual use during sex to stimulate the woman's vaginal opening as the French Tickler sex toy moved in and out of the vagina. French Tickler penis sleeves can also be adapted for anal sex use, but extra care must be used so that the sex toy does not get lost in the anal cavity.
The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex capitalizes on the appearance of the French Tickler sex toy to poke fun at this modest penis sleeve: "These are [sextoy] devices that look like a cross between a condom and a Creepy Crawler. The [French Tickler sex toys] fit like a cap over the head of a penis or dildo, and [the sextoy is] covered with rubber nubs and fronds. The idea behind French ticklers is that the sensation of the little tickling fronds going in and out of a woman's vaginal opening will somehow be unutterably pleasing to her. Presumably, French tickler [sex toys] sprang from the same great minds who brought us textured condoms. While we certainly believe there are some women who might derive pleasure from the sensation of rubber nubs or ribbed condoms whispering in and out of their vaginas, the whole notion has about as much in common with the average woman's experience as does the story of the princess and the pea. On the bright side, whether or not they float your boat, French ticklers are often good for a laugh" (194).
Like all sex toys, French Tickler penis sleeves may be pleasurable for one set of partners and not for another pair. Sex toys are an individual preference which is why so many different types of sex toys exist. The benefit to French Ticklers is that this penis sleeve sex toy can make your partner laugh or be the toast of the bachelor party. However, several sex toy variations to French Ticklers exist which have fared better in sex toy reviews.
"One variation on the French Tickler, [sometimes called the French Vibro Ring], has some pleasure potential. This [sex toy] is a rubber ring with a knob protruding off one side. The [sex toy] is designed to fit around the base of a penis or dildo, with the knob positioned upward, so that it will rub against the woman's clitoris during intercourse. Not every woman will be able to get the [sex toy] knob positioned comfortably or to get consistent, sufficiently intense stimulation from it, but at least this [French Tickler sex toy] reflects a rudimentary knowledge of female anatomy" (Ibid, 194). The French Vibro Ring also boasts a secondary benefit—it can function as a cock ring sex toy to help maintain the wearer's erection and the protruding knob can be rotated 180 degrees to stimulate the scrotum.