As I've mentioned at times in the forums, I enjoy masturbating with Fleshlights for the added excitement. These products are of very high quality: the material from which the sleeves are made especially is unique, and much softer/extensible than the one of similar toys (hence why the sleeves have to be maintained in a case).
The case is also extremely thick and rigid, and barely deforms even when pressed hard; it can even support your entire weight without any problem (at least this isn't an issue for me personally). Think 'solid lunch-box plastic' instead of 'shampoo bottle plastic'. The case also comes with a cap to cover the opening of the sleeve and to provide a more discreet appearance.
As you can see on the picture below (provided you're not distracted by Jesse Jane nor her pussy), Fleshlights are also much bigger than similar toys (almost 1 foot long). This can be a little inconvenient for storage, though they can accommodate dicks of just about any size.
The sleeves are available with many different internal textures (25+); some of them aren't all that realistic, though reportedly quite stimulating. The three that I own myself (Wonder Wave, Lotus, Vortex) are supposedly the three most realistic as compared to how a real pussy usually feels like. Some debate exists regarding which one of these really is the most realistic, and I'll provide my own perspective on this matter further in this review.
Although you can buy these toys with the standard 'original' pussy opening, they're also available with custom pornstars pussies ranging from Jenna Jameson to Tori Black. All of these were carefully molded from their respective pornstar and look extremely realistic. Although I don't really have a specific 'pornstar fantasy' myself, it's fun nonetheless to be able to choose an opening according to your own preferences, from discreet innie pussies to ones with wide external lips. Even the mouths and assholes of these pornstars have been molded and are available with realistic internal textures.
Water-based lubricants are generally recommended to use with these toys; other varieties of lubricants or lotions could possibly damage the sleeve.
Cleaning is relatively easy, though also a little time consuming; I generally do this in the shower myself. I remove the sleeve from the case, and wash every part separately with lukewarm water. I also use my fingers to thoroughly wash the inside of the sleeve. When I get out of the shower, I remove all the remaining water with paper towels and pour a generous amount of isopropyl alcohol 70% (aka rubbing alcohol) inside the sleeve. I then let all the parts dry separately on top of my bathroom cabinet for a day or so.
Wonder Wave
The first Fleshlight I bought a few years ago was the Wonder Wave, with the 'original' pussy opening. I chose this one according to some reviews I read prior, describing it as extremely realistic in terms of sensation, as well as very stimulating. When I first tried it, I was pleasantly surprised, though also a bit destabilized by the fact that I was thrusting inside an artificial pussy. It took some sessions for me to become accustomed to the sensation, though it rapidly felt more and more stimulating and rewarding.
As you can see on the picture above, the Wonder Wave texture essentially consists of tiny little circular ridges that massage your cock as you're thrusting. Although the ridges look rather prominent on the picture, they're in fact quite subtle and only a few millimeters high. You can definitely feel them as you're thrusting slowly, but they become barely apparent as you increase the speed of your pounding. The sensation isn't fully realistic on its own, the ridges being too noticeable, yet it feels very similar to a genuine pussy in terms of intensity. I'd even dare to say that it is more stimulating than a real pussy at slower paces, as the ridges softly tickle the upper part of your dick.
This is in fact often problematic for me. When I'm thrusting rapidly, it feels very much like a real pussy in terms of climax build-up and I can last for quite some time, though when I slow down at times to give me penis a break it tends to increase the stimulation rather than decreasing it. I was caught off guard a few times because of this; when I approach orgasm and need to slow down, somehow the slow thrusts make it even more likely that I'll cum and I basically need to stop thrusting altogether. My orgasms are usually quite fantastic though, and often times I just succumb to thrusting even more before rapidly removing my dick from the sleeve and shooting a huge load.
The tightness of the Wonder Wave is also rather loose (0,5 to 0,6 inches), comparable to the loosest pussies I've fucked in my life. This isn't really problematic for me as the sensation is quite intense anyway, but the pleasurable feeling of a tight pussy griping your cock isn't really apparent.
Lube usage with the Wonder Wave works well, as it tends to stay and accumulate in the small 'chambers' created by the ridges. Cleaning is also extremely easy compared to some other sleeves.
Wonder Wave
Realism: 7/10
Intensity: 10/10
Lube span: 9/10
Cleaning: 10/10
Overall: 7/10
All in all, this is a very pleasurable sleeve, although not fully realistic and a little too intense. In fact, this is a sleeve that I'd recommend to men suffering from sensitivity issues and who generally have a hard time reaching orgasm. Average men might find it too intense, though this can also be interesting to those looking for a sensation that's a bit different than what a real pussy usually offers.
Lotus
The appeal of the Lotus texture is that it offers an anatomically correct representation of a real vagina. As you can see on the picture, the first few inches are of variable circumference (the entrance being at the left), up to an 'inverted node' which represents the cervix in the middle of the sleeve (around 6 inches deep). The rest of the sleeve supposedly represents the uterus, although it isn't exactly realistic for a man to thrust past the cervix.
As I was looking for a more realistic, less intense sleeve, I was hyped by the appearance of the Lotus texture. I also thought that the smooth texture would be more realistic than the ridges of the Wonder Wave. The Lotus is also tighter than the Wonder Wave (especially with the 0,4 inches opening), and the thought of having a tight little pussy at hand appealed me. I ordered mine with Riley Steele's pussy (shown above).
When I first tried it, I was quite a bit deceived though. Because of the tight opening and the smooth texture, my cock kept pushing the lube in the deeper/wider sections of the sleeve and it was extremely difficult to keep a sufficient amount in the first few inches; I had to reapply lube almost every 2 minutes.
The sensation is overall more realistic than with the Wonder Wave though, especially in terms of intensity; I can thrust in it for about as long as when I usually fuck a girl. I enjoy the tightness, though it isn't as uniform as with a real pussy; somehow, I often feel as if only the opening is griping around my cock and provides the bulk of the sensation. Sometimes it also feels like the sensation is a bit too regular, where only one tight singular ring is moving back and forth on my shaft.
If I thrust balls deep into the Lotus, I can feel the tip of my dick pressing against the 'inverted node'. This 'inverted node' is in fact structured so that your penis needs to push against it with quite some force before passing through it. The length of my dick (6 inches) personally prevents me from going further than this node, though I find the sensation of my head pushing against it quite enjoyable as I'm pounding balls deep; it feels very much like bottoming out in a rather shallow pussy (which I personally achieved with only one tiny girl in my life). The cervix is generally located deeper than 6 inches in an average vagina, but this sleeve presents a shallower version so that a greater number of men can obtain pleasure from this specific sensation.
Weird thing is, this sleeve is usually recommended for well endowed males who can actually thrust past this 'inverted node' and benefit from the irregularities of the deeper chambers. Of course, this is not realistic at all, as it would basically represent a man pounding through the cervix and inside a woman's womb.
Personally, I dilute my usual lube with water to make sure it lasts a bit longer in the Lotus texture. That way I can thrust for a bit longer, but still need to reapply lube every now and then, which can be inconvenient and tiresome at times. Cleaning the Lotus thoroughly can also be more difficult. I personally prefer the Lotus to the Wonder Wave, but that's mainly because of the overwhelming intensity that I often experience with the Wonder Wave. Overall though, the Wonder Wave is much more convenient and reliable.
Lotus
Realism: 8/10
Intensity: 7/10
Lube span: 5/10
Cleaning: 6/10
Overall: 7/10
In the end, I was mostly deceived by the Lotus. I still use it more often than the Wonder Wave, but somehow I really miss the reliability of the latter when I'm thrusting in it. Although the Lotus is anatomically correct, it isn't that realistic either in terms of sensation. It's just too regular and smooth for that purpose; something feels amiss despite the longer sessions that I can achieve with it.
Vortex
A few months ago, in my quest for finding a fake pussy that was both realistic and convenient, I finally decided to order the Vortex and give it a try. I ordered mine with Miela's pussy (aka Mary Queen) because of the sweet little innie opening (shown above).
The Vortex consists of ridges swirling in a canal of variable diameter (0,4 to 0,6 inches), where the narrowest sections are as tight as the opening of the Lotus. I first thought that the sensation would be somewhat similar to the Wonder Wave, with ridges providing a pleasurable sensation, but also much less intense as the ridges weren't placed perpendicular to the sleeve. The swirling motion of the ridges got me curious too, although it also made me a bit fearful that the 'twisting' sensation wouldn't be all that realistic.
I instantly fell in love with that sleeve the moment I inserted my dick into it. First, the lube stayed in place even better than in the Wonder Wave, remaining between all those irregular cavities. The sensation was also perfect as I slowly pushed my stiff cock through opening. The tightness was simply fantastic, very truthful of how getting inside a girl's pussy feels like by pressing against her lips as the tip of my dick is slowly invading her soft inner depths. Even at a slow pace, I just couldn't tell what the interior of this sleeve looked like. I didn't feel any ridges, chambers or twisting motion at all, just an extremely pleasurable sensation of sweet irregularities, much similar to a woman's vagina.
As I was exploring the interior of this sleeve with my cock, it just kept feeling better and better. As I was thrusting in and out slowly, every inch provided a different sensation; the softness, firmness, sponginess, tightness, all just kept varying and surprising my dick. Somehow the swirling pattern, although unnoticeable on its own, really felt lifelike by giving the impression that a real pussy was tightening around my cock voluntarily. As I began pounding faster, the feeling was just as good and extremely accurate of a real pussy. The irregularities were simply moving back and forth on my dick at mile a minute with such a pleasurable sensation, yet my thrusts were also very fluid and slippery, without any awkward resistance.
Really, I could go on and on describing how this sleeve feels like, but for the sake of convenience I'll just be brief and say that a real pussy is the closest representation of how I would describe it. The Vortex is extremely realistic, both in terms of sensation and intensity. It feels great and real at any pace, and the intensity is just perfect to provide long, yet highly pleasurable sessions. That really is masturbation taken to new heights, at least for me.
Vortex
Realism: 10/10
Intensity: 9/10
Lube span: 10/10
Cleaning: 9/10
Overall: 10/10
The Vortex really is the sleeve that I'd recommend to any Fleshlight novice. I really couldn't understand how someone would be dissatisfied with it, or how they could denigrate its lack of realism. The only reason one would be interested in buying another sleeve is to provide a different or more intense sensation, but in terms of realism and overall convenience the Vortex really stands out to me.
I still enjoy believing that nothing can truly equate a genuine pussy, but the Vortex is pretty damn close to the real deal to me. I'd be really surprised if anyone came up with something more realistic than this sleeve.