OhMiBod!
[ 5 November 2008 ]
I received a package from Madame Rouge the other day. I tore it open excitedly to discover an OhMiBod box, containing a pink vibe, a metre long cable, a splitter & a pink velvet bag. I grabbed my iPod, stuck the splitter in the headphone jack, & then connected my headphones & the OhMiBod to it. I chose some tracks & giggled as the OhMiBod pulsed in my hand in time to Justin Timberlake.
So, what is the OhMiBod & what does it do?
“Everyone loves music. Everyone loves sex. OhMiBod combines music and pleasure to create the ultimate acsexsory™ to your iPod.”
I can’t tell you exactly how it works — not geeky enough, I’m afraid. What I can tell you is that it interprets the sounds emanating from your MP3 player & translates them into vibrations. While it sounds kind of gimmicky & silly, it soon becomes addictive & the perfection of the pairing becomes startlingly obvious.
The OhMiBod isn’t a very attractive looking object — it looks more like the end of an elf’s pointy pink shoe than anything you might want near your underpants. But I promise you, once you attach this unusual gizmo to your iPod, stereo or even laptop, you will forgive it its cosmetic misgivings.
I love my OhMiBod. A lot. It’s the ultimate toy for the aurally-fixated. I am definitely one of those people. I live, eat & breathe music, I am always listening to something new, & I am often overcome with the feeling of wanting to crawl inside my favourite songs. So conjuring up a way for a song to give me an orgasm makes me very, very happy.
You can buy an additional accessory to the OhMiBod, a “life-like” neon pink jelly skin which slides over the top… Though one might be moved to ask, “What exactly is it about a neon pink faux-phallus that is ‘life-like’?” It’s an interesting addition, & great for when you want to get a little bit more intimate with your OhMiBod. But of course it does dilute the strength of the pulsations, so if strong direct vibrations are important to you, it will probably just get in your way.
So, of course, now we get down to the crux of it. What makes a good OhMiBod song? Initially I thought it would just be something with a lot of bass, but it was not to be! Really what it’s all about — for me, anyway, ahem — is a strong, steady rhythm. Experiment at your leisure pleasure!
Gala’s OhMiBod Playlist
Michael Jackson feat. Will.I.Am – P.Y.T
Atmosphere – The Old Style ft. Cuts by DJ Plain Ol’ Bill
Beastie Boys – An Open Letter To NYC (Chew Fu Refix)
Jurassic 5 – Hey
IAMX – Bring Me Back A Dog
Tricky – Hell Is Round The Corner
Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
One of the coolest things about the OhMiBod is that a community has sprung up around it. It’s called Club Vibe, & it’s a place where people share playlists & guest DJs submit their favourite tracks! Continual new music for your perusal! Such a good idea.
Trust me when I say that if you buy one, you will never think about music the same way again…
Madame Rouge is selling the delightful OhMiBod for $110AU. Even better, there’s free, next-day metro delivery for Australian buyers if you quote “iCiNG” when you check out! Please do believe me when I say they’re a lot of fun!
What do you think about the pairing of music & sex? For me, it’s almost impossible to have one without the other. Do you own any toys at all? What do you like? & more importantly, how likely would you be to bliss out to the dulcet tones of your favourite band?!
Extra For Experts:
An interview with Suki of OhMiBod — if you want to know more about the founder of the company, this is worth a read!
Hyper-love & bunny kisses,
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Wow, that sounds absolutely incredible – & it’s PINK! Haha, I looove pink! Thank-you for a great review, Gala – I don’t own any toys as such (yet!), so I always look forward to reading reviews such as these to let me know what’s out there! :)
wow, well it’s a good idea
This must be good writing. I have never been tempted by this when I’ve seen it mentioned before, but right now I’m seeing possibilities.
Want, want, want! I now can’t get that Governor Bolts song from Anticon’s Family Values out of my head… ;)
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I have this vibe’s predecessor, the now extinct Audi-oh!
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While music is rad, if you’re a screamer (or you’ve always wanted to be!), I recommend hooking it up to a microphone.
x Miss Corrine x — I love pink too, haha ;D
witnit — Well, thanks! It seems really unusual & gimmicky when you first hear of it, like I said, but when you actually start to use it, it’s pretty amazing. I am a major fan.
Ki — HAHA, that’s SO WEIRD!
Star — You are hilarious & awesome!
Half in a daydream I didn’t expect the bright pink thing on my screen to be a vibrator when I refreshed my feedreader. I quickly had to scroll down because I’m at work!
Sounds like fun. I don’t own any toys unfortunately, I would feel like I was being mean to my boy if I got one, he’d probably sulk, lol. Pairing music and, well, vibrators, is a totally good idea though.
That is AMAZING! I really wonder, though, what would make someone think of that? I’d like to pop some screamo in there and see what happens.
You should add “Angel” by Massive Attack to that list….
xo
It does seem pretty cool… the only thing I can see being an issue is if you get the wrong music in your play list! Don’t want the wrong kinds of vibes! ;)
I recently bought a Lelo Nea, and oh my god. I LOVE IT :D
Ms Constantine — Oops, sorry! & psh! Tell your boyfriend to stop being so sensitive… ;D
Sasha — I bet someone was sitting on a sub at a rave, & the cogs of their brain started turning. Haha!
Aimee — Totally… I can see that going really badly!
Gem — Ah, YAY! Lelo are a great company, I love their products!
man, this is the one toy i was always tempted to buy…if someone hadn’t stolen my mp3 player i’d probably have one by now, haha :)
Ooh I’ve nearly bought the Ann Summers version of this several times. I’m normally not a fan of their stuff but their version is quite nice looking, although it’s a bullet rather than an, ahem, ‘shaft’ based toy, haha.
www.annsummers.com/webapp/wcs/... That’s the one, it’s cheap too but I always thought the whole music thing was kinda gimmicky but if you reckon it works that well…... I’d love to road test a few different playlists, I bet some Barry White would be AWESOME!!
Oh music and sex….I really love doing the deed to Massive Attack, especially “Inertia Creeps”. Portishead is great too, as long as you avoid the paranoia inducing songs. Also take a listen to Melissa Ferrick’s song “Drive”-so sexy!
I think it would be so funny to try it with venetian snares.
I can’t really mix music and sex too much…I get distracted and start caring too much about the song! Even when I’m alone! x_x
I have a Lelo Nea and it’s pretty fantastic~ I wouldn’t mind picking up some manner of music-vibe for curiosities sake but it’s not a priority.
Can I be utterly revolting and crass and ask how many songs does it take on average to get to orgasm? :) I mean, you might be short of time :) I think this is an EXCELLENT gadget and I might have to go find myself one. I wonder if it’ll connect up to my N95 phone.. I could get hubby to text me. LOTssss… Hey – you get the most awesome toys and I’m JEALOUS!
Joanne — I would be laughing too hard to get down to business with Barry White playing!
hells bells — I already tried! But it was too erratic… Sad!
Jenny in Wellington, NZ — Bahahah. Um, not long. Less than 1! & yes it hooks up to anything with a headphone jack! DO IT!
1 song! Holy moly. I’m in :) lol…
I bought this a while ago. Haven’t used it much, to be honest, but that’s because I kind of, uh, prefer plain ‘ol manual stimulation (TMI, sorry!). It was fun when it did get used though. :)
I could see this going down well to “vibrations” by Brian M vs. McBunn ;)
‘untiz untiz untiz!’
Oh my god, this looks amazing! Try listening to some speedcore— it’s not really sexy music, but the songs get thousands of beats per minute.
Too bad about the shape, though.
what’s it made out of?
I’m really particular about sex toy material. Like that jelly skin…avoid it! that jelly stuff is really unsafe for you, it basically seeps out bacteria.
wow! i’m so jealous. i’ve been dying to get one of those since i saw an ad for them with zoli from suicide girls. it was hot. i felt like i needed one. glad to hear you like it! :)
I sometimes listen to my iPod while I’m Lelo lilying it’s fantastic. But beats matching with the beats – if you get my drift – sounds like a dream.
I think I need one of those. I’ve only ever had one toy and it’s been my trusty bullet. It’s getting old though, so this definitely has my brain turning. I have A LOT of death metal on my computer and I’m really curious to see what that would be like! I’m also wondering what grindcore would be like! Oh the possibilities! My boyfriend is a singer/screamer, I wonder if somehow we could hook it up to that…
I’m going to have to start saving my pennies for this one!
Sounds like a lot of fun :)
On an related note, I was looking for my vibe the other day, after cleaning my room, and it seems to have vanished to that place where all the missing socks go. Needless to say, I was not impressed and I don’t have the funds to buy myself a new one.
Autechre – Gantz Graf, anyone?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9lpy6…
Oh, my roommate’s been telling me about this for awhile now! I’m glad I finally got to see one in…er, well not quite in person, but you know!
I’m trying to decide what my next toy will be- my first vibe is starting to die, I think, and I was pretty sure it was going to be a Lelo Mia (the little one that charges via USB), but this looks fun too… On their website, I can’t decide if I would want the G-Spot version you got, or the Naughtibod, which is a smaller one. Good Vibes stocks the Naughtibod though, and if I can get to their store in Brookline…
As a general FYI, the reason I would want to go to store rather than just order online? If you live near a Good Vibrations store, they give a student discount. I want to say 10%, but it might be 15%, I don’t remember. But the store in Brookline is pretty awesome.
I also just purchased a lelo nea, due to your article on it’s sister! I’m so glad, because it’s my most favorite bedroom accessory. as well as the fact it is beautiful and pleasing to the eye. It is perfect for sex with the boy for a hands free orgasm!
Fun toy! And the color makes it 10000000% more fun.
Maybe you could add Kanye’s Love Lockdown and Stronger to your OhMiBod Playlist.
That is incredible!
I’ve been looking at that for a while, and I want it even more now!
A work colleague saw that advertised a while ago and has been fascinated by it ever since! I shall direct her towards your review :D
Ha ha ha that’s hilarious, I wasn’t expecting to find your list of favourite sex songs at this time of the morning, now my dad wants to know why I’m laughing, ha ha! I’ve never tried a vibrator in my life but this is tempting! You crack me up Gala! Xxxxx
Woah – not safe for work …. I need Gala in a plain brown wrapper ;)
Gala, as soon as I saw this I thought ‘Dirty Girl’ from Felt 2….I was OhMiBodding to this song before this nifty little gadget even existed ;).
Oh and ‘Sex on Fire’ by Kings of Leon has got to go on that playlist too!
Hey, I’m a huge atmosphere fan too…and I have a huge love for louis logic. I’m not trying to promote him in anyway..but i think you’d like him. he’s a nyc hip hop guy that is super, super chill.
i love when you post links about atmosphere, it reminds me of home.
Nice review, thanks!
I have tons of toys, but I only use one of them, as I have found the one that suits best for my body. All the rest can dust in my closet, hahah!
I don’t necessarily need music all the time, but sometimes it’s great fun and can make a really good atmosphere. But also.. if you choose the wrong song, it can ruin everything!
I think I have used music too little lately to create an atmosphere, maybe I should try and work on that and see if I can find something new..
I really want one of these, I’m actually really glad that there’s other ladies here who like to play with toys, in real life everyone seems to be all about denial. I have no idea what for!
Bexi — Do it! It is the ultimate toy for anyone who loves music, like I said. So much fun :D
Rachel — It all depends on what kind of stimulation you like, I guess. I only have the one so I can’t give you any kind of comparison!
lovergirl — So glad you like it! I love mine.
Marisol — An excellent idea…
Swamps — Hahahah. TMI, perhaps?! Glad you found it entertaining, regardless!
Erin — Haha, surely Breaker Down Like A Shotgun is better? ;D
erin — I just looked him up, thank you! xx
sushirobot — It’s great that you’ve found something that totally works for you. Can I ask what it is?
Sara — Haha. Orgasms are awesome! I wish women wouldn’t be so coy, too!
I recommend Benny Bennasi’s I love my Sex ;) So apros pos, no? Or better yet, Satisfaction (Club Mix) also by Benny Benassi.
Have you tried the Hitachi Magic Wand? Seriously the bestest thing EVER. Even better than the rabbit. Oh yes indeed.
Has anyone tried the cone?
@Chelsea- Everyone always recommends the hitachi, so I went to babeland while I was in san francisco to look at the sample one they had on display. That thing looks absolutely terrifying, to be honest. It’s huge and heavy and sounds like the jackhammers that always go outside my window at 5AM.
I’ve been wanting a Lily ever since Gala reviewed them, but I’m going to have to wait until A) I have a job, and B) get my finances unentangled from my parents. I’m a freshman in college and the only credit card I have is actually theirs, and that’s one charge I don’t want to have to explain to my mom when she gets the bill, lol.
My vibrator just died and I am mourning her loss haha. I don’t think I would try this though because I feel somehow like it would be distracting haha. But I’m also not just “crazy” about music. Sure I like it a lot, but the kind of songs I like to listen to while seksing and things tend to be softer, background music (classical music especially seems to sync up with orgasms, weird and awesome!). My next vibe purchase though I think might be the Lelo Lily which I know you received quite a while back. May I ask which one you like better?
Chelsea — I’m with Ali, the magic wand is terrifying-looking! Seriously! I prefer ‘em a little more delicate-looking ;D
Freya — I prefer the Lelo Lily, it’s really good for my, um, purposes. Haha! The OhMiBod is awesome but it’s not something I use constantly, so if you want to only buy one, I’d go with the Lelo.
So, this is kind of like Audiosurf for the vagina? What a fantastic idea!
that’s AMAZING! what a new, interesting way to think of music from now on. haha
You’re adorable, amazing and inspiring. I love the concept of a musical vibe. I love that you post about it in such a fun way. Lilo products rock, got my first one recently and adore it.
Thanks for sharing. Thank you for being so upbeat and passionate. I’m inspired to follow my passion and incorporate more joy and fun into my life after reading Icing. So many thanks xoxo
Hahahahaha – THAT is so great! You should pick up a copy of Lovage’s “Music to Make love to Your Old Lady By”. I imagine THAT would be amazing on the OMiBod!
Looky here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKiXYv…
I saw those for the first time about a month ago via a blog that was doing a giveaway for one. I didn’t win, but I’ve kind of wanted one ever since! I’m glad to hear they’re as awesome as they seem. And I have been wondering what kinds of songs they’d be good with…
Oops, ‘Breaker Down Like A Shotgun’ is the song I was thinking of! Ha ha, but ‘Dirty Girl’ is pretty sexy too, all that talk of grease and sweat ;).
What can I say? I’m a high octane girl. Wimpy vibes disappoint. And the Hitachi delivers.
haha, well, whatever works for you. When I turned it on the saleslady had to stifle a laugh; apparently my eyes were the size of dinnerplates. We went and looked at some of the daintier ones after that.
Gala, sure you can ask! It’s a product from Fun Factory (Germany). They have lots of great toys, but THE one for me is LAYAspot. Google: “fun factory layaspot” and you’ll find it! I got the boring dark grey but maybe one day I’ll get one with more happier color :D
Let me introduce myself: I’m a German male, whith an adrogynous mind, appearance and attitude. I love music since my early childhood and I’m playing some instruments. I’m a courious guy, who always is highly motivated to try out new things and to start innovative projects. I’m interested in Japanese Culture, I’m reading Mangas and I’m a Cosplayer since 2005 (have a look at more then 4000 photos on my homepage). Despite the fact that I’m a mathematician, I learned sewing and crafting. More facts? I love – love – love women and I like fashion!
Surfing the internet, I found the OhMiBod site a few days ago. I was really fascinated. I thought to myself, why should only women experience such great feelings described. No, I was not jealous, I was curious. So I ordered an OhMiBod late at Monday night. On Thursday morning it arrived and in the evening I tried out this wonderfull thing.
@Gala: I can confirm every single word, you wrote in your worth reading report!
I dressend myself in a kind of harem suit made of silk. I could feel the soft fabric tenderly touching my shaved skin.
I did a special fixing and plugged the OhMiBod into my iPod. Wow! I experienced absolutely wonderful feelings. As I told you, I love music. The conjunction between love, sex and music was always in my mind and in my soul
Using the OhMiBod was a stunning enhancement of everything I experienced concerning this conjunction until now. Listening to my favourite music and feeling the sensations of the OhMiBod was just mind blowing. For example when there were soft introductions and the OhMiBod was not vibrating, I was eagerly waiting for the louder parts. Because I knew, when they would start, I waited blissfuly for them. OhMiBod, what a wonderful name for a great hightech toy.
Because of the fixing I had my hands free. So I could touch my body, pet my breasts, picking up fresh strawberries and caressing my lips and tongue with them…
I felt as feminine and sensual like never befor in my life. I was flying away, drifing in to new realms, touching my soul very deep and tender. So I used my iPod and the OhMiBod within two hours non stop diving into my favourite phanatsies.
I was totally happy. Not only at night but also the next day. Of course I did it again last night…
And today I imagined a lot of crazy things I could to with my OhMiBod. Curious? Give me a feedback and I will write down my screwy ideas.
Greetings from Germany
Naisho
Hi ladies… I love reading all your comments and ideas. I too love my OhMiBod and my Naughtibod and for all those considering their next vibe, go for it! I think you’ll love it;) I especially like Star’s suggestion of hooking it up to a microphone…ha ha, I’m definitely going to try that! I’ve actually just opened an online adult store of my own and want to invite you all to come check it out: http://www.bestofadulttoys.com/ and YES, you can get the OhMiBod, Naughtibod, Lelo, LayaSpot
and all the other best of the best vibes. For Rachel or any other fabulous lady (or gentleman;) that would like to purchase a vibe online, feel free to visit my store and use promo code MOREICING to save 10% off anything! Cheers:)