Venus
Adrien Lastic's hands-free double vibrator: a flexible silicone arc with a bulb for the G-spot, a clitoral head with a heart-shaped metal plate, and app control. Sasha wore it, Daniel ran the app, and both of us found a use for it the box doesn't mention.
The Venus does the hard part of a wearable well: it went on easily, stayed in place while Sasha walked around, and got her there more than once. The weak link is the Bluetooth. It dropped many times, worst of all in Pattern mode with the Linear setting held at maximum, which is exactly when nobody wants an interruption. Full story in the app section.
The Venus does what a wearable has to do: it goes on easily, stays put while you move, runs quietly, and got Sasha to orgasm more than once. It even found a second job around Daniel. The weak link is the app connection, which drops out often enough to interrupt the moments that matter, and the second motor is hard to feel. At about £110 it's a fair price for solo use or for a partner in the same room. If you want reliable long-distance control, pay a little more for a We-Vibe Sync.
Per-tester scores — anatomy matters, so we score separately on purpose.
- Stays in position while walking around, which most wearables can't claim
- Easy to get on right the first time, and the clitoral head lands without adjusting
- Soft, pleasant silicone that's very easy to clean
- Quiet enough to use without anyone else in the house hearing it
- Paired with the app on its own, and long-distance control and music mode both work
- Battery outlasted every session, and the magnetic charger stays attached
- Better during sex than the Nina Vibe Pro 2, and wraps around a penis surprisingly well
- Bluetooth drops out often, worst in Pattern mode at maximum
- The app shows two motors, but we felt little difference between them
- Vibration is buzzy rather than rumbly; strong enough for Sasha, maybe not for everyone
- The heart-shaped loop is cute but adds little
- The metal plate starts out cold
- No US retailer: you'll be buying in pounds or euros
Unboxing & first impressions
The box is loud purple with a frosted window, and inside it is something that looks more like a piece of jewelry than a vibrator: a pale pink silicone arc with rose-gold bands, a heart-shaped metal plate on the clitoral head and an open heart-shaped loop that sits over the pubic mound. The first reaction out loud was that it's ridiculously cute. That opinion survived testing, even when the loop's usefulness didn't.
In the box: the toy, a magnetic USB charger, a soft storage pouch, a fold-out manual and a three-year warranty card. No remote. One retailer listing for this toy says it comes with one; ours didn't, and Adrien Lastic's own list of box contents doesn't mention one either. Everything runs from the single button or the app.
Our Venus came from House of Lucifer, a UK shop that sent it as a gift and had no say in what we wrote. If you're buying, their Venus listing is £109.99.
The app: easy pairing, unreliable connection
Pairing took no effort at all. The Adrienlastic app found the toy on its own, and Daniel was in control within a minute. Long-distance control worked too, with Daniel out of the room, and music mode synced to whatever was playing. He chose progressive metal, which says a lot about him.
The problem is staying connected. The Venus dropped out of the app many times over our sessions, and slightly more often over long distance. The pattern was consistent enough to call: Pattern mode, Linear setting, held at maximum for a while, and sooner or later the toy went quiet. The App Store reviews for this app describe the same thing, and the app's changelog has fixed Bluetooth issues more than once, so we doubt it's just our unit.
Who does a dropout hurt most? Not the person holding the phone. It's the person wearing the toy, right at the edge, when everything suddenly stops. There's a version of that which works as accidental edging, and it has its charms. But when Sasha is being edged, Daniel would rather be the one deciding when it stops, not the Bluetooth.
When it does stay connected, Pattern is the mode worth having. You drag your finger and the toy follows, live, and Daniel got good at it fast. The ten preset modes are nice to have; we mostly used one or two of them and spent the rest of our time in Pattern.
Motors & sensation
The vibration is the buzzy kind rather than the deep, rumbly kind. For Sasha it was strong enough, and it got her to orgasm more than once. People who need a lot of power from a wearable should know it isn't the strongest in the category.
The app shows two motors, Motor 1 and Motor 2, plus a combined setting called Venus. Switching between them made less difference than you'd hope. It reads as one motor doing most of the work, which happens to match the printed manual and contradict the brand's own product page.
The clitoral head was the better half: it landed in the right place without adjusting and did most of the work. The internal bulb hit the G-spot reasonably well, without being the reason to buy it. The rose-gold plate on the head starts out cold. Warm it in your hand for a minute first.
Noise was never an issue. We used it with other people in the house and nobody heard a thing. The button on the head is a little hard to find once it's on, which matters less than it sounds, since we ran it from the app most of the time.
Fit and wearing it
Getting it on was fairly easy, and the first placement was right. Once it's in, it stays. Sasha walked around the house wearing it and it barely shifted. With more movement it slides a little, but not much.
The heart-shaped loop over the pubic mound is the one design choice we'd call decorative. It doesn't really bother you, it doesn't really do anything, and it makes the toy look adorable on a nightstand. Make of that what you will.
The silicone is soft and pleasant against skin, and it rinses clean in seconds. The shape has no awkward corners for anything to hide in.
Battery, charging and the shower test
The battery held up for every session we put it through, and the magnetic charger stays attached rather than popping off at the slightest nudge, which we can't say for every magnetic cable in our drawer. Adrien Lastic claims 85 minutes to charge and 90 minutes of use. We never ran it flat, so we can't confirm the upper end.
It went in the shower once, with no problems. IPX7 means it can be fully submerged; we didn't put that to the test in a bath.
The thing I'll remember about the Venus is that I forgot it was there. It went on easily, the clitoral head found the right spot on the first try, and it stayed there while I walked around the house. That's rarer than it should be.
It got me there more than once. The vibration is more buzz than rumble, and it was enough for me, though I can see someone wanting more. The clitoral side did most of the work; the G-spot bulb was fine without being the main event.
And then the app dropped out. Not once, many times. If you've ever been right at the edge when everything suddenly stops, you know how that feels. Sometimes it turned into accidental edging, and I won't pretend that never worked out. Mostly it was just annoying. It's still the toy I'll reach for when I want something hands-free. It just needs a better connection.
My job for most of this review was the phone. Pairing was effortless, music mode accepted my progressive metal without complaint, and Pattern mode, where the toy follows your finger, is where I spent most of my time. I'm told I'm rather good at it.
The dropouts are the problem. They came most often when I'd been holding Pattern mode at full intensity for a while, which is exactly the moment you don't want the toy to go quiet. I'd rather be the one who decides when it stops, and with the Venus the Bluetooth kept making that decision for me.
During sex it was better than the Nina, and I still don't enjoy hardware between us. I wouldn't suggest using it that way myself. Laid around me instead, with Sasha talking to me from very close range, it did something no toy has managed before: hands-free. I'll give it credit for that. I'll give her more.
During sex, and the use the box doesn't mention
We used it during penetrative sex, and it worked better than the Nina Vibe Pro 2 did. The arc is thin enough to stay out of the way, and Daniel could feel the vibrations. He's still not a fan of having hardware in there during sex, and that opinion has now survived three products. So it works, but he won't suggest it himself.
The surprise came when we tried something else. Laid around the penis instead, the curve of the Venus wraps around it and the vibration reaches the whole shaft. On one occasion Daniel came hands-free that way. The toy did its part, and Sasha did the rest, close up and mostly with words. We're reporting it as what it was: a team effort.
Sasha also used it solo, without Daniel, and it works just as well that way. It runs from the button or the app on your own phone.
Is it worth the price?
The obvious comparison is the We-Vibe Sync range, the wearable couples vibrator most people think of first: the Sync 2 is $169 and the Sync O $179 on We-Vibe's US store. The Venus costs £109.99 at House of Lucifer, around $145, or €104.89, around $120, from Adrien Lastic directly. That makes it $25 to $60 cheaper, with the same IPX7 rating and app control.
What the extra money buys with We-Vibe is a connection you can trust. If you'll mostly use the button or the app in the same room, the Venus is a fair price for a wearable that stays put and does the job. If remote play is the point, we'd rather recommend a We-Vibe Sync. Our other recent app-controlled wearable, the Vibrosa Mini at $119.99, never dropped its connection once, but it's an egg with an arm rather than a clitoral and G-spot arc.
One more thing for US readers: we couldn't find a US retailer for the Venus. You'll be ordering from the UK or the EU and paying in pounds or euros, plus shipping.
- You want a hands-free wearable that actually stays in place while you move
- You'll mostly control it with the button or from the same room
- Quiet matters: it's discreet enough for a shared house
- You want something easy to clean that also looks good on the nightstand
- Reliable long-distance control is the main point; the Bluetooth drops out too often
- You need deep, rumbly power from a wearable
- Your partner doesn't like hardware in the way during sex
- You want to buy from a US store; there isn't one
Multiple sessions, both partners. Sasha wore it, solo and with Daniel; Daniel ran the app, in the same room and over distance, and was the penetrating partner during the couples sessions. One shower test. No lab measurements; the claims table reflects home use. The Venus was a gift from House of Lucifer, which had no input on this review.
No. Ours came with the toy, a magnetic USB charger, a storage pouch, a manual and a warranty card. You control it with the button on the toy or the Adrienlastic app. Some retailer listings say it includes a remote; Adrien Lastic's own box contents list none.
It paired on its own and long-distance control and music mode both worked, but the connection dropped many times in our testing, most often in Pattern mode held at maximum intensity. If remote play is the main reason you're buying, that's the thing to weigh.
Yes. It worked better than the Nina Vibe Pro 2 for us, and the penetrating partner can feel the vibration. Daniel still isn't a fan of hardware in the way, though. It also works laid around the penis, which is how it earned his score.
It's rated IPX7, so it can go under water. We used it in the shower once with no problems.
At £109.99 (or €104.89 direct) it's $25 to $60 cheaper than a We-Vibe Sync. It's a fair price for solo use or same-room play. For reliable long-distance control, the We-Vibe is worth the extra.