The Best Rabbit Vibrator Is Actually a Snail

When I first started my sex toy collection, lots of options came in one style: penis. And penis…but purple.

Don’t get me wrong: As someone who has used lots of phallic-shaped toys, I get the appeal. The veins snaking around the shaft provide stimulating texture, the bulbous head can be angled to massage those internal hot spots, and most are long enough to hit the cervix and A-spot (a point at the end of the clitoris, right above the cervix).

“Phallic sex toys can be a great way to investigate what kind of partnered penetrative play you might enjoy during solo sex, as well as allow you to recreate past pleasurable experiences on your own,” Rachel Wright, MA, LMFT, a New York–based licensed psychotherapist and the host of The Wright Conversations podcast, tells SELF. But non-phallic sex toys have their perks too. “They enable you to experience textures and sensations you wouldn’t be able to with something shaped like a penis,” says Wright. Plus, they put penetration on the table for those who either aren’t turned on by penis-shaped parts or have a history of trauma, she adds.

When pleasure product companies started making dildos and other toys shaped like tentacles, unicorn horns, candy canes, and even chess pieces, I was tickled. But just when I thought the sex toy market had reached peak ingenuity, I was proven wrong, when a vibrator inspired by snails went viral on TikTok.

At first I thought the Snail Vibe Curve ($150, babeland.com) was a gimmick. But after trying it, I’d heartily recommend it to anyone who’s also looking for a non-phallic vibrator. Read on for my full review.

The design

The Snail Vibe Curve is shaped like the mega-slow gastropod it’s named after. One end of the nine-inch toy is a shell-like spiral, while the other side has a handle and controls that look a little like a snail head with beady button eyes.

Functionally, the Snail Vibe is similar to a rabbit vibrator, Suzannah Weiss, MPS, CSE, AASECT-certified sex educator and author of Subjectified: Becoming a Sexual Subject, tells SELF. For the uninitiated: Rabbit vibes have two “arms” that provide internal G-spot and external clitoral stimulation at the same time (which can lead to blended orgasms).

The shorter, rounded piece of the Snail Vibe Curve acts as the external arm, Weiss explains, while the straight end can provide up to five inches of penetration. The coiled shape of the smaller arm allows it to stay in contact with your clit, even as you push and pull the toy, she says. Since the entire silicone snail is flexible, you can slide the longer end in just a little, or all the way—the “shell” part of the toy unfurls as you insert the toy deeper. In my opinion, this is an improvement over other rabbit vibes that have shorter arms that can’t reach your clit unless the other end is fully inside your vagina.

The Snail Vibe Curve has another feature I always look out for when shopping for dual-stimulator sex toys: two motors. Rabbit vibrators with just one motor are often much less powerful, as a single motor has to work overtime in order to make two different arms vibrate. But the Snail houses one motor in its shaft, plus another in its swirl.

The best part? You can control the two ends separately. Just press the “+” sign to turn the vibration function on and cycle through the toy’s five different intensities. Then, use the “~” button to oscillate between five vibration patterns. It couldn’t be easier.

How I tried the Snail Vibe (and how it went)

When I opened the Snail Vibe Curve, I wasn’t sure how to feel. Was this thing ridiculous? The shape is…unusual, but I’m happy to report that it serves a unique purpose.

To fully understand why I loved the Snail Vibe so much, you need to know this: I have a hypertonic pelvic floor, which means that deep penetration isn’t always pleasurable or comfortable for me. So, while I enjoy using dildos on occasion, most rabbit vibrators don’t work with my anatomy.

The Snail Vibe Curve’s slide-and-roll design allows me to enjoy very shallow (think: one-inch deep) penetration, while feeling the coil rumble against my clit. And those vibrations are powerful. Like, just as powerful as a wand vibrator, and certainly more rumbly than most clitoral or G-spot vibes I’ve tried.

Each time I use the Snail Vibe, I have fun. Turns out, getting down and dirty with a toy made to resemble escargot doesn’t just allow me to levitate in pleasure—it also lifts my mood. “It makes sense that a toy shaped like a snail might feel good emotionally, too,” Wright says. “The shape serves as the reminder that some of us need not to take ourselves and our sex lives so seriously.”.

The bottom line

All in all, I think the Snail Vibe Curve is a delightful non-phallic vibe. It’s certainly been a welcome addition to my—as well as thousands of TikTok content creators’—sex toy collection.

My only rub with this toy is its price; it rings up at $150, which is on the expensive side for a vibrator. As such, I’d recommend it to people who already know that they enjoy dual-stimulation (or who are all ears for rabbits, if you will).

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