Touché Essentials of Passion Massage Glove

I had this glove on my wishlist for a while but couldn't justify buying something that my hand can do for free. However, when I saw the product in person, and rolled the massage glove over my aching shoulder I knew I couldn't have been more wrong.

I don't particularly like the rollerballs on the thumb or little finger - I find it difficult to get the right pressure on those. My recommendation to to place your fingers together and focus applying a flat pressure to the seven inner rollerballs.

I don't use this product with oils. As the rollerballs rotate, I don't feel confident I would be able to clean it as thoroughly as I would like. However, I believe the product works brilliantly on its own.

When first applied to skin, the rollerballs are very cool. They soon warm up with use.

There are two ways I like to use this product:

One is on bare skin when I have a muscular ache.

The other is massaging my limbs through soft material like cotton or lace.

The rollerballs seem to stimulate the skin without having to use too much upper body strength. So for less effort you can work out tighter knots. Win-win I think.

We do love a good massage in our house. And the Mr has definitely got specific needs when it comes to pressure and sensation. My hands can do an okay job, but if I can find a decent tool to help make it easier for me and better for him then I'm happy to look at it. That's why this massage glove caught my eye and I knew that I had to try it out.

I was lucky enough to receive the Massage Glove free of charge in exchange for an honest review.

First Impressions:

Packing is simple and tasteful, and admittedly when you first look at the product it doesn't look like anything I've ever seen before. It's a flat 'glove' with a textured side for your palm (which I assume acts as a non-slip grip?) and an underside which features little metal balls that roll around as you glide it over the skin.

In fact, it kind of looks like a many-wheeled roller skate. But when I took it out of the box and tried it on my arms and legs over my clothes, oh my goodness... It felt really good! So, I already had high hopes that this was going to take our massages to the next level.

In Use:

We tried it out in a Saturday night after the Mr had finished a busy week commuting to and from London. He was complaining of an achy back, so I wanted to do everything I could to try and make him feel better. He showered, got himself dry and naked and then lay on the bed, ready to be worked over like a good piece of dough.

With a good drizzle of oil over the skin, I first worked it into the skin with my hands before donning the glove like a kinky Freddie Krueger and began to work it up his back. He jumped as the cold metal balls initially came into contact with his skin, but he later said that the contrast of the warm oil and cold metal was an extremely pleasant one.

The glove glided over his skin easily, and even with a hairy back at no point did any of his hair get caught or trapped anywhere (which was an initial concern when I first saw the glove).

You can glide the glove gently or you can press down firmer for a more vigorous deep tissue massage (although careful not to get carried away - I may have gotten a bit too heavy-handed...!).

The glove also works well over arms and legs, and because it has a little flex, it almost conforms to the contours of the muscles and again feels wonderful.

I do have giant hands, so I was concerned I wasn't going to be able to hold/use the glove properly, but it does have an adjustable strap and I was able to hold it quite comfortably during use. It certainly added a new and unique element to our massage sessions.

Clean-up and Maintenance:

A good wash with some warm soapy water to remove all the oil is all that's needed - I can let it air dry before putting it away. It’s really that simple!

Summary:

If you enjoy massage as much as we do then this is definitely worth adding to your collection. It won't get used every time - I don't feel it's something I would use during a slow, sensual session - although I would be lying if I said that using this did still lead in to some awesome sexy time fun. But when you really want to treat and pamper someone with a good, firm massage - then this is just what you need.

We bought this to go along with our other massager we had already purchased. As with most Lovehoney items, posting was discreet and on time.

Upon using the massager for the first my partner stated that the massage balls were freezing cold on her back and the edges were a bit rough and scratched her, we carried on regardless of these facts and she started to warm to it. Although we couldn't use as long as we would have liked to due to her psoriasis, she did state that once the massage balls warmed up it did feel nice.