So, last year I came to the conclusion that I am, without a doubt, a wand girl. Big, honking, strong wands are my thing and that started on September 7th 2012 (yep I know the date) when I left my divorce hearing and went straight to Good Vibrations in Brookline MA to buy my Hitachi (it was still called that then) Magic Wand.
Cut to ANME in January when I bolt over the the Vibratex booth and -after accosting them over the repackaged Mystic Wand (the toy’s the same, just a pretty new box- whew!)- get a look at the at the new Magic Wand Rechargeable. Now, I have to tell you, I was skeptical. I had already been shown the new rechargeable version of a different powerful corded wand and been told “Well, yeah, it’s a little weaker” in a “watcha gonna do?” tone of voice. but the folks at Vibratex were ready for me. They quickly showed me that not only did the Magic Wand Rechargeable come with stuff the the Original always needed – Silicone head? Check! More than 2 speeds? Check! Vibration patterns? Ok, I don’t care about those but they’re there!- and it’s even MORE powerful. Sold.
So, how do we define more powerful? I tend to hold toys and go “oh yeah, I see that” but that’s not super-helpful to you so here are numbers:
Original Magic Wand: 1- 5000rpms ; 2- 6000rpms – Remember it had two speeds.
Rechargeable Magic Wand: 1- 2,700rpms; 2- 3,800rpms; 3- 5,400rpms; 4- 6,300rpms – Four speeds – woo-hoo!
On to my experience!
Now something you have to understand about me and orgasms lately is that I am currently housebound and awaiting surgery for a spinal injury. This involves a lot of pain and consequently some pretty intense opioid painkillers, which can affect your ability to orgasm. At the same time, I am a couple of months into some hormone therapy to treat one of the suspected causes of my depression and it seems to have really kicked in in the last month or so. What does all this mean? Well, I’ve suddenly had a raging libido, too much pain to engage sexually with partners and difficulty orgasming = I have been masturbating for HOURS. Okay, maybe not hours but long stretches of time and sometimes it leads to an orgasm and sometimes it leads to something that feels like a surprise party where only one person jumps out and they are only half-hearted in their desire to surprise me.
Okay, enter the Magic Wand Rechargeable.
I’m not going to lie and say it solved the problem entirely but I went from 45 minute sessions that ended in one anti-climactic climax to 5-10 minute sessions that routinely give me 2-3 actual orgasms. MAGIC wand, indeed. I’m now pretty firmly attached to this thing. In fact I’m unable to sleep in my bed right now (again, the injury) so I put together a basket of necessities to keep next to me where I am sleeping – the Magic Wand features prominently. The Magic Wand has reinforced a belief I already had about the potential usefulness of certain types of toys in certain circumstances:
The Magic Wand’s vibrations are nice and rumbly, the 4 speeds is a great touch – I can crank it all the way up, orgasm, bring it back to the slowest speed and ease back up – it’s pretty cool. My only quibble with the speeds is that it feels like there should be 5. There’s a noticeable leap in power between the 2nd and 3rd and it’s not just in my head. If you look at the speeds you’ll see that the biggest difference in the power is between the 2nd and 3rd speeds. Yeah, that bothered me, for about a second. Then I got over it
I really do think big, powerful, wand-style vibrators are a worthwhile tool for anyone dealing with medication induced orgasm difficulties.
— JoEllen Notte (@JoEllenNotte) May 4, 2015
No more plug!!
Now, to be frank- I don’t mind toys that plug in. I tend to like the feeling of invincibility that comes with knowing my toy will never die. I have had folks corner me on twitter to go on and on about how cords get in the way of the acrobatics they have to be doing with the wand in hand and frankly, I’ve never run into this. That said, I’ve already thought about the awesomeness of bringing my Magic Wand on the road with me to my next hippie festival or having it at a party and not having to worry about being outlet-adjacent – I’ll admit it sounds pretty cool. And as for feeling invincible – with this sucker, I pretty much do already. I charged it when it first arrived 3 weeks ago and haven’t had to again yet and I have been using it a lot (it is said to run for 3 full hours on a charge). The power just keeps on coming.
With one caveat.
The Magic Wand Rechargeable shuts itself off after 20 minutes. Now I have only run into this as a problem once- after a pretty heavy painkiller dose (I was turning to orgasm for more pain relief) when I just couldn’t get there – it just shut itself off. The manufacturer recommends that the toy be allowed to cool down after 20 minutes of continuous use. That said, if you want to push the issue, it WILL turn right back on after turning itself off.
I love this thing. As I predicted would happen when the folks as Good Vibrations asked if I wanted to test the Magic Wand Rechargeable – I want to marry this toy and move to the suburbs with it to have its little Magic Wand babies. Hats off to the folks at Vibratex for taking one of the world’s most beloved sex toys (sorry, Hitachi – it’s a sex toy) and making it even more lovable.
Get your Magic Wand Rechargeable here
Thank you to Good Vibrations for sending me the Magic Wand Rechargeable to try!
This product was provided to me free of change in exchange for my honest review. My review policy is simple: I will never lie about liking a product if I don’t (in fact I probably won’t even write about it) but when I do like something it’s hard to get me to shut up about it.
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I’m in love with the new wand too! I’m so glad it has got you orgasming reliably again.
You make me seriously consider this… I love wands and have largely thought meh should something happen to my corded Hitachi then sure I will upgrade then but I so wonder if my body would love the extra speeds (and am I right in guessing the lower speeds are quieter? The volume difference between the two on the corded is insane enough and currently live with family which makes me less likely to use my Hitachi too) anyway I get irritated from it and I’ve always thought oh if there was just a bit lower speed maybe I’d be okay…. But, I’m so worried that shut off will drive me insane. I literally do masturbate for hours sometimes… Often even. Mine issue is a combo of severe physical weakness (I have to clench virtually all the muscles in my body to actually orgasm… Which means I can help induce them by clenching up sometime but also being very weak from disease means sometimes I physically just can’t ) and opiods for me too and well, I’d bet I’m on doses much higher than you were just due to my stuff being chronic and having been on the meds for years now. And yet I’m totally insatiable too after that first orgasm even if (and for me orgasms generally lead to pain afterwards unfortunately ugh!) Im In pain and weak, my clit is like mooooore. Lol. Greedy fucker. So yeah haz I know I have lazy Hitachi sessions that go on for literally hours. I have to turn the thing off sometimes because it does get hot. But so afraid that my luck the rechargeable will turn off just as I’m coming, on the regular. My stupid WeVibe Tango is always always dying at the worst time and it only last me 20-30mims max (I think mine is glitching out though because that time is shrinking and some oddness is going on… Sorta hopeful I might have to use the warranty and the new one lasts a bit longer) my goodness there is little in life mroe infuriating but hey at least the Hitachi will turn back on so probably not half as bad.
Do you think the rechargeable is worth it over the corded? Still not at the top of my list by any means but so curious if I’d enjoy it even more or have less irritation with the choice of lower speeds. And I’m so a fan of what you mentioned, gradually turning a super strong vibe up to come an d then turning the speed way down to work my way back up. The roller dial on the Fairy Mini wand I have is magic for that and while I don’t like how buzzy it gets it beats my corded Hitachi for that reason sometimes… Anyway I ramble.
I really didn’t know opiods effected orgasm until your blog, true story. And I think you for that. I was so sick and just preoccupied with chronic illness my first few years on them that I pretty much never even thought of getting off so I didn’t get what was up with me. One of my meds is a fentanyl patch so tahts always in my system but I used to often time my breakthrough med so I took it when I started using a toy so it would kick in by the time I was done and I’d have less pain. Thanks to your mention of the opiod orgasm issue ive found if i can hold off or even try to get off more on days where I use less breakthrough meds I have a way more enjoyable time. I’m not sure I’d have every put two and two together on my own with that so thanks.
How do you feel about the cordless magic wand vs the doxy?
I always say that those two toys prove why I’m non-monogamous – I want both!
I feel like they are neck and neck in terms of quality and power (though I may be wrong on the power thing numbers-wise, I’m not looking at the details for each right now). Here’s where the distinctions lie: if you really want more of a thuddy rumble go with a Doxy (and note that with the Doxy Die Cast – that’s the one with the silicone head- the head will firmer than both the original Doxy and the Magic Wand). If you really want cordless go with the Magic Wand. But seriously, you can’t go wrong with either of them, they are both beautifully made, wonderfully powerful, badass toys. It really just comes down to a couple of points of preference.