While affordable silicone is now relatively easy to find in dildo form, it’s much more scarce in stroker form. Part of this is that porous materials aren’t as much of a dealbreaker for penis sleeves as they are for insertable toys, but there’s still a whole bunch of benefits from using silicone in a stroker. Silicone strokers tend to last longer and be more resistant to tears, and while being able to properly sanitise the material isn’t completely necessary if you’re only using it yourself (or with a fluid bonded partner), it is a bonus.
However, times are changing! I’ve already reviewed one affordable silicone stroker before, and I’m excited to add another to my review catalogue — the Arcwave Ghost.
The Arcwave Ghost
The Arcwave Ghost is a travel friendly silicone penis stroker. It’s reversible (with two options for texture) and comes in three colour options — black, blue, and mint green. While it doesn’t contain a hard outer shell like a Fleshlight, it does come with a hard plastic carry case. At $19.90, the Arcwave Ghost is super affordable, and I was excited to see how it would compare.
As an aside, this is one of the best designed pieces of sex toy packaging I’ve ever seen — the inside of the case has a rod to place the sleeve on, as well as ventilation holes to make sure the sleeve is dried out when stored away. While the packaging does have the product name on it, it’s subtle enough that I’d personally probably assume it was some kind of tech accessory if I saw the carry case in passing. In a world with a lot of disposable sex toy packaging, I really want to applaud the designers here for including packaging that not only won’t get thrown out straight away but actually has a function.
Sizing, Material, and Textures
While it may look relatively small in the packaging, the Arcwave Ghost has a good amount of stretch to it. People with particularly large penises might have some difficulty with fit, but for the most part, the silicone material is stretchy and yielding. The material does become thinner as it’s stretched though, which has some knock-on effects in terms of texture.
The Arcwave Ghost is reversible, with two texture options — one with long shallow ‘swirls’, and another with an even bumpy texture. The bumpy texture is definitely more noticeable, particular when stretched a little thinner.
Using the Arcwave Ghost
Using the Arcwave Ghost — at least the way it’s intended to be used — is really simply. It rolls onto the user’s penis like a condom, and acts as an addition to the normal hand movements of masturbation. It does fit a little tight, and I’d highly recommend adding lube to make it a little more comfortable and aid with making movements smoother (to the point where I’d consider lube an essential).
The closed end of the Ghost means it creates a little bit of a suction sensation, and the textures add a little sensation as well (particularly the bumpy texture). However, it doesn’t massively shake up the experience of masturbation. For people who struggle to orgasm using just their hands, I don’t think the Arcwave Ghost adds enough to change this.
Off-Label Uses
I don’t have a permanently attached penis, so a lot of my interest in sleeves or penis toys is ‘off-label’. I’m aware most people looking for a review of the Arcwave Ghost won’t be looking for a toy to use in the same ways, but I do want to mention them in this review.
Firstly, I really like to use sleeves and strokers with a strap-on. I’m a real big strap-on top, and it’s both the sex act most common in my sex life and the one I get most joy from. When using one solo, I like toys I can thrust into or hump. The Arcwave Ghost is… not that. I didn’t expect it to be, in fairness. I absolutely can use the Ghost to stroke my strapped-on cock and it works just fine for this, but I don’t really get anything out of that in the same way that I do humping a Fleshlight.
I wanted to try a few of the off-label ways I like to use TENGA Eggs as well. The first of these is stretching the sleeve over the head of a wand, using the texture to add interesting sensation. This worked pretty well — I found that a full sized wand head stretched the Arcwave Ghost a little too much, to the point where the texture was a little too thin to feel. But for smaller wands, it worked really well, especially when using the bumpy texture.
Similar to this, I also tried putting my fingers inside the Arcwave Ghost and rubbing it on my vulva externally. I definitely prefer getting off with vibrators, but the texture adds enough sensation that I can get off with just fingers relatively easily. I don’t get a huge amount out of the swirl texture this way, but the bumpy side offers some interesting texture.
Overall
I keep coming back to TENGA Eggs in this review, but I do feel that’s the fairest point of comparison for the Arcwave Ghost. The Ghost is definitely more of a sheath style product than something like a Fleshlight — it adds a small amount of sensation and texture to masturbation, but doesn’t change the experience too much. If you’re like me and looking for a penis toy to use “off-label”, it’s worth a look if you’re looking for texture to add to a wand or your fingers, but one to miss if you want to hump a toy.
That said, within the context of specifically being a penis sheath, the Ghost is a well designed toy, and I’m excited to see such an affordable silicone toy! It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but if you already know you like disposable toys like it, the Arcwave Ghost is well worth upgrading to.
Buy the Arcwave Ghost for $19.90 from Lovehoney
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This product was sent to me by Lovehoney, in return for a fair and impartial review. Affiliate links were used in this post.
