Lovehoney Secret Wonder Review

Personal Experience

First Impressions

Tiny But Powerful

Adorable But Not Affordable

Design

When I first saw the Secret Wonder I fell in love with its design because it was so tiny and cute! The rounded edges and mini-wand design do a lot for me, plus the teal color is adorable and the silicone is silky soft. The head is flexible to bend it into the positions you want and though it's small, it's got a satisfying weight to it when you hold it. It feels solid. At the base is the single button for operating it that's imprinted with a Lovehoney logo. It just feels fun to hold.

Ease of Use

The Secret Wonder is a fairly simple vibrator with only one button needed to control the settings. I'm confident any beginner could operate it. As for holding, if you can grip a handle while using a finger to push a button at the top at the same time, you can use this mini-wand. The only thing I would note is that vibrations travel down to the handle somewhat proportionally to the strength of the current setting which could cause trouble for someone with a weak grip. The description for the product claims that the handle is designed to be ergonomic, and it has a bendable head to allow the user to adjust angle. It also tends to stay in place if left alone without vibrating off the sheets, out the door, and down the street like some vibrators do when you stop holding them where you want them.

Quality

The Secret Wonder seems to me to be pretty good quality for what you pay for. It doesn't feel like a cheap, quick toy that'll break in a few months. The silicone is wonderfully soft and completely unblemished, the base beneath it is solid and sturdy. The head is flexible, but I am a little anxious about finding exactly where its limits are so I haven't really pushed it. Finally, the case itself is made of a generally hard metal casing with a plastic bottom, though I wouldn't call it solid. I think you'd have to go out of your way to damage this toy. The USB charging cord it comes with is an average USB charging cord — just don't bend it to the breaking point and you'll be fine.

Price

You definitely get what you pay for with this toy, I believe. I can't say that the $80 is being wasted on bad quality, but I also can't say I'd be eager to spend $80+ on a toy in general, especially a small one with a single purpose. If you focus mostly on clitoral stimulation in your play and have the money, have fallen in love with the specifically adorable teal mini-wand design, or want to invest on one vibrator that'll probably last you years, I fully recommend this vibrator because I was blown away by how much I love it. I think it's a competitive, if slightly overpriced, listing for a very good quality mini-wand. But you could also probably find something of similar quality and usage for less.

Performance

The Secret Wonder is exactly what I would hope for and expect from a highly recommended sex toy seller at this price. This mini-wand kept all its promises from the product page and more, it took me on a ride I was not prepared for given its size. You WILL underestimate this vibrator when you hold it in your hand, and that is a good thing. The vibration settings were easy to understand and cycle though, and though the toy is not completely silent (I wouldn't use it in a room with someone else sleeping, for example), I don't think other people in a house would notice it if your door was closed. The battery doesn't get hot even with some extended sessions, and the battery life and charging times are exactly what the instruction manual promises, about 2 hours charging for 90 minutes of use.

Packaging

The Secret Wonder comes in a simple, small, mostly purple box whose main purpose is containing the product, which is more than enough for me, but if you prefer more decorative presentations in a sex toy's packaging, this one is not that. The box's sides show off variously: a picture of the vibrator, basic safety disclaimers, general features, and a summary of the product. Inside is the mini-wand already in its magnetic charging case, the USB cord, two booklets (one thorough safety manual, one general usage and care manual), and a little bit of padding. I'd say overall the packaging is functional, and if you want a more discrete container for it, you're better off using the charging case it comes with. One detail I liked is that the instruction and safety manuals came printed in 6+ languages (13 in the case of the safety guide, if I'm counting correctly!).

Materials and care

The product's webpage claims that the material used is latex-free and phthalate-free, non-porous, and hypoallergenic. The silicone also makes it very easy to clean, since it's completely waterproof and submersible. A rinse with body-safe soap and some water, or sex toy cleaner, is all that's needed to clean it. The only special attention needed is to make sure the vibrator is completely dry before charging/storing it again in its case, as the magnetic charging case is not waterproof. Both the mini-wand and the case feel very solid and sturdy, with an easy weight to them.

Special feature

The Secret Wonder comes with a special “travel lock” feature for on-the-go storage. With a toy this small, the mini-wand is ideal for travel, and Lovehoney expects you to utilize that with its charging case and locking mode. To turn the Secret Wonder on, hold the single button on the handle down; to turn off is the same. Cycling through vibrations is a single, quick click. However, there’s a third button press pattern encoded: tap the end button twice quickly to put the wand into a mode where it cannot be turned on accidentally through moving or jostling in either its case or some other container. The webpage says this is prevent any embarrassing mishaps during travel, and I can definitely see how that would help. To remove the travel lock, do the same motion as before and quickly press the button twice, and it’ll turn back on to the first vibration setting. My favorite part of this feature is that the button glows and vibrates twice when you initiate the travel lock, letting you know definitively that the toy is now safe for hassle-free storage and movement.