Maude Band Review: A silky soft and rumbly cock ring

Design

This cock ring has a very simple but functional design, and it's unique enough for Maude to have a patent pending! The entire exterior of the device is covered in an silky soft FDA grade platinum cured silicone, with just a single button on one side to control it. The thinner side has a sort of pointed end to it, while the other side is thicker and contains the vibration motor and battery. It has an opening diameter of 1.4 inches, and overall width and height of 2.4 and 2.9 inches respectively. It's a pretty compact toy and would be very easy to travel with or even slip in a pocket. They have two color options, grey and charcoal, though I'll note that they "grey" I have here looks more like a beige or oatmeal to me.

Quality

The toy feels very high quality and I really like that the website specifically states the silicone used meets both FDA and REACH requirements. There are little details like a travel mode (3 second press to turn on/off) and the easy access charging port (no flaps to fiddle with) that give me confidence it was well designed. Maude also stands by the product with a 1 year warranty which I really appreciate.

Experience

This was my first time using a cock ring especially during sex, and I have to say I really liked it, and so did my partner! The toy itself is quite stretchy so it should fit most people reasonably well. I'm on the more girthy side and I didn't feel like it was uncomfortably tight, which is something I've been generally avoiding cock rings in the past. Even though the silicone is very soft and smooth it didn't move around much once it was on, staying at the base of my penis quite well. You can orient it however you want, either with the vibration motor on the top or bottom with different stimulation either way. For penetrative sex we found that the top orientation was ideal to have clitoral contact and add that little extra something during sex. While I personally did get a little extra stimulation from this, it's mostly just at the base of my penis, and my partner couldn't feel it a whole lot until I was fully inserted. Once the vibrating section was pressed up against her she loved it, but off course this is an on and off kind of vibrator so it might not be enough for everyone to get off. Regardless it does spice things up a little and we had fun with it. If you flip it around so the vibration motor is underneath, it kind of vibrates your balls which some people might like but personally I wasn't a huge fan of. The actual vibrations are great, it's not a super buzzy vibrator and even the lowest of the 5 strengths was pretty powerful.

Materials and care

As I've mentioned, the entire exterior of the toy is made of silicone and it has a pin style charging port which makes it waterproof. Cleaning is a breeze, just wash with a very mild soap or toy cleanser and let dry thoroughly before storing away in the included canvas bag. Silicone toys are not compatible with oil or silicone based lubes, so be sure to only use water or aloe based lubes like Maude recommends. If you're used to using alternate types of lubes during penetrative sex this is definitely something to be aware of. We've generally had the best luck with hybrid lubes during sex, so we tried their aloe based lube instead and it worked reasonably well instead.

The battery life is 45-55 minutes depending on the vibration setting used, and it takes about an hour to charge. The button will light up and pulse while charging, and then switch to a solid light once it's done. It's not the longest run time, but considering a cock ring shouldn't be used for more than 30 minutes at a time anyway, that's probably for the best.

To expand on that, if you're new to using cock rings definitely do a little research before hand! To use them safely there are time constraints before they can do nerve or blood vessel damage, and if it feels too tight or you start feeling numbness definitely take it off right away.

Packaging

The packaging was pretty high quality compared to other brands, and they really have a distinct branding language that I like. Maude brands itself as a kind of modern sexual wellness company, and the high quality packaging does lend itself to that. It was a solid cardboard box with a lift off lid and subtle designs on the box with a product image and the name. Don't worry about shipping though, this was inside of a larger unmarked brown cardboard box with plenty of recyclable padding material inside.

Price

At $52 I have to say it's worth the money, it's made of high quality materials and well designed. I would definitely recommend it at this price point and I think it's a good competitor in the space.