I held the small purple box carefully in my hand, seduced by the color and the artistic impression of a woman as goddess in all her glory inviting me to open it further and discover what treasures lay inside. The Berman Center Intimates are designed to be more than just sex toys; they’re designed to become indispensable sexual accessories, they’re designed to help women and couples reach places in their bodies that take sex to the next plateau, orgasmic bliss. Heaven.

As I opened the first layer of the box which held the Athena Vibrator, I was immediately impressed by the diagram of a woman’s sexual organs on the inside. “What a brilliant idea”, I thought. If these sex toys are to be used with couples, it’s so important that you and your partner understand what and where your delicate pink girlparts are, and what they do.

The Athena vibrator is small, only about four inches long, taking one AA battery, and it includes four interchangeable silicone massage heads – but don’t let this vibe’s small size deceive you, it’s got the clitoral massage power of a Harley Davidson V Twin Engine ready to slip between your legs and throttle you to the stars!

Having used several different kinds of clitoral vibrators, I was eager to try out Athena for myself. It seemed to make sense, considering that the thought behind this vibrator was that it be used with couples, that I grab my man and drag him and his hard cock to bed for some first hand testing!

As we lay naked on the bed facing each other, we began to play a little game we enjoy - taking turns touching each other, kissing and licking each other’s bodies. It’s sensual, relaxing, romantic, and it doesn’t take long before things are heating up! His hands started massaging my shoulders, working their way down over my breasts, his fingers making circles around my nipples, tweaking them until they were hard and erect. My fingers raked through the hair on his chest and then down to his throbbing cock as we kissed. I could feel the first hints of thick slippery desire inside my cunt as he continued to touch me. I get wet. Very wet. And it wasn’t long before his strong fingers were spreading apart my labia and sinking deep into my pussy, spreading my wet liquid heat all around my swelling clit. We took turns tasting each other, me first, bending my head down and engulfing his hard cock, suckling on his rigid flesh until it was his turn to taste me. He parted my legs wide and ran his mouth along my slit, deliberately making slow turns with his tongue around my hard twitching clit. When he rose up to kiss me, we gazed into each other’s eyes for what seemed like an eternity, until he handed me Athena and turned me onto my belly, lifting my ass in the air.

One of our favorite positions is him standing and me on the edge of the bed, either with my ass in the air or my legs spread wide. It’s amazing the kind of penetrating leverage you can get this way!

As his cock slipped into my pussy, I tightened the muscles of my cunt around him. (The Berman Center also makes Pelvic Exercisers which are Kegel Exercisers and they’re simply heavenly). As he started fucking me, I slipped Athena between my thumb and index finger and twisted her on. This vibrator is quiet, which I really like! The noise of a vibrator can sometimes be a distraction, but Athena is very subdued in terms of noise.

I held the sheets with my left hand, my head on the pillow turned to the right, as my right hand slid down between my legs to my clit. One of the selling points of Athena is that she’s small enough to fit between you and your partner, and they’re absolutely right. I had no trouble working Athena over my clit as my partner’s cock slid in and out of my cunt – but this position wasn’t the best. Because this vibrator is small, I had trouble keeping it on my clit in that “spot” because of the motion of our fucking. The answer? Change positions!

I turned onto my back and spread my legs wide with him still standing. As his cock penetrated me again, I was able to move Athena directly over my clit and hold it there without any trouble at all! Within moments I was squeezing my partner’s cock so tight that he had trouble sliding in and out of me! The orgasm was amazing! It left me breathless and I felt as though my heart was going to pound out of my chest!

We still wanted to play with Athena a little more, so I laid him down on his back and straddled his cock, taking a quick moment to change the massage head. As I slid up and down on his cock I had no trouble fitting Athena between us and holding her directly on my clit. I used a head with larger nubs because this would be a second orgasm and likely harder to reach, and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s so hard to come together sometimes, but by using Athena, I was able to maintain myself so close to the peak of orgasm, that when he reached his climax I grinded the vibe down onto my clit and we came together. What an amazing experience!

The next test of Athena was a solo flight into masturbation. I was already heated up, and more or less sexually satisfied, but I wanted to try Athena on myself without the help of my partner. I changed the massage head to the one with the largest nubs for maximum vibration. The size of Athena is perfect for a woman’s hand. I held her between my thumb and index finger again, and placed my forefinger on the end for control. This is so simple for women to use! By holding Athena this way, it allows a woman to spin the vibrator, rock it up and down, control the pressure, and position it until it’s perfect. It also allows her to bring herself right to the edge over and over again, and then back off a bit without ever leaving the peak until she’s ready to come. My partner timed me, and I rode Athena for close to twenty minutes before having my third and final orgasm for the night!

The worst thing in the world is a vibrator that lacks the power to get the job done, Athena has no such problems, she’s very powerful. Also on the plus side: size, versatility, and quietness. I used all four heads plus used it without any at all – all were very satisfying in their own way. A woman should experiment and find which one she likes the best, or use a combination like I did!

The only issues I had with Athena have more to do with some design suggestions. The massage heads are clear silicone, and could quite easily become lost. If they were colored, or glow in the dark, that would be an improvement. Changing the heads is fairly simple, with a little upward pressure they slip off nicely and then fit snugly back on when replaced, but I’m curious how they will hold up with time. Cleaning was also very easy and uncomplicated.

When in the off position, the base (and battery receptacle) could tend to slip off. At one point I turned the base the wrong way and it came apart – but Athena does come with a lovely carrying pouch to keep everything in one place, so these are only minor things from a practical standpoint. Athena also boasts being waterproof. I didn’t test this aspect of her, but I have no doubt that she’d deliver the same level of pleasure underwater!

I would recommend Athena to any of my girlfriends looking for something to spice up their sex lives with their partners or as a solo vibe for masturbating. This is a great product, well designed, and well thought out. I absolutely loved it!

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