Shunga Dragon Virility Cream 60ml

Shunga's Dragon Virility is my Dream Cream

Reviewed: 13 Jul 2011 by Arkadia, a Going Steady Straight Female

I'm a female writing this from my own perspective, with notes from my male partner.

I have heard only (very) good things about the Shunga line so I had unusually high expectations when getting it out of the box (any good reviewer will tell you preconceived notions about products are not conducive to non-biased reviews, but hey, I'm all about full disclosure). Let me preface with this: my unusually high expectations were met, exceeded and blown out of the water. I am in love. After our first encounter, I've vowed that for the rest of my life, Shunga's Dragon Virility Cream and I shall never be apart again. We are soul mates.

Upon opening, you can't help but notice the beautiful and sturdily made box the product comes in. Heavy-duty high-gloss cardboard with top-quality art and classy font and text. It's fancy enough that you feel a little bit special opening it, you handle the box more carefully than you would a lesser product - just seeing the box lets you know you're onto some good stuff.

Inside the box you'll find some simple but very helpful (and exciting) instructions, and the cream itself. The bottle is beautiful, matte-black thick plastic with a pretty design and more classy fonts emblazoned in white. It lists instructions for use on the back, as well as a list of ingredients (appreciated). The bottle is of the no-mess, no-leak kind, and enables you to easily dispense the exact amount of cream you desire.

The front of the box opens to tell you a short anecdote about 'The Legend of the Dragon'. It then lists information about the product - it's made from all-natural herbs and extracts (great!), it's compatible with latex (also great!), it has a lubricated texture, a 'decadent' flavour, and a long-lasting 'Fire and Ice' sensation.

Despite the Shunga name, I was more than a little apprehensive about this supposed Fire and Ice sensation. I have, for years now, been questing after the perfect 'sensation' cream. After experimenting with many 'warming' lubricants (including the big brands like KY Jelly) I have only been left with disappointment and an extremely painful burning sensation in my vagina (my boyfriend's penis concurs with my experiences). Literally every time. I then decided that cooling, or tingling, lubricants were more up my alley. I had better success with them (Durex's 'Tingle' lubricant, for instance) but was still left with minor irritation and less than satisfactory results. The words 'Fire' and 'sensation' when used with reference to my private parts invoke an immediate panic in me, as well as some cringing. So yes, it was with trepidation on both my part and my partner's that we applied the cream to our genitals.

As soon as you open the bottle you are greeted with a wonderful smell. The best I can describe it as is a sort of fruity, herby bubblegum smell. There is no cheap or plasticky under-scent, it is simply lovely. I wouldn't be opposed to wearing some behind my ears. Before I could tell my partner whether or not it was supposed to be edible, the smell had drawn him to taste a dab of the cream. It is edible, and as my partner testified at that moment - it is delicious. Again, there is no kind of 'cheap' undertaste, like you might find in a flavoured lubricant or condom. It is one hundred percent wonderful with no undertaste, aftertaste or association of unpleasantness. It is minty and a little herby, tastes sweet, and if it weren't so expensive I would probably attempt to put it on some ice cream. After tasting you'll be able to experience the 'Fire and Ice' sensation in your mouth, it's a bit like eating a strong mint.

The instructions tell you to apply a pea-sized amount of the cream on the glans of the penis as well as the front and back of the shaft. It massages in quickly and easily, and I'll admit to pouring on a bit more because the texture is very like the lubricant I use (Sliquid Silk) - soft, creamy, cool and white. Thus my brain insisted my partner's shaft should be slick with the stuff, instead of it massaging right in. Well, this isn't a lubricant, and you'll be fine just rubbing it in until it's gone without a trace. A small amount is fine, although I don't think there would be an issue with using 'too much' - at least I can't imagine there being painful repercussions like there may be with lesser sensation creams. As we were using a condom, I applied a little to my clitoris to make sure I got the full effects too, but I'm quite sure the cream penetrated satisfactorily through the condom because shortly after my partner entering me, my vagina became a wonderland.

Sex with the Virility Cream has to be one of the most intense, pleasurable experiences I've had in my life. It is everything I've wished for all these years of searching for the perfect warming/tingling lubricants. There was zero pain or irritation for both my partner and me, though we were both on full alert for any sign of it after so many bad experiences. After we realised there was no pain about to ensue we were able to relax and enjoy the sensations in all their glory.

And glory there was. I can't say I could distinguish feelings of fire and feelings of ice, but rather (and more pleasantly) I just felt undulating waves of lovely sensations, ebbing and flowing, intense one second, then humble, then next then my entire body would be awash with concentrated pleasure. The entire region was hypersensitive, I could feel everything, every little movement and swell, every feeling echoed and deepened. I don't think I've ever been so loud or incoherent during sex.

My partner fared just as well. He echoed my sentiments just as enthusiastically, loudly and groaningly. He was especially impressed at the purity of the sensations, and the complete lack of irritation that accompanied something so powerful in its ability to enhance the sexual feeling. However, he said that it felt too good for him to feel it had much of a 'delay' effect, and I won't try to comment on the cream's delaying properties, as my partner and I have never had issue with this and I'm not sure what constitutes effective delaying properties.

I would say the cream lasted about 45 minutes, or about fifteen minutes after we finished (it's a lovely after-sex feeling, to be 'buzzing' between your legs as you lounge happily in bed). There was no after-irritation or unpleasantness, and in fact, the smell (and even taste) lasts quite a while longer after the sensations go away, so there is a lovely bubblegum smell where there might otherwise have been an offensive latex or semen smell.

Everything about this cream is amazing to me. It ticks all the boxes I have, and some boxes I had never even thought of. I will most certainly be using it for solo pleasure as well as sex, and recommend both males and females do the same. I honestly can't see a reason why anyone shouldn't own this and use it regularly other than the intimidating price, which I feel is more than worth it considering just how much it adds to the sexual experience. Absolutely worth its weight in gold, if you ask me.

In short - the best sex aid I've ever tried. Everyone should try this. Everyone should own this. Single, partnered, multi-partnered - this will benefit everyone. I know from now on I'll never be without it. I love you, my Shunga Dragon Virility Cream.