If you’re interested in orgasming (and who isn’t, really?), a clitoral vibrator can be a great place to start. For lots of people, clitoral stimulation feels amazing—and can be essential to orgasming (or to intensifying orgasm). So if you have a clit and you’re choosing sex toys, it might make sense to start with something that stimulates that part of your body because “it’s one of your best routes to orgasm and pleasure,” Heather Shannon, LCPC, a certified sex therapist and host of the podcast Ask a Sex Therapist, tells SELF. If you’re not sure what you like, Good Vibrations staff sex expert and sex educator Carol Queen, PhD, advises taking a look at vibrators that let you explore sensations. There are vibrators with several intensity levels or built with both a focused tip and a body that’s wide enough to cover more of the vulva.

I always recommend keeping it simple and easy to use when you are just starting out with sex toys," shares Lyndsey Murray, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist at Relationship Matters Therapy and host of the Sex Positivity: Unfiltered podcast. There's no "wrong" approach to sex toys, but you might want to pass on toys that seem too big, intimidating, or high-tech. Ease of Use: 5 / 5 | Durability: 4 / 5 | Fun Factor: 5 / 5 | Features: 4 / 5 | Value: 4 / 5 | Overall Rating: 4.4 / 5 Insertable vibrators: Internal erogenous zones like the G-spot can enjoy vibration too! An insertable vibrator will have a longer shaft than a clitoral vibe, and may have an upward curve that aims for the G-spot. You can use an internal vibrator on its own, or pair it with a clitoral toy for explosive blended orgasms.Figure out how you wish to use the vibrator (alone, for foreplay, or to finish) and what sensation you want. “Do you want a toy that really targets just the head of the clitoris—or the whole vulva?” Shannon asks. Direct pressure can feel great to some (which can be achieved with bullet vibrators and toys with pointed tips), while others may prefer a more diffuse vibration that spreads across the vulva (offered by most palm vibrators and clit suction toys with deep mouths that mimic the feeling of oral sex).

Remember, always opt for toys made of sanitize-able, non-porous materials such as medical-grade silicone, hypoallergenic metals like stainless steel, and borosilicate glass. The best clitoral vibrators right now Pros: Affordable; attaches easily to any forward-facing bathtub spout; great for travel. Masturbating with water is all-natural, hygienic, usually non-irritating, and requires no batteries or power source Ease of Use: 4.5 / 5 | Durability: 4 / 5 | Fun Factor: 4 / 5 | Features: 3.5 / 5 | Value: 4 / 5 | Overall Rating: 4 / 5 Anal toys: Although cisgender women don’t have prostates, there are still a lot of nerve endings in and around the anus that make it a pleasurable area for many women. Butt plugs, anal beads, and anal vibrators are just some of the options available.Ease of Use: 4 / 5 | Durability: 4 / 5 | Fun Factor: 4 / 5 | Features: 4 / 5 | Value: 4 / 5 | Overall Rating: 4 / 5 Expert Tip: Ostensibly, it's a clitoral vibe but it can also be used on your or a partner's nipples, perineum, penis, or anywhere else on the body. Let us introduce you to the “ orgasm gap,” the fact that straight men reportedly climax during sex much more frequently and consistently than straight women. This is mainly because most women's main pleasure source, the clitoris, is often overlooked (or even totally ignored) during heterosexual penis-in-vagina sex. But get this, men, sex is so much more fun and interesting than putting tab A into slot B, especially once you get some fun-loving tools into the mix.