The Vortex and SIAC Spread Eagle Brew, featuring the Mini-Vortex texture, are some of the most recommended sleeves on these forums. I’ll take a look at the Vortex and its SIAC variant to determine which one will work for you.
My Dimensions:
6" long and 4.5" girth
22 years old
Experienced FLyer with 2+ years experience.
Testing Strategy:
- Minimum of 5 FLights on each FL before a review ?, each ending in orgasm.
- Each FLight is performed naked, lying flat on the bed without any porn ? or external stimulation.
- There are at least 24 hours between each FLight.
- I always make sure the end cap is open and allows for air to freely move in and out.
- I use Gun Oil H2O Lubricant ?.
- Generally, I do some edging with the sleeve before my orgasm, each FLight lasting roughly 10 - 20 minutes.
- During at least one FLight I force myself to pump all the way through my orgasm in order ? to assess the sensitivity of the texture during ejaculation.
Review:
From the first time you fuck the Vortex you realize its a very unique texture. A spiraled texture that swirls around your cock, it works by squeezing your cock on the upstroke, creating a feeling of suction throughout each chamber. The texture, at first use, isn’t all that stimulating and without any bumps or nodes, you don’t immediately feel your cock hitting much of anything. But this changes quickly, as you begin to feel the suction and squeezing. This creates a feeling unlike any other texture I’ve used, making it one of the more unique sleeves available today. Although its not immediately stimulating, this sleeve’s unique squeeze definitely makes me want to keep fucking.
The texture consists of many swirling ridges that makes up 3 chambers. As you stroke your cock, these chambers producing a squeezing effect that brings the ridges right up against your cock, which is remarkably stimulating. The texture is uniform throughout, which allows it to work with cocks of all sizes. Although this texture is not directly stimulating, it does manage to bring you to orgasm quickly. Edging with this sleeve is also excellent. Edging is too intense, but just enough to allow you to reach that plateau, and then fall back down again before orgasm.
My orgasms with the Vortex are what makes this a must have sleeve. Every orgasm I had could be described as better than the last with it. The sensations on your cock head during orgasm are not too intense but just perfect. It will literally squeeze the cum out of you. Unlike any other texture I’ve used, you don’t feel overwhelmed at all by this feeling. I was able to easily stroke though orgasm and keep cumming without any hesitation towards sensitivity. This makes the Vortex the best ? sleeve you can get if you want to really enjoy the orgasm. Unlike the STU ? which feels amazing ALL the time, but tends to be too intense on orgasm, the Vortex feels great during your buildup, but REALLY excels during orgasm.
This texture uses a moderate amount of Lube ?. With a spiral ridge effect on the inside, working the Lube ? into each space takes a fair amount. The squeeze effect tends to move the Lube ? around, which means you’ll need to re-Lube ?. The SIAC version was tighter and seemed to need more Lube ? compared to the regular version. This texture isn’t loud by any means either. With no nodes or bumps, it is about average noise.
Cleanup with this texture is quite easy. The chambers are quite easy to clean as they don’t contain nodes that hold the Lube ? and cum, but merely swirling ridges which make it easy to clean. Using your finger to rub around inside under water, should be enough to clean this out. This texture didn’t produce any soreness or any other sort of issues, but the squeezing effect can burn you if you aren’t using a proper amount of Lube ?, so be generous.
The Vortex is a great texture that comes in two options: FL Vortex and the SIAC Spead Eagle Brew "Mini-Vortex." The unique effect of squeezing your cock that this texture produces, just works and feels better on the normal FL model. The SIAC version felt tight, almost too tight for me at 4.5" girth. It seemed as if the squeeze effect was not as pronounced as it was on the normal FL model. Since the FL model can easily work with a cock of any size, I have a hard time recommending the SIAC version. The only case I would recommend it, is if you like the tight feeling or are smaller than my dimensions of 6" and 4.5" girth, then perhaps the SIAC model will work better for you. I just had a better time with the larger model, and I believe it was due to the squeeze effect, which was more effective on the normal sized FL.
Overall this sleeve gets a 10/10. Although the immediate feedback from this sleeve isn’t all that impressive, it pays off during orgasm. The one negative of this sleeve, for me, was the time to adjust. It took me several FLights before I could really appreciate the squeeze effect. I hope that you give it the time necessary to really appreciate it. The orgasms this sleeve gave me were all excellent and some of the best ? I’ve had. Between the STU ? and Jenna Haze Forbidden, the Vortex offers a feeling completely unique to itself, the squeeze of a lifetime, one that every FL owner should get to appreciate. Highly recommended!
Summary - Vortex:
Immediate Feedback - 7/10
Texture/Stimulation - 8/10
The Orgasm - 10/10
Lube ? Use - 4/5
Aftermath/Cleanup - 5/5
Overall - 10/10
Summary - SIAC Mini-Vortex:
Immediate Feedback - 7/10
Texture/Stimulation - 7/10
The Orgasm - 7/10
Lube ? Use - 3/5
Aftermath/Cleanup - 5/5
Overall - 7/10
Notes:
- Each FL is unique and requires a break-in period. I don’t note that period in the review ? because I do a minimum of 5 FLights. Please be aware of any DGS (Death Grip Syndrome) you may have, or a break in period if you are new to the Fleshlight ?. I recommend at least 5 FLights for experienced FLyers and at least 10 or more for new users before you can really appreciate a texture.
- I don’t normally assess quality of the sleeve in my reviews as the quality changes somewhat depending on the product they use for manufacturing and the FL you receive. Should any abnormal quality issues arise, I will make note of it.
- I don’t focus on "realism" (to a real Pussy ?) in my reviews as my primary concern is my orgasm. I don’t think that its possible to create a "realistic ?" Pussy ? with the current material. My primary goal when using the Fleshlight ? is to have a great orgasm, regardless of the realism of the sleeve.
- I generally use the "lady ?" orifice on sleeves, except sleeves that have a unique orifice.
