UPDATE APRIL 2021: The Vibrating Knicker Tickler sex toy seems to be discontinued. This vibrator review remains for anyone looking for information about this sex toy. You might find some alternative panty vibrator options with the We-Vibe Moxie vs Lovense Ferri comparison.
The Vibrating Knicker Tickler is a small set that includes a g-string and a bullet to be worn and be pleasurable while wearing. The g-string is crotchless which means that the panties can be worn during penetration while the vibrator is still working. The g-string is meant as one size fits most and is made of a lycra material.
The box is pretty boring and is to be expected from a sex toy box. The front of the box shows a topless girl wearing the g-string, and for the most part, the box is a blue/green color combination. Inside the box (which I found was hilarious) was a two-squared inch baggie containing the panties and the bullet. The packaging was definitely overkill for this little baggie.
The panties are the most high-quality part of this set. Unlike other thongs that are included with lingerie packages, it seems like some actual thought was put into the production of this panty. It’s made of a soft, stretchy lycra material which makes it feel breathable and comfortable. Unfortunately, the makers of this panty seem to have only made the crotch-piece out of the lycra – the hip strings of the g-string are made of a very, very unstretchy fabric which severly limits who will be able to wear this. Like, severly limits. It has absolutely no stretch.
I’d say the panties would go up to a size 4 comfortably. Possibly a six, but the strings will be cutting into your skin. In this manner, the panty was not well thought-out. For most people, size four is certainly not “most”. Because of the lack of stretch though, this won’t get too stretchy to use – it could possibly stay as a good pair of panties for a long time if you fit into it in the first place. The g-string is crotchless which means that it does contain two strings after the front crotch portion in the front. The front crotch fabric is slightly see-through which is something to consider if you plan on wearing this in a bright light.
I’m also a little concerned about having made something like this crotchless. If the bullet does end up hitting you in the right spot, doesn’t that mean that you are going to completely soak up whatever clothing you are wearing instead of the panties themselves? Possibly would make a good BDSM scene or possibly might be something that would cause you to throw on an extra pair o panties over these. However, because they are crotchless, this can be worn quite comfortably during sex for some hands-free vibrations.
The bullet stays attached to the panties through a panel that was sewn into the panties themselves. The panel is just a piece of thin lycra that was sewn into the inner, lower part of the panties. Instead of the panel is a little piece of elastic that was sewn to the inside of the panel. This is something that other vibrating undie companies should take note of – this elastic keeps the bullet in place and doesn’t allow for it to just slide around in the panel.
So what about the bullet? It’s about an average bullet. I’d say that I’ve seen better quality bullets before, but this does its job. Instead of being sleek and rounded on both sides, one side of the bullet actually has a black “base” on it that will keep it from slipping through the elastic. The turn-dial on the bottom of this base also stands to be the vibration-strength adjustment for the toy. It uses three watch batteries which are included in a little plastic package with the toy.
The bullet has a decent amount of strength inside of its little body. I wouldn’t call it amazing, but I’d say that, for a bullet, it most certainly will make its presense known. It isn’t the quietest bullet though which is something that disappointed me. This could probably easily be heard in a quiet restaurant. However, there’s no way that this could be heard in a louder setting like a club or a movie theater (away from people), so if you want to wear this out in public, you will just have to plan your trip ahead of time. Something else to consider is that the “strength” of the bullet is adjusted through the turn-dial on the base of the bullet which means that you can not adjust this on the go. You have to reach your hands into your panties and turn it off. This can make for an uncomfortable situation if you feel like the bullet can be heard (or if you choose to use the restroom in public since this can definitely be heard in there.)
So how well does it fit into the panties? Pretty decently. It does slide out from the bottom of the elastic and it leaves the dial-adjustment base open for easy access. For the most part, as long as you fit the panties correctly, it should pull the panties and the bullet up against you and make it even quieter as well. I will make note that we honestly had no way to test this. Jor is a size six and not a female, but the panties barely fit him as it was, and we don’t have any friends who are under a size six who we could be comfortable asking to test this. I’m not sure if the bullet will hit the correct place, but it does look like it’s in about the right place when I hold it up to my own body. I really can’t comment much else on whether it works like it should though, but once the two pieces are put together, it looks like it *should* work.
To clean this, I’d recommend just throwing the panty into a lingerie bag and putting it into the wash. The panty should work as a regular panty if you want to feel extra sexy by wearing crotchless panties. The bullet should be washed with warm water and antibacterial soap according to the box.
Overall, I’m not sure how I feel about this. The panty really wasn’t designed with most bodies in mind which is a definite downside, but it does seem to work pretty decently as long as you fit into the panty. The bullet really can’t be adjusted on the go which could create some definite awkward moments in public, but it also would allow you to have hands-free vibrations during sex. I suppose this set really depends on what size you are as well as what you plan on using it for and where.
