@AHistorian

So the 2nd gen Tsukasa Aoi is different enough in feeling from the Venus Real Soft? How would you describe the texture and softness? Softer than Tomax Soft? I'm surprised reviews say it's realistic since it looks so textured in the cutaway pictures.

How long have you had yours? How has it held up?

I've been warming my Venus in off-boil water. Is this an issue for these multi-layer toys?

For oral toys I've been eyeing the La Bocca Perorin and Gal Zanmai.

Thanks!

@loj
Yes the 2nd gen Tsukasa Aoi is different enough in feeling from the Venus Real Soft. The 2nd will not be internally as soft as the Venus Real Soft (It still feels amazing and it is soft!!)

I personally like the Tomax in "Regular" softness. I own a "Clone" in Soft and I like it, but would chose the 2nd over it 98% of the time.

I've had most of my sleeves for approximately 4 months. Know that I have about a dozen and I don't use a sleeve every day so obviously if you use a single sleeve every day it's going to wear out a lot quicker than if you have a rotation of ona's as I do.

Multi-layer toys you should NOT turn them inside out to clean, invest in drying sticks and take your time drying it out. Tomaxes being single layer you can turn them inside out and they are built like tanks, I still put in a dry stick in a Tomax out of habit to ensure its dry inside.

Warming: I would be very careful with super hot water, warm water should suffice, too hot of temperatures can damaged the TPE over time.

To wrap up: This journey of what you like and "gives you what you need" is a highly personalized one.
Your size, sensitivity and comparison to real life experiences will dictate what works for you. You will likely buy sleeves that are perfect for you and others that just don't do it for you.. there are sleeves that have rave reviews, but the tunnel length won't work for me personally. So I continue the "hunt."

Just keep researching, asking questions and trying some sleeves. I know they aren't cheap, but something I personally find mind-blowing may be "mid" for you!

@AHistorian

Appreciate all the advice! I'm still amazed at how realistic the Venus Real Soft is. Before this I had a Fleshlight STU from over a dozen years ago. That was good for its time but unrealistic and a pain to use.

Have you tried the 004 Fujimori Riho? It's rated pretty average here but I've read reviews elsewhere saying how realistic it is.

I also just found out about Sensbody. They're a Korean manufacturer that aims for realism by casting internal molds of actual people. They look uncannily realistic. The reviews I've read say they're incredibly realistic but very fragile.

@loj No problem. I personally have not used a 004, but it's reputation is very admirable and was under consideration for a time.

I did look into sensbody products and they seem really interesting, but they have very short tunnels so they don't work well for me personally.

@AHistorian
Just wanted to thank you for the recommendation!

I've had the 2nd gen Tsukasa Aoi for a few weeks and am incredibly impressed! I find it softer and tighter than the Venus Real Soft with a more stimulating texture.

Based on the cross section pictures the textures look a bit exaggerated with all the bumps and ridges but it somehow blends together to feel realistic and natural when using it. It's pretty damn impressive.

Have you tried any Tomax stuff in Very Soft or Rich Soft? I do find myself sometimes wishing the Venus Real Soft tunnel was just slightly softer to slightly mute the top hump near the entrance that can be a bit irritating for me.

PS - I also got a Gal Zanmai BJ ona and highly recommend it. It's a firmer material (no teeth) with lots of suction that does an amazing job at simulating deepthroating. It's compact and lightweight enough that I can comfortably use it one handed.

@loj
No problem at all.. glad to help however I can. I'm glad you like the 2nd gen Tsukasa Aoi. It is my #1 choice at the moment. I don't use it all the time because I'm still in that exploratory phase and have just been continuing to research and buy more sleeves.

I do own a Venus Real in Very Soft and I found it to not be my preferred softness level. I have Tomax sleeves in Regular, Soft and Very Soft. Regular is my softness and once I used a Regular Venus Real, found it to be my preferred level, I almost immediately ordered a Venus Clone in Regular.

I paired that Venus Clone in Regular with a newly acquired bottle of Tomax Silky Lube... holy hot damn... the Regular material of a Tomax rivals the ZXY. In hand, they do not feel the same, but once inside, they are both this buttery, silky smooth sleeve of bliss.

I'm going to give those Soft and Very Soft Tomaxes a try with the Silky Lube and see if the textures are a bit more pronounced.

@AHistorian
Curious how much softer is Tomax Very Soft vs Soft? With Very Soft is there still structure/resistance and ability to distinguish textures? Is Very Soft comparable to outer layer of the 2nd gen Tsukasa Aoi? I found the Tsukasa a bit softer than Venus Soft.

Interesting hearing about Tomax Silky. I've only tried Tomax Insomnia with these toys and like how thin and natural feeling it is. I do wish it lasted longer though. How do the two compare?

@loj For me personally, Soft still has enough sensation with a "take your time session" to get me where I want to go, but the journey is a little less exciting.

The Very Soft, I did two sessions with Insomnia and I found myself pulling out, wiping off a bit of lube, trying to go back in to get some feeling of texture and stimulation and it was WORK getting to the end.

I felt like having to work that hard to get a lube ratio perfect in order to finish, absolutely destroys the point.

I don't want to go at it for an hour, I generally would never get an hour of complete privacy anyway.

So my personal experience is this:
REGULAR: Right tightness, right feeling, is forgiving with lube.
SOFT: You've got to watch your lube or you run the risk of missing some stimulation.
VERY SOFT: Lube has to be perfect or you are just banging around inside a marshmallow. Sounds great, but I just don't feel enough to make it feel real or worth the effort.

With that said, I have read reviews from gents who feel EXACTLY the way I feel about Regular, but their jam is the Rich Soft.

If you like the 2nd gen Tsukasa Aoi NPG, you may test a run with either a Real or a Clone in Regular. Just my .25

Insomnia vs Silky: Both are thinner lubes, but the Insomnia is like old Astroglide (before the formula change) and the Silky is a bit thicker, but not by much. The three sessions I have used it (2x with Venus Clone Regular And 1x with a ZXY) the textures were very apparent. It feels more like the real thing. Think: you get the glide, but it's just there as a revved up woman would be. Hope that makes sense? I've never been with a woman and said "damn I can't feel anything because you are too wet" that's how the Silky feels. You can over do it a bit, yet still feel all the texture inside the sleeve. Before I possibly retire my Soft and Very Soft sleeves, I do want try them with Silky to see if that may sway me or I get a different experience.