The Necessary Tools for Satisfying Ass-Play 

You’ve grown comfortable with the “special” time you spend with your “other” special place, and you’re branching out your ass-play to include a variety of toys and/or other insertables. Let’s review the options for expanding your selection of goodies to include a well-rounded ass arsenal… 

Despite the level and intensity of your playtime, the first essential item you should always have on hand prior to commencing any form of anal titillation is lube, lube, and –did I mention?- plenty of lube. Before you settle on a favorite (or two), test drive the different types of lube –water-based, silicone, and oil-based- in order to determine which you find best enhance your ass-play efforts. Each has its pros and cons, but it is inevitably up to you and your personal preference; therefore, consider how various lubes feel with the use of your fingers as well as the various materials of which your toys are made. Regardless of the choices you make, ensure that you have plenty of lube on hand (quite literally) so that you are ready to go to town at any given time. If you allow yourself to run out of lube, make a quick trip to the drugstore or sex shop in order to nab a bottle before you go bottoms up. Trust me. Ass-play without lube is not the way to go if you truly desire to fully enjoy your anal experience, as an irritated and abraded bottom is not a happy one… 

Over time, it’s a grand idea to develop your dildo selection, amassing a versatile line-up of sizes that vary in length, girth, shape, and material basis. Only through such exploration will you learn what item(s) you can use to most fulfill yourself. By trying toys if differing dimensions, you will learn whether you prefer to be more deeply probed by something that is lengthier, stretched open by a toy that is thicker – or maybe you want both! In conjunction with the overall size of your top choice toys, do you prefer a dildo that is fashioned to look life-like and resemble a real cock –complete with raised areas which pose as the toy’s pseudo-veins- or would you rather have a dildo that has the overall, general shape of a respectable phallic symbol but is perhaps completely smooth in texture? Speaking of texture, with enough experience and toy tryouts, you will perhaps find yourself more drawn to different textures, depending on the material from which the dildo is made – and there are quite a number of possibilities, including vinyl, PVC (phalate-free preferably), silicone, glass, rubber, stone, faux skin, and polyethylene. Other factors you will want to take into consideration are whether you want greater mobility that is afforded with a suction cup base and/or you have the capability of using your dildo with a harness for some strap-on fun. Mix and match and try out a wide variety of sex yummies before you decide what kind(s) is (are) your favorite(s). Knowledge is power, my friends, and your sex toy knowledge will lend to a more powerful anal experience. 

If vibration and/or rotation interests you, there is a plethora of vibrators you can try. Again, this is another toy with which you will want to sample the various speeds, intensities, and movements that are offered. One thing to remember with vibrators, however, is that there are certain size limitations. If you lean towards playing with toys that fall on the larger end of the spectrum, you may find that most vibrators come only in sizes that are only small to average in both length and diameter.  

You then have the ever-popular butt plugs, which are also offered in various materials, shapes, lengths, and girths. Test drive different plug models just as I have recommended with dildos before you “settle” on a favorite. 

In all of your buying and trying, remember that the most important thing is your comfort. When you are genuinely comfortable with a certain size, shape, and texture, you will be more at ease with the experience itself – and the relaxation that brings only enhances your ass-time and allows you to continue pushing your limits to the point you desire.