I’ve tried a lot of sex toys over the years, so it takes a lot for a new vibrator to genuinely surprise me. But when I first heard about the Snail Vibe —a dual-stimulation toy that looks like an actual snail—I had questions. Mainly, who came up with this thing, and why did they decide a snail was the animal we should be putting inside our vaginas?

Still, I was intrigued. The Snail Vibe promises the external power of a wand vibrator paired with the internal stimulation of a G-spot vibe , all wrapped up in a design that's unlike pretty much anything else in my collection.

I'll admit that when the toy arrived, I had second thoughts. It looks so much like a snail that suddenly the idea of inserting it felt considerably less sexy than it had sounded online. But in the name of sexual exploration (and journalism), I gave it a shot.…