After seeing the Womanizer pop up over and over again around the more explicit corners or the internet, I asked my girlfriends if they had heard of it. Long story short, not only had they all heard of it, all but one of them had bought one!

After scolding them for not sharing their discoveries, I knew I would be adding one of these strange looking clitoral stimulators to my toy collection.

Whilst the Womanizer hit the scene and established itself with the W100 model, the latest generation is the Womanizer W500 Pro, and from what I’ve read, the jury is still out on whether the upgrades help it surpass it’s much respected predecessor, but I’m all for latest and greatest, so I went Pro.

When you break it out of the larger than expected box, the build looks good. Not too heavy, not too light. The W500 doesn’t suffer the same unavoidable comparison with a doctor’s ear thermometer like the W100 did, but it is still a strange looking little beast.

It’s USB charged, and ready to go out of the box. You power it on by holding down the genuine Swarovski crystal before selecting one of eight power levels using the intensity button next to the crystal.

It makes a soft whirring sound, and initially I wonder how this subtle little toy will reach the heights that had been so widely reported, but, I followed the instructions, lubing up, and strapping in.

You position the little suction funnel over your clitoris and apparently, just wait for the magic to happen. Seemed simple enough, so that’s exactly what I did.

How did it fare? One minute and fifty-two seconds. That’s how quick it was. One minute and fifty-two seconds between fumbling around trying to work out the right position and pressure, to the release of my first orgasm. The hype is real.

After composing myself and taking a minute to enjoy the afterglow, I thought I’d try again, maybe the anticipation had done half the work for the Womanizer, perhaps next time will take a little longer.

One minute and eighteen seconds.

The Womanizer W500 is legit; it’s direct but gentle, easy to use and different to anything that’s come before it. With its two interchangeable heads and expanded intensity settings, this new model hasn’t so much eclipsed the widely praised original, it has just built on what it did best, accommodating a wider range of body types and power requirements.

So if you’re in the market for a new toy, right now, the Womanizer is numero uno, and until they invent something that also mixes cocktails and gives neck massages, it’ll be hard to beat.

Check out the original Womanizer W100 and the all new Womanizer W500 over at Lovehoney now.

Ladies, have you got one? Would you try one? Let us know in the comments section below!