I’m kind of torn on the whole arousal cream, warming/tingling lube, g-spot magic potion thing.  They’re iffy.  Some work well, some don’t work at all, some feel weird, some feel like aliens…

What?  You’ve never used a tingling lube that made your partner’s cock feel like an alien?  You’re totally missing out.

Anyhow.  This stuff, the Shunga Secret Garden gel, is a clitoral stimulating gel.  It’s been on my wishlist for a long time but I never bought it for myself. I just kept putting other things in front of it.   That was dumb.  I got a lot of lemons when I could have been enjoying the good stuff all this time…

Thankfully, my friend Laurel got me some for my birthday.  I loved her before but I love her even more now.  It’s that good.

The packaging, as shown in the picture, is typical Shunga; japanese art that is both erotic and tasteful covers a black cardboard box. Inside is the 1 oz black plastic bottle that appears much like a small bottle of make up or lotion until you read the words.  It has instruction and ingredients on the back, Shunga Erotic Art and Secret Garden embossed upon the front.  Very discreet, really, unless your guests or kids go picking up every bottle they see laying around the house to see what it is.

Inside the bottle, the clitoral stimulating gel is just that; a thin gel about the consistency of really cheap dish soap with a peppermint like scent.  The aroma isn’t overwhelming but it is noticeable.

The directions say to apply to the clitoral region by taking the time to massage the tissue under the clitoris.  They don’t say how much to use so I just used a drop maybe the size of a small pea.  Hard to judge because it really is a thin gel.  Let’s just say I put a wee bit on the tip of my index finger and rushed my finger down to my clit before any could spill off.  It was a challenge, but I made it.

The only issue I have with this is the consistency.  A little thicker would make it ever so much easier to use.

I followed the directions and applied it …

Ok. I lied.  I rubbed it all over my clit, top and bottom and sides.  It was slick.  It immediately felt a bit tingly.  It was nice.  Oh.  My.  Like really nice.  So I rubbed it in some more.  Next thing you know I was getting off.

Damn, that stuff is nice and slick.  And it really was stimulating without feeling icy cold or super hot or anything at all like bengay.  It was just…  nice.  It did feel a bit warm at first, making my clit feel like it was swelling faster than normal.  After a minute or two it felt a bit cool but not cold, not overly tingly or anything.  It was nice.  Really, really nice.  And after about four minutes…  well, I was done.  So, yanno, I can’t say much except my clit throbbed and hummed for a really long time afterwards.  It made me clenchy.  My kegels loved me.

Anyhow…  I figured it had to be a fluke.  I was probably just all horned up that day.  But no.  Every time I’ve used it, this gel really has aroused me faster than I normally become aroused.  It makes my clit feel super sensitive and swollen and throbby.  I do prefer it more when used along with manual stimulation or stimulation with a soft, squishy toy than with hard toys but I’ve taken to using it nearly ever time I think I’m going to jerk off or get laid.

It gets me there — and by there I mean super aroused — really damned fast.  And I find I get off faster, too.

Now that doesn’t mean it’s going to work for everyone. We’re all different.  What is good for me may be too much (or too little) for you.  But I? I like it.  The packaging does say that some women will notice the effect immediately and some women may need up to three applications on three consecutive days.

Does that mean it has a cumulative effect?  Maybe.

Ingredients are water, glycerine (so use sparingly and clean up when done so as to prevent yeast infections) proplene glycol, l-argentine HCL, l-ornithine HCL, hydroxyethly cellulose, damiana extract, methyl and propyl parabens, peppermint oil and vitamin e.  This isn’t a “natural” or “organic” product.  It might disagree with some vaginas if they’re sensitive to parabens and/or glycerine.  It’s also not recommended for pregnant women or those with STD’s, particularly genital herpes.  Probably due to the l-argentine, which I’ve read can worsen the frequency and duration of herpes outbreaks.

But I?  I like it.

Clean up is easy with soap and water and this doesn’t seem to stain.  It’s a little pricey for an ounce but seeing as so very little is needed to be effective, a bottle should last a good, long time.

Now pardon me while I go rub some into the tissue beneath my clitoris…

I’ve turned myself on thinking about how good it feels.

p.s. Thank you Laurel!

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