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| The Karabos! |
Toy Stats
Company: Bad Dragon
Mold: Karabos
Size: Large
Hardness: 5
Color: Forest Brush (Light Green --> Dark Green) with a black base
Suction Cup: Yes
Cumtube: No
Other things I ordered: Two bottles of Clear Cum Lube
Total Wait Time: 46 Days ( From the day I ordered to the day it arrived )
Ordering ( 9 / 10 ) : The ordering process is never too bad on most websites, and Bad Dragon is no exception. The reason I docked two points, however, is because I consider it a bit difficult to change your order or put in custom colors. For this reason, I really dislike the ticket system, and it would be nice if it were changed to include a separate place for custom colors and order changes to be made: I initially wanted some changes to my order after ordering, but when you’re supposed to request changes within 24 hours and you don’t receive a ticket response for several days, it can be a bit stressful—especially for new users!
Even so, everything still worked out well in the end, so I’m not docking a lot of points. :3
Shipping ( 9 / 10 ) : I shipped via USPS, since it’s cheaper, but it took a bit longer then I would’ve liked. Even so, this is obviously not BD’s fault! The toy was well packed and the packaging was very discrete, which I appreciated. My only real complaint is that it was a little hard to find my items underneath all the packing peanuts!
Toy Appearance ( 9 / 10 ) : Surprisingly, the toy wasn’t quite as detailed as I imagined it would be, and the fade happens a bit quickly, so that the vast majority of the toy is a darker green. Even so, I don’t really consider this to be a huge issue, so I’m only taking off one point here.
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| That lovely base! |
Overall, the toy really is very high quality and stunning. Despite my tiny qualms, the forest brush color is beautiful and I love the way it fades from a bright green down into a deep, forest green. The base isn’t quite as black as I would have imagined (it’s a sort of blue-black color), but it still goes perfectly with the entire thing. I’m very glad I opted for a black base as opposed to a yellow one; the darker color really complements the entire toy.
The base is, admittedly, my favorite part of the Karabos’s appearance. Even though I’m really not “in to” bugs, I love the base—the little ribs and knobs are just incredible. Although the base is HUGE, it’s wonderful.
On the shaft itself, my favorite detail is undoubtedly the fact that there’s a tiny vein along one side of the cock—I noticed it right away, and it’s an amazing little detail that gives the toy so much personality.
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| Size comparison next to my hand. |
In Use ( 9 / 10 ) ( This’ll be a long one! ): Oh my. Oooooh my. Alright, I admit I was in a bit over my head with this one—it was my first order from Bad Dragon and I definitely didn’t want to be disappointed, so I opted to go big instead of small. I assumed that, since I’d already been able to take two toys (at once) that a large karabos would be a stretch, but not terrible.
At the very least, it was an adventure. For one, the toy is GARGANTUAN. It’s much larger to hold in my hand than any picture could ever really properly express. Maybe a better reference would be: “I can get about an inch of it in my mouth.” If that. Not only is it a stretch, but it’s a legitimate challenge for me. However, the Karabos is also the perfect length for its size, and in terms of proportion, it’s exactly what I was looking for.
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The Karabos next to the Doc Johnson
Lucid Dreams No. 9 Vibrator. |
I only spent about 20 minutes “warming up” for my new toy, and I did not stretch beyond the width of a “normal” toy before trying to take him. ( IE: I didn’t use two toys to stretch, just one. ) I wasn't exceedingly wet, because although I was really excited to use him, I was also really tired. But, you know—A girl’s gotta have priorities. Some things just can’t wait!
Figuring out how to take him was something of a struggle. I’m very much a back-layer when I masturbate, and the karabos, being VERY large, makes that moderately difficult. I’m also not the most flexible of girls, so riding him on a flat surface also didn’t entirely work. Eventually, however, I found something that did work—riding him with him elevated about 7-8 inches off the ground, so that I could gradually lower myself on to the toy. After a solid 45 minutes of work, I made it just barely to the widest point of the knot—but couldn’t quite pass it. At the start, I made it to the base of the knot, so I consider it decent progress.
The Karabos definitely gives a “full” feeling, but not quite in the way I was expecting (I think the Cockatrice would be a bit better for that, but would also be more unforgiving in the knot, since there’s less of an adjustment period.)
Once I finally gave up on knotting fully for the night, I focused instead on riding him. Although a 5 firmness makes the toy a little harder to manage when going in, it’s perfect for squeezing, and I am a squeezing type of gal. Feeling that toy slide in and out is incredible, even without the full knot. <3 The base is also perfect for grinding against, and after I had been grinding against it for a good 20 minutes just trying to get the knot in, it didn’t take much to bring me. I took as much as I could, grinding and stretching myself with the toy in, and even just a tiny bit of fingering felt incredible.
After-Use ( 15 / 10 ) : I’m not one hundred percent sure if it’s necessarily a common thing, but I wanted to note that something awesome happened after I was done with the Karabos. Once I had come from the my new boy, I laid about for a bit, and then started playing with a vibrator. I was expecting myself to be stretched out and for “normal” toys to feel a bit insufficient for the night, but instead the exact opposite happened: upon cautiously putting my normal, much smaller toy in, I found out that I was extremely tight and sensitive (but not so much so that anything I could do to myself was painful). Suffice to say: Not only is the Karabos fun, but he makes the after-fun 10x better!
Cum Lube ( 8 / 10 ) : Let me start by saying that the Bad Dragon cum lube is phenomenal. This is the first time I’ve used it, and it’s messy, (mostly) tasteless, stringy, and very much like normal cum. It’s. Wonderful. I did take some points off however because it doesn’t seem to last very long. I don’t know exactly how much lube I used last night, but while playing with my Xar, I know I reached for more lube or had to completely stop to relube the toy at least 6 times. That being said, I loved the lube, but I do wish it lasted a bit longer before “absorbing.”
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