What we used: Happy Rabbit G-Spot Rechargeable Rabbit Vibrator
From: Lovehoney
Price: £49.99
Material(s): Silicone (main body and operating buttons) and plastic (base)
Lizzie is on a quest to find a new rabbit vibrator. Will Lovehoney’s Happy Rabbit G-Spot rechargeable rabbit vibrator make her, well, happy?

First thoughts …

Lizzie
I have been looking for a new rabbit vibrator for AGES. I bought my first one over ten years ago and fell completely in love with it. It was ridiculously cheap, was likely full of terrible un-bodysafe plastics, smelled dreadful, was louder than a 747 at take-off, and had an awful and superfluous bubble of moving beads the colour of boiled sweets near the base. But it could make me orgasm, no problem at all, and it was used on a weekly basis with much enthusiasm.

Unfortunately, after a few months of faithful (heavy) service it gave up the ghost – the battery chamber corroded – and, in any event, I’d started to do a bit of research on phthalates and had decided that I shouldn’t be putting things that were potentially harmful inside myself.

So I bought another more expensive one – and to my great disappointment, it was not a patch on the cheap-as-chips original. The rabbit ear position was slightly different and even though the vibe was quieter and smelled loads better, it wasn’t nearly as easy to orgasm with. Eventually, I got cross with it, threw it away and started experimenting with some different vibrator designs to see if I could find something I liked better.

But nothing I’ve tried so far has given me quite the same pleasure as my first rabbit and I’m desperate to find one that I adore as much as my original.

Bring on the Happy Rabbit.

The packaging …

Lizzie
Nice. This is one of Lovehoney’s own products so carries their revamped branding, which is very simple and stylish. A cardboard sleeve (featuring the product name on one side and an image of the Happy Rabbit on the other) surrounds a heavy, black cardboard case with the words ‘get happy’ printed on the lid in black gloss lettering.

Inside the main product box, a moulded plastic tray holding the Happy Rabbit, a fabric storage pouch, a mains electrical charger and a set of instructions.

How it looks …

Lizzie
Really lovely to see a toy in a non-pastel shade (black). The moulding of the silicone is neat and tidy with a thin joining seam running the vertical lengths of the insertable section of the shaft.

A solid white plastic base means that the vibrator can be stood up easily and size-wise the rabbit looks good, too: it has an insertable length of 5.25 inches (13.33 centimetres) and a diameter of 1.7 inches (4.32 centimetres).

How it feels …

Lizzie
I tend to use vibrators with Thomas as much as on my own, so my criteria for a good one is a device that’s easy for both of us to operate. Although it may seem that there’s no difference, believe me, there is. If you’re handing over a vibrator to your partner, it has to be well designed for the anatomy it’s stimulating because they can’t feel the sensations it’s actually producing. It’s not like using fingers, which give a much better idea of exactly what and how firmly you’re touching.

Let me lead with this: after approximately 30 seconds with the Happy Rabbit, Thomas was crouched between my legs, his face ten centimetres from my vulva saying ‘There?’ every other breath – to which the response was invariably ‘No’.

Although it looks lovely and the main shaft of the Happy Rabbit is nicely curved at the tip to stimulate the G-Spot, I found the vibrator’s rabbit ears to be very awkwardly positioned. They were just were far too long and, rather than stimulating my clitoris, bypassed it completely and actually poked (silicone bends rather than ‘squishes’) the apex of my labia, where the left and right sides meet, in a way that was distinctly uncomfortable. So much so that I used the word ‘ouch’ and asked Thomas to stop so that I could have a turn at trying to position the Happy Rabbit myself.

Unfortunately, the change of operator didn’t make much difference. Even though I knew where I wanted the rabbit ears to touch, I just couldn’t get them to do so, which was a great shame because the main shaft of the rabbit actually felt very nice. We ended up with Thomas moving the shaft of the vibrator and me pressing my fingers down on the rabbit ears trying to get them touch my clitoris. After about a minute or two of this we turned the Happy Rabbit sideways and got out a bullet vibrator, which I held against my clitoris to bring me to orgasm.

The positive points? The girth on the Happy Rabbit is a good size and length and the curve at the end stimulated my G-Spot very nicely. The vibrations themselves were lovely, too. (The Happy Rabbit runs off three motors – two control the vibrations in the shaft and one the vibrations in the ears) but despite all the mechanics it is very quiet – even more so than my LELO vibrators which, up until this point, have been the best I’ve come across on the noise scale.) Another good feature: the operating buttons. There’s a large one that works on a ‘light switch’ format to control the vibrations in the main shaft – you depress the top and bottom ends to change speeds and programmes and hold it down to turn the vibrator on and off – and a smaller round one that controls the vibrations in the ears.

Any downsides?

Lizzie
Pretty obviously, the position of the rabbit ears. They were in completely the wrong place for me and, although everyone’s anatomy is slightly different, I suspect that others may find this, too.

The verdict?

Lizzie
Disappointing. I had high hopes for this rabbit – it’s silicone (and therefore safe for the body), has a nicely sized shaft, is quiet and is easy to operate. Unfortunately, the main event, the rabbit ears, don’t come anywhere close to hitting the mark (for me at least). If I could take the ears away I think I’d have quite a nice non-rabbit vibrator but because the ears actually cause me discomfort during use, I will likely not use this toy again.

My quest for the perfect rabbit continues …

In summary

Things I liked:

• The materials. The silicone is body-safe and odour-free.
• The girth, length and shape of the main vibrator shaft. Good proportions and stimulates the G-Spot nicely.
• Rechargeable – no need to spend a fortune on AA batteries.

Things I’m not so keen on:

• The size and position of the rabbit ears. They don’t come close to my clitoris and are so high up that they actually poke uncomfortably into the pubic area.

Tickle your fancy? You can buy this item from Lovehoney.

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